Passive Wiring and Finish Chipping

[metal_terrorist]

Hey all, I have 2 things I wanted some input on. ( pun intended )

1. Finish Issues - On my Silo, which is a '95, the paint is chipping off around the edges of the tremolo cavity ( on the front and back ) and around the edges of the recessed neck plate. It began when I was cleaning the guitar and used a thumbnail to get some dust out of the crevices and the paint flaked off. Is there some product/technique I'm supposed to use to prevent this or is it just brittle from age/environment? I've never regularly used wax/polish on my guitar. Maybe FastFret or an occasional polish. On the positive side, I've always wanted a natural look. Eventually it might come to that whether I want it or not.


2. Wiring Question - I have a DiMarzio Evo I'm going to install in the bridge of my Silo. Currently I have a Vol knob and a LP style ( sorry for the bad language ) 3 way toggle.

Eventually I'll add a DiMarzio Area 58 or Evo in the neck but for the time being my goal is to wire things up as follows:

'bridge' position is standard humbucker mode

'center' is coil tapped bridge humbucker and neck pickup

'Neck' position is just the neck pickup

I nearly over-googled trying to find this particular scenario and have found everything BUT this particular diagram. I know how to wire it with a blade switch or a standard DPDT toggle but the LP-style switch somehow eludes my comprehension. Can anyone help me out?

 

[Tim O'Sullivan]

I think the key is a double pole switch. Maybe you might have to use a different switch to get that configuration?

 

[beej]

Sounds like you want the same switching that's in the Petrucci.

For that you'll need to switch pickups and ground one coil from each p'up in center mode. A standard 3-way switch won't work. You'll need a 4PDT switch (12 lugs). You can probably get from from EBMM- same one that's on the Petrucci. While you're at it, ask for a Pet wiring diagram- should be the same for your Silo.

 

[metal_terrorist]

Sounds like you want the same switching that's in the Petrucci.

For that you'll need to switch pickups and ground one coil from each p'up in center mode. A standard 3-way switch won't work. You'll need a 4PDT switch (12 lugs). You can probably get from from EBMM- same one that's on the Petrucci. While you're at it, ask for a Pet wiring diagram- should be the same for your Silo.

Ok, thanks guys. I was trying to keep it simple and use aswitch I liked the feel of but like the song goes... you can't always get what you want.