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Topic: Fender Stringmaster pickups |
Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 5 Oct 2019 3:12 pm |
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I've been tasked with re-assembling what appears to be a '53 triple neck Stringmaster and I think I've got the wiring understood however each pickup has 3 wires- the 3rd wire comes from the bottom copper plate of the pickup. Should I tie all those together and then run to ground or just tie them together? (Not sure if the pickups are original or not).
Last edited by Jim Palenscar on 6 Oct 2019 8:00 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Michael Brebes
From:
Northridge CA
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Posted 5 Oct 2019 4:03 pm
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The wire from the copper plate should be tied to ground.
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Michael Brebes
Instrument/amp/ pickup repair
MSA D10 Classic/Rickenbacher B6/
Dickerson MOTS/Dobro D32 Hawaiian/
Goldtone Paul Beard Reso
Mesa Boogie Studio Pre/Hafler 3000
RP1/MPX100 |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 5 Oct 2019 9:01 pm
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| Thanks Michael. Would it be fair to assume that I could tie the ground wire from the copper plate to the ground side of the pickup base obviating the need to run 3 wires separately thru the guitar just to join them later? |
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 6 Oct 2019 9:39 pm
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| The stringmaster pickups are generally wired in series rather than parallel so keep the ground from the baseplate separate. |
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Rich Gibson
From:
Pittsburgh Pa.
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 3:59 am
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Hi Jim I sent you the wiring diagram for a triple via email
I couldn't get the link to work in this post but should work in the email
Hope it’s helpful |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2019 4:38 am
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| Great information- thanks so much! |
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