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Post subject: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 2:04 pm
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I'm not new to wiring in pups, but 1st time adding a humbucker to a SS config.
I started with a new pickguard, added a 81 DiMarzio SD in the bridge,
and Texas Specials in mid and neck positions.
Everything works as intended but when in position 2, Bri-mid,
the sound is getting canceled, in / out of phase type thing.
should i reverse the black and white wires on the HB for the hot.?
and if i do, will it kill the tone for the HB, as that is my main pickup i'm using.
Thanks for any advice.

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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Sun Apr 24, 2016 10:10 pm
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If it is the four wire model swap the red and green connections leaving the white and black. If there are just two wires then just swap them around.
Should work but if not it is a simple job and your ears will tell you when its right. :D


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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 1:54 am
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It has 2 wires, well 3 really, and covered by the blue looking foil shield.
1 bare wire, ground, 1 black, and 1 white.
Now i have the black and ground together, and the white as the hot.

so your saying if i change the hot to black, and add the white to the ground, it should work.?

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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 7:50 am
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I don't quite get which pickup that "81 DiMarzio SD in the bridge" is - a Super Distortion® DP100 should have four conductors - according to the maker.

Anyway, the answer to the black/white reversing is yes, that should fix the phase issue between the bridge and middle pickups.
And this should not ruin the bridge pup sound - if that happens, there's something else wrong with the wiring/soldering.


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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:26 am
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Maybe i was wrong, i'm just guessing the year, maybe it's a 70's issue.
yes it's a super distortion, on the bottom, it's stamped SD100.
But yes, only 2 wires, black, white, and ground.

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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2016 10:45 am
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Awright, now I get it - I missed that the 81 was referring to years, I was only thinking about current ones.
So, yours is 'vintage', looks something like the pic below, and the advice above applies:
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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 12:00 am
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It would be the next version, no braided ground, but black cover over the wires,
and it's a DP 100, read it wrong, but doesn't matter, but the pic you shown has the same wires,
minus the braided ground. I think i sorted it out, by switching the black and white wires around.
Now i need to replace my brand new 5 way switch, I got solder on the inner connector,
and when i tried to change position, i damaged it, this is turning into a pain in the $@! for something so simple.
All my years doing this, i have never ran into so many problems... lol

This is exactly what i have.

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Post subject: Re: HSS with only volume config project help
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2016 5:18 am
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Reverse the wires on your middle pickup. If you want to keep the out of RWRP thing on the neck/mid (I don't like RWRP) reverse the wires on your neck pickup too.
A lot more simple than guesswork at the bridge

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