Standard Stratocaster Wiring Scheme
Note about strat tone caps:
Using a smaller value of capacitance allows for a brighter sound. Because the voltage produced by the guitar pickup is very small (usually less than one volt at full volume), the capacitor's voltage rating is not significant, unless there are dimensional limitations to consider when mounting.
| Pickup Selector Switch Position |
Neck Pickup |
Middle Pickup |
Bridge Pickup |
Tone Control In Effect |
| Position 1 |
|
|
ON |
No Tone Control |
| Position 2 |
|
ON |
ON |
T2 |
| Position 3 |
|
ON |
|
T2 |
| Position 4 |
ON |
ON |
|
T1 & T2 |
| Position 5 |
ON |
|
|
T1 |
* Common tone cap values include .022µF, .047µF and .1µF
Modified Strat Wiring Scheme for Dual M&N Taper Blend Pot
Note about dual M and N taper blend pot:
It is important to connect to the correct terminal numbers on both sections of the dual pot. At the center detent position the M section measures 250kΩ from terminal 1 to 2 and 0Ω from terminal 2 to 3, while the N section measures 0Ω from terminal 1 to 2 and 250kΩ from terminal 2 to 3.
| Pickup Selector Switch Position |
Neck Pickup |
Middle Pickup |
Bridge Pickup |
Blend Pot Effect |
| Position 1 |
ON |
|
ON |
Turn blend pot CW off Detent to fade out neck (Full CCW is silent) |
| Position 2 |
ON |
ON |
ON |
Turn blend pot CW off Detent to fade out neck (Full CCW is silent) |
| Position 3 |
|
ON |
|
Middle pickup only (slight change in tone with blend pot change) |
| Position 4 |
ON |
ON |
ON |
Turn blend pot CW off Detent to fade out neck (Full CCW is silent) |
| Position 5 |
ON |
|
ON |
Turn blend pot CW off Detent to fade out neck (Full CCW is silent) |
* The master tone control is in effect for every switch position and all pickups at once.
* The volume pot works normally
* "CW" = clockwise, "CCW" = counter-clockwise
Standard Les Paul Wiring Scheme
Note about tone caps
Using a smaller value of capacitance allows for a brighter sound. Because the voltage produced by the guitar pickups is very small (usually less than one volt at full volume), the capacitor's voltage rating is not significant, unless there are dimensional limitations to consider when mounting.
