Canadian Charlie Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I just received my new Dimarzio Super Distortion pick ups for my Epi Les Paul yesterday. Does anyone have a wiring diagram on how to hook them up? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emilyguitar15 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I just received my new Dimarzio Super Distortion pick ups for my Epi Les Paul yesterday. Does anyone have a wiring diagram on how to hook them up? Thanks Are you planning on installing them yourself or having someone do it for you? There are a few diagrams with instructions on the dimarzio site itself if you click on the pickup thats yours. I got a dimarzio super distortion p90 style for my epi too but this guy at the guitar shop said he couldn't install it because there was a big hole in the way or something so becareful. You can visit the dimarzio site here http://www.dimarzio.com/site/#/pickups/ and find your pickup. The diagram and instructions should be where the pickup picture is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn1281733995 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 The Dimarzio diagrams blow. This will get you going: http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2h_2v_2t_3w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 The Dimarzio diagrams blow. This will get you going:http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=2h_2v_2t_3w Mind the different wiring code and you're good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn1281733995 Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Mind the different wiring code and you're good. and there's that.... Thanks for the correction Ricochet. I wasnt thinking about colours, just the mechanics. Good pickup :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RotcanX Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Although, technically, whoever made those diagrams made a mistake with his + and - signs; one of the two coils should have the signs reversed, as humbucking mode requires that the pickups be connected out of phase. However his colours are correct so it's just a minor point. Actually it's kind of incorrect to have + and - signs at all since the pickups are generating AC... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricochet Posted July 31, 2008 Share Posted July 31, 2008 Although' date=' technically, whoever made those diagrams made a mistake with his + and - signs; one of the two coils should have the signs reversed, as humbucking mode requires that the pickups be connected [b']out of phase[/b]. However his colours are correct so it's just a minor point. Actually it's kind of incorrect to have + and - signs at all since the pickups are generating AC... But but..the diagram doesn't show how the coils are connected Rot... :D/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolf Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 RotcanX I drew that diagram and there's a lot more on my website on this page: www.1728.com/guitar.htm As far as humbuckers being "out of phase", yes you are correct that each coil is reverse wired and reverse magnetic polarity from the other. However, it is not really "out of phase" in the usual sense of the term. If the humbucker were truly wired "out of phase" it would sound very thin and would not be humbucking. As far as the + and - signs, just about all the pickup manufacturers do that. Yes you are right that it is an AC current being generated from the pickup. Anyway, please visit that website page and you'll see that a 4 conductor humbucker has a lot of tone options waiting to be unleashed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 The + and - signs just indicate the signal + and ground - leads. This is similar to hot and neutral on an AC circuit. The neutral is connected back to the grounding lugs in the breaker box and the hot is 110v in reference to ground. In guitar pickups, the coils are connected in series with one out of phase (reversed) with the other. That's why you connect the common leads (Black + and White -) together. A true "out of phase" connection would be parallel (shunted) and the signal would be severely attenuated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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