ASK HBS – DPDT Switch Coil-Split Modification
READER QUESTION: Is there a way to split a humbucker with a DPDT on/on/on 3-way toggle switch to get north coil-split/series (HB)/south coil-split… in any order? Thanks, Terence
CATEGORY: Guitar Electronics
Audio Taper vs. Linear Pots: Best Volume and Tone Controls for Your Guitar
What Does a Potentiometer Do in a Guitar? The main function of potentiometers is to control the tone and volume of the guitar. Pots work as variable resistors. For volume control, turning the volume knob increases or decreases loudness. For tone control, a capacitor combined with a pot filters out higher frequencies, resulting in a […]
ASK-HBS: Charvel with 1 Humbucker, 2 Single Coils And 3 Mini Switches
Question Hi Humbucker Soup, Can you please write up the wiring schematic or direct me to someone who can for my guitar? It’s a Charvel with 1 humbucker and 2 single-coils with 3 mini switches. The mini switches are single pole single throw. They have only 3 solder points on each one. I have been […]
ASK-HBS: 300K Pots – Jackson USA HT6FM
Question Message I read your article about 500K and 250K. Great read! I have a question that I hope you can help me with. I currently have a Jackson USA HT6FM (Misha model) with bare knuckle juggernaut humbuckers. It is my understanding it has 500K pots. I find them a little bit harsh and I […]
ASK-HBS – Recommend Capacitor For Bass Roll Off Modification
Question Hi Humbucker Soup, I asked a question about this last week on how this mod works. I have another question about the type of capacitor used (film, ceramic, PIO, etc.). For the usual treble mod where the capacitor is in parallel to the signal circuit, it seems that that type of capacitor may not […]
ASK-HBS – Charvel 6 Pack Of Sound Modification
Question Hi there, I think I’ve stumbled across the world’s most annoying wiring and my friends have told me I’m crazy for wanting this, but I was wondering if you could take a shot at it. It’s a modification to the Charvel 6 pack of sound. For reference, that’s bridge full series, inner coils in […]
ASK-HBS – Three Humbuckers With Dedicated Volume Pots – Wiring Diagram
Question Hello, I am trying to find a wiring diagram for 3 humbuckers (old style 1 hot and 1 ground) with 3 volumes and 1 tone or whatever will work with 4 holes. I need to use a blade switch 3 way or 5 way. It is for a student in my high school woodworking […]
ASK-HBS – Mojotone Mojo’Tron With Bass Rolloff
Question Hey I love your site! It’s very informative and super helpful, which I greatly appreciate. I have an upcoming project that I need help with for the wiring diagram. The pickups are Mojotone Mojo’tron (Filter’tron clone) and the wires are color coded as such: black (south start), white (south finish), green (north start/ground), red […]
Benedetto Pickups — The Ultimate Installation Guide
Let’s take a look at how to install any type of Benedetto pickups into your guitar. Bob Benedetto started making high-end guitars in the 1960s, and the trend continues to this day. Benedetto guitars are mostly acoustic, hollow body, or semi-hollow body guitars, so his speciality is humbuckers with warm jazz tones.
ASK-HBS – 1987 Ibanez 540P Superstrat Wiring
Question Hello, I’m trying to rewire the guitar I bought when I was 14, a 1987 Ibanez 540P Superstrat. The guitar now has a HSS setup with 1 500k volume knob, 1 500k tone knob, and 3 DPDT on/on/on 3-way microswitches. I bought a Seymour Duncan Invader for the bridge and Hot Rails for the […]
Seymour Duncan Custom 5 Coil-Splitting
This article will show you how to perform a coil-splitting modification on a Seymour Duncan Custom 5. The Custom 5 is described as similar to the 59 model, but with twice the output gain. The high output gain makes this humbucker perfectly suited for the coil-splitting modification. This post will walk you through this modification, […]
ASK-HBS – Start and Finish Wires of a 4-Wire Humbucker
Question Hi, Can you help clarify an issue for me regarding the start and finish wires of a 4-wire humbucker and what wire should be connected to which for a normal series output? Using the multimeter and iron bar method I can identify the start and finish wires for each coil of the humbucker I […]