Prs wiring diagram and what parts are used

[Big Norm]

Ive just bought an old hamer special as a temporary stop tailed guitar til I can afford another prs (please dont flame me, im only little) :D

Ive always loved the five way rotary/sweet switch and want to rewire the hamer in the same way.

Any idea's what and where I can get the needed parts?

Has anybody got an old sweet switch with the little inductor lying around?

What value volume pot should I use?

Any hints and tips for the wiring would be appreciated

[FrankiePRS]

Hey Norm - we're cosmically connected brother... not only do we have "sister" guitars, but I've been looking at the Hamers all week thinking the same thing... they have some killer tops, too! keep me posted on the progress - I'm afraid I'm not much help here, except to tell you I bought a sweet switch straight from PRS a few months ago.

[Brian]

I'm assuming you have buckers in there (the special also came w/ P90s). You'd need 500k pots, and I believe the sweet switch is available aftermarket through PRS. As for a wiring diagram, it depends on how your pups are wired, with that info, I'm sure someone can help ya.

[Big Norm]

Hey Norm - we're cosmically connected brother... not only do we have "sister" guitars, but I've been looking at the Hamers all week thinking the same thing... they have some killer tops, too! keep me posted on the progress - I'm afraid I'm not much help here, except to tell you I bought a sweet switch straight from PRS a few months ago.now im getting scared !!
you warent found abandoned on a doorstep and adopted were you? :D
There's something cool about this hamer.... its 25 years old, beat up but still sounds sweet. the neck is so small, but its great to play.
Hamers were never popular in the uk coz they never had a decent distributer.
so i managed to pick this one up for £175 (about $310).
once ive got the wiring sorted its gonna be a great little back up guitar.
The neck and body is honduras mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard, ive got a couple of dimarzio's to slot back in there, coz the originals have long gone
all i need is help with the wiring diagram and the project will be complete:dude:

[Jim Collins]

You won't really need a wiring diagram. The current PRS switch has a PCB attached that tells you what to do. It has labels on all the holes, including outputs to the volume and tone controls. Those get wired up as with any guitar, although PRS also includes a 180pF treble bypass cap on volume pot, across the hot and wiper lugs (the other lug is bent over, and soldered to the pot casing).

The brand of pickups you choose will have different color coding that PRS pickups, so once you know what you are going to use, we can work on the color coding.

[Big Norm]

You won't really need a wiring diagram. The current PRS switch has a PCB attached that tells you what to do. It has labels on all the holes, including outputs to the volume and tone controls. Those get wired up as with any guitar, although PRS also includes a 180pF treble bypass cap on volume pot, across the hot and wiper lugs (the other lug is bent over, and soldered to the pot casing).

The brand of pickups you choose will have different color coding that PRS pickups, so once you know what you are going to use, we can work on the color coding.hi jim
thanks for the info
are you refering to the rotary pickup switch?
if so where is the best place to order one?
many thanks

[Jim Collins]

I am referring to the PRS rotary switch, the one that is currently being fitted in PRS guitars. You have to get this critter from PRS, as it is proprietary. This switch has an attached PCB that relieves you of the responsibility of soldering jumper wires to switch lugs. Of course, you have to be satisfied with the five sounds that switch gives you.

www.guitarelectronics.com (http://www.guitarelectronics.com) sells a couple of rotary switches, and they tell you that you can get PRS style switching, but it isn't the same. The PRS switch is a a 6P5T (6 pole, 5 throw) switch, whereas both of the switches that Guitarelectronics sells are 4 pole switches (one is a 5 throw, and the other is a 6 throw).

The Guitarelectronics switches are definitely cheaper than a switch from PRS. They also have no attached PCB, which means the jumpering is your responsibility. It also may mean increased flexibility.

I'd recommend deciding which five or six sounds you want, and then deciding which switch would be best. Once you have them sorted out, I can help with the switch.

[aleclee]

are you refering to the rotary pickup switch?
if so where is the best place to order one?You can order one through any PRS dealer. The "big guys" often stock such parts.