[zozoe]

 Older 70's Dimarzio SDS1 wiring question~~
Hi. I recently picked up an older SDS1 that has a total of 4 wires: bare, black, green & white. It will be going into the middle position opposite 2 P90's. 10 different blogs have 15 differing answers as to what's what. I was under the impression that it was a single coil p/u, so I'm a little confused. Bare is obviously ground, but what about the other 3? Is one left taped off, & is there the option that there are two hots, with one of them being a lower output lead?
I'm lost...the p/u is in transit so I can't measure stuff. But what's the general layout of my four leads?
Thanks all~~

[DavidSchwab]

I’d guess the taped off wire isn’t connected to anything.


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[BluesJam]

The SDS1 is a single coil pickup.  Your pickup is not a SDS, it’s probably a stacked Humbucker like a HS 1,2 or 3.

[zozoe]

The HS's don't have the hex screws like mine.
Thanks

[BluesJam]

Wow.... that is strange.  Must be a very old design.  I found an old thread on the wiring.  https://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=106116. You should contact DiMarzio for a wiring diagram for the pickup.  The pickup probably has an internal tap, like the thread infers.

[DavidSchwab]

Some very old DiMarzio pickups used whatever cable they had at the time.


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