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RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:42:09 +0000

@lenchostander this is a great community, always people willing to help.

RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 16:43:32 +0000

https://youtu.be/7UfxQBhqen8?si=TmWvrr-NfRt8oeNC

Find a nice video to messure your humbuckers.

RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

LenchoStander — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 10:02:19 +0000

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!

RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:46:27 +0000

@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).

RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:40:11 +0000

the 58/158LT pickups

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RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 07:35:06 +0000

the messurement from my pickups/ the switch and in the wiring diagram, I tried to integrate my pickups

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RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

SomethingNicer — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 19:03:00 +0000

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

RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:29:33 +0000

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RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:27:07 +0000

This is the switch from schaller 5 megaswitch P. The orignal inventer is eyb. Eyb megaswitch

RE: wiring diagram for my prs build

Benjamin Schwillens — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:20:53 +0000

@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