5427 hollister avenue, santa barbara, ca 93111
tel 805.964.9610 fax 805.964.9749
www.seymourduncan.com
Wiring Diagram for
Pickup Models:
The basic installation steps include:
1. Remove the strings from your guitar.
2. Remove the pickguard, or mounting ring, and control plate cover from your guitar.
3. De-solder the original pickup’s wires and be sure to remember where they were
connected.
4. Remove the original pickup from the pickguard or mounting ring.
5. Install the Seymour Duncan pickup into the pickguard or mounting ring.
6. If your original pickups were passive, remove the original pots and output jack,
and replace them with the provided 25k pots and stereo output jack---you
can re-use the capacitor from your tone control.
7. Install the new 25k pots and stereo jack, and connect them as shown, depending
on your control set up. If your guitar is already equipped with 25k pots,
and has active pickups with quick connector cables, then you can simply unplug
the original active pickup from the quick connector, and plug in your new
active Blackout using the quick connector plug that is located on the bottom of
each Blackout. In this case you would not use the standard output cable coming
from the bottom of the Blackout. Instead, you will simply wind it up and insulate
the end of the cable. It can sit in the pickup cavity beneath the pickup. If there is
no room for the unused cable in the pickup cavity, the cable may be cut shorter,
and then insulated.
8. Tin the wires from your Seymour Duncan pickup, and then solder them in place
9. Connect the red wires from all pickups to the red wire from the battery clip.
10. Connect the black wire from the battery clip to the ring terminal of the
output jack.
11. Re-attach the pickguard or mounting ring to the top of the guitar, and replace any
control panel plates.
12. Re-string your guitar and adjust the pickup height so that your pickups balance
with one another. The bridge pickup should be between 1/8” and 1/16” from the
strings when they are pressed down at the highest fret---then adjust the neck (or
neck and middle) pickups to get an even output balance.
Congratulations on your purchase of a fine, hand-built, Seymour Duncan electric guitar pickup! Installing
this pickup in your guitar isn’t rocket science. And, if you’re already handy with tools, it’ll be a snap for
you–and fun too! But if you have no experience handling red-hot soldering irons, you’d be well advised
to take your new pickup and your trusty guitar to a qualified guitar tech.
BLACKOUTS
TM
HEAVY METAL
AHB-2 Active Humbuckers
2 Volumes, 2 Tones
LONG SHAFT POTS ARE AVAILABLE
If you have a guitar that requires long-
shaft potentiometers we will gladly send
you four long-shaft pots (with all of the
nuts & washers) free of charge.:
U.S. CUSTOMERS
email your shipping address to:
or call (805) 964-9610 ext 501
NON U.S. CUSTOMERS
Visit our website to obtain the contact info
for the Seymour Duncan distributor in your
part of the world: seymourduncan.com.
Using the quick connector system
Leave the connector in place for high-output mode.
Remove the connector for normal output mode.
RED wire must be on the LEFT.
