Need some help please.

Ok this is for anyone who may know about electronics/switches/guitar switches.

I've had to replace the pick-up selector switch on my Epiphone Les Paul cos it went tits up about 4 weeks ago, took it off and ordered one from the place in town, only just got it and have realised I didn't write down which wires go where (yes.....I know).

Does anyone know or know where I could find out?

I have 4 terminals on the switch, left, right and middle and earth.
I have 6 wires on guitar.
Yellow - from negetive jack, white - hot from jack, red - from pickup, white - from pick up (same wire as red) and Black from pickup with white from same.
I can't for the life of me remember how it went and have tried a good 30 combinations, I can get both pickups sounding but I can't get the switch to actually switch one or the other off as and when I need to.

Help please :)

And yes before someone says "Google is your friend" I have exhuasted google in extensive searches.

Jonno :cool:

google says no:no:

[IMG]http://www*****istianmusicweb.com/guitar_wiring.jpg[/IMG]
any help?:idunno:

edit: that should say www*****istianmusicweb.com/guitar_wiring.jpg

edit2: teh fook:blink:

edit3: why does it blank out "*****"

edit4: :lol:

Ooookay :unsure:
Spell the word out like t h i s.

Jonno :cool:

http://www*****istianmusicweb.com/guitar_wiring.jpg
http://www. c h r i s tianmusicweb.com/guitar_wiring.jpg
dunno why it's censoring that. :blink:

fixed. :idunno:

http://www.christianmusicweb.com/guitar_wiring.jpg

Bo you frickin retard!!

I said Les Paul! since when does an LP have 3 single coils? :rolleyes:

Jonno :cool:

quiet, tubby:snooty:

:lol: Ok Mr.Hendrax :rolleyes:

Jonno :cool:

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/cat...ickupdiagrams/

FFS, Jonno what did you use as your search criteria.

There has to be a common ground on both pickups and the jack - my guess is that's the white lead in each case - connect all of these to earth.

Then connect red from the pickup to left, black from the other pickup to right, and yellow from the jack to middle.

If that doesn't work, then my guess about which one is the ground is wrong, so connect the three coloured wires to earth, connect the white from the jack to middle, and connect one each of the other two white wires to left and right.

Assuming you've got it working but you want the switch to operate the other way round, swap the wires connected to left and right.

Wait wait wait, thankyou Mr.P but I already found that one, unfortunately it does'nt have the diagram for the particular switch and wire colours of my guitar for some reason :(
Ask Nik, I can find almost anything on google but I couldn't find this today after 2 hours of searching :(

Jonno :cool:

Edit@Lynx..... Yeah tried that, was my thoughts exactly but still didn't work, thats one of the setups I got it working as both, what I need it for it to be Middle - Both, Up - Neck pickup and Down - Bridge pickup.

Have you tried asking Epiphone

Yup, emailed them.
Just trying all the resources I can :)

Jonno :cool:

Ok, I emailed Gibson and they sent me a picture which doesn't make a lot of sense to me (I havn't done electronic schematics for years)

I wonder if someone here could possibly explain.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/1...pauldiast3.png

Ok from my guitar I have.....

A yellow wire with a white wire in the yellow sheeth.
A Red wire with a white wire in the sheeth.
A Black wire with a white wire in the sheeth.

6 wires and 4 connection tabs on the switch.

The yellow comes from the output jack, the other 2 come from the pickups.

This is my switch....

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/4...4366000gh5.jpg

Any ideas?

Jonno :cool:

Take it to a guitar shop.

Well I would rather do it myself cos I'm stubborn like that :lol:
But if I havn't managed to do that I am going to take it to the local music shop where they said they'd do it free for me (cos I "know" people ;) )

But I wanna do it myself!! :(
Bugs the shit outta me cos I know how to do stuff like this, if I could just find out the correct place for the yellow (+white) wire go I could do it.

Jonno :cool:

sup Junno :-]

http://theync.com/m071406cat.shtml

]:3
]:3

"I was playing outside in the raaaaain.... once I came in I saw that there was a two faced cat that my mom was picking on. That's how I knew that there was a two faced cat and THAT WAS THE NIGHT THAT EZVERTHING CHANGED"

Thanks Sam.........that helped a lot :lol:

Little on the disturbing side though :unsure: but a 2 headed cat? twice the fun half the shit.....

Jonno :cool:

i reckon the 2 headed cat could wire the switch though

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i reckon the 2 headed cat could wire the switch though

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correct.


Seeing as the original topic posters question(s) have been answered, we are going to close this to prevent any confusion, if you have an issue, please feel free to start a new topic.

Thanks for understanding.

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Well the 2 headed cat could well wire it.....but.....my question hasn't been answered, although if we could get in contact with the cat'ed one then mabe it could shed some light on the subject no?

Jonno :cool:

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(I havn't done electronic schematics for years)

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But if I havn't managed to do that I am going to take it to the local music shop where they said they'd do it free for me (cos I "know" people ;) )

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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Ah I see your problem.

It's not electronics, it's electrical circuits.

You're just thinking about it all the wrong way.

Yeah, thats it! Eletrical circuits not electronics.......I'll try that.

@Makner... Whaaaat?? <_<

Still not done it, still doesn't work :lol:

Jonno :cool:

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Well I would rather do it myself cos I'm stubborn like that :lol:
But if I havn't managed to do that I am going to take it to the local music shop where they said they'd do it free for me (cos I "know" people ;) )

But I wanna do it myself!! :(
Bugs the shit outta me cos I know how to do stuff like this, if I could just find out the correct place for the yellow (+white) wire go I could do it.

Jonno :cool:

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Bloody stubborn sod, isn't he.

Yeah, you know people. :rolleyes: Don't you mean Nate knows people?

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Originally Posted by Jon L. Obscene

Well I would rather do it myself cos I'm stubborn like that :lol:
But if I havn't managed to do that I am going to take it to the local music shop where they said they'd do it free for me (cos I "know" people ;) )

But I wanna do it myself!! :(
Bugs the shit outta me cos I know how to do stuff like this, if I could just find out the correct place for the yellow (+white) wire go I could do it.

Jonno :cool:

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Bloody stubborn sod, isn't he.

Yeah, you know people. :rolleyes: Don't you mean Nate knows people?

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:lol: :lol:

Don't feck with Jonno, his hawt burds's boy knows people. Fact

Being inside (a canadiaian) changes a man.

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Bloody stubborn sod, isn't he.

Yeah, you know people. :rolleyes: Don't you mean Nate knows people?

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Yeah......Nate IS the people :P :lol:

He;s so fast he can run round the world and punch himself in the back of the head :lol:

Fact.

Jonno :cool:

Jonno, you don't need to sign your posts. Everyone knows it's you. Honestly, no-one else could have made your last.

But I do....!!

I always have and always will :01:

Jonno :cool:

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But I do....!!

I always have and always will :01:

Jonno :cool:

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Oh I'm not saying you shouldn't, just that we would know your posts, even if you didn't.

What's funny is that no one actually calls him "Jonno" except on here. Most around these parts just refer to him as "that English guy".

BTW, you'd be surprised how many women swoon over him because of his accent.

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What's funny is that no one actually calls him "Jonno" except on here. Most around these parts just refer to him as "that English guy".

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Le Guy Anglaise, surelement.

or,

No it only sounds like they are saying guy.

Or "That gorgeous sexy great guy" ..... :shifty:

No the "Jonno" is what a lot of people used to call me back home..........amoung other things :dry:

Jonno :cool:

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Or "That gorgeous sexy great guy" ..... :shifty:

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Who? :blink: