Taylorplayer Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 To all - I'm considering swapping out the neck pickup on my Epi WildKat. Can anyone tell me if it is a 2-wire conductor or a 4-wire? I want to make sure the replacement one will be compatible with the existing wiring. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyred Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 I have GFS P90 in mine and from memory cant recall but the GFS had 4 wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennyman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 It's 2-wire; I posted the wiring diagram here: http://forum.gibson....wiring-diagram/ Just curious, why replace the neck pup? I much prefer the neck over the bridge, personally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorplayer Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 It's 2-wire; I posted the wiring diagram here: http://forum.gibson....wiring-diagram/ Just curious, why replace the neck pup? I much prefer the neck over the bridge, personally. I have GFS P90 in mine and from memory cant recall but the GFS had 4 wires. Pennyman / rubyred - I really apprecaite the replies! But now I am confused -- would the replacement pickup need to be a "2 wire" or a "4 wire"? My reason for wanting the change is to get a mini "jazz" humbucker - to round things out a bit on the guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyred Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 You could use either - up to the pickup you want to use. before you take the old ones out - draw a diagram of how they are wired. Should be a simple swap over. Do some research on the p-ups wiring you are going to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorplayer Posted January 29, 2012 Author Share Posted January 29, 2012 You could use either - up to the pickup you want to use. before you take the old ones out - draw a diagram of how they are wired. Should be a simple swap over. Do some research on the p-ups wiring you are going to use. So, rubyred, even if the pickup is advertised as being a "4 wire" unit, I could still wire it to the existing harness -- even if it's just a 2 wire unit in place now? Sorry to be so dense folks, but I am much better versed about acoustics than 'lectrics! So, thanks for your patience on this. Thanks again to all! Will ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyred Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I could still wire it to the existing harness -- even if it's just a 2 wire unit in place now? quick answer - yes. you will find on 4 wire p-ups that if you are doing a standard replacement, 2 wires will be soldered together, and the other 2 will connect with the existing connections. Basically you will only use 2 in this situation. I found this site to be very helpful. wiring diagrams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylorplayer Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 quick answer - yes. you will find on 4 wire p-ups that if you are doing a standard replacement, 2 wires will be soldered together, and the other 2 will connect with the existing connections. Basically you will only use 2 in this situation. I found this site to be very helpful. wiring diagrams Excellent! Thanks both for your assistance and for that link. Much appreciated! Will ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubyred Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Excellent! Thanks both for your assistance and for that link. Much appreciated! Will ~ Glad i could help - mandatory that you posty pics of your wildkat. We all love purty geetars!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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