Wiring help!

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:59 pm

I'm trying to wire up the Toronado that I bought from Joey, it didn't come with pickups so I bought different ones. The wiring diagram from the Fender site has 3 core wire for the bridge pickup (red, bare & green) but the pickups I have only have red and bare wires:

How does one do it with only two wires? Perhaps solder the bare wire as the ground to the back of the pot and the red wire to the 3rd leg of the pot?

Thank you.

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 1:40 pm

Kinda hard to focus on that diagram this early in the morning, but it sounds like you should just send the bare to ground and the other to hot. ignore the tapped and soldered bits on each pickup obviously, thats all done internally on your pickups

this one might be easier to read:
http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wi ... h_2v_2t_3w
the "for single-conductor humbuckers" is for you

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sat Mar 13, 2010 8:41 pm

Well, it worked but now I have a grounding issue...I've got no idea what it can be, it's the old 'touch metal, buzz disappears' syndrome. I have the bridge, pickups and all pots grounded to the back of one volume (?) pot...then a ground screwed into the body. I just can't think of what the problem can be now

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 7:11 am

Switch grounded also?

It may need some shielding on the back of the pickguard and inside the cavities (unless it's carbon painted already). I dunno if your hearing noise from a lack of shielding or noise from a problem. Are ya able to isolate the noise by flipping the switch or adjusting pots?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Mar 14, 2010 8:17 am

too much beer/wiskey tonight.

will help in morning

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 3:44 pm

Okay, I thought I had this fixed but apparently not. I have ripped all the wiring out and renewed everything...same shit happens. If I touch the guitar cable the buzz goes away but touching metal parts on the guitar does not make the buzz go away...WTF is the problem here? I fucking hate electricity.

The ground goes like this:

PICKUPS & SWITCH> VOLUME POT> TONE POT> INPUT JACK> TONE POT> VOLUME POT> BODY GROUND & BRIDGE GROUND.

TheBurbz · Post by **TheBurbz** » Sun Mar 28, 2010 4:48 pm

Fucking fixed it! Wiring diagram from the Fender website had the input jack reversed!?!?!?!