mod wiring for 1527, any solution?

[7-request]

hi, newbie here,..

i was wondering, can i use (pickup selector) position 1= neck Hum-series,
pos 2= neck coil split(single coil mode),
pos 3 = to coil of inner hum neck and brigde,
pos 4 = brigde hum coil split(single coil mode),
pos 5 =brigde hum series.
and without using the pot that have coil tap, just modifying the original wiring? how the diagram will be?

i want a single coil sound,

i have no idea/technical expertise on electronical wiring, i did wiring EMG's on my other guitar, that was simple wiring

 

[Drew]

Hmm. Is it possible? Of course.

What I did to a 7620 I used to own, however, was a slightly better solution, IMO - I rewired it like a stock JS-100. So, I pulled the 5-way, replaced it with a three way, and put a push/pull coil tap on the tone pot. This gave you

(tone pot down)
1 - neck hum
2 - both humbukers, in parallel with each other
3 - bridge hum

(tone pot pulled)
1 - neck first coil
2 - neck and bridge leading coils, out of phase
3 - bridge leading coil

Diagram's readily available on the ibanez site.

 

[7-request]

thanks drew,..

but like i mention, without the push/pull (coil tapper) pot,...
i like to do it with coil tapper either,.. but.. damn man, overhere, that coil tappers are hard to find, i have been looking around for that particular thing,...

u got to understand, i am living in small country, in small country side as well,..
not much musical instruments store here(only two stupid store that sells very cheap guitar and that guitar have been in display for ages)
i cant go online just to order that thing, right? then ship it from US or UK or japan to my stupid hometown... shiping fees will take 10 times of its price

others?? any solution?

 

[Drew]

try www.ibanezrules.com - Rich is my go-to source for parts orders. I'm not sure what shipping would run to, erm, wherever you are - where exactly ARE you? lol.

 

[7-request]

jambi,
it take less than 15 minutes to go everywhere in this town(by motorbike), and 30 minutes just to go around and show you the town,.. a whole town, believe me
i guess i live in hell, lack of musical instrument resource,..

i wish i live in japan... (

 

[Digital Black]

Cutting off one coil really makes a humbucker sound crappy ( it's not designed to be a single coil, I.E. noise, severe output dropoff).

** Instead- wire it for phase, acts like a single and closely sounds like one , but still retains the benfits of a humbucker.

My ultimate wireing scheme on my old washburn was- 5 way normal. push/pull on volume for bridge phase, and push/pull on tone for "neck on always" This let me use any combo along with the neck. This axe was HSH.

 

[Drew]

A lot of modern humbuckers are designed so that they CAN function in single coil mode - not quite as well as a proper single, but still totally useable. My Air Norton 7 sounded amazing coil tapped, in that aforementioned 7620. Tone Zone a little less so, but I was never totally sold on that pickup.

The sound of a parallel hum is definitely more singlecoil-esq than a serial humbucker, but it's not quite as open and bell-like as a true single or a coil-tapped humbucker, and the response is different. If you're a humbucker sort of guy, a parallel humbucker is a better answer, but I've always been more of a singlecoil sort of guy.

Anyway, Sephi, you just mentioned two of the primary weaknesses of ANY single.

 

[Leon]

i should try something like that. the only two positions i ever use on my 7621 are the bridge position and the neck/parallel. the neck/series sounds a bit muddy for me, and the others just lack the punch of the bridge.

 

[Digital Black]

I love the sound of a single. But only when the preamp is super clean or with chorus and reverb.
I actuall prefer HSS guitars but there are few with this config in a 7..

 

[ajdehoogh]

(tone pot pulled)
1 - neck first coil
2 - neck and bridge leading coils, out of phase
3 - bridge leading coil

Drew- With the tone pot pulled in postions 2 and 3 do you mean with the outside coils? Or the coils facing towards the headstock?

Thanks.

 

[Drew]

Well, when I had mine done, it was with the coils facing towards the headstock, on the wiring dude's recommendation. This gives you a better single coil sound for each, strattier in the neck, and, well, let's not even talk about the bridge. . I'd imagine both inner coils would sound better for the middle position, but you'd lose some of the neck single magic.

-D

 

[7-request]

hmmmm, i guess, my setup for pickup selector cant be done,..

i'll try to get that coil tapper next year with dimarzio or SD pickup, to replace those stock ibanez pickup,..

having 7 string is ruin my life here,..
the sales guy in my local store doesnt even know that dimarzio 7 or SD 7 pickup exist,...
he said, that 7 string pups are costum made for K7 or UV only...

hmmm, what do you guys think about bartolini 7 string??? is good or bad? never heard of it for guitar,...

 

[Drew]

A few guys use them here - Jim777, maybe? Says they're quite good, especially in conjunction with an internal preamp.

It might be possible to wire it the way you're hoping to, I just wouldn't know for sure. Try Jemsite, maybe? There's a lot of tech-y guys there who might be able to help you with a diagram. FrankFalbo in particular is a veritable fountian of wisdom (and also a bartolini player)

-D

 

[Digital Black]

I've been tring to work it out ( and I'm going under the assumption you are going to using Dimarizo's- different manufacturese use different color wires).

tring to draw it out-it's not really working with the stock Ibanez mega switch.

It would be easier if I could physically do it-

 

[7-request]

thanks alot drew and sephiroth000,... but iam far from the earth of guitarisme (i really dont know what those mean, just saying thoug, does is have meaning??)...

i'm still starring at 1527 diagram that i found in Ibanez US site,...

try to figure it out...

 

[Digital Black]

thanks alot drew and sephiroth000,... but iam far from the earth of guitarisme (i really dont know what those mean, just saying thoug, does is have meaning??)...

i'm still starring at 1527 diagram that i found in Ibanez US site,...

try to figure it out...

Honestly, if you can understand the OEM wiring, this new setup won't be easier.
Get the pickups or parts you want , and just take it to a tech.

 

[7-request]

how come the v8-7 only has 3 wires???? my yamaha stock pickup has all 4 wires??
isnt it wired??? i guess only EMG that has 3 wires, hot ground and battery??

and 8 legs switch is a mega switch?? how bout my yamaha switch, it has more leg, like 20 something???

 

[Digital Black]

how come the v8-7 only has 3 wires???? my yamaha stock pickup has all 4 wires??
isnt it wired??? i guess only EMG that has 3 wires, hot ground and battery??

and 8 legs switch is a mega switch?? how bout my yamaha switch, it has more leg, like 20 something???

notice all wiring diagram on the Ibanez site a labels wrong-both pips are labeled "neck".
The V8 and V7 pips, are cheap and stinky.
The 8 tabs on the Ibanez switch are actually a set of two. The first and last 4 are a switching set. But that does not mean each set is for one pickup-wireing is always mixed up. It's one of the most frustrating switches I've had to learn.
Other 5 ways give you the same options but make it easier to run different configs.
IMO the Ibanez 5 way is one of the best both in durability, feel, and contact noise. Others disagree..

 

[7-request]

i've been looking around, my yamaha switch was just like ibanez jem switch,... 16 leg,..
4 pole,... replace it with 3 way, thanks to Emg pickup,... then lost that megaswitch,..
man, its true,.. its frustrating, i still cant figure it out, i try to compare with H-s-H diagram,.. still cant figure,

i might just stay in stick for a year till i get coil tapper and new pups tho'...