57/08 question

[David Hardie]

Greetings. I'm new to this site, so I hope I'm not stepping on any toes this being my first post.
I just picked up a pair of 57/08's for a new build. I've searched and searched trying to get the correct 411 without having to ask, but no luck........These Pup's are braided wire, but with an additional thin white wire besides the braided ground and the black hot wire. What is this thin wire for? Splitting HB"s or an additional ground? I've searched crosseyed for a wiring diagram. This build will be a 1 volume, 1 tone (push/pull), 3 way toggle....Appreciate thoughts, suggestions and links

 

[AP515]

IIRC the white is the split. Used with a push/pull.

 

[gush]

White wire is for coil split. Your pickups can not be used with rotary switch or 5 way blade. 3 way toggle only.

Prs website has all the schematics for all.models. you will want custom 22/24 or McCarty depending if you want treble bleed or not.

 

[garrettb]

They're wired like an old PAF but with a coil split added. Braid is ground/shield, black is hot.

White is the series connection between the coils. Leave it disconnected for humbucker. Connect to ground for screw coil or connect to hot for slug coil.

You can still wire them to blades, rotaries, whatever, but you can't do fancy stuff like series/parallel or electrically out of phase.

 

[David Hardie]

Thx for that input. I've built more than a few guitars the last 10 years or so, but I've never incorporated PRS and I've been wanting too for quite some time.......I see now that the white wire is the coil split and how it attaches to the push/pull tone pot in the PRS MaCarty diagrams. I'm not understanding what is the effect with this layout? I guess I'll see once it's hooked up......I've also read how it's suggested to not skimp on the resistors.......I's very much welcome any other suggestions or thoughts.....TIA

 

[AP515]

... I'm not understanding what is the effect with this layout?

The guitar operates as any double humbucker with the push/pull pushed in. When you pull it up it engages the single coils and you effectively get the same configuration but with half the buckers turned off. Gives it a bit of that single coil sparkle.