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Molex Quick Connect for P90


darling67

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Hey gear heads!

 

I have a 2013 Gibson '50s Tribute SG, which I had the neck P90 swapped-out for a mini humbucker some years ago. I now want to return the guitar to its all-P90 state.

 

When I brought the guitar in for the pickup swap, the tech showed me how Gibson had begun using a "Quick Connect" connection to a "circuit board", as opposed to soldering to make the connection. I see a P90 on the Gibson accessories page, but it does not appear to have the "Quick Connect" jack attached. If I can make the swap as easy as possible—and not make it necessary for the tech to have to solder anything—I would like to go that route!

 

Have any of you any experience using Molex quick connect adapters with a regular, standard wire for a pickup—whether it was a P90, humbucker, mini, etc.? If so, which one do you recommend?

 

Thank you so much!

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Here are the Molex items required for any "5 pin Quick Connect" installation :

FEMALE:
MOLEX PicoBlade 510210500 FEMALE PLUG (ON THE PICKUP SIDE)
https://www.molex.com/molex/products/part-detail/crimp_housings/0510210500

MOLEX PicoBlade 500798100 FEMALE CONTACT FOR FEMALE PLUG (ON THE PICKUP SIDE)
https://www.molex.com/molex/products/part-detail/crimp_terminals/0500798100

MALE:
MOLEX PicoBlade 0510470500 MALE PLUG (TO GO TO THE POTENTIOMETERS IF YOU INSTALL A QUICK CONNECT GIBSON PICKUP IN ANOTHER GUITAR)
https://www.molex.com/molex/products/part-detail/crimp_housings/0510470500

MOLEX PicoBlade 501258100 MALE CONTACT FOR MALE PLUG (TO GO TO THE POTENTIOMETERS IF YOU INSTALL A QUICK CONNECT GIBSON PICKUP IN ANOTHER GUITAR)
https://www.molex.com/molex/products/part-detail/crimp_terminals/0501258100

Now, the remaining question is : How do you correctly connect any pickup (single coil, P90, humbucker, split humbucker) to a "Quick Connect Plug"???

Best regards.

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