[styphon]

So on my fender strat, which has Humbucker Singlecoil, Singlecoil, I decided to do something similar the one on alexplorer.net his "Black strat 2.0" version.

To sum up: He uses push/pull pots to do Series and Parrallel, he also has a phase switch for the middle pick up.

The differences: I have a HSS, also I had an ON/ON/ON switch with the humbucker. Also I used switches (DPDT ON/ON) instead of the two push/poll pots. Besides that, I wired it exactly as the page states.

My problem: The two series/parrallel *AND* phase switch turn off the sound completely depending on the what setting the 5 way selector at (specificily the bridge, bridge+mid, mid turn off during series switch, Mid, Mid+neck, Neck turn off with parrallel switch). What am I doing wrong? I tried removing both phase switches, still the series/parrallel switches turn off the sound completely in some of the settings. I also tried using my two tones as series/parrallel benders, *STILL* they would turn off the sound completely in some locations.

To add: i have 2 texas specials, the bridge is a pearly gates. The guitar goes completely quiet when I turn the phase switch(bridge) whenever it is in position 5 or 4 (bridge or bridge+mid). Also the guitar goes quiet in position 3,4,5 when i turn the parrallel blender all the way up.

I have modified the previous schematic and will send it if it would help.

 

[beavershit]

no one can help you without a wiring diagram. all I can really say is the best way to start isolating the problem is test your continuity on either side of each sodder connection. if thats fine then do continuity and resistance test on all the parts one by one. then start testing part chains. for example do a resistance check on a vol pot then do it again with one lead going to the far end of the wire wherever it goes and so on. also, is the guitar your trying to copy SSH or HH or HHH, think about it. I have a few ideas in my head of whats going on. mabey just slow down breath and look at it. really think about whats happening. if all else fails, go back to the way it was.

 

[styphon]

Here is what I am basing it on: http://alexplorer.net/guitar/guitars/black2.html

Here is my modified version:

I have tried removing the phase switch, and the series and parrallel still cause the guitar to be totally quiet.

 

[Valveking]

First, are they Active or Passive pickups?

Check your jack and make sure you haven't reversed polarity (hooked it up backwards) and check all your connections.

 

[styphon]

I doubt anyone cares but I went to the deaf eddie diagram-> http://www.deaf-eddie.net/drawings/strat-2pp-all-series.jpg PLUS Bridge on switch PLUS Parrallel/Coil Tap/Series switch and I had the problems, but the solution was easy. Apparently the Humbucker bare wire *must* be wired with the Humbucker ground wire to the Parrallel/Tap/Series switch. I am able to get everyone tone he mentions in his chart. Now just have to add a phase switch or two