Question Hi, Thank you for posting the Esquire wiring diagram/manual. I’m currently modifying a Squire Tele into an Esquire and I try to you use the Korean 3-way switch. Unfortunately, the soldering lugs are all on the same side. Puzzling!! Could you tell me what’s the right order. Hope to hear from you. Theo Answer […]
QUESTION: My new Seymour Duncan pickguard for my Stratocaster is a red devil in the neck, coil tapped from volume pot, a red devil middle, not coil tapped and a P-Rail in the bridge coil tapped from the first tone pot. My question is what are the exact color wires to use and where do […]
Here at Humbucker Soup, we love to answer reader questions, and when we get one that might interest our readers, we like to share it. Recently, we received a question that involves a modded Eldred modification that is a perfect example. Keep reading while we make a popular Esquire mod even better for some players […]
Queston: Hi, Do you have a wiring diagram for a telecaster guitar with a neck humbucker and bridge single coil? There is one volume and one tone pot and a 3 way blade switch. I wanted to know what value pots to use and the standard tone pot capacitor value. I have seen in some […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.