Basic Guitar Electronics XVI - Wiring of an Ibanez RG7321/RG320

[@TheHumanEwok]

I was having issues, but I didn't expect a video from 8 years ago to be so helpful THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@aaronstonebeat]

That is so nice to hear! Best regards,

[@chipcaronte]

@@aaronstonebeat ♥

[@DerredmaxTRIAX]

Aaron with out a doubt this is the best guitar wiring video I have seen on youtube, Straight forward to the point and easy to understand. I totally appreciate your time and research, thank you brother!

[@josuemarpe]

If it wasn’t for this video, I would still soldering and desoldering the normal switch that I bought without results. Now I know I should get a SC2505N switch. You saved my life and my Ibanez RGD320Z

[@flashy5150]

Count Dracula wires thee guitar --- hua ha ha ha ha haaaaah!!!

[@TMoody]

Thought the very same thing and knew that I could not be the only one....... good vid

[@gunsguitarsrccarz4131]

5ways hu hu hu..

[@BrianIglesiasROT8records]

LOL

[@volvot5turbo]

Man, thanks for this. Spent all day trying to wire my Ibanez up like this with my Pacifica 5 way switch and guess what......anyway, stumbled across your vid (thank God), and have now ordered the Ibanez switch. Life saver, many thanks 👍

[@aaronstonebeat]

Thanks for your comment! Best regards.

[@Baz97__]

The clearest, well thought out video I have seen on this, thanks for the (dated, but very valid) help!

[@Baz97__]

Just to clarify, which end is bridge and what is neck in this diagram? Getting a little confused on that

[@NicklausSIR2]

THAT explains why I get completely weird (and useless) combinations. I used the correct wiring diagram but didn't know it needed a non standard switch. Thanks for clearing that out !

[@Markleford]

Returning here to say thanks! I had a Cor-Tek 2502N in a Peavey Generation Custom EX that came wired incorrectly from the factory. This video helped a lot!

[@andythrall7552]

Awesome information, great video and explanation. Paid my dues trying to replace one of these "special" switches with a regular 5 way switch. Wish I'd found your video sooner.

[@blam3329]

This also works for the Sterling Axis S.U.B. It apparently uses Ibanez pickups - nobody else uses a blue wire. Well done, and thank you!

[@djangosfortress8306]

Hello Aaron/Marc, I had the same problem. I wanted to change the bridge pickup of my Ibanez SA 120 for a DiMarzio PAF Pro (DP-151), but the schematics from the Ibanez site are not correct. Luckily I found your instruction video. The wiring of the SA 120 is exactly the same as that of the RG7321. Ibanez uses a blue wire which is the same as the standard green wire of most other pickup branches. It is good to check the wiring and soldering on most Ibanez guitars, because it is mostly done in a very sloppy way and most of the wires are much too long. Nevertheless the quality of the used electronic parts is good. Thanks again for your good work, it was very helpful for me. Greetz, Hans (The Netherlands) Ps. The SA 120 is a great guitar for little money, It’s a pity that they don’t make them anymore!

[@99748518]

Thanks, man, perfect videos. And your voice help me to sleep too

[@DDStudia]

😂

[@PablOScar1]

¡¡Awesome video Marc!! While refinishing my SA120 (Also a HH with the 2502N switch), I'm trying to get even some more versatility out of it adding a push/push pot for single coils options and this video helped me a lot. ¡¡Thank you!!

[@bigbeef350z8]

Dude your voice is atrocious but I really don't give a fuck because this video helped me sooooo much! I can't thank you enough! I have a Dimarzio neck pickup and a Seymour Duncan bridge pickup. Unfortunately I'm using this switch and it's in an Ibanez RG220b. The wiring colors are all kinds of fucked up using two different color codes and the original Ibanez wiring attached to the switch.

[@kingcobtroy]

Oh this is exactly what i need already. Thank you

[@Freddhunterx]

x2

[@ve3vpc]

Great video, wired up my sons guitar in minutes, sounding great.

[@Hexspa]

9 Years later I'm rewiring it because I screwed up somewhere. My volume knob doesn't go all the way off. This diagram is the same as the IBZ_Dson one from DiMarzio. Gonna try it now.

[@aaronstonebeat]

Good luck!

[@Hexspa]

@@aaronstonebeat Oh, I did it! It was this diagram: d2emr0qhzqfj88.cloudfront.net/s3fs-public/diagrams/IBZ_DSon.pdf I bought these 9 effing years ago. Sadly, I didn't have proper tools. It was one of the most demoralizing and frustrating experiences of my life. So many burned insulators! This went much smoother. No bench so my back is sore but - hey - at least the electronics now work. Thanks for your help :)

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@Hexspa Great! Thanks for letting me know.

[@Freddhunterx]

hi I'm having the same problem with the volume knob. could you please tell me how did you solve it? thanks in advance

[@Freddhunterx]

​@@aaronstonebeat thank you for share your invaluable knowledge I wish you all the best

[@robertstonecipher187]

im getting some dimarzio pick ups super distortion and a AT-1 four condutors all i have to do is change the blue wire for a green one to use dimarzio on this diagram rite i think im rite ive been looking for a diagram with an exsplanation for this switch thank you i like the video its gona help me big time i hope i can use this like i said green and bare to ground on bridge and red and bare to ground on neck this is very clear im so glad i found this video

[@Hexspa]

6:01 Specifications.... takes some research. LOL When he says "research" it sounds like he killed someone to find out. Awesome vid man thanks.

[@mohitrahaman]

He Beat em with Stone, muhahahahahahahaa

[@wertherellerbrock]

Great as always! Priceless help! Thanks!

[@aaronstonebeat]

Apparently the difference is in the magnets; ceramic in the neck pickup and alnico5 in the bridge pickup. I'm not sure if there is a difference in resistance but usually bridge pickups have a little more resistance.

[@opeth888]

When you say: connector X goes to ground, do I need an extra cable to solder? What about Y and B get aligned together? Is it done automatically? Thanks

[@aaronstonebeat]

In both cases you need to solder a wire: between X and ground and between Y and B.

[@colneycottage5038]

Can you please show me how to do wiring of Jackson PS-4 pick up switch

[@aaronstonebeat]

Hi, I did a quick google search on that type of guitar and it seems to me it should be wired just like a stratocaster with a standard five way switch.

[@MIKETHEGUITARPRO]

Awesome! I just watched this video yet again and now I think I can hook up a blackouts modular preamp vol pot from Seymour! Thanks again!

[@FunnyManDan69]

Very imformative video but I still need a little help. How would I wire a Dimarzio 4 conductor neck humbucker with a Seymour Duncan 4 conductor bridge humbucker pickup ? Please help! Much advice will be much obliged, thank you! There's also a red wire and a black wire coming from the volume pot, the black wire is on ground and the red wire is on the side of the lug on the volume. Where would I solder these wires?

[@raileanmihai5281]

Hi Marc, I am swapping my pickups from my Ibanez rgt42 which has the exact same wiring in this video for a set of emg’s with solderless electronics. the thing what I’m trying to do is turn my 5 way switch into a 3 way switch, basically wiring only position 1, 3 and 5 and leaving the rest unwired since emg’s cant be coil tapped. Will the whole construction work if I wire only the Z,A,D and X palls of the switch and leave the rest of them unwired? I would love to hear your opinion on this and how to do better since it’s my first time swapping pickups. Btw great video, helped me clarify some questions ^^

[@aaronstonebeat]

Yes it would work but when I work it out I get this picture: - Hot of the bridge goes to A - Hot of the neck goes to C - The grounds go to ground, of course ;-) - D goes to the output via volume and tone controls. All of the other wiring can be ignored/left out. - Then in positions 1 and 2 you have the bridge pickup - In position 3 you have both - In positions 4 and 5 you have the neck pickup.

[@raileanmihai5281]

@@aaronstonebeat this is great, thank you so much !

[@aaronstonebeat]

I remember my own surprise when I found this 'reversed' connenction. I also seem to remember the color code was actually what Ibanez used.at one time. Apparently they used pickups wound in the same direction and reversed the connections and the polarity of the magnets for one of the pickups. But things may change. If you reverse the connection of one of the pickups you put it out of phase with respect to the other one; so if your guitar sounds alright the way it is be sure to leave it that way.

[@GeroLubovnik]

Thanks for sharing this. VERY helpful to understand this setup. Question: I have a spare Fender TBX tone pot laying around. Will replacing the existing 500k pot with the TBX help achieve more tonal variation, or will it screw things up? Thanks again.

[@aaronstonebeat]

Thanks for your comment! I'd say give it a try. One half works as a normal tone control (be it that it is 250K in stead of 500) and the other half takes away some bass frequencies; it is not difficult to hook up. And if you don't like it you can put the original back in.

[@traveleractual]

"position three is... outlandish." hahah, that made me crack up. good information here tho, thanks.

[@colneycottage5038]

Very useful...thanks bro

[@ottoolsen9560]

great informativ video !! this was made a long time ago!! are you up for a video on the connections on the ibanez RG series, with humbucker single humbucker setup, and how to rewire it if using the 4+g wire dimarzio pickups, im lost here, im getting some wierd ohm values, and im not sure on how they are supose to be conected series or paralell on the diffrent positions, Best Regards Otto

[@aaronstonebeat]

@ve3vpc Thank you for mentioning. I'm always worried I made a stupid mistake that I didn't notice. Apperently not in this case :-)

[@MIKETHEGUITARPRO]

Excellent vid bud! Time to experiment!

[@ahendowski]

Hi there. I have ibanez Quantum pickups from an Ibanez RG6003fm, and the wire colors are the same. However, the switch was wired completely differently. I can send you a photo if it helps how it was wired. Its a 2502N cortel 5 way, but i bought it used from someone and I'm not sure if they tried to wire it. Should your diagram be safe to follow? Appreciate any advice! New to this whole humbucker soldering stuff and of course my first attempt is with this one off 5 way switch 😅 Thank you!!

[@aaronstonebeat]

I'm quite certain my schematic is correct, several people have used it succesfully. If it was wired differently the guitar must have behaved differently.

[@ahendowski]

@@aaronstonebeat I think it did. I will redraw over your schematic how it was wired based on my photos and message you when it's done. If it's possible just looking at the schematic can you tell me how it behaved? I'm so curious what was going on. Lol I'm excited because I'm resoldering my guitar today!! This is the most helpful video

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@ahendowski If I have the schematic I should be able to deduce it. Thanks and good luck!

[@ahendowski]

Unfortunately KZbin is removing my comment with the link to the schematic. Is there anyway I can email you or message you somehow like on Facebook so I can send you the picture? I've tried posting the comment two times and it's getting removed

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@ahendowski Sure, mail it to [e-mail]

[@dariolosso8571]

If you were to change to a more popular set of pickups would you just be able to replace the switch for a more orthodox one to avoid the confusion?

[@aaronstonebeat]

Yes of course but you would lose the typical switching combinations. However, two pickups and a three way switch would work just fine.

[@christopherboxford26]

Where are these wiring diagrams that are so easy to find? I have an Ibanez RG3EXFM1 and couldn't find shit. Help someone!

[@aaronstonebeat]

This video (kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIPNlHhqr7-So7M) has a section that explains the different switching positions and they are the same as the ones explained in my video. So the wiring is the same as an RG7321/RG320.

[@daveelson213]

hi, im pretty much a novice when comes to wiring and soldering. i followed your advice and refollowed to make sure i connected everything as you said. so i solder all the wires in place, all strong bonds. put guitar cable in and great position 1 works great.. 3 and 5 work great.. 2 and 4... nothing, no sound whatsover. so again i rewatched to make sure every wire was in correct position... yup all good. i did notice that there was a lot of solder under the pins with look theyre touching the chassy of the switch, would this cause the problems with 2nd and 4th position. great video btw!!

[@aaronstonebeat]

Yes, if something is grounded when it shouldn't be, it won't work. Also: are you sure you are using the correct switch? Lastly: thank you!

[@daveelson213]

@@aaronstonebeat all I can say is, it has same number on the side 2505n.

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@daveelson213 That should be alright then.

[@Kolos87]

hi..how to wiring ibanez RG350MZ?..i've messed up the wiring :( thanks...

[@aaronstonebeat]

Glad to hear it, thanks!

[@Marsha11man]

Thank you very much, it is very helpful. Now i am understated why my guitar works not correctly.

[@Deebz270]

It might even work *incorrectly...* You never know.

[@kingcobtroy]

Really good video. Can you make a video on how to replace a 5 wsy switch in an ibanez rg350 dx please?

[@aaronstonebeat]

Thanks. I'd have to know the exact wiring but I think this video might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6aWoX9vmd18fqM

[@aaronstonebeat]

@SlapTabs Maybe the no. V video (Switches Fat Strat Coil Split) can help you? It's designed for 1 humbucker and 2 single coils but if you switch the neck pickup for a humbucker you're done. I don't know if you need the coil split-option; if so, do the same trick for the neck pickup as for the bridge pickup; if not you can just leave out that part of the design.

[@MsSeptiano]

what colour for hot neck man? tks for respond🎉

[@aaronstonebeat]

If it's the original Ibanez pickup I'd say it's blue. If it's another brand, it depends; different brands have different colour codings for the wires.

[@attilabalaton981]

I wonder if an additional coil split is possible with this swtich. I “wonder” because my brain’s just sending me “error” and “overload” messages even just trying to think about that wiring.

[@aaronstonebeat]

Not easily, the way I see it. But you could use a push/pull pot or an extra mini switch to connect W and Z to ground. That would turn the bridge pickup in a single coil in postition 1, both pickups in position 3 (same as 2 then) and the neck pickup in position 5. Don't sue me if I made a mistake here 😉 It would be relatively easy to try though.

[@attilabalaton981]

@@aaronstonebeat Awesome! Thank you so much for saving me from frying my brain cells :D I will definitely give it a try!

[@mehfuzhossain2237]

I tried this on my jackson dinky with dimarzio dp158 and dp215. the wires are slightly different than the ibanez pups. they have red, green, black and white instead of red blue, black and white. I assumed the green wire to be the blue wire mentioned on this video. after installing I have no sound on position 1,2 and 3! any idea how the dimarzio pups should be wired on a 5 way switch? thanks in advance

[@aaronstonebeat]

Mehfuz Hossain If I look at Seymour Duncan's color codes Dimarzio has green-white-black-red were Ibanez has blue-white-black-red. Does your Jackson have the special Ibanez switch mentioned in this video? With a standard five way switch this wiring won't work.

[@mehfuzhossain2237]

Marc van Oppen I have installed the 3 way switch and it works fine. i have a wrong switch. but you kept your video very simple. cheers

[@mitchbrashaw450]

how do you distinguish between neck and bridge pickups when they have been removed from the guitar?

[@aaronstonebeat]

@SlapTabs Did you try it?

[@waksunoto8064]

Tolong bisa buatkan skema rg 2520 shimamura?? Saya dari indonesia , please 🙏🙏🙏

[@waynechurchill7212]

instilling humberker neck and tv jones in the bridge what switch will need

[@aaronstonebeat]

I need more information to give you an answer; what do you want the pickups to do in how many switching positions? Do they go into an Ibanez RG320 of RG321?

[@gilbertgalvez4435]

Hi can you also make video wiring for s770fm thanks

[@aaronstonebeat]

I'd have to know what it is supposed to do. I think it's HSH?

[@MarcoCorato]

hello I have to wire a guitar like the rg2620e, I found the wiring on the ibanez website but i have a switch like fender, i would need the numbering and i can't find it. can you help me please?

[@aaronstonebeat]

I think the RG2620e has the same wiring as the RG320 so it would have to be the same switch: SC/2502N. You could use a mega switch; I have a video on that as well.

[@MarcoCorato]

@@aaronstonebeat thanks I will try with the megaswitch but it is difficult to understand which one to take, shaller makes many versions. I can find the sc / 2502n in china but shipping time 60 days

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@MarcoCorato As it happens I recently had a conversation about Schaller megaswitches; the type you need is M, it has 24 connectors.

[@MarcoCorato]

@@aaronstonebeat thanks

[@MarcoCorato]

@@aaronstonebeat Hi I found an Ibanez 3PS1JYM50 switch, do you know if it has the same circuit as the sc/2502n?

[@aaronstonebeat]

@ Orfila Llanos: I could but the wiring is the same as a telecaster.

[@maxmah3488]

would this work on an RG421 too or any Ibanez that has a 5 way switch?

[@aaronstonebeat]

I can't answer that from the top of my head, I'm sure it won't work for any Ibanez with a 5 way switch but I'll look into the RG421.

[@aaronstonebeat]

Yes, it looks like the RG421 has the same switching configuration.

[@travisschecter2022]

it didn't work for my rg421 unless if I did something wrong

[@aaronstonebeat]

Are you certain you have the SC/2502N switch and are you certain it is working properly?

[@travisschecter2022]

it's labelled 2502N and core-tek. i verified it's working same pinouts as your switch in the video. maybe i screwed up my poles on the pickups.

[@narenrai4884]

Please guide me with pickup wiring for ibanez prestige Jteam custom guitar with 5way pickup switch.

[@aaronstonebeat]

Mayby I can if I know what the components are and what they do: how many and what kind of pickups and what do they do when switched?

[@jasonlovi8745]

god damn, Christopher Walkin.

[@blazelarson1427]

I tried your diagram with 2 lundgrens in a 7620. According to their website, blue is hot, yellow and red tied together and green and bare to ground =series humbucker. Everything works and sounds good except the top neck series position. I can hear a faint signal/off. Soldering looks good and I used the correct Ibanez switch(3PS1SC5) new and sprayed. Any ideas how to fix top position?

[@aaronstonebeat]

That's a bummer. Do both coils make sound in position 4 when you tap them with something made of metal? I would check if both coils are OK by either disconnecting them and measuring the resistance or by connecting the pickup on its own.

[@blazelarson1427]

Thanks for responding, I’ll try to figure out if neck pickup is working correctly as you suggested. Maybe it’s the pickup.

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@blazelarson1427 If the pickup turns up alright, measure the connections in the switch.

[@blazelarson1427]

Marc van Oppen the pickups are good. Bridge 11K and neck 9K ohms. I’m not sure how to check this switch

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@blazelarson1427 Each position has specific connections. Check those with a multimeter or a battery and a small light bulb. If the switch is also OK the problem is in the wiring.

[@Sambaacianjur7150]

Thanks

[@sammykerr5312]

thanks Marc

[@eddiesilguero1060]

You sound like Swisgard and christoper walkens put together 😁

[@Sparkfriction]

i have massive ground problems with my rg7321 and the damn diagram from the ibanez site is not colored - useless... -.- thanks for the video!

[@jean-pauldehavilland6069]

is that your real voice?

[@catfreaks9774]

Potition 2 and 4 not hear the sound, whats wrong?

[@aaronstonebeat]

Give me some more information please. Is it an Ibanez and which type if it is?

[@jtfles]

ik heb dit gedaan! BEDANKT!

[@theotherhouse5910]

Dracula?!!!

[@ArtInfidelAlexander]

Great vid! Thanks :)

[@thrashfan4ever]

one two humbers ah ahahahahha

[@aandjayadipa6180]

Hay iam robot

[@apianik]

I listen to RG 320 FM. I have correctly wired all of the neck and bridge pickups. However, when I connect the X point of the selector to the ground, the 4th position of the selector is muted and does not work. Point 4 of the selector works when I remove X wear from the ground.

[@aaronstonebeat]

That is interesting. Are you certain the switch works as it is supposed to?

[@apianik]

@@aaronstonebeat Of course I added a new selector..

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@apianik I'll go through my schematic again when I have time but I'm quite certain it is correct; that is based on the research and thought I put in before making this video and the reactions to it so far.

[@Cam_B]

You. sound. like. this. when. you. talk.

[@freddycastro2375]

You’ll do better showing instead of dragging out your words really boring what are you smoking

[@aaronstonebeat]

Nobody forces you to watch, thank you very much.