Back from the dead, T1a restoration
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Bridge wiring
So as the sub title suggests I need some help with wiring in a new pair of pickups, been tearing my (thinning) hair out all afternoon and just can't get sorted.
Ive got this Artec HB set with
Green - Live
Red & White - split
Black & Chrome - Earth
now, when I removed the MMK45' I cut the wires neat in the cavity so I don't need to fish about with the iron and just solder wire to wire.
Neck pup is fine, but I can't get the bridge to coil cut and phase reverse together, either way I wire this I'm getting just coil cut OR phase reverse....driving me nuts.
I take it the 45's bridge is:
white = live
red = coil
green = phase?
or am I way off? which of the new pups wires do I attach to which 45 wire?
Ive got this Artec HB set with
Green - Live
Red & White - split
Black & Chrome - Earth
now, when I removed the MMK45' I cut the wires neat in the cavity so I don't need to fish about with the iron and just solder wire to wire.
Neck pup is fine, but I can't get the bridge to coil cut and phase reverse together, either way I wire this I'm getting just coil cut OR phase reverse....driving me nuts.
I take it the 45's bridge is:
white = live
red = coil
green = phase?
or am I way off? which of the new pups wires do I attach to which 45 wire?
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
Got it, I think.
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
on the MMK45, the green and white wires go to the phase reverse switch
red goes to the coil tap switch
red goes to the coil tap switch
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
Yep, I left the original soldering in place and left 2" of pup cable to work with.
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I love a happy ending. *sniff*
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
This is the second time you've done this.
Do it same as the first.....![Razz](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_razz.gif)
Artec's are a different colour code
http://forum.westoneguitars.net/t5297-wiring-coils-together-in-an-mmk75
Do it same as the first.....
![Razz](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_razz.gif)
Artec's are a different colour code
http://forum.westoneguitars.net/t5297-wiring-coils-together-in-an-mmk75
Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
No damian it's more like the 10th time, but will I learn? No.
It was just the different colour codes I struggled with, plus guitar wiring just doesn't want to lodge itself in my thick head no matter how many times I try.
It was just the different colour codes I struggled with, plus guitar wiring just doesn't want to lodge itself in my thick head no matter how many times I try.
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
Sgt Vimes, I have indeed been inspired to do a bit of refinishing an old neck through I picked up cheap and fancied a go with a stain (to the wings) and then clear lacquer ove the whole lot...
What stain did you use for you Thunder?
Thanks
What stain did you use for you Thunder?
Thanks
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/141315091674?_mwBanner=1
I'm doing this on my phone so the link may not display properly, the link is on page 2 of this thread.
Bolgers water based, a little goes a lonnngg looonnnggg way ;-)
I'm doing this on my phone so the link may not display properly, the link is on page 2 of this thread.
Bolgers water based, a little goes a lonnngg looonnnggg way ;-)
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Re: Back from the dead, T1a restoration
Here's a little late update on how this looked with the gold Artec pups (bought for the prestige before I sourced the MMK75's)
![wiring - Back from the dead, T1a restoration - Page 3 15969194239_7d4d15864d_c](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7534/15969194239_7d4d15864d_c.jpg)
Didn't like these at all in this, looked fine but sadly they are sterile, characterless and now back in the drawer waiting to go in a guitar to sell![Neutral](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_neutral.gif)
I guess you DO get what you pay for.....£25 a pair....
EDIT: sourced one more brass knob to complete a set, nice![Surprised](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_surprised.gif)
![wiring - Back from the dead, T1a restoration - Page 3 15969194239_7d4d15864d_c](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7534/15969194239_7d4d15864d_c.jpg)
Didn't like these at all in this, looked fine but sadly they are sterile, characterless and now back in the drawer waiting to go in a guitar to sell
![Neutral](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_neutral.gif)
I guess you DO get what you pay for.....£25 a pair....
EDIT: sourced one more brass knob to complete a set, nice
![Surprised](https://2img.net/i/fa/i/smiles/icon_surprised.gif)
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