Charvel Model 4 rewire options..

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  • bloodandtearsbloodandtears Frets: 1645
    edited January 2017
    Are you suggesting 2 DPDTs that are on/off. And one DPDT that is on/off/on?

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951
    Yes, that would give you the simplest way to the options you want.

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  • So one master volume... And two tones??? One for bridge and one for mid and neck,??
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951
    So one master volume... And two tones??? One for bridge and one for mid and neck,??
    Yes

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  • bloodandtearsbloodandtears Frets: 1645
    edited February 2017
    @ICBM

    I have looked at the existing wiring, it seems I have inherited a pair of WD500K pots with 47nf caps attached.. 




    and what I think is a 250k vol pot....

    I should have enough stuff to wire the guitar back together with the two Jackson J100 single coils (each measuring 6.1) and a new humbucker; with the SPDT switches acting as simple on/off??
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951
    That will work, but the 250K volume pot is possibly a bit low for the humbucker. It would probably best to swap the pots around so the 250K is the tone for the neck pickup.

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  • what about two vol pots (bridge : neck/mid) and a master tone??
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951
    We already looked at that to begin with :). It will work, but you'll have to wire the pots backwards - so it will probably hum if you turn all the pickups off, and turning the volumes down won't mute it.

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  • Can you explain why?
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951
    edited February 2017
    Because when you wire the controls backwards - or 'independent' - turning them down grounds the pickup side and not the output side, so you're effectively left with an open circuit.

    How about: master volume, volume for single coils, tone? You can do that and have the master volume wired the right way round.

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  • cheers for you input.. I'll let you know how I get on...  I've ordered a Dimarzio PAF PRO
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  • bloodandtearsbloodandtears Frets: 1645
    edited March 2017
    what about two vol pots (bridge : neck/mid) and a master tone??
    This is what was implemented...



    Works a treat

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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 71951
    Does it hum if you turn all three pickups off, or do you just try to avoid that?

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  • No hum, no out of phase, no issues... 
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