Thread: new pickups giving problem...
Forum: Guitar Tech
Author: uget2seconds
uget2seconds - 3/14/2009 at 00:30

I have a RG4EX1... for some reason this guitar is not on the ibanez website but w/e ^_^.

its a tremolo arm with 2 hums and a single coil in the middle...

Now this is what im having trouble with.... i have changed the pickups as follows...

neck SD jazz, middle SD little '59 stacked Hum, and a SD pearly gates in the bridge..


ive tried wiring with this diagram from seymour duncan...

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support/wiring-diagrams/schemati cs.php?schematic=3lil_hum_1v_1t_sper5way

since i thought they were all humbuckers i needed this type of schematic. i need it to be split so i can get different tones. i already have a super switch from fender... and still have the original 5 split switch that came with the guitar... but im getting noise in all positions.

What am i doing wrong... or does someone know if im wiring it correctly.... help :[


Telefreak - 3/15/2009 at 15:08

Sounds like an earthing problem to me.
Without seeing how you've wired it, I can't really tell you if it's wrong.
Any chance of a picture?


uget2seconds - 3/15/2009 at 17:07

yeah... il try later tonight...

some people told me to use this diagram... which is a little different since they dont switch the middle pickup wires..

http://static.zoovy.com/img/guitarelectronics/-/wdu_hhh5l11 _01


which one should i use? the SD for Strat diagram... or this one?


(remember i dont have a strat.... so im not using 250k pots like the diagram says. its a ibanez RG with 500k pots)


Telefreak - 3/21/2009 at 02:50

Hmm, Either should work fine, since they are both diagrams for triple humbuckers, which is basically what you are running.
There may be a bad earthy somewhere in what you have done, maybe a dry joint.
Might be worth checking all the soldered joints you have done


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