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How to install

Helpful Instruction info

Please note that Pickup wire colors may vary so check with your manufacturer to confirm their color code. But this instruction we wiluse PRS's 85 color code

We want to show you the key parts you will be working with, and tell you the names so when we get to installing it, it makes sense!

Tailpiece Ground wire
Neck Pickup: Black = Hot wire "N+"
Neck Pickup: Green/White = Series link "NS"
Neck Pickup: Red/bare = Ground wire "N-"
Bridge Pickup: White = Hot wire "B+"
Bridge Pickup: Black/red = Series link "BS"
Bridge Pickup: Green/bare = Ground wire "B-"

Helpful tip

While pressing down the terminal button with either a flathead screw driver or your finger. Slide the exposed section on the wire in at an angle that matches the terminals slope. Test the connection by lightly pulling on the wire.

Neck pickup Install

Install your Neck Pickups "Hot" to the hole label "N+"

Install your Neck Pickups "Series link" to the "NS" holes

Finish the neck pickups installtion by adding the ground wires to the "N-" hole

Bridge Pickup install

Install your bridge Pickups hot to the hole labelled "B+"

Install your Bridge Pickups "series link" to the hole labelled "BS"

Install your Bridge Pickups "Ground" wire to the hole labelled "B-"

Earthing ground(s)

Install the ground wire coming from your guitars tailpiece to either of the holes label "1TG2"

if you have shielding add the wire(s) attached to it to the other unused hole

Before we finish the install

Adjusting VVC

All our Solderless kits include our VVC. (Volume voicing circuit) This switch allows you to switch between 2 voicings.

Down: Your Volume retains more low end as you use the Volume
Up: Your Volume retains more High end as you use the Volume

Adjusting the Single Coil EQ

You can adjust the EQ by using your fingers and twisting the spline so that the line is aimed at a number

1.OEM Tap: This position gives you the standard tap PRS designed to match their pickups
2.P90 Tap: This position is designed to give you a slightly more full single coil sound
3.Coil Cut: This position gives you a true single coil sound by cutting one of the coils completely

And thats it!

Test the controls before restringing the bass by lightly taping the pickups with a metal object.

Need help or have a question?

feel free to contact us [link at the bottom of this page] But here are some common issues you might run into

Need help with your pickup?

"My pickup(s) sounds weak"

- This is fairly common when one or more of your pickup wires is not properly seated, or can not make a proper connection. Make sure there is enough exposed wire and that the wire is properly seated in the terminal block.
"My pickup(s) wires are too small"
- If your pickup wires are too small for the terminal block we recommend bending the exposed wire over the covered wire, or wrapping it a few times to create more surface area.

It's not working or doesn't sound right?

The controls are scratchy when i use them"
- This usually happens when you have a wire(s) not making a proper connection in the terminal block. Make sure there is enough exposed wire and that the wire is properly seated in the terminal block.
"There is a bad hum that goes away if i touch the knobs."
- This usually happens when your tailpiece ground is not properly seated or missing.
- This can also happen if your guitar has sheilding in the cavity. You will want to add the wires attached to the shielding to the same hole as the tailpiece ground
"I cant get any sound from the thing"
- Make sure you put the pickup wires in the correct spot and that they are properly seated in the terminal block.
- Confirm that the exposed section of the wire is seated in the terminal block and not just the casing of the wire.
- Make sure that there is no environmental issue causing a short. An Example on this would be the Output jack, or switch touching the shielding in your cavity or an exposed pickup wire is also touching something other then the terminal block
"When I have the single coil switch at 3 and i turn it on. The volume drops
- This is normal. Because we are cutting a coil the output of the pickup is getting cut in half.
"My volume feels different then before"
- This is because of 2 factors.
  1. How we designed the volume and tone circuit. It's different from your stock circuit
  2. We use our own Audio pots. A lot of brands will use Linear in the volume.

Other issues

"My old knobs don't fit the pots"

We use 18 tooth "Coarse" pots. So if you have to order new knobs just make sure that they say they are either "18 tooth" or "Coarse knurled"