Now take the Red and White wires that we soldered together in Fig 2 and solder them to Tab 5 on the Push-Pull pot (Fig 6). Now we will number the additional tabs on the Push-Pull pot, one through six (Fig 5). Wire these three tabs the same way as the original pot was wired (Fig 4). The Push-Pull pot will be larger and have more connection tabs on it, but you should be able to see the three that were on the original. Fig 3įirst, change the standard Volume pot to a Push-Pull pot. If you need step-by-step instructions for this part, take a look at the Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB Wiring Diagram (Fig 3). The Bare and Green wires are often soldered together (Fig 2). We then use the Black wire as the Hot, and the Green as the Ground. The standard way to wire the SH-4 JB is to solder the White and Red wires together. The bare wire is a shield wire that always goes to Ground (Fig 1). The Green and Red wires go to one of the coils while the White and Black wires go to the other. Since we’re going with the SH-4 JB, however, we already know. If you wanted to do this modification with a pickup other than the SH-4 JB, you would first need to figure out which of the colored wires go to each coil. This design allows you to pull out or push in the shaft of the pot to toggle the switch. The Push-Pull SwitchĪ Push-Pull pot is a standard Volume or Tone control, with a switch built into it. Guitars that have pickguards with a lot of open space underneath are candidates for the toggle switch, but be prepared to do some irreversible drilling.
You will need to check your guitar before you decide which switch to use.Ī toggle switch would be wired the same way you would just have the added challenge of installing it in your guitar. The downside to the push-pull pot is that the switching mechanism requires more space than a standard Volume control. You can use a mini-toggle switch, however, if you prefer.
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For this article, we are going to use a push-pull pot because it allows our mod to be reversible. The SwitchĪlmost any coil-splitting modification requires a switch. It features an AlNico 5 magnet and adjustable pole pieces. It outputs lots of volume and remains clear, even when heavily distorted.
The Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB is one of Seymour Duncan’s most popular pickups. Single-coil tones are typically brighter and more precise than the warm and smooth humbucker sound. Two coils are usually used in a humbucker pickup, but a switch can be used to turn one of them off, giving you access to single-coil tones. In this post, we’ll be walking you through the coil-splitting of a Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB.
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