Wiring pickup to 3 way switch

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Bobby Harris
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Wiring pickup to 3 way switch

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Could anybody help me on wiring up a pickup on a 3 way switch this pickup up was in my rustler steel it was hooked up to a 3 way switch it worked fine it worked like a 3 way switch on a telecaster I put a new pickup in it I didn’t diagram the wires before I cut them I can’t get it wired back up right it has 4 wires one is a brown wire I know it is a ground the other wires is. Green yellow and blue any info would be apprieated thanks so much
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John Sims
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Will this help? I will also PM you some PDF files with different switch configs


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Post by D Schubert »

It would be helpful if you could share, what were the three functions or settings when the switch was working?
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Unfortunately wire colors are not standardised between manufacturers, You need to specify the brand of pickup
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