Been out of the game a while. Help with my guitar.

I used to play in a band years ago. I had a bunch of gear, several guitars, half stack, pedals, etc.. Well, long story short, I lost a lot of it in a flood 10 years ago. I still have one electric guitar (LTD MH-100) and my Yamaha acoustic.

I had kinda been looking around for a while in classifieds and the Facebook marketplace for a used amp so I can start playing again, but there was mostly overpriced crap, or full and half stacks that I really have no room or need for anymore. But yesterday I came across a good deal on a Marshall MG100 DFX combo. So I snatched it up, put strings on the 20+ year old LTD, and tried to start knocking the rust off (the guitar and my fingers).


While that particular guitar was not lost in the flood, it probably did get some moisture in it. It has been a wall decoration for the past 10 years so I never really assessed whether or not it still worked. When I plugged it up I couldn’t get any sound. I inspected the wiring and finally after wiggling things around I was able to get some sound. For some reason it only works when I lift up on the volume knob. So as a temporary fix I wrapped a piece of wire around the pot post in order to keep it propped up. I currently have a somewhat working guitar.

So after some further assessment, only my bridge pickup appears to be working, and my tone knob does nothing. So I want to try to replace and rewire at least the pots and toggle switch. Maybe upgrade the humbuckers, too. Which brings me to some questions. I was looking through he wiring diagrams on the Seymour Duncan website.

This is currently how the guitar is wired.


But then I noticed a few other options and was intrigued. What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of push/pull coil split pots? Would it be better than my current wiring? Should I do both pots? Just one?



Like the title suggests, I’ve been out of the guitar game for a long time and am kinda relearning this stuff. I can do the soldering and electronic work, that’s no issue.

Also, I may want to upgrade the old humbuckers. Especially if one doesn’t work. Was looking at the Seymour Duncan Alpha Omega’s. I like to play a mix of classic and new metal. They seem to have a few options out there. Thanks for any suggestions.