Now that I've confessed and suitably admonished myself, I has got a questy-onie.

When I bought the wiring harness the listing said it was for single pickup guitars. Why can't I use it for two pickups though? I mean, I know it hasn't got a pickup selector or anything but, if I don't mind adjusting them both with the same volume and tone pots (both a500k pots with weird looking capacitors on each and a solderless connector for the pickup) why can't I use two pickups on it? I'm building a telecaster style guitar and to my (limited) knowledge they always have two pickups? 

I'd appreciate any help on this and, as always, really appreciate your time in helping me out.

Have a great day/evening all!

Bear

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I've got this one too which might help you identify the types of pickup I'm thinking of using.

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The silver braided wire on the bridge pickup in the pic looks like the plate ground. You need to disconnect this wire from the coil ground wire. Then add another wire to the silver braided wire to ground(back of volume pot or bridge-which ever is closest)

The bridge pickup's coil ground wire needs to be disconnected from ground(if it is connected) and wired to the positive/signal wire of the neck pickup.

The neck pickup's positive/signal wire is the insulated wire in the middle, looks like the insulation is white in the pic.

Then ground the neck pickup's ground wire to the back of the volume pot.

You'll have both pickups wired together in series.

Thanks Paul. I'll have to reread that several times to make sure I understand but I think I might have to photograph the wiring harness I bought too. It's a solderless connector so may change things? I'll take the photo(s) tomorrow though as not much light here for taking photos right now and I'm not able to get to it. 

So I need to snip the silver wire connected to the base of the bridge pickup and run it to the bridge with extra wire. Connect the ground wire of the bridge to the insulated white wire of the neck pickup. Connect the ground of the neck wire to the back of the volume pot. Did I understand right? If not I'll read it again and reply in the morning. I'm knackered and my brain doesn't want to work right now lol.

Thanks once again for your help and I hope you've had a good day and are doing well. 

Bear :o)

I think you got it. Haha

You haven't wired the bridge pickup in yet? If not, just snip that base plate wire and solder on a piece to ground, bridge signal to volume signal, twist the bridge pickup ground wire and neck signal(white) wire together, solder them and tape off and solder neck ground to back of volume pot. Zepplin 1, 2 & 3 tone. My Favorite.

You've lost me there lol. I'll photo the wiring harness later today and let you see what I'm working with. Hopefully that will simplify things!

I've not wired any pickups in yet. Not even started building the guitar lol. Something I need to get on the case of. These were just initial enquiries so I know whether to bother cutting out two pickup areas or just the one at the bridge. Thanks again for your help. I really appreciate it.

Okay, I'll have a look later.

Here's the wiring harness. Apologies if the photos aren't that great.

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The grey wire going to pin 1 of the volume pot is where the pickup signal wire goes to.

The black wire is for ground.

Is that for both of the pickups, Paul? Do I still disconnect the ground from the bridge plate of the bridge pickup and stuff?

Told you I cheated lol

You'll be wiring the bridge pickup signal wire to the volume pot(A500k) pin 1, bridge pickup coil ground wire to neck pickup white wire, neck pickup ground wire to black wire of harness plug. But the brdge pickup's bare plate ground wire will need to be snipped and a ground wire solded on and run to the bridge or black ground in harness.

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