Wiring 5-Way Rotary Switch for 1990 PRS

[PRSman]

OK, I'm nearly at wit's end, and I figured I should ask here to see if anyone can help me out. I was lucky enough to have PRS custom-make me a replacement 5-way rotary switch for my 1990 Custom (which is different than every other 5-way switch PRS has ever built). However, I am now frustrated since my tech couldn't figure out exactly how to wire the switch in and get the sounds you're supposed to get. PRS provided me with wiring diagrams, but according to my tech they were rather vague (ie: one position is labeled "Strat", but doesn't tell you what the pickup configuration should be). Can anyone direct me to a PRS Specialist who would be able to wire this switch the proper way? This is the only part of my 1990 PRS that's not original (other than the nut being replaced with a new PRS nut), and I want the guitar to match original specs. The original 5-way had been replaced with a 3-way toggle and the old 5-way switch was unusable (it was stripped out). I sent the original 5-way rotary for PRS to duplicate, and now I want it installed with the proper switching options intact. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
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[Jim Collins]

What are the pickup selections you want, out of this switch? Over the years, PRS has changed the pickup selections, a few times, and I don't know what is considered stock for a 1990.

[Dan Desy]

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Can anyone direct me to a PRS Specialist who would be able to ...
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Jim's your man. Heck, he's our own personal PRS technical specialist. :dude:

[PRSman]

Jim's your man. Heck, he's our own personal PRS technical specialist.
Boy Dan, you weren't kidding!!! Jim is the most knowledgable person I ever dealt with when it comes to PRS electronics. JIM'S THE MAN!!! Thanks Jim, I owe you one! ROCK ON!!!
:dude:

[Big Norm]

Boy Dan, you weren't kidding!!! Jim is the most knowledgable person I ever dealt with when it comes to PRS electronics. JIM'S THE MAN!!! Thanks Jim, I owe you one! ROCK ON!!!
:dude:Did dan send you a wiring diagram?
i ask coz ive got a 90 standard and it doesnt sound right on a couple of settings
i want to check my wiring out but the local guys havent got a clue
They're prs dealers too http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif

[Dan Desy]

Dan didn't send him anything...

Jim is da man you need to talk to!

[Jim Collins]

Did dan send you a wiring diagram?
i ask coz ive got a 90 standard and it doesnt sound right on a couple of settings
i want to check my wiring out but the local guys havent got a clue
They're prs dealers too http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif
What are the sounds you are getting?

PRS sent Tom a diagram that had one setting I didn't expect. I thought that a PRS guitar that old would have had the power out of phase selection -- both full humbuckers, in series with each other, with one out of phase. Gibson forced PRS to stop using this selection, but I don't know when that happened. This diagram featured the full bridge humbucker in series with the inside coil of the neck pickup, with that inside coil out of phase. I have no idea what that would sound like, but it won't be hum cancelling (odd number of coils).

Anyway, the five sounds on that guitar will be:

10 - full bridge humbucker
9 - full bridge humbucker, in series with the inside coil of the neck pickup, with the neck pickup coil out of phase
8 - inside coils in series, in phase
7 - inside coils in parallel, in phase, with a .001uF capacitor bleeding some highs to ground
6 - full neck humbucker

Does this sound like yours?

[PRSman]

Did dan send you a wiring diagram?
i ask coz ive got a 90 standard and it doesnt sound right on a couple of settings
i want to check my wiring out but the local guys havent got a clue
They're prs dealers too http://forums.birdsandmoons.com/forum/images/icons/icon6.gif Hi Big Norm,
PRS had originally supplied me with the wiring diagram that covers the 5-way switching for 1989-1990 PRSi, but my tech was having trouble making sense out of it, which is where Jim came in and provided superb detail on how to wire the switch properly. I can forward the emails and schematics to you if you would like. ROCK ON!!!
:dude:

[Big Norm]

Hi Big Norm,
PRS had originally supplied me with the wiring diagram that covers the 5-way switching for 1989-1990 PRSi, but my tech was having trouble making sense out of it, which is where Jim came in and provided superb detail on how to wire the switch properly. I can forward the emails and schematics to you if you would like. ROCK ON!!!
:dude:hi prsman
that would be brilliant if you dont mind
ive had the same problem with the prs dealer in exeter he spent four hours scratching his head trying to get my guitar to sound right..

special thanks also goes to jim collins.......... ive have absolutely no idea why it sounds wrong on a couple of settings it just does..hopefully a wire diagram and a meter i'll get to the bottom of it..:D

[Jim Collins]

This is a crude representation of PRSman's switch.

http://home.comcast.net/~jlcollins/PRSSwitch.jpg

The different colors for the jumpers are not significant. They are only there if a line crosses another line.

The little capacitor between M5 and B5 is a .001mF cap.