Thanks for the input guys. I never thought about the PTC not wanting to installing them because it's a non PRS pickup. I think I'm just going to do it myself. I understand the wiring, I guess I'm just a little nervous since I've never installed pickups before.
Don't be, we're here to help. The biggest difference may be different color wires between the pups. There's wiring diagram resources here that are very helpful and countless other sites.
Maybe this will help... Right now I have a broken arm and leg but ordered pups, switches, pots, knob, caps, and wire for a few guitars to tweak on while recovering. I have confidence in you!
Just make sure you have a soldering iron that has the wattage to melt solder on the back of a pot (where all the ground wires usually are soldered.) The pot body tends to absorb a lot of the soldering iron heat, so most small hobby soldering irons tend to have a hard time quickly melting the solder on the pot.Thanks for the input guys. I never thought about the PTC not wanting to installing them because it's a non PRS pickup. I think I'm just going to do it myself. I understand the wiring, I guess I'm just a little nervous since I've never installed pickups before.
I have a Hakko FX-888D soldering stationJust make sure you have a soldering iron that has the wattage to melt solder on the back of a pot (where all the ground wires usually are soldered.) The pot body tends to absorb a lot of the soldering iron heat, so most small hobby soldering irons tend to have a hard time quickly melting the solder on the pot.
I emailed BKP today about the polarity of the Silo's and this is what Tim had to say, "polarity is fixed internally by the bar magnet and the coils are symmetrically wound so the pickups can orientate in either direction without affecting phase."I've done Bare Knuckles into one of my SEs/ The question was polarity. I think PRS uses opposite polarity between the pickups, this won't be true for the BKs. With the coil split it takes a bit of doing. I ended up redoing the job a couple of times. It wasn't the end of the world.
We’re here to helpI have a Hakko FX-888D soldering station
I emailed BKP today about the polarity of the Silo's and this is what Tim had to say, "polarity is fixed internally by the bar magnet and the coils are symmetrically wound so the pickups can orientate in either direction without affecting phase."
Thanks again guys. I really appreciate all the info.
I have a Hakko FX-888D soldering station