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Old 08-19-2008, 10:14 PM   #1 (permalink)
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2 p-90s, one volume, one tone? help please!

Trying to wire my LP build with this wiring scheme... (I'm using single conductor P-90's with the braided wire)

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It appears the pickups go through the toggle first and then to the pots. My question is where is the ground on my toggle switch?
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Is it the lug on the back? I know the two front lugs are for the pickup leads. If its the lug on the back then where does the hot wire exit the switch to the pots?

Any help wold be greatly appreciated! Excuse my ignorance.

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Old 08-19-2008, 11:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: 2 p-90s, one volume, one tone? help please!

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Trying to wire my LP build with this wiring scheme... (I'm using single conductor P-90's with the braided wire)

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It appears the pickups go through the toggle first and then to the pots. My question is where is the ground on my toggle switch?
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Is it the lug on the back? I know the two front lugs are for the pickup leads. If its the lug on the back then where does the hot wire exit the switch to the pots?

Any help wold be greatly appreciated! Excuse my ignorance.

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Bingo, that's the ground. Wire your braided ground from the pickups to this. OR you can wire the pickup ground the the volume pot, and run a ground wire to that back lug.
Wire the hot from each pickup to the outer leaves, wire the 2 inner leads together, that is your hot signal to the volume control.
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Re: 2 p-90s, one volume, one tone? help please!

aha.. the leaves separate. I didn't notice that. Can't thank you enough.
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Re: 2 p-90s, one volume, one tone? help please!

You might want to swap out that import switch---they have a disturbing propensity for shorting out. Try a Switchcraft...only a few bucks more and it lasts forever.
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aha.. the leaves separate. I didn't notice that. Can't thank you enough.
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