zebra
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I've got two GFS humbuckers (Retrotron Hot Nashville and VEH), and the wiring has me a little confused.
When I think of 4 conductor pickups, I think of them as having five wires - two north, two south, and a ground. The instructions for these pickups describes them as being "4 conductor" and provides the following description:
White = Coil Tap
Red = Signal+
Black = Ground
Copper = Pickup Shield Ground
There's so much confusion between 'coil tap' and 'coil split' I had trouble finding a good answer online, and all the diagrams seem to have five wires...So what do I make of this?
Can these pickups be wired to a five-way switch for a variety of coil combinations, or should I just treat them like 2-conductor humbuckers, and wire them to a three-way for a B/B&N series/N arrangement?
Sorry if this seems obvious - I know I need to up my game on wiring theory!
Thanks for any help you can offer!
When I think of 4 conductor pickups, I think of them as having five wires - two north, two south, and a ground. The instructions for these pickups describes them as being "4 conductor" and provides the following description:
White = Coil Tap
Red = Signal+
Black = Ground
Copper = Pickup Shield Ground
There's so much confusion between 'coil tap' and 'coil split' I had trouble finding a good answer online, and all the diagrams seem to have five wires...So what do I make of this?
Can these pickups be wired to a five-way switch for a variety of coil combinations, or should I just treat them like 2-conductor humbuckers, and wire them to a three-way for a B/B&N series/N arrangement?
Sorry if this seems obvious - I know I need to up my game on wiring theory!
Thanks for any help you can offer!