I recently did this wiring on a Strat I'm building. Great tutorial. Don't make the mistake I made and make sure you're using 470k ohm resistors and not 470 ohm resistors. I found out right away when I tested the pickups and my singles were very muted. I am still waiting for my capacitor for the treble bleed circuit. I ordered my CTS pots from you. I'm the customer who's shipment to the states made a detour to Kuwait and then Milan, Italy, then back to the states. Thank you for your excellent response and customer service for my order.
This should be at the first page of google !! what a legend man !!! i was pulling my hair because i wasn't able to find a proper wiring diagram , but i found gold with this vid you did my friend .... nailed it !!! blessings
These videos are the best ones I've found as a resource for upgrading, etc. I've rewired a Les Paul, Tele, and a Strat HSS using these videos and it has all worked out perfectly. Thank you for the tutorials.
Thank you so much, my Strat is back to life and the resistors are such a good addition. I’ve been trying to do this for years, thanks to you I finally put it together
One more piece of constructive critique. Because you added the resistors into the circuit, which I am really intrigued by for wanting to adjust the overall tone of the Strat I’ve been working on, it would be very, very helpful if you could provide a before and after video of the tone/sound of your completed Strat.
Good Morning! You have no idea how much this video helped me a lot. Thank you for this excellent content, I'm from Brazil and I've been looking for a solution for this link for days. Thank you very much
Man, thank you so much for making this Video ... It helps a lot! Not too much one this on UA-cam, And this is by far the best ! Appreciate the step by step tutorial and your explanations ! cheers, Hang on
Nice...you got some good soldering skills too. Precise and laying down just enough solder for a solid connection. Def going to check this diagram out for my strat.
This diagram is great, thank you so much bro, BTW it results Fender and Seymour Duncan use different polarities so you get a hum cancelling effect.This should be taken on consideration when combining pickup brands or when using vintage pickup models
Hi Alfredo, I'm a Newbie when I switch to single coil and humbucker combined selection, I lose volume is that because of the polarities. I also have Fender single coil and Seymour Duncan humbucker. When you changed the black hot wire with the green what do you do with the black hot wire. thanks in advance.
@@vasco2109 Hi, there will always be a difference in volume when combining single coils and humbuckers, a remedy to this is to use hotter single coils or colder humbuckers. This is a fairly complicated circuit so when I wrote this comment I got confused and all I did by swapping the wires was to make the polarity of the pickups the same so I actually eliminated the hum cancelling feature of RWRP (Reverse Winding Reverse Polarity pickups), but if you want a more in depth explanaiton of why that happened I invite you to read the following information I took from Seymour Duncan´s official page: Every pickup coil has two properties that affect how they will sound when they are combined with others. These properties are called phase and polarity. Phase is the direction current travels through the pickup, and polarity is the direction of the magnetic field. With both properties, there are only two options. Phase can either be “top coming” or “top going”, and polarity can either be “south” or “north.” A typical application of these principles is with single coil pickups. One interesting property of single coils is that depending on their phase and polarity, it may be possible for them to be hum cancelling when combined. Modern Fender guitars are typically wired in such a way. The key to a strong, full tone with hum cancelling is to combine single coil pickups that have both opposite phase and opposite polarity. If one pickup is north polarity, top going, the other must be south polarity, top coming. This is why most Strat middle pickups and Tele neck pickups are what is known as reverse wind, reverse polarity, or RWRP for short. With a RWRP middle pickup in a Strat, for example, you will get hum cancelling in positions 2 and 4 on a 5-way switch. Humbuckers all operate on this principle. The two coils have opposite wind and opposite polarity. When combined, you get a fat, meaty tone and no hum. Splitting a humbucker will, of course, bring back the hum so when combining Seymour Duncan "single coils" and Fender single coils you have to have in mind that Seymour’s regular pickups are equivalent to Fender’s RWRP, and vise versa so you will get a hum cancelling effect It all started when Seymour decided to base his single coils on the original Fender single coils from the 1950’s, which were south, top going. At some point in the 60’s, Fender decided to change their single coils to be north, top coming. The most common reason for two single coils to be out of phase is that one of them is wired backwards. The lead that was supposed to be connected to ground is connected to the output, and vise versa. If you get phase cancellation when combining two single coils, the easiest cure is to swap the lead wires on one of them (not both, or you will just have the same problem). Bottom line: if you want two coils to be in phase and hum cancelling, you will need one of them - and only one of them - to be RWRP.
I like how you did the work and position wise this setup makes total sense. One thing though, might want to change the numbering scheme on the switch drawings so as to match the standard switch positions with the connections being made. However, there might be those that like to put the bridge at the far end and the neck in board and it probably doesn't make too big a difference. Just thought I'd mention it. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!! I am building an all-fender malmsteen inspired hss strat with a JB Jr. in the bridge then 2 single coils, and this video will be priceless when it comes time to do the wiring! Phenomenal work with this video.
I know you didn't fit a treble bleed ,but I have read that with low resistance pickups it's recommended. The resistance on mine are 5-6k on the singles in the neck and middle and 8-9k on the Humbucker in the bridge.
I don't know if anyone else mentioned it but at 25 minutes 20 seconds you talk about connecting a wire to the switch from the volume control when you actually connect a wire from tone control number one to the switch. The schematic is correct but your words that you spoke were wrong. Just in case someone new was watching and hooked up the wrong thing based on what you said and not following the nice wiring diagram you provided.
Is it possible to combine this wiring with the 9-way wiring, using push-pull pots, so that all of the 9 ways are available, but also having option of the bridge pickup being either full or split coil? Also, will the option of middle coil & bridge split coil be humbucking? Last...if the combination of 9-way push-pull (tones) & Super Strat wiring is possible, will the option of neck & bridge pickup split be humbucking? I ask this because it is my understanding that the middle S pickup on Strats is reverse wound from the bridge & neck single-coil pickups. But, would it be reverse from the single split coil of a humbucker bridge pickup??? And, if not, is this achievable by reversing the hookup of the "start" & "finish" bridge pickup wires???
This is an amazing video, thank you so much for making this. Is there any way to add a mini toggle switch to the circuit to split the bridge pickup coils while in position 1? I’d like to have a more traditional position 1 option too.
Could you please explain why you used 600V tolerant capacitors which are waaaay huuuge, than the same but 5V tolerant? The output of your pickups will unlikely go over 1V, so I am curious why do you need this overkill? Am I missing anything?
Sorry for the question. I'm about to do this wiring in my fender strat HSS with Suhr pickups. What types are the pots? CTS A500K, or B500K and B250K? I'm soo confused about this Thanks from Chile
...the data regarding the sponge/brass shavings was very informative...been using both, now I know I only need the brass shavings...feel a bit dopey for not realizing the damp sponge would lower the iron's temp...thanks for the tip... also, how about a video on how to both coil split this set up as well as use a push/push on the Tone pot wired in Parallel...would the latter not allow for the single coil tone with hum cancelling as well?...thank you again...not sure I understand how the 5 way switch will split the coils...
I'm perplexed by this as well... if you put both the coil taps on one switch pol and the hot on one switch pole how the heck is it splitting the coils?
thanks for this! I have been trying to wrap my head around how the coil split on position two works, was wondering if you or someone could explain. since the north and south of the humbucker are soldered together and are both active in position 1 how does the switch know to only use one side in position 2 when it is combined with the middle pickup? If the two humbucker wires went to different terminals or something like that, I think it would make sense to me.
Awesome video!!! Will be great to see that 5 way super switch on a SSS configuration, something like this: 1- Bridge 2- Bridge & Middle 3- Middle 4- Bridge & Neck (just love the tone of this combination) 5- Neck
Thank you sensei. Great video. I’m having similar difficulties trying to wire my 3 single coil humbuckers so that when I switch to single coil a resister drops the 500K vol pot down closer to 250. I opted to use a fender S-1 switch but found that the one of the tone knobs need to be changed as well. Getting a little more complicated.
I don't understand why this circuit needs 2 separate 470K resistors. Can't we just solder one resistor to the 4 lugs that are connected to the 250K tone pot (as seen in 24:48) ? Besides, on the diagram, I don't see for position 2 that the north and south finishes will be connected to ground (for the coil split). Isn't it missing ?
😊😊😊 Last one, the soldering action in minute 12 will take you max 2-3 seconds completed with such a mentioned soldering station plus a good JBC tip (no pencil tip), you will def save plenty of time doing your work 😮😮😮
Greatings from Italy! My First wiring, It works but i nave a problem... In position 4, split Humbucker and middle coil, the sound si awful, very low volume and sound crap, i don't know why, the other positions sound great! Tank you, really helpfull video
Hi there! I did that S.S. project and it came out perfect. I'm wondering if you have that same tutorial for a S.S.S. coils ? or is the same order for the 3 Single coils? Thanks 😊
Hi there. This video differs from the HSS kit diagram. In the diagram on the website, the 470k is connected to and grounded on the single coil tone pot. 🤷♂️
Thanks a lot, but I do the first version, and position 2(bridge and middle) are too quiet compared to position 4, even when volumes are equal separately, can you help me?
I have that switch, its possible to wire SD JB and two SM hot rails, second position spit the bridge and middle, also the third position bridge and tech humbugger, like les Paul with the switch in the middle?
Hi there! I've been watching your tutorial on how to build a Super Strat which I did for a Mexican Fender that has, obviously a Humbucker with 2 Single Coils. Question: can these Caps with 600vs. can be used on others Pickups projects? Thanks
great video !!, i moded my HH '98 strat to HSS that way but while single coils sounds amazing, humbucker is a little bit too dark - any suggestions what can be done to improve it ?
good day.. i have a fender mim with hss pickups and S1 switch that split the coil of the humbucker.. im looking for a video in your channel using the S1 pushed will still split the humbucker but will include bridge&neck, series combinations, that is like fender usa S1 wiring.. i just looked for diagrams, videos but i cannot find.. hope you cn help me.. i just want to make my strat sound diffrent when S1 switch is pushed not just coil split. hope you can help me..
I know this is an old video but it was just what I was looking for. Will this work with a regular Fender 5 way switch? Meaning using the resistor method. The Fender switch doesn't have as many lugs
Please help, my am pro has a different switch I believe it might be a 4 pole..it has the 10 tabs on front and 8 in the back the 1 off to the lower corners on each side I'm converting it from sss to hss with a coil split. Can I still follow this or do I need a total different scheme. The switch wiring has me lost
I made an hhh strat with 3 volume pots and one tone with spare pots and buckers a decade ago. Some were linear pots so I bought some new cts 250k pots, an ssh pickguard to upgrade it and put in a couple wilkinson pups. I like being able to have all 3 pups on at once but at different levels but it has a issue with one the middle bucker staying on when all volumes are off. Maybe going back to a switch will make this easier.
Hello! Quick question, my guitar does not have this type of selector switch. My guitar has a import switch where all the lugs are on the same side. Do I need to ground the body of the switch as well?
Great tutorial. Nice soldering. You can test the pickups by playing some music trough them (put the speaker of your smartphone near the pickup you want to test). you could even test the tone control rollof this way.
Have you ever wired an HSS up so that it is exclusively the series/parallel humcancelling positions? So 500k pots, 0.047 cap, on the blade P1=Neck and Middle in series, P2 Neck and Middle in Parallel, P3 Neck and South coil of the humbucker in parallel (Tele middle sound), P4=Middle and North coil of humbucker in parallel, P5=humbucker (series/parallel setting comes from DP/DT on second tone control. Seems this would be the more useful sounds from both a double HB guitar and the 3 SC Strat with a little Tele in there.
Wow very nice tutorial I’m about to wire my guitar I have a modern telecaster humbucker on the bridge and 2 single coils would this set up would work on my thanks for your reply really appreciate
At 37:23 when you test the coil split why didnt you test the other coil to show silence? I was waiting for that because I just wired a superswitch as per a Dimarzio diagram and in position 4 where it is SUPPOSED to be coil cutting I get signal from both of my coils when I tap them. Was hoping to see what you got from your silenced coil
In the first position the 2 coils of the humbucker are in series, ie traditional humbucking output. In position 2 there is only one coil output as the other coil has ground on both sides. Which coil that is depends on which one you've selected. Unless otherwise noted Dimarzio's wiring scheme goes north coil, from hot to finish, red/black. The south coil is green/white. I hope that's of some help anyhow.
Thank you so much for these videos. I am currently rewiring my guitars. I have a couple questions: Does it matter what brand of resistors and capacitors you use for wiring? There are so many on Amazon to choose from. Could you possibly provide a little more input on what to look out for? Thank you in advance!
That’s very kind of you to say so. With difficulty 😂 it’s a simple setup consisting of an iPhone mounted onto a tripod and hoping my hands don’t block the view for the viewer. Thanks for watching
I'm only using one volume and only one tone (2 pots only = personal preference and big hands hit my volume if too close). I got a super switch too, but i don't know if it'll have enough poles or if i should look into something else, I looked into resistors and I'm drawing out my schematic... When i pair the tapped humbucker of the bridge with the middle single coil pickup, would the bridge benefit if it now jumped to a "250k" pot circuit, or should i keep it away from the resistors and only worry about the neck and middle pickups being "fooled" by the resistors. I was wondering since only one coil is activated instead of it being a full on humbucker. I have no problem with figuring out a schematic for this, but it's the tone and the output of the pickup i was worried about. Will it be better for a split humbucker (now a "single-coil") to be on a "250k" pot circuit then switch over to a 500k pot when both coils are activated? Maybe less harsh audibly? I've been doing this for years and I'm still learning, lol I just need an opinion and I can figure it out from here and i will start drawing out for myself. Thanks beforehand for reading my messy and convoluted questing that i probably could have shortened if i wasn't burnt out from brainstorming. lol
Also can you use all 250K pots and omit the resistors all together? I have a Seymour Duncan stacked HUmbucker in my bridge right now working on 250k pots and it sounds fine but I need to add the super switch to coil split the humbucker
Your videos are the best, explains alot, but is there a way to incorporate this way for hss strat with a cts 500k audio taper push pull pot for a boost if up or something that won't leave the split coil without tone control or a blend/bleed between neck pos 5 or 4? Thanks again for putting the time and everything thing needed to make your vids happen, it's time consuming! Respect.
I'm planning to build a guitar for my son. He likes my music; 60s-80s. So my plan is a HHH Strat set up to split each humbucker and the have phase switches for each when playing the singles. So, three on-off-on switches to split each HB, and three switches to change the phase when in single. Much like the Red Special build by Brian May, and ability to use all three singles like David Gilmore, all three Humbuckers like John Lennon's Rickenbacker. I don't expect exact matches sound wise, just close. I know treble boosters and other mixers will be needed. I'm still looking for a good schematic for laying it out. Any help would be appreciated.
I wired everything exactly as described (which was a bit weird because my guitar is a leftie). Checked the diagram multiple times, but i only have output on the humbucker. Both single coils are dead. Any ideas?
Just finished this setup tonight. Everything works as it should, but the humbucker is coming through with a lot of treble and sounds nasally. Any idea what I did wrong?
Amazing and Thank you! One question: I'm building an HSH strat... where do the signal, ground, and north/south wires go from the neck pickup when it's a Humbucker? Thanks.
I recently did this wiring on a Strat I'm building. Great tutorial. Don't make the mistake I made and make sure you're using 470k ohm resistors and not 470 ohm resistors. I found out right away when I tested the pickups and my singles were very muted. I am still waiting for my capacitor for the treble bleed circuit. I ordered my CTS pots from you. I'm the customer who's shipment to the states made a detour to Kuwait and then Milan, Italy, then back to the states. Thank you for your excellent response and customer service for my order.
Thanks for posting this… I made the same mistake!
OMG I just did that! LOL
what the wattage and tolerance of the 470k resistors are you using?
This should be at the first page of google !! what a legend man !!! i was pulling my hair because i wasn't able to find a proper wiring diagram , but i found gold with this vid you did my friend .... nailed it !!! blessings
thanks for adopting the rare and seldom seen quality that is doing something the correct way in a youtube tutorial! Outstanding!
These videos are the best ones I've found as a resource for upgrading, etc. I've rewired a Les Paul, Tele, and a Strat HSS using these videos and it has all worked out perfectly. Thank you for the tutorials.
Hey have you ever tried doing a hsh config? I’m kinda new to all this stuff and I wanted to build my own guitar
Thank you so much, my Strat is back to life and the resistors are such a good addition.
I’ve been trying to do this for years, thanks to you I finally put it together
Do you have a sound demo?
One more piece of constructive critique. Because you added the resistors into the circuit, which I am really intrigued by for wanting to adjust the overall tone of the Strat I’ve been working on, it would be very, very helpful if you could provide a before and after video of the tone/sound of your completed Strat.
I definitely agree
Just done that step by step as a complete beginner and it worked out perfectly. Thanks for that tutorial :)
Good Morning! You have no idea how much this video helped me a lot. Thank you for this excellent content, I'm from Brazil and I've been looking for a solution for this link for days. Thank you very much
Man, thank you so much for making this Video ... It helps a lot! Not too much one this on UA-cam, And this is by far the best ! Appreciate the step by step tutorial and your explanations ! cheers, Hang on
Another amazingly helpful video - best instruction with rationale anywhere on this subject. Thank you.
Nice...you got some good soldering skills too. Precise and laying down just enough solder for a solid connection. Def going to check this diagram out for my strat.
This diagram is great, thank you so much bro, BTW it results Fender and Seymour Duncan use different polarities so you get a hum cancelling effect.This should be taken on consideration when combining pickup brands or when using vintage pickup models
Hi Alfredo, I'm a Newbie when I switch to single coil and humbucker combined selection, I lose volume is that because of the polarities. I also have Fender single coil and Seymour Duncan humbucker. When you changed the black hot wire with the green what do you do with the black hot wire. thanks in advance.
@@vasco2109 Hi, there will always be a difference in volume when combining single coils and humbuckers, a remedy to this is to use hotter single coils or colder humbuckers.
This is a fairly complicated circuit so when I wrote this comment I got confused and all I did by swapping the wires was to make the polarity of the pickups the same so I actually eliminated the hum cancelling feature of RWRP (Reverse Winding Reverse Polarity pickups), but if you want a more in depth explanaiton of why that happened I invite you to read the following information I took from Seymour Duncan´s official page:
Every pickup coil has two properties that affect how they will sound when they are combined with others. These properties are called phase and polarity. Phase is the direction current travels through the pickup, and polarity is the direction of the magnetic field. With both properties, there are only two options. Phase can either be “top coming” or “top going”, and polarity can either be “south” or “north.”
A typical application of these principles is with single coil pickups. One interesting property of single coils is that depending on their phase and polarity, it may be possible for them to be hum cancelling when combined. Modern Fender guitars are typically wired in such a way. The key to a strong, full tone with hum cancelling is to combine single coil pickups that have both opposite phase and opposite polarity. If one pickup is north polarity, top going, the other must be south polarity, top coming. This is why most Strat middle pickups and Tele neck pickups are what is known as reverse wind, reverse polarity, or RWRP for short. With a RWRP middle pickup in a Strat, for example, you will get hum cancelling in positions 2 and 4 on a 5-way switch.
Humbuckers all operate on this principle. The two coils have opposite wind and opposite polarity. When combined, you get a fat, meaty tone and no hum. Splitting a humbucker will, of course, bring back the hum so when combining Seymour Duncan "single coils" and Fender single coils you have to have in mind that Seymour’s regular pickups are equivalent to Fender’s RWRP, and vise versa so you will get a hum cancelling effect
It all started when Seymour decided to base his single coils on the original Fender single coils from the 1950’s, which were south, top going. At some point in the 60’s, Fender decided to change their single coils to be north, top coming.
The most common reason for two single coils to be out of phase is that one of them is wired backwards. The lead that was supposed to be connected to ground is connected to the output, and vise versa. If you get phase cancellation when combining two single coils, the easiest cure is to swap the lead wires on one of them (not both, or you will just have the same problem).
Bottom line: if you want two coils to be in phase and hum cancelling, you will need one of them - and only one of them - to be RWRP.
@@alfredoabrego3474 thank you Alfredo very informative
I did the "9 way Strat" the other day...from your instructions. Happy to report it all worked :o)
That’s great to hear - might have to do a video on that too.
@Chris Mahoney ....very good.... lots of tone choice. I made it for my Daughter. I put it into a 1996 Squire (YN6*) with some AP VooDoo pups.
Great explanation I hadn't seen such an enlightening video with this selector switch yet
Thanks for posting ! The best teacher !
Thanks a ton for this video! Used it to bring a strat dear to me back to life.
Criminally underrated channel. You’ve saved my bacon a few times. Good man. Bless you. Do you ship to the states.
Thanks! Yes we do...
This is the one I am searching for a long time. Currently fixing my HSS strat copy and will make the bridge tone control totally separate. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing,I got my questions answered!!!
I like how you did the work and position wise this setup makes total sense. One thing though, might want to change the numbering scheme on the switch drawings so as to match the standard switch positions with the connections being made. However, there might be those that like to put the bridge at the far end and the neck in board and it probably doesn't make too big a difference. Just thought I'd mention it. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback - have moved on from numbering switch lugs as everyone has different numbers in their head. Have a great Christmas 🎅
May I ask what the wattage and tolerance of the 470k resistors should be ? Thank you in advance !!!
I had no idea that the damp sponge ruined the soldering iron by lowering the temperature, thanks for that
Thank you so much!!! I am building an all-fender malmsteen inspired hss strat with a JB Jr. in the bridge then 2 single coils, and this video will be priceless when it comes time to do the wiring! Phenomenal work with this video.
no worries Miles, it is a tricky circuit to get right so I hope the video helps you in your project. Have fun with it!
@@SixStringSupplies thanks for your input which is appreciated , but what about the same wiring with a simple 2 wire humbucker ?? thanks John
Brilliant video plus pictures best ever. Well done this has been a great help thank you.👌👍🎸
Glad it was helpful!
Do you need that super switch to use both 22 and 47 caps or would that also be fine with a normal 5 way switch?
I know you didn't fit a treble bleed ,but I have read that with low resistance pickups it's recommended. The resistance on mine are 5-6k on the singles in the neck and middle and 8-9k on the Humbucker in the bridge.
I don't know if anyone else mentioned it but at 25 minutes 20 seconds you talk about connecting a wire to the switch from the volume control when you actually connect a wire from tone control number one to the switch. The schematic is correct but your words that you spoke were wrong. Just in case someone new was watching and hooked up the wrong thing based on what you said and not following the nice wiring diagram you provided.
Great wiring job. Very informative. I would have liked to actually hear each of the 5 positions played. So maybe next time?
Thank you so much. Excellent instructions!
You’re a wiring wizard!
Is it possible to combine this wiring with the 9-way wiring, using push-pull pots, so that all of the 9 ways are available, but also having option of the bridge pickup being either full or split coil?
Also, will the option of middle coil & bridge split coil be humbucking?
Last...if the combination of 9-way push-pull (tones) & Super Strat wiring is possible, will the option of neck & bridge pickup split be humbucking? I ask this because it is my understanding that the middle S pickup on Strats is reverse wound from the bridge & neck single-coil pickups. But, would it be reverse from the single split coil of a humbucker bridge pickup??? And, if not, is this achievable by reversing the hookup of the "start" & "finish" bridge pickup wires???
This is an amazing video, thank you so much for making this. Is there any way to add a mini toggle switch to the circuit to split the bridge pickup coils while in position 1? I’d like to have a more traditional position 1 option too.
Olá!
gostaria de saber se você usou A ou B nos potenciômetros.
parabéns pelo video!
Thanks Man 👏 Your the best on UA-cam 👏👏✌️🙏
Thanks for these great videos.
Could you please explain why you used 600V tolerant capacitors which are waaaay huuuge, than the same but 5V tolerant? The output of your pickups will unlikely go over 1V, so I am curious why do you need this overkill? Am I missing anything?
Could you add onto this video with the changes with a import switch or single wafer 5 way switch ty
Very cool, will this be the same wiring for mini humbucker single single? and what will be the treble bleed's cap/resistor value if it's added?
Sorry for the question. I'm about to do this wiring in my fender strat HSS with Suhr pickups. What types are the pots? CTS A500K, or B500K and B250K? I'm soo confused about this
Thanks from Chile
...the data regarding the sponge/brass shavings was very informative...been using both, now I know I only need the brass shavings...feel a bit dopey for not realizing the damp sponge would lower the iron's temp...thanks for the tip...
also, how about a video on how to both coil split this set up as well as use a push/push on the Tone pot wired in Parallel...would the latter not allow for the single coil tone with hum cancelling as well?...thank you again...not sure I understand how the 5 way switch will split the coils...
I'm perplexed by this as well... if you put both the coil taps on one switch pol and the hot on one switch pole how the heck is it splitting the coils?
thanks for this! I have been trying to wrap my head around how the coil split on position two works, was wondering if you or someone could explain. since the north and south of the humbucker are soldered together and are both active in position 1 how does the switch know to only use one side in position 2 when it is combined with the middle pickup? If the two humbucker wires went to different terminals or something like that, I think it would make sense to me.
Made this mod. to my mexican strat,glad I did,sounds great. Lotta work, less than 100 bucs D.I.Y.
Do you have sound demo?
Awesome video!!! Will be great to see that 5 way super switch on a SSS configuration, something like this:
1- Bridge
2- Bridge & Middle
3- Middle
4- Bridge & Neck (just love the tone of this combination)
5- Neck
thats the configuration youd get if you didnt have the coil split.....
Thank you sensei. Great video. I’m having similar difficulties trying to wire my 3 single coil humbuckers so that when I switch to single coil a resister drops the 500K vol pot down closer to 250. I opted to use a fender S-1 switch but found that the one of the tone knobs need to be changed as well. Getting a little more complicated.
I don't understand why this circuit needs 2 separate 470K resistors.
Can't we just solder one resistor to the 4 lugs that are connected to the 250K tone pot (as seen in 24:48) ?
Besides, on the diagram, I don't see for position 2 that the north and south finishes will be connected to ground (for the coil split). Isn't it missing ?
Great vid. Can you explain why you connect different positions together with staples. What is it doing? Im a newb so sorry for the question
😊😊😊 Last one, the soldering action in minute 12 will take you max 2-3 seconds completed with such a mentioned soldering station plus a good JBC tip (no pencil tip), you will def save plenty of time doing your work 😮😮😮
Greatings from Italy!
My First wiring, It works but i nave a problem... In position 4, split Humbucker and middle coil, the sound si awful, very low volume and sound crap, i don't know why, the other positions sound great!
Tank you, really helpfull video
Would you recommend using linear pots on tone controls as well as volume.I have heard CT S pots are very loose and turn easily.
Hi there! I did that S.S. project and it came out perfect. I'm wondering if you have that same tutorial for a S.S.S. coils ? or is the same order for the 3 Single coils? Thanks 😊
Hi there. This video differs from the HSS kit diagram. In the diagram on the website, the 470k is connected to and grounded on the single coil tone pot. 🤷♂️
And there’s only one 470k in the wiring kit. 🤷
Amazing tutorial man
Awesome video. Thank you. I'll be referring back regularly.
Thank you so much for this tutorial! Sorry, can you explain how can I put a treble bleed to this circuit? Because there're so many types...
Can i used this wiring guide with my bridge pickup is SD JB and my neck n mid pickup is SD CoolRails?
Thanks a lot, but I do the first version, and position 2(bridge and middle) are too quiet compared to position 4, even when volumes are equal separately, can you help me?
I have that switch, its possible to wire SD JB and two SM hot rails, second position spit the bridge and middle, also the third position bridge and tech humbugger, like les Paul with the switch in the middle?
Hi there! I've been watching your tutorial on how to build a Super Strat which I did for a Mexican Fender that has, obviously a Humbucker with 2 Single Coils. Question: can these Caps with 600vs. can be used on others Pickups projects? Thanks
Whats the name of the solid silver you connect to all the pot
great video !!, i moded my HH '98 strat to HSS that way but while single coils sounds amazing, humbucker is a little bit too dark - any suggestions what can be done to improve it ?
good day.. i have a fender mim with hss pickups and S1 switch that split the coil of the humbucker.. im looking for a video in your channel using the S1 pushed will still split the humbucker but will include bridge&neck, series combinations, that is like fender usa S1 wiring.. i just looked for diagrams, videos but i cannot find.. hope you cn help me.. i just want to make my strat sound diffrent when S1 switch is pushed not just coil split. hope you can help me..
are the resistors 1 watt, 1/2 watt, 1/4 watt? Which 470k ones are you using
I know this is an old video but it was just what I was looking for. Will this work with a regular Fender 5 way switch? Meaning using the resistor method. The Fender switch doesn't have as many lugs
Very nice job! You demonstrated very well!! This was just what I was looking for!! Thanks!!
Please help, my am pro has a different switch I believe it might be a 4 pole..it has the 10 tabs on front and 8 in the back the 1 off to the lower corners on each side I'm converting it from sss to hss with a coil split. Can I still follow this or do I need a total different scheme. The switch wiring has me lost
I made an hhh strat with 3 volume pots and one tone with spare pots and buckers a decade ago. Some were linear pots so I bought some new cts 250k pots, an ssh pickguard to upgrade it and put in a couple wilkinson pups. I like being able to have all 3 pups on at once but at different levels but it has a issue with one the middle bucker staying on when all volumes are off. Maybe going back to a switch will make this easier.
Hello! Quick question, my guitar does not have this type of selector switch. My guitar has a import switch where all the lugs are on the same side. Do I need to ground the body of the switch as well?
I think you may have done this before! Loveley job.
Great tutorial. Nice soldering.
You can test the pickups by playing some music trough them (put the speaker of your smartphone near the pickup you want to test). you could even test the tone control rollof this way.
Have you ever wired an HSS up so that it is exclusively the series/parallel humcancelling positions? So 500k pots, 0.047 cap, on the blade P1=Neck and Middle in series, P2 Neck and Middle in Parallel, P3 Neck and South coil of the humbucker in parallel (Tele middle sound), P4=Middle and North coil of humbucker in parallel, P5=humbucker (series/parallel setting comes from DP/DT on second tone control. Seems this would be the more useful sounds from both a double HB guitar and the 3 SC Strat with a little Tele in there.
So does this wiring make it possible for the humbucker to have a tone control? Nice way to keep the wiring very neat and orderly.
Thank you so much this is very informative and helpful. 🙏
Wow very nice tutorial I’m about to wire my guitar I have a modern telecaster humbucker on the bridge and 2 single coils would this set up would work on my thanks for your reply really appreciate
@six string supplies Using the solder as a wire does it affect tone since its about 10 percent or less that of coppers conductivity?
How would I wire a 4 conductor neck pickup with this switch? Dimarzio Rail pickup✌️
This is awesome!!! An HSS Strat is on my list of build projects. I wanted to try doing it with an auto coil split in position 2.
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At 37:23 when you test the coil split why didnt you test the other coil to show silence? I was waiting for that because I just wired a superswitch as per a Dimarzio diagram and in position 4 where it is SUPPOSED to be coil cutting I get signal from both of my coils when I tap them. Was hoping to see what you got from your silenced coil
In the first position the 2 coils of the humbucker are in series, ie traditional humbucking output. In position 2 there is only one coil output as the other coil has ground on both sides. Which coil that is depends on which one you've selected. Unless otherwise noted Dimarzio's wiring scheme goes north coil, from hot to finish, red/black. The south coil is green/white. I hope that's of some help anyhow.
Looking for the same wiring except with a single volume and a single tone. I have a Jackson Fusion EX Pro
Thank you so much for these videos. I am currently rewiring my guitars. I have a couple questions: Does it matter what brand of resistors and capacitors you use for wiring? There are so many on Amazon to choose from. Could you possibly provide a little more input on what to look out for? Thank you in advance!
Made that look easy. Nice job! 👍
Your videos are the best I've ever seen. How do you film while you work? Thanks again, good work.
That’s very kind of you to say so. With difficulty 😂 it’s a simple setup consisting of an iPhone mounted onto a tripod and hoping my hands don’t block the view for the viewer. Thanks for watching
Is this the same for a
tremolo and the bridge pickup grounded to claw?
I'm only using one volume and only one tone (2 pots only = personal preference and big hands hit my volume if too close). I got a super switch too, but i don't know if it'll have enough poles or if i should look into something else, I looked into resistors and I'm drawing out my schematic... When i pair the tapped humbucker of the bridge with the middle single coil pickup, would the bridge benefit if it now jumped to a "250k" pot circuit, or should i keep it away from the resistors and only worry about the neck and middle pickups being "fooled" by the resistors. I was wondering since only one coil is activated instead of it being a full on humbucker. I have no problem with figuring out a schematic for this, but it's the tone and the output of the pickup i was worried about. Will it be better for a split humbucker (now a "single-coil") to be on a "250k" pot circuit then switch over to a 500k pot when both coils are activated? Maybe less harsh audibly? I've been doing this for years and I'm still learning, lol I just need an opinion and I can figure it out from here and i will start drawing out for myself. Thanks beforehand for reading my messy and convoluted questing that i probably could have shortened if i wasn't burnt out from brainstorming. lol
Thank you for tutorial.. But how i do if i want in position number 2 no split coil?
What if my humbucker doesn't do split coil? WHat should I do differently? THanks
Also can you use all 250K pots and omit the resistors all together? I have a Seymour Duncan stacked HUmbucker in my bridge right now working on 250k pots and it sounds fine but I need to add the super switch to coil split the humbucker
Your videos are the best, explains alot, but is there a way to incorporate this way for hss strat with a cts 500k audio taper push pull pot for a boost if up or something that won't leave the split coil without tone control or a blend/bleed between neck pos 5 or 4?
Thanks again for putting the time and everything thing needed to make your vids happen, it's time consuming! Respect.
Is there any way I can do this this without losing my second position
Hi. Do you have a tutorial for HSH Strat wiring? Thanks
Hey, thanks for this video! I have a question about left handed volume pots; do I need to reverse the wiring on the pots?
I'm planning to build a guitar for my son. He likes my music; 60s-80s. So my plan is a HHH Strat set up to split each humbucker and the have phase switches for each when playing the singles. So, three on-off-on switches to split each HB, and three switches to change the phase when in single. Much like the Red Special build by Brian May, and ability to use all three singles like David Gilmore, all three Humbuckers like John Lennon's Rickenbacker.
I don't expect exact matches sound wise, just close. I know treble boosters and other mixers will be needed. I'm still looking for a good schematic for laying it out. Any help would be appreciated.
Wow.... Love your video
I try to buy oak 5 way super switch but there are doubl pole & 4 pole which one shoul i buy ? the double pole or 4 pole...
4 pole for this video 👍
Thank you so much ... 😍😍😍😍
Another great vid Ed. Now i want to get another Strat to mod :)
Thanks Adrian. Yeah it’s always tempting!
I wired everything exactly as described (which was a bit weird because my guitar is a leftie).
Checked the diagram multiple times, but i only have output on the humbucker. Both single coils are dead. Any ideas?
Just finished this setup tonight. Everything works as it should, but the humbucker is coming through with a lot of treble and sounds nasally. Any idea what I did wrong?
Thanks a lot, man! Very clear and helpful!
Amazing and Thank you! One question: I'm building an HSH strat... where do the signal, ground, and north/south wires go from the neck pickup when it's a Humbucker? Thanks.
Great video, would be awesome if you included a coil split....
Thanks - yes it does, this setup has an auto split for the humbucker
Could you have two push/pull knobs, one for splitting and the other for treble bleed?
Great explanation & video, thanks champ.