Need some help wiring my project

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 12:02:21 PM

I'm almost done with the finishing of my self built bass.

Now that I have to wait before I can start the polishing/buffing I have time to figure out how I'm gong to wire the thing...

I have two single coil G3 (or S1) pickups. One of them is reverse polarity. I bought them in the beginning of the BaCHbird project. With the idea to put them together as a humbucker. But the Artec turned out pretty good so I never used this pair.

Plus I have an Artec Mudbucker that I've been planning to use since I tested a Stagg EB0 type bass with the mudbucker at the bridge. I liked the effect of the mudbucker in that position.

I want to use a ~~five~~ six position rotary switch to choose the different combinations.
And one volume knob and one tone knob

But I have no idea how to tackle this

Can any of you guys help me out?

Here's a drawing I made with all the components I have :

and a pdf in vector format:

http://www.superfloor.net/bedrading zelfbouwbas.pdf

Highlander · September 28, 2010, 12:09:31 PM

Unless I've gone bananas, Rob, that's a six position switch...? it moves 5 times but has six positions... yes...?

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 12:34:12 PM

Excellent! That means I have one extra option to wire. :-)
Let me think; position 6 bridge pickup plus neck pickup?

exiledarchangel · September 28, 2010, 12:36:14 PM

I thought of something more simpler and much more practical than those dreadful rotary switches, but it involves the use of two 3-way switches instead. Are you interested on that? Or are you determined to use that rotary madness?

Highlander · September 28, 2010, 12:38:13 PM

Rob is terminally involved with those switches...

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 12:45:52 PM

Haha, I actually own only one bass with a rotary switch and that is the JCS with only three positions.
I really want to keep the top as clean as possible. So I'd rather have one rotary switch than two toggle switches...
I'm even going to hide the Tone pot on the back of the body

exiledarchangel · September 28, 2010, 12:47:20 PM

Hmmm, maybe a 3-way and a push-pull pot then?

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 12:57:36 PM

Is a rotary switch really that bad? I figured it's really handy for multiple connections?

Highlander · September 28, 2010, 01:02:57 PM

Looks fine on mine and its all a matter of esthetics - your looking at a hybrid LP, so it suits...

Before you do anything you need to connect everything up to a test rig so you can see what will be usefull sounds before going to the fun-and-games of the final wiring... I spent ages figuring mine out and then discovered a circuitry feedback issue...

I could figure out most of it... What are the resistance values of the pups...?

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 01:13:25 PM

Quote from: Kenny's 51st State on September 28, 2010, 01:02:57 PM
What are the resistance values of the pups...?

I don't know Kenny. I'm going to have to dig up my multimeter. Hope it still works...

Highlander · September 28, 2010, 01:22:54 PM

(tsk, tsk... amateurs...)

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 01:32:57 PM

the multimeter of this amateur is toast....

Highlander · September 28, 2010, 01:37:18 PM

Let me guess, some nice green fungus like material where the battery used to live...?

I'll go and play with my pencil and some paper - shouldn't make a massive amount of difference as your only using a master vol/tone...

Basvarken · September 28, 2010, 01:46:34 PM

No, I think it's the connectors/wires that have suffered serious abuse...

The Artec is really hot, I believe it's 30 K

The G3 pickup should be somewhere just under 10K.

exiledarchangel · September 28, 2010, 02:27:23 PM

It hasn't "all three" option, but it has "mud plus neck" that is much more useful. Take it or leave it, my head is about to explode!