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Consultation on wiring diagram

Bonz0

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Hey all!

I'm currently working on constructing my first partsmaster and while I've done a couple DIY pedal builds, I've never wired up a guitar from scratch and would love some input on how possibly out of whack my wiring set up is. The setup *should* be the following:

HSH pickup arrangement

Each pickup wired to its own on-off-on dpdt toggle (im not really a guitarist so just building what I feel is fun, not necessarily practical)

The HBs are wired so the toggle positions will be: series-off-parallel

The HB wire colors are as follows:

R: START 1
B: FINISH 1
G: FINISH 2
W: START 2

The p90 in the middle is just: on-off-on (sounds silly but this is how I want it)

Single tone knob

Single volume knob

Killswitch momentary button

I think that about sums up what im going for and attached is what I currently have drawn up for wiring.

Quick edit: added a photo of the project mocked up - havnt drilled out for the mini toggles yet, but will be in the coming days.

Thanks for taking a look!
 

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Hello and welcome to the forum.

Your wiring doesn't look to me that it will work as intended.

Your DPDTs will send a hot signal via the common red wire from the switches at all times, regardless of the position of the switch. Meaning your pickups are always on.

There is no kill switch shown on the diagram.
 
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I second what stratamania wrote, but in addition I noticed, that the middle pickup is permanently shorted out (its hot connects to ground at all times) and since that pickup is also permanently connected to the common hot, no signal will ever get out.
 
You cant do a series/off/parallel with a DP3T switch. You will need a 4P3T switch.

It will take more room in your cavity but it will work.

Also a 3p3t would technically work but I cant find any available.
 
Hey everyone - thanks for all the input! After reading your descriptions, it is super obvious to see the issues in the diagram.

The killswitch is wired between the middle post on the volume pot and the ring on the output jack.

Looks like it's time to start v2 of the diagram!
 
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3-position mini-toggle switches are difficult to use in a guitar. IMO 2PDT switches are a better option, even though you need to reconsider the parallel wiring.
 
Thats what I'm finding as well - I may reconsider the whole approach. I at least want to construct it to allow the toggles to act as ON/OFF - i just figured it would be cool to add in either a coil split option or a series/parallel config.
 
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Thats what I'm finding as well - I may reconsider the whole approach. I at least want to construct it to allow the toggles to act as ON/OFF - i just figured it would be cool to add in either a coil split option or a series/parallel config.

Another thing you could do is have six switches. 3 for on - off switches for each pickup. 2 for the humbuckers as series/parallel/split switches and then 1 for a phase reversal switch for the single coil.

After all, if Sir Brian May PHD can have six switches in his Red Special and all they do for each pickup is on-off and out of phase the above is doable and more versatile.
 
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