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WIRING DIAGRAMS

Acousti-Phonic with Quickswitch

The standard way of wiring the Acousti-Phonic, same as in the manual with the addition of the optional QuickSwitch for mag/both/acoustic.

Acousti-Phonic Kit

The standard way of wiring the Acousti-Phonic, same as in the manual, with the Acoustic Pot with Mid/Dark Switch and a QuickSwitch (PK-0240-00 or PK-0340-00).

Powering Active Pickups

The standard installation for active pickups like EMG's.  Shows how both the Acousti-Phonic and active pickups can run off the same battery source, from 9v ot 18v.

Hexpander First Row

These connections are on the Hexpander's pass-through connector to the Acousti-phonic when they're piggybacked together, so they're the same as the standard installations for the Acousti-phonic.

Hexpander Second Row

The standard connections for the Hexpander pickups, optional switches, and volume pot.

Pin 7 Harness

Connect the Pin 7 harness in Hexpander-only installations so that mag and acoustic are available on the 13-pin connector. Note this requires the addition of an acoustic volume pot, or you can omit the pot and get acoustic out at full volume all the t

Passive Volume Kit

This is how you install the Passive Volume Kit (PE-0400-00) when only using a set of ghost loaded saddles or a ghost loaded bridge without a preamp.

TRS Jack

This operates the Acousti-Phonic in Mono mode only with power switched by the Ring and Sleeve contacts of a standard, stereo, TRS jack.  This may be a useful option for guitars that can't use the Stereo Switched Jack, such a those with a deep barrel

Switched Barrel Jack

This is a solution for guitars with deep barrel jacks.  The Switchcraft Switchjack has four lugs like the Stereo Switched Jack that comes with the Acousti-Phonic, but the switch works in the opposite way, so it can't be wired the same.  This wiring d

Mag Bypass Stereo Jack

The mags go straight to the ring of the Stereo Switched jack, instead of going through the Acousti-Phonic (true bypass).  There is no blended (mono) mode available in this configuration.  When you insert a stereo 1/4" plug you get mags on the Ring an

Acousti-Phonic with Tone Control

Add a tone pot to the ghost acoustic volume. Note that players sometimes add this thinking they will need it, and never use it because they love the Acousti-phonic sound the way it is. Try the Acousti-phonic first without a tone pot, and add it only

Push Pull as a QuickSwitch

Use the switch in push/pull pot as the QuickSwitch but the push/pull has only 2 positions so you get mag/acoustic instead of mag/both/acoustic.

Mag Bypass Push/Pull - Scheme 1

This bypass switch can be installed if you would like connect your magnetic pickups directly to the output (bypassing the Acousti-Phonic) and simultaneously forcing the board to stop consuming battery power. This can be used in the case that the batt

Mag Bypass Push/Pull - Scheme 2

This bypass switch can be installed if you would like connect your magnetic pickups directly to the output (bypassing the Acousti-Phonic) but will keep the battery connected when in the bypass mode. This will more applicable for live performance. The

Blend Pot

Wire a blend pot to an Acousti-Phonic.  It's the same as a regular Acousti-Phonic installation, only the mag pot is reverse-wired to work in the opposite direction.  Note that you actually get more control over your sound with separate pots because i

Dual Jack Mag Bypass

Mags go straight out to one 1/4" jack (true bypass) and acoustic goes to another 1/4" jack, the Stereo Switched Jack that comes with the Acousti-Phonic.  The Acousti-Phonic is help in mono mode by grounding the ring contact permanently, but the only

Dual Jack Blend

Dual jacks with blended signals are available when a mono plug is inserted in the Stereo Switched Jack only.  When a mono 1/4" plug is inserted the second jack (also a Stereo Switched Jack), mag is on the first.

Acousti-Phonic with Quickswitch

The standard way of wiring the Acousti-Phonic, same as in the manual with the addition of the optional QuickSwitch for mag/both/acoustic.

Acousti-Phonic Kit

The standard way of wiring the Acousti-Phonic, same as in the manual, with the Acoustic Pot with Mid/Dark Switch and a QuickSwitch (PK-0240-00 or PK-0340-00).

Pin 7 Harness

Connect the Pin 7 harness in Hexpander-only installations so that mag and acoustic are available on the 13-pin connector. Note this requires the addition of an acoustic volume pot, or you can omit the pot and get acoustic out at full volume all the t

Passive Volume Kit

This is how you install the Passive Volume Kit (PE-0400-00) when only using a set of ghost loaded saddles or a ghost loaded bridge without a preamp.

TRS Jack

This operates the Acousti-Phonic in Mono mode only with power switched by the Ring and Sleeve contacts of a standard, stereo, TRS jack.  This may be a useful option for guitars that can't use the Stereo Switched Jack, such a those with a deep barrel

Switched Barrel Jack

This is a solution for guitars with deep barrel jacks.  The Switchcraft Switchjack has four lugs like the Stereo Switched Jack that comes with the Acousti-Phonic, but the switch works in the opposite way, so it can't be wired the same.  This wiring d

Mag Bypass Stereo Jack

The mags go straight to the ring of the Stereo Switched jack, instead of going through the Acousti-Phonic (true bypass).  There is no blended (mono) mode available in this configuration.  When you insert a stereo 1/4" plug you get mags on the Ring an

Blend Pot

Wire a blend pot to an Acousti-Phonic.  It's the same as a regular Acousti-Phonic installation, only the mag pot is reverse-wired to work in the opposite direction.  Note that you actually get more control over your sound with separate pots because i

Dual Jack Magnetic

This clever circuit requires a second Stereo Switched Jack.  When you plug into the second jack, you get your magnetic pickups straight out (true bypass).  Acoustic sound in available on the first jack but the second jack empty, the first jack has bo

Dual Jack Mag Bypass

Mags go straight out to one 1/4" jack (true bypass) and acoustic goes to another 1/4" jack, the Stereo Switched Jack that comes with the Acousti-Phonic.  The Acousti-Phonic is help in mono mode by grounding the ring contact permanently, but the only

Dual Jack Blend

Dual jacks with blended signals are available when a mono plug is inserted in the Stereo Switched Jack only.  When a mono 1/4" plug is inserted the second jack (also a Stereo Switched Jack), mag is on the first.