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  • Attention Board member GRANDTURK - Wiring advice Model 4

    Hey Guys. Ive done the search and found some good info but im still looking for a a wiring diagram for a C/J Model 4. Grandturk or anyone else with this experience, if you see this I want to do basically to my model 4 what you did with your model 4:

    :idea:
    Emg 81 humbucker, two no-name active single coils via ebay, one volume, one tone, and use of the 3 individual switches for the pickups. (forget use of a 2nd tone and no afterburner for me just yet!) So what I need is the following:

    1. Wiring diagram - Ive been to the seymour duncan site, the emg site, read many of the threads in this forum but Im still a bit confused as I have read contradicting ways to wire the switches. I would appreciate any help and sure wouldnt spit at a hand-drawn diagram!

    2. What type of switches (3) should I look for on ebay? :think:

    Any help would be most appreciated. Thanks!

  • #2
    You will need 3 spst on/off switches. They simply replace the 3 way in the EMG Diagram. The 81 wires just like an EMG single coil.
    Connect one pole of the three switches together with 20 gauge wire.Connect the 3 switches to the HOT lug of the volume pot.
    Each pickup is hooked up to the remaining pole of its designated switch.
    If you need a better diagram or one that is easier to read send me a pm and I'll send you the file direct.


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    • #3
      try this site

      http://www.guitarelectronics.com/

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      • #4
        Yup - follow ATD. I used the stock switches from my model 4. Pickups to switches, switches to volume, volume linked to tone, volume out to jack. I also put 18V in my Model 4 - well worth it.

        Not sure how "no-name" active pickups will work in the circuit with EMGs, but let us know!
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        Blank yo!

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        • #5
          You guys rock! Thanks for the quick response and info! I'll let you know what happens!

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          • #6
            ATDGuitars I just sent you a pm...let me know if you dont get it. Thanks.

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            • #7
              One more question guys. What current/voltage rating should the switches be? Im looking at the sub-minature switches on this website:
              http://www.action-electronics.com/switches.htm

              THANKS!

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              • #8
                Try these:

                http://www.gpdusa.com/Switches-Mini_Switches.html

                http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electron..._Switches.html
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                Blank yo!

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                • #9
                  SUH-WEET!!!!! Thanks Grandturk!

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                  • #10
                    Yet another switch question...Im trying to achieve on/off...I should buy the on/off/on switches like in the links above correct?...just wanted to clarify.
                    Thanks.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Paulbiz View Post
                      Yet another switch question...Im trying to achieve on/off...I should buy the on/off/on switches like in the links above correct?...just wanted to clarify.
                      Thanks.
                      No - you want on-on. This confused me as well when I was a kid. It can be used to switch between two signals, or in this case, you will use it to switch between pickup on and ground/off. On-off-on switches are truely "off" in the middle position. You don't want that... well, maybe Newc does...

                      On/on/on switches would be for switching between two signals or both.
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                      Blank yo!

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Grandturk View Post
                        No - you want on-on. This confused me as well when I was a kid.
                        Hey, you calling me a kid?? LOL!!!!

                        Thanks again for all the help!!!!

                        Paul

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Grandturk View Post
                          On-off-on switches are truely "off" in the middle position. You don't want that...
                          I hear that using an EMG with an on/off will explode you and your amp and your guitar, electrocute your family, and burn down your house. Accurate?

                          I'd kinda worried about using EMGs in my model 4 for that reason. Now that I know they're ON/ON I have nothing to fear.

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by scandoslav View Post
                            I hear that using an EMG with an on/off will explode you and your amp and your guitar, electrocute your family, and burn down your house. Accurate?
                            Uh.......
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                            Blank yo!

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by EMGTech (from the EMG board)
                              Unfortunately, most mini-toggle switches are not make-before-break types, so I got a very loud pop every time that I used the switch. This would have blown the speaker cones out at a high gain level.
                              This.

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