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hi everyone
Does anyone know:
1) Which pickup is the neck and which is the bridge on this guitar?
The colours are blue/black and red/black
2) Is there a wiring diagram for this model? I couldn't find one here: https://www.pitbullguitars.com/wiring-diagrams/
I could try a standard duo sonic diagram, but I think the colour codes for the wiring is different.
thanks in advance
Just go by the length of the wire.
The bridge pickup has to reach all the way to the 3 way switch. Further than the neck pickup.
On another note, I would strongly advise not to use the 5 bridge screws supplied.
They are made from cheddar cheese. Even plain old wood screws would be a better option.
cheers, Mark.
edit: I think the switch was wired thus.
Been so long since I did it (about a week).
If it doesn't work, swap the ground and output wires.
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cheers, Mark.
BEWARE! That diagram has the ground and output labels swapped over!
The way round you install the switch will also determine which tabs you connect the input wires to. Whichever way round you plan to install the switch, the input wire for a pickup goes to the tab on the side the switch will be when the pickup is selected.
That's how it's wired on my JM-1 and Trem-King.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
Attachment 36578
I'm not black and crispy...yet.
cheers Mark.
Oh no it's not. You've got a ground wire going to the thick centre tab on the switch, and your red output wire is connected to the two inner tabs.
The diagram has the output wire connected to the the thick centre grounding tab.
Are you sure you're not a drummer? ;)
It won't fry anything. You'll just get silence.
O.K. So don't do as I say....do as I do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon Barden
cheers, Mark.
Guys
Thanks for your feedback.
the DMS-1 comes in a more advanced state of wiring from factory... so the switch is partially wired up, and I only need to figure out which pickup live wire goes to which pole ... which I've figured out by touching the wires to the switch , plugging in and tapping the poles with a screwdriver.
King casey -the DMS-1 is harder to figure out because I did initially do as you said (which is my default) ... but the 3-way switch is on the other side of the body - nearer the neck ... so that logic may not hold ... I don't know if the longer red/black pair pickup should be in the bridge position, so the long red wire runs to the switch more easily... or in the neck... so the earth wire runs to earth in the pots.
Have you got a multimeter? If so, the bridge pickup will have the higher DC resistance. It won't be a lot more, but it will be noticeable e.g. 6.3k ohms vs 6.6k ohms.
Thanks Simon.
Yeah, a friend advised me to do just that ... so I went out and got a meter from Bunnings and learnt to use it.
Both coils read the same - 4.32K ... so I suppose it makes no difference which one goes to the bridge.
I'm also therefore not optimistic about them .... if they can use different wiring for two identical pickups ... that suggests I shouldn't expect much quality from the tone. ... will probably have to replace them at some point.
Looks like DMS-1 follows Duo Sonic . https://www.harmonycentral.com/forum...lel-vs-series/
Given those readings, they can go in either position. It's just that you may find the neck pickup louder than the bridge one, so you'll probably need to have the bridge pickup set a lot nearer the strings than the neck one, to help balance the outputs.
I wouldn't expect too much from kit pickups either. Sometimes they sound OK, but a lot of the time they function and make a useable noise, but not a great one. But the low-cost replacement pickups available these days, such as Tonerider and IronGear, sound really good. But I'd finish the guitar first before thinking about any changes.
Well done on getting a multimeter. They are very useful tools.