Classic 57 wiring question

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by SKATTERBRANE

And if you do order 4 conductor pickups, make sure you know how they use the color codes, SD does not use the same codes as Gibson as Lollar etc. I use the Gibson version.

[jonesy]

Originally Posted by FF_Pedals

Are there any other published diagrams other than the one at guitar electroncis? It isn't complete. I guess no one's crazy enough to make the pickguard rig

[FF_Pedals]

That one looks better. I haven't looked at the whole thing but there are so many 'rules' to the one at the other site. For instance, if you're in master series mode, and you coil tap the neck, it would shut off. Not very smart...
Just wonder how the REAL one is. Otherwise, no wonder he would have thought it was complicated.

[SKATTERBRANE]

Gibson codes make the most sense to me. I guess it is a matter of either Automotive or construction wiring background. I say red=hot and black=ground. (but you could argue white=positive and black=negative) I think green is ground in house wiring?

[FF_Pedals]

Originally Posted by SKATTERBRANE

Gibson codes make the most sense to me. I guess it is a matter of either Automotive or construction wiring background. I say red=hot and black=ground. (but you could argue white=positive and black=negative) I think green is ground in house wiring?

I was thinking about that the other day but I could never settle on the right code. I think you'd need new wire types. Maybe like red = hot, black = neg, white with red stripe = coil from hot, white with black stripe = coil from neg?