I'm wiring up a strat with 2 humbuckers. I'm using a tele 3 way switch with 1 vol and 2 tone. I've tried to find a diagram to match up but all I can find are strat wirings with one tone and I'm needing two tones. Here's a pic of what I have so far (conceptually). On another project the green and bare wires go to the back of the volume pot and the black to the switch lug. What I don't know how to do is do the tone correctly. Here's a pic with a mock up of what I have. Any help appreciated.
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Basic guitar wiring diagram with 2 humbuckers, 3-way lever switch, one volume and two tone controls. Typical two humbucker Strat style guitar configuration. Click diagram image to open/view full size version. Ready to get started? Don't forget the Wire, Solder, Shielding & Supplies. Copyright© GuitarElectronics.com LLC. Unauthorized replication is prohibited.
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You don't have to physically connect the green (ground) wires to each other. This diagram is showing that all of the grounds (green wires, switch, backs of pots, & output jack) are electrically connected. You could even accomplish it by connecting all of the wires (from pups, switch, jack) to the back of the vol pot and run a wire from back of vol pot to the backs of the tone pots. Just about any physical arrangement will work as long as all of the grounds are connected electrically.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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The tone works by having one part of the circuit connected to the variable part of the tone pot (the centre lug or wiper), and the other connected to either one of the two outer lugs. One of these is linked to ground and the cap is either between the pots, or between the lug and ground. The effect is the same regardless.
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If you are using linear pots, and tone pots typically are, you can use the either the center lug as the input and the outside lug as the output, or vice-versa and it will behave the same.
BTW - your second diagram looks correct, though it was not labelled and may not have been the easiest to read. I'm not criticizing, I'm just speaking from experience when you get the solder iron out and are trying to decipher your own drawing while guitar parts are melting... you get the idea.
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No that's not right. You've got the output of the switch bypassing the vol pot and going directly to the output jack (even though it is physically connected to the vol pot). Disconnect the wire coming from the switch to the middle lug of the vol put and connect it to the outer lug of the vol pot, keeping the wire to the output jack connected to the middle lug of the vol pot.Originally Posted by IanBallard
Rule of thumb... the more pot you have, the better your tone.
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