Need help with wiring my Firebird

[nickmv]

I'm putting together a Firebird from parts, and need some help with wiring it up. To be honest, I don't know what the hell I'm doing when it comes to wiring a guitar. I've read a few of the guides listed, but I didn't necessarily see what I needed. Here's what I want to do:

1 Lollar Firebird (neck)
1 Lollar Firebird (bridge).

Knobs/switches:
Vol 1
Vol 2
Tone 1
Tone 2
3-way pickup selector

I want the following wiring options:
3-way switch so I can go H-x, H-H, and x-H (neck-bucker, bucker-bucker, bridge-bucker)
Coil tapping

So basically, I want to be able to run the 2 buckers simultaneously, but I'd also like to be able to coil-tap them. Surely someone has an existing wiring diagram for this setup?

 

[line6man]

Start with standard LP wiring.
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2h_2v_2t_3w

I'm not sure what you're talking about with the extra switches, but these are the options you get for standard four-conductor humbuckers.

Tapping is very uncommon, especially with humbuckers. You will usually only see taps on custom single coils.

 

[AutoBat]

either you'll need extra switches, or a couple push/pull pots.
I think this is what you're after (mind you the colours will be different from Seymour Duncan than they are from Lollar)
http://www.seymourduncan.com/images/support/schematics/2h_2v_2t_3w_2pp.jpg
(i think it's series/parallel, not coil tapping - i could be wrong)

 

[nickmv]

I'm a bit confused by both of you guys' posts.

1. line6man - coil splitting/tapping is UNCOMMON in buckers? Isn't that the only thing they apply to in the first place? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the entire point of coil taps/splits is to get single coil sounds from buckers. How do you coil-tap a single coil? By my understanding, that'd be trying to get single coil sounds from.....a single coil.

2. AutoBat - extra switches? That diagram you just referred me to looks EXACTLY like what I want. I think I had the push/pull for tone confused with the volume knobs instead.

 

[line6man]

either you'll need extra switches, or a couple push/pull pots.
I think this is what you're after (mind you the colours will be different from Seymour Duncan than they are from Lollar)
http://www.seymourduncan.com/images/support/schematics/2h_2v_2t_3w_2pp.jpg
(i think it's series/parallel, not coil tapping - i could be wrong)

Series/south coil for both switches.
Personally, I would switch the wiring around to do inner or outer coils.

 

[line6man]

1. line6man - coil splitting/tapping is UNCOMMON in buckers? Isn't that the only thing they apply to in the first place? Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the entire point of coil taps/splits is to get single coil sounds from buckers. How do you coil-tap a single coil? By my understanding, that'd be trying to get single coil sounds from.....a single coil.

That's coil splitting, which is switching to one coil of a two coil pickup. Though technically incorrect, the term is sometimes used in reference to series/parallel switching of two coils, as well.

Tapping is done by running a tap in a coil winding when the pickup is wound, to select a lower impedance portion of one coil. You can tap both coils of a humbucker, too, but I've never seen it done.