Connectors for 4-wire cables?

[SteikBacon]

Does anyone have recommodations about connectors for pickups. EMG and Others already use some. Need something to connect pickup to electronics. Connectors between cables are what I'd like. This way I can ship out presoldered "pickguards", and with this option customers are able to easily mount into guitar without pickguards.

4-wire + ground. So need 5 connections..

[copperheadroads]

Molex connectors like Gibson use
Manufacture Part#: 51021-0500
Manufacture Part#: 50079-8100
http://www.mouser.com/ProductDetail/...b8Lhd0ObZT6A==

[David Schwab]

I've used the EMG type. You have "pins" which crimp onto the wire, and then a "housing" which houses the pins (The pins are the sockets), and "headers" which are the male plug part on the pickup.

The Jameco part numbers are:


Pins part# 100766

https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/st...gDrillDownView


Housing, for 5 pins (4 conductors, plus ground)


163686

https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/st...gDrillDownView



The crimping tool is:

159266

https://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/st...gDrillDownView

Then you need the headers on the pickup end. These are soldered to a circuit board. I used to use a small piece of perf board.

Headers come in straight, or right angle (like EMG) and are in strips that you cut apart.

https://www.jameco.com/z/RMH26-Heade...l_2076869.html

It's not terribly hard to do, but not trivial either. I stopped using the connectors, but I think I'm going to return to using them.