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Question Converting Cutlass SSS to HSS

unclewally87

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<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m wanting to throw a humbucker in the bridge spot on my Cutlass SSS. I know I&#039;ll need to get a different pickguard as well as 500K pots. Besides those 2 things, is there anything else I need to be aware of to match MM&#039;s HSS specs?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Besides the pots, the HSS versions have a resistor wired to ground across the lugs of the switch where the singles are wired to reduce the load.<br /> <br /> That said, you don&#039;t necessarily need 500k pots for the humbucker, it&#039;ll just be a tad darker. In your shoes I might look for a humbucker that works well with 250k pots. Or ... another option is to find a single-coil sized humbucker, then you can keep your existing pickguard. For example, I have a Dimarzio Chopper in the bridge spot of my AL with 250k pots and it sounds fantastic. (I went down that same route ...)</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I was looking at a PRS 57/08. Not sure how those are with 250k pots.... It&#039;s not too much of a hassle to change those out anyway.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Double check your instrument is routed for a humbucker in the bridge. Early (2016) non RS models (produced before HSS was an option) were only routed for single coils.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">Thanks for the heads up. That is one of the first things I checked. It&#039;s a 2020 model so it&#039;s routed for HSS. I sent a message via the MM website asking for an HSS wiring diagram but have not heard back yet. Does anyone happen to have one?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I&#039;m looking for an Axis/EVH bridge hum bucker to do this same conversion on my Cutlass.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 66832" data-quote="unclewally87" data-source="post: 1076648" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1076648" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1076648">unclewally87 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Does anyone know if the pots are long or short shaft? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Probably short shaft. EBMM tend to use mini pots in their instruments, and pickguard mounted pots tend to be short shaft.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 1787" data-quote="beej" data-source="post: 1076630" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1076630" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1076630">beej said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Besides the pots, the HSS versions have a resistor wired to ground across the lugs of the switch where the singles are wired to reduce the load. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Do you happen to have a wiring diagram for that, and the resistor value? if you have a pic of the innards of the controls that would be awesome.<br /> Thanks in advance.<br /> Ben</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 72911" data-quote="Ben M" data-source="post: 1086640" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/goto/post?id=1086640" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-1086640">Ben M said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Do you happen to have a wiring diagram for that, and the resistor value? if you have a pic of the innards of the controls that would be awesome.<br /> Thanks in advance.<br /> Ben </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>EBMM use a 560k parallel resistor. Snd me a PM with your email address and I&#039;ll fire you the wiring diagram.</div>
 
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