Pickup Wiring

[BugWizeR]

Ok, I have an Epiphone Les Paul, wired:
Tone pots - center grounded and to volume ground, cap to volume outside.
Volume outside cap, center pickup hot lead, but I did not ground outside to case, only to tone ground.
I also have not connected both pickups to each other (hope this makes sense), tried to keep seperate. I ohmed just now and they are connected somewhere.



Just the top volume/tone is adjusted in diagram except pickup(center)/switch(outside) wires are reversed for no volume cutout on center position. I cannot hear the treble problem that is talked about.

 

[shadowfire90]

Re: Pickup Wiring

Whoever did that diagram originally must have been inebriated or something. Luckily I got you covered. I really want to re-draw my own 50s diagram as this is just an older diagram I use for reference.

Why I question their sobriety is
the top in the diagram tone control done the "1960s way"
the bottom one in the diagram done the 1950s way
ground is ground no magic about that

This will work
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this is the difference of tone capacitor hook ups and a great explanation. From 60s to 50s it's moving the capacitor around really. It does impact the tone absolutely for the better. Some people complain about when you turn the volume down slightly or tone down slightly it affects the guitar. I keep everything at 10 and hardly ever drop my volume down myself so it's a get a cake and eat it or however the saying goes.
https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/29161-mod-garage-three-ways-to-wire-a-tone-pot