Dear luthiers,
I am having trouble understanding a wiring diagram due to conflicting information I am getting from ChatGPT. all the info is in the zip file. I am going to use new humbuckers 58/15 LT TCI (2025) from PRS (no information inside the box), a Schaller 5-position megaswitch, and a volume/tone pot. In the PDF 'prs wire diagram info pickups' I tried to create the circuit. Can someone tell me if this is right or wrong?
@somethingnicer or anyone else maybe you can help me. a lot of information in the zip file.
Thanks in advance, Benjamin
Ps. ask me if you need more info.
Hey Benjamin,
I've not used that switch before and from the downloads I couldn't write see where you'd tried to work out the diagram. Probably me not looking properly.
Personally, I wouldn't trust AI to give you the right answer on this kind of thing. I've tried a few times and while it gets you in the right area, I generally find it makes something up along the way.
Below is a diagram I used, along with a 5 way super switch, to give me the same outcome.
https://sixstringsupplies.co.uk/pages/hh-telecaster-5-way-super-switch
Not sure if this helps, but you might be able to find a diagram that transposes your switch to the super switch?
Good luck!
@liebe thx for the reply. The thing with AI. is that it swiches the wires and the connections all the time so i started to doubt. I think @somethingnicer would now the answer he makes pickups. Prs turns his pickups NS/NS or SN/SN and I don't know if I made the hot and cold wire correctly at connection 3/7 and 1/5
Hey there, I've not used a super switch like that, but if you wire it backwards it should be super obvious. In a single coil the pickups would be counter wound and counter polarity for hum bucking purposes. A backwards wiring (which would make it counter pole but not counter wound) would sound very thin. Humbuckers may act differently depending on how they're hooked up (2 wire, 4 wire, splitting coils, etc). I don't see where you attached what you've tried so far, maybe that'll help
the messurement from my pickups/ the switch and in the wiring diagram, I tried to integrate my pickups
the 58/158LT pickups
@somethingnicer I think I understand. The humbuckers are covered, making the slug coil difficult to measure. Ultimately, on the bass pickup, the white wire is the +, the cloth wire with the core is the -, and on the treble pickup, the black wire is the +, and the cloth wire with the core is the -. Conclusion: Connection 3 on the switch was fault: the wires connecting the two coils combined should be swapped to: the red wire + (screw coil) and cloth wire - (slug coil). My mistake was that I first connected the + to the +, the black wire + (slug coil) to the red wire + (screw coil).
I really appreciated the detailed breakdown of the wiring diagram for your PRS build! It reminds me of my own struggles when I attempted to wire a custom pickguard on my guitar. I had a similar experience where everything looked good on paper, but reality threw me some curveballs. The troubleshooting steps you shared are invaluable; I wish I had found this thread before diving into that project! Your willingness to share both the successes and challenges truly reflects what makes this community special—supporting each other through the ups and downs of guitar making. Keep it up!
Find a nice video to messure your humbuckers.
@lenchostander this is a great community, always people willing to help.