Sonic Youth / Thurston mustang 3 pickup wiring?
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Sonic Youth / Thurston mustang 3 pickup wiring?
So now that these squier 'stangs have come out, I've got it in my head (and wallet) to make me a ripoff of that infamous stolen sonic youth guitar... At least in electronic terms (no uhhh "relic'ing" involved here...)
Anyway I've been trying to find a wiring diagram for something akin to it and I've been googling the krap out of this for the past who-knows-how-long and I'm coming up with nada... Can anyone out there in shortscale land help? At least a diagram for wiring a mustang with 3 pups, at the very least?
Any help appreciated...
-Klotzy
Oh yeah... And a pic of what I'm talkin bout... To refresh yr memory...
Anyway I've been trying to find a wiring diagram for something akin to it and I've been googling the krap out of this for the past who-knows-how-long and I'm coming up with nada... Can anyone out there in shortscale land help? At least a diagram for wiring a mustang with 3 pups, at the very least?
Any help appreciated...
-Klotzy
Oh yeah... And a pic of what I'm talkin bout... To refresh yr memory...
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That's what I thought originally, but it only has 2 knobs, unlike strat wiring... Not sure if that's a 5 way switch either, I mean I assume it is but I can't really see... The thought is that it may have been a duo sonic at one point, in which case there would have been a three way switch there? I dunno... I'm really quite new to this sort of thing...
Was thinking maybe looking at a cyclone ii's wiring might be helpful?
Was thinking maybe looking at a cyclone ii's wiring might be helpful?
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So look up how a 3-pickup Tele is wired. It's exactly the same idea.elklotzy wrote:That's what I thought originally, but it only has 2 knobs, unlike strat wiring... Not sure if that's a 5 way switch either, I mean I assume it is but I can't really see... The thought is that it may have been a duo sonic at one point, in which case there would have been a three way switch there? I dunno... I'm really quite new to this sort of thing...
Was thinking maybe looking at a cyclone ii's wiring might be helpful?
And it's either a 3-way switch or a 5-way switch. And they're electrically identical, so it doesn't matter from a modder's perspective.
Kicking and squealing Gucci little piggy.
Yeah I guess. Thanks for all the help guys but I think this has generally convinced me not to do this mod tho cos it's essentially a strat in disguise, amirite? So I'm thinking maybe make a bastard cyclone ii out of the stang... With jag switches instead of the 5 way selector or mustang options. I've always liked the look of the cyclones but hated the racing stripes, hyped up prices, etc... I'll update if the project progresses in that way!