PRS CU 22/24 wiring

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Trying to install a BKP single wire and shield pup in my PRS. The PRS has a 4 conductor SD in it with ground wire to the pot 1 wire to a tab on the vol and 1 wire on the 3 way toggle. Help I only have 2 wires. Ground and positive.
 
Anyone? Even the PRS site and BKP site don't say anywhere. UGH
 
From what I know and on all of my prs guitars you can only use the braided pickups if you are using a three way pickup selector. If you have the 5 way selector rotary switch then you have to use the 4 wire pickups. From what I know you can't use braided with the 5 way selector and vice versa.
 
It has a three way selector/toggle I still can't figure it out. Going to open up one of my other guitars that only has a t and v and see what they do. This sucks.
 
The way mine was wired was both braids get soldered to the volume pot to ground the pickups then the inside wire goes to the pickup selector.
 
check out Seymour Duncan's website. Should have something that will match up for that. Braid should be ground and the other wire is hot so it should be fairly straight forward. Figure out from the Seymour site what was hot and ground and hook those up and you will be in business.
 
bigangryguitar":tnakiyeg said:
check out Seymour Duncan's website. Should have something that will match up for that. Braid should be ground and the other wire is hot so it should be fairly straight forward. Figure out from the Seymour site what was hot and ground and hook those up and you will be in business.
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The problem is that some PRSs use a multi-pole switching system that might either require a 4 conductor cable or changing to a simpler switch.
 
Burn":2359htsf said:
bigangryguitar":2359htsf said:
check out Seymour Duncan's website. Should have something that will match up for that. Braid should be ground and the other wire is hot so it should be fairly straight forward. Figure out from the Seymour site what was hot and ground and hook those up and you will be in business.
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The problem is that some PRSs use a multi-pole switching system that might either require a 4 conductor cable or changing to a simpler switch.
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That is true but I think his is wired like my singlecut rosewood with the 3way switch. I have a Rio Grand Genuine texas in the bridge that is a two wire pup (although I did mod it to split) but it worked fine in the first place before I did it.

_Shane
 
Shane, maybe you could take a pic of the control cavity? This sucks man I have wired tons of guitars and I guess I should just dig in there and experiment. Can't hurt anything.
 
ibenhad":3gc6ovbz said:
Shane, maybe you could take a pic of the control cavity? This sucks man I have wired tons of guitars and I guess I should just dig in there and experiment. Can't hurt anything.
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I am at work buddy but the hot is going to one leg of the three way switch and the ground is going to the middle of it. Should be simple but apparently not! I just used the standard PRS wiring diagram to figure it out.

_Shane
 
one thing I should mention as well, I had to flip the magnet in my Rio Grande pup to get it in phase with the PRS neck pup. Not a big deal but it may be required in this situation. If none of this helps check out www.vintagerocker.com forums, all the PRS guys that used to be on birds and moons are over there now and they know their stuff.
 
Thanks guys I will try it Sat morning. Wade from MCP responded to my email very quickly and said the same process to install. Great customer support.
 
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