Does anyone know how to wire a 3 way switch?

[Phaedrus01]

I apologise for my ignorance as I'm used to doing much more simple passive wiring jobs.

 

I'm trying to wire a 3 way switch that looks like this 

 

 

The wiring diagram that I'm following is this one

 

 

BUUUUT the colours for the wires on the diagram aren't the same as the pickup.

 

Those are listed on the box and look like this

 

 

 

 

Can anybody please help with what colour should go where? I know it should be a simple soloution, the pickup is an 8 coil pickup but can be split into using one of the pairs (turning it into a p style humbucker) the other pair (turning it into a reverse P humbucker) and all active for full 8 coil mode.

 

 

[ezbass]

I might be being daft here (or blind) but aren’t the yellow, green (pair one), brown & white (pair two) as shown in the diagram? The black wire in the diagram is your (surround) earth.

 

Edit: hang on, I see what you’re saying now, the actual colours of the pickup don’t match the box description and diagram 🤦🏻 (sorry, I’ve been slow here). If that’s the case, you probably need to contact the supplier/manufacturer.

Edited July 30 by ezbass

[Delberthot]

Im trying to figure out what's wrong between the diagram and the list of wires on the box as they match. 🤔

 

On the diagram I can see brown going to one side of the switch and yellow to the other. Then there's a red wire going to the volume pot.

 

White, green and black go to the bottom of the switch and then onto the back of the volume pot.

Edited July 30 by Delberthot

[Phaedrus01]

Thanks for the responses,

 

so if I'm following then it's white and green to the bottom and brown and yellow to the left and right lugs respectively. Just like the diagram.

 

Then wire the surround (earth) to where the black wire is in the diagram? 

[ezbass]

37 minutes ago, Phaedrus01 said:

Thanks for the responses,

 

so if I'm following then it's white and green to the bottom and brown and yellow to the left and right lugs respectively. Just like the diagram.

 

Then wire the surround (earth) to where the black wire is in the diagram? 

That’s the badger!

[Phaedrus01]

Brilliant! Thanks, it's time to see what an 8 coil stingray sounds like!

[Phaedrus01]

Just thought I'd post the finished product. 

 

 

American Ash stingray body in gloss

Musicman Hardware apart from Hipshot Ultralight tuners

8 Coil Herrick Pickup 

Controls are kill switch, then nfp filter preamp, then volume then 3 way switch (goes between 4 coil P humbucker, then full 8 coil, then 4 coil reverse P humbucker)

Finally Status graphite MM neck with J Bass nut width

[PaulThePlug]

Nice in Natural...

Is the Under Slung G not meant to go tother way round the peg?

[Phaedrus01]

Oh yeah! haha

[ezbass]

On 30/07/2025 at 18:12, Phaedrus01 said:

what an 8 coil stingray sounds like!

How does it sound?

[Phaedrus01]

I'm really pleased with the results. I'll have to get myself together and record some samples. 

 

The 8 coil pickup is very hot (not suprising) and full sounding. Then with the nfp you can get dub tones and most stuff in between as well as having an in built wah pedal if you wiggle the knob. But the graphite neck cleans everything up.