Any wiring experts who can help me?

[drbassman]

The mudbuckers from my EB-3L were rewired for a bunch of switches and coil tapping, etc., etc.  I'd just like to return it to the original 2-wire set up.  Anyone here who can help out?  They work just fine but they each have like 4 wires coming out of them!

[exiledarchangel]

You mean both the mudbucker and the minibucker have 4 wires? That must be a custom pickup job. What color are the wires?

[dadagoboi]

I wondered what all those switches were for!

[Pilgrim]

The Dimarzio Model One in my '64 has four wires...I'll bet that if you check their wiring diagrams the four wires split out the same way.

Two possibly relevant documents:

http://www.dimarzio.com//media/diagrams/4Conductor.pdf

http://www.dimarzio.com/media/diagrams/ModelP.pdf

[Highlander]

Re your MB - sounds like Joe's coil tap type mod - you just need to make sure which "pair" go together and wire them in series - my only word of warning is re the output - the biggest surprise I had with mine was the significant increase in output when I reversed the phase of one coil from standard, so you may need to play her before you permanantly wire in - stock output was the quieter of the two...

Someone here will be able to let you know the standard resistance of the bridge pup and again I must presume that the wiring will be as above - in series and in phase...

[chromium]

Yeah - what Ken said.

Each coil in the mud measured about 15K, and when wired up stock with the two coils in series it measured ~30K.  This was a late-60s version, but I think yours would be about the same.  If you have some way of posting a picture of the business side of things I might be able to tell you what wire goes where.

The minibucker also has this?  That's a new one for me, but same deal there I would imagine.  I'm not sure what those should normally measure on a good day, though.  Shows how much I value that pickup!   

[Highlander]

On my original both white wires were paired and the only ones that came out to the connection point were black...

[dadagoboi]

My original '67 minibucker measures 6.98k

[exiledarchangel]

Yes typical minis are on the 6,5k-8k range. Somebody did naughty things to this old lady!

[drbassman]

OK, here you go.  The pups each have 5 freakin' wires!!  Help this poor woodworker, I don't want to have to send these out for surgery!

[Lightyear]

Might help to post some pics of the pickups?  Could it be that these are after market and not original?

[drbassman]

Doh!  I forgot the pictures!!! Nope, these are genuine Gibson, just some Franekstein electrician got into them deep.  Red, green, purple, yellow white!!!!!  Yikes.

[Pilgrim]

It's ALIVE!!!

[drbassman]

It's ALIVE!!!

 

[drbassman]

I wondered what all those switches were for!

No idea, I cut the little buggers out after only playing it once.  I'm a minimalist, I just don't desire all of these switches.  When I want variation, I spin the dials on the Mesa.