Members clund Posted May 27, 2009 Members Share Posted May 27, 2009 Okay... So I have done my research... And this is what I have found... And this is what I think I should do. I am putting in a set of BareKnuckle Black Dogs in a PRS CE24 with a 5 way rotary switch. I have special ordered the pickups to do so as well. The Neck pickup has the magnet rotated properly and it should match the current PRS Neck Pickup. I have matched up PRS's Pickup leads to the Bare Knuckle as well... Please tell me if this is correct: PRS NECK Leads: North Start - WHITE North Finish/South Finish - RED South Start - Black PRS BRIDGE Leads: North Start - BLACK North Finish/South Finish - RED South Start - White Bare Knuckle Pickup Leads (Neck and Bridge): North Start - RED North Finish/South Finish - Green and White (Soldered Together) South Start - Black So --- To match the listing above... I should wire as so: BK Bridge RED to PRS Bridge BLACK BK Bridge GREEN/WHITE to PRS Bridge RED BK Bridge BLACK to PRS Bridge WHITE = and = BK Neck RED to PRS Neck WHITE BK Neck GREEN/WHITE to PRS Neck RED BK Neck BLACK to PRS Neck Black I have also attached a diagram that will show PRS Wiring on top and My BK Pickup Wiring below. Is this correct?!?! Am I ready to solder!?!? Any help would be GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!! Thanks, Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kuz929 Posted May 27, 2009 Members Share Posted May 27, 2009 im no expert at pickup installation, but I have done it a handful of times. What I do it just look where the ground and lead wires from the old PUPS went, and just replace those with the new PUP wires. From the looks of your diagram, you have almost done that. the only thing I see is that you are changing where the black ground wire goes on your bridge PUP. I would think to leave that where the original one was EDIT: nevermind, i didnt really read your post I realized I really have no idea what I'm talkign about in this situation... sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted May 27, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 27, 2009 Here are the wire codes from Bare Knuckle Website: BK-Humbucker 4 Conductor color codeBlack =start of screw coilWhite = finish of screw coilRed = start of slug coilGreen = finish of slug coil PRS 3 conductor color code:PRS NeckBLACK =start of screw coilRED = finish of screw coil AND start of slug coilWHITE = finish of slug coil PRS BridgeWHITE =start of screw coilRED = finish of screw coil AND start of slug coilBLACK = finish of slug coil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted May 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 Here are some pictures... figured I would share. I think these pickups are going to look BAD ASS in this Guitar!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captainultimus Posted May 28, 2009 Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 can i ask how much these cost you? because i was thinking about getting some but didnt know how much they cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted May 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 I paid $259.99 because of the burnt chrome covers... I ordered them thru Nick at "The Axe PLace" -- They took FOREVER because they were a special build and had to come over the pond from the UK... But I am patient, and Nick was great to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captainultimus Posted May 28, 2009 Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 wow thats really not that much i was finding them online for like 500$ and i was like no pickup is worth spending that much on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted May 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 I thought it was a pretty good deal too. It is cheaper than ordering them direct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members captainultimus Posted May 28, 2009 Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 i just found a pair of cold sweat humbuckers for 300 im totally getting them for me hellraiser next paycheck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted May 28, 2009 Author Members Share Posted May 28, 2009 Oh come on people? There has to be some guitar wiring experts around here? I am going to install them this weekend... And we will see what happens. Nobody wants to agree with my findings above?!??! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members clund Posted June 3, 2009 Author Members Share Posted June 3, 2009 Okay.... Here they are installed!!!! And here are my thoughts: First thing I noticed was the drop in output... There was a BIG difference between the 9k BK Bridge - to the PRS HFS pickup... Not as noticible difference to on the neck pickup. But I am okay with that, a little extra volume and all is fine. I actually like it better this way... AND LET ME TELL YOU, This guitar now pours out TONS of creamy tone!!! Very detailed cords, you can hear every note, very round and full sounding. The PRS pickups are good pickups, but the BareKnuckles are much more organic. Money Well Spent... and I really like the look of the burnt chrome pickups in this guitar!!! I am a happy man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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