Restoring a guitar need to knowhow to wire 1 humbucker vol ton & kill switch

[IbanezFreak777]

Hi all
I am currently restoring an old Hondo H-1 you may have seen it in
http://www.jemsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60987

I want to know how to wire it up with 1 humbucker Ibanez V1
a vol knob tone knob and I want to install a kill switch aswell to be able to quicker turn on and off the humbucker. And wire it all up to the jack socket.

If anyone could point me in the right direction that would be really helpfull

Thanks

[horstausmforst]

I'm assuming your V1 is the 3-conductor version, so you could use

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...1vol_1tone.pdf

with some small changes for your V1:

Duncan Green+Bare -> V1 Bare
Duncan White+Red -> V1 White (Just tape it off)
Duncan Black -> V1 Red.

If the pickup sounds weak, try exchanging the red and white wires of your V1. V wire colours were not always consistent.

You could then add the kill switch between hot+ground at the output jack or at the volume pot.

[IbanezFreak777]

Originally Posted by horstausmforst

I'm assuming your V1 is the 3-conductor version, so you could use

http://www.seymourduncan.com/support...1vol_1tone.pdf

with some small changes for your V1:

Duncan Green+Bare -> V1 Bare
Duncan White+Red -> V1 White (Just tape it off)
Duncan Black -> V1 Red.

If the pickup sounds weak, try exchanging the red and white wires of your V1. V wire colours were not always consistent.

You could then add the kill switch between hot+ground at the output jack or at the volume pot.

Although I may seem like I know what im talking about I really don't the Ibanez V1 Pickup has 3 wires comming out of it WHITE, RED, silver (uncovered)

can I still use this diagram ????

Thanks for your help thus far, its appreciated

[horstausmforst]

Although I may seem like I know what im talking about I really don't the Ibanez V1 Pickup has 3 wires comming out of it WHITE, RED, silver (uncovered)

Yeah, that's exactly what I assumed!

Just use the diagram and adapt it for your V1 by using the the 3 "rules" in my first answer and it should work fine.

[IbanezFreak777]

Ok I have set it all up, and got the wiring right. But...

Since i have not got the tremelo on, its hard for me to test the signal, but i just stuck this guitar next to another and strummed the strings.

My kill switch works and flicks the sound on and off, the volume works and I am guessing the tone also.

The only problem I am having, is that when I touch the tone i get a noise, kind off like when you touch the end of the jack plug. What could this be from...???? Apart from that it all seems to work..

If anyone could give me so ideas as to why this is happening that would be great

Thanks