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Blompcube
07-19-2007, 09:39 AM
just a quick question:

i'm looking at these pickups: link (http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Pickups:_Guitar,_electric/2/Golden_Age_Pickups.html#details)

it says "2-conductor for dual or single coil output, i'd just like to know if this is the same as a pickup listed as a 4-wire humbucker? because i'm going to be connecting humbuckers to a on/on/on DPDT for series/parallel/single coil use on one of my mod projects (i have 2 squiers that i don't use much :p: )

also are these good pickups? The guitar i'm planning on getting them for is a Squier custom Telecaster.

yes it's a telecaster, but it's already got humbuckers (HH), so don't say anything about blasphemy or the guitar not being routed for humbuckers...
aschaetter
07-19-2007, 03:00 PM
dude! it has the wiring diagrams shipped with it AND theres a link to them from that page. look here (http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Pickups:_Guitar,_electric/2/Golden_Age_Pickups/Instructions/I-GOLDEN-AGE.html#details)!
Blompcube
07-19-2007, 03:28 PM
dude! it has the wiring diagrams shipped with it AND theres a link to them from that page. look here (http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Pickups:_Guitar,_electric/2/Golden_Age_Pickups/Instructions/I-GOLDEN-AGE.html#details)!
i know... :confus: i just wanted to know if "2 conductor" is the same as "4 wire" and if the pickups were any good.
tubab0y
07-19-2007, 03:32 PM
2-conductor usually means one wire- hot in the middle, ground around the outside.
Blompcube
07-19-2007, 03:36 PM
2-conductor usually means one wire- hot in the middle, ground around the outside.
ok. so it's not what i'm looking for? i need a 4 wire for series/parallel/split and a reverse phase switch on 1 of the coils (its called "un-necessary" but i have my reasons).
Blompcube
07-19-2007, 05:05 PM
well i'm probably gonna get GFS pickups from guitarfetish.com now, they are more specific in letting me know that they are the kind of humbuckers i'm looking for :D plus they are a little cheaper.
Will_Minus
07-19-2007, 07:19 PM
Someone already answered your question. Tubaboy is thinking of a single conductor.

The Golden Age pickups come with three wire. One is hot, one is ground and one is for coil splitting. It does the same thing as splitting a 4-conductor with less wires coming from the pickup.