QUESTION Name: Sean Hello, I came across your site while looking for information on shielding a Telecaster. I have a strange wiring situation and I can’t find any examples of it online. The black wire for my bridge pickup is connected to a metal piece that is connected to one of its screws. I’m wondering […]
Question Hey! I’ve been searching everywhere for an answer or ideas for a pickup related situation. I’m trying to wire up a Partscaster with a neck single coil (Strat style) and bridge humbucker (DiMarzio Super 3) using a Fender style 5-way selector (8-lug). I’d obviously like to be able to use the humbucker in series […]
Guitar cables are an important part of any guitar setup, but most of us don’t give them much thought as long as they aren’t giving us a problem. However, when it’s time to purchase a new one, you’re likely to find dozens of different brands, all with different price points, which might make you wonder […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of Fralin Pure P.A.F. pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. There is one master volume and one master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms. The selector is a standard three-way blade switch, as found in a Fender Telecaster. As with […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of Fralin Pure P.A.F. pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. There is one master volume and one master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms. The pickup selector in this case is a standard toggle switch, just as you would find […]
In this post, you’ll find the details to wire a set of DiMarzio Virtual Vintage54 Pro pickups in a standard Strat configuration with a slight modification. There is one master volume and two tone controls, one for the neck and middle pickups and one for the bridge pickup. All of the pots are 250K Ohms, […]
In this post, you’ll find the details to wire a set of DiMarzio Virtual Vintage54 Pro pickups in a standard Strat configuration with a slight modification. There is one master volume and two tone controls, one for the neck and bridge pickups and one for the middle pickup. All of the pots are 250K Ohms, […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of Gibson HB pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. Each pickup has a volume control, and there is one master tone. All three of these pots are 500K ohms. The pickup selector in this case is a standard toggle switch, just as […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of Seymour Duncan SM-2 Custom Mini Humbucker pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. There is one master volume and one master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms. The pickup selector in this case is a standard toggle switch, just as […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of Wolfetone Marshallhead pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. There is one master volume and one master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms. The pickup selector in this case is a standard toggle switch, just as you would find in […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a set of DiMarzio PG-13 humbucker pickups. This configuration is fairly straightforward. There is one master volume and one master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms. The selector is a standard three-way blade switch, as found in a Fender Telecaster. As with […]
In this post, you’ll find the details needed to wire up a DiMarzio D Activator in a single bridge pickup configuration. Here we have a master volume and a master tone. Both of these pots are 500K ohms.With DiMarzio humbuckers, the red wire is the “hot,” the green wire goes to the ground, and the […]