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Jaguar wiring

The Jaguar wiring diagram, plus all 3 sounds it makes — series, parallel, phase and hum-cancelling worked out for every switch position.

Vintage wiring (lead/rhythm + strangle)

3 distinct sounds.

updnupdnupdnupdn321321321NeckBridgeRhythm/leadslide switchNeck on/offslide switchBridge on/offslide switchStrangleslide switchRhythm tone (roller)ToneVolumeJack
Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Jaguar — Vintage wiring (lead/rhythm + strangle). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

  • Neck single coil (RWRP)
  • Bridge single coil
  • 4× DPDT slide switch
  • 2× 1M audio
  • 2× 0.01 µF tone cap
  • 0.003 µF strangle cap
  • 56k resistor
  • 1M linear
  • 50k linear (roller)
Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
SoundSwitch settingHum-cancellingPhase
Bridge + NeckRhythm/lead down · Neck on/off down · Bridge on/off down · Strangle downYesIn phase
NeckRhythm/lead down · Neck on/off down · Bridge on/off up · Strangle downNo—
BridgeRhythm/lead down · Neck on/off up · Bridge on/off down · Strangle downNo—
Silent (no output)Rhythm/lead down · Neck on/off down · Bridge on/off down · Strangle up——

Wiring list

Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.

  1. Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Bridge.
  2. Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Bridge to lug 1 on Volume.
  3. Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Volume to the sleeve lug on the jack.
  4. Solder a red wire from the hot lead from Bridge to down-row lug, pole A on Bridge on/off.
  5. Solder a green wire from the hot lead from Neck to middle (common) lug, pole A on Rhythm/lead (up = rhythm).
  6. Solder a gray wire from middle (common) lug, pole A on Neck on/off to middle (common) lug, pole A on Bridge on/off.
  7. Solder a gray wire from middle (common) lug, pole A on Bridge on/off to middle (common) lug, pole A on Strangle (up = cut).
  8. Solder a gray wire from down-row lug, pole B on Rhythm/lead (up = rhythm) to lug 2 (wiper) on Volume.
  9. Solder a gray wire from down-row lug, pole A on Rhythm/lead (up = rhythm) to down-row lug, pole A on Neck on/off.
  10. Solder a gray wire from down-row lug, pole A on Strangle (up = cut) to lug 3 (CW end) on Tone.
  11. Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Tone to lug 3 (CW end) on Volume.
  12. Solder a gray wire from middle (common) lug, pole B on Rhythm/lead (up = rhythm) to the tip lug on the jack.

Open this wiring in the app