LOCATING PICKUPS ON THE GUITAR
Determine where you want to locate your pickup(s). Then find the center line of the
neck and draw a center line on the body. Use the paper template on the back of this
sheet to locate the routing and the pickup mounting screw holes.
DRILLING PICKUP WIRE HOLE
If you are mounting the pickup directly on a wood body, you must drill a hole for the pick-
up wire. Use a 3/16” or 1/4” drill bit. If you have to drill through more than 2” of wood,
you should use a special 12” long drill bit, which is available at most hardware stores.
PICKUP WIRING
The shield wire always goes to ground. For standard humbucking operation, solder
the Red and White wire together. Solder the Green wire and shield to ground. The
Black wire is the hot output. See fig.1.
WIRING THE CONTROLS
You should install a ground wire that runs from the tailpiece or bridge to the control area.
Solder this ground wire to the back of one of the potentiometers. Be careful not to use
excessive heat when soldering to the potentiometers or switches as you may damage them.
CARVIN HB PICKUP WIRING INSTRUCTIONS
Red
White
Soldered together
and taped
Black - Hot output
Green
Shield
To ground
Shield
Coil Split
Switch
Red
White
To Ground
To Ground
Blac
k - hot output
Fig. 1
Standard Humbucking Operation with Coil Splitter
* If using two HB humbucking
pickups and one is out of
phase with the other, reverse
the black and green wires
for HB4, HB5, HB5W & HB6 humbucking bass pickups
