Wiring for BG-46

[WeirdBits]

The PBG BG-46 diagram appears to have an extra switch on it (a 3rd toggle switch) for the bass pickup selection, which the kit doesn’t actually have. This means it should really be one selector for the guitar pickups with one volume, the bass pickups wired like a Jazz bass with two volumes and no selector, the guitar and bass outputs going to the neck selector and the out from that going to a master tone and then going to the jack.

Do you want to be able to have both necks on at the same time, or just bass or guitar and mute/off in the middle position? If it’s the latter, then this post has some diagrams that may work for you. If you want the option to have both necks on at the same time, as in bass/both/guitar on the neck selector, then I could sketch up a diagram for you when I get some time in the next few days.

[METAL Rulez 4ever]

The PBG BG-46 diagram appears to have an extra switch on it (a 3rd toggle switch) for the bass pickup selection, which the kit doesn’t actually have. This means it should really be one selector for the guitar pickups with one volume, the bass pickups wired like a Jazz bass with two volumes and no selector, the guitar and bass outputs going to the neck selector and the out from that going to a master tone and then going to the jack.

Do you want to be able to have both necks on at the same time, or just bass or guitar and mute/off in the middle position? If it’s the latter, then this post has some diagrams that may work for you. If you want the option to have both necks on at the same time, as in bass/both/guitar on the neck selector, then I could sketch up a diagram for you when I get some time in the next few days.

Thank you WeirdBits for your info, much appreciated. Yeah, i would like to have the option of Bass/both/Guitar. I thought the wiring diagram for the BG-46 had it hooked up like that and following the wiring, it looks like its wired up that way, but not so, guitar and bass is working in all 3 positions, with the two volume controls changing when the 3 way selector switch is flicked up to bass and down to guitar. I already have to volume pot lugs soldered back on the pot as an earth, so the diagram you provided is not an option unless i unsolder them. If you could get a chance to draw up the wiring diagram to have it Bass/both/Guitar, it would be much appreciated..

[METAL Rulez 4ever]

The PBG BG-46 diagram appears to have an extra switch on it (a 3rd toggle switch) for the bass pickup selection, which the kit doesn’t actually have. This means it should really be one selector for the guitar pickups with one volume, the bass pickups wired like a Jazz bass with two volumes and no selector, the guitar and bass outputs going to the neck selector and the out from that going to a master tone and then going to the jack.

Do you want to be able to have both necks on at the same time, or just bass or guitar and mute/off in the middle position? If it’s the latter, then this post has some diagrams that may work for you. If you want the option to have both necks on at the same time, as in bass/both/guitar on the neck selector, then I could sketch up a diagram for you when I get some time in the next few days.

Ohhh, and the 3 way switch you see on both pages of the guitar and bass wiring, is the same 3 way switch, they both connect to it.