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Jazzmaster wiring

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

Dual circuit (lead/rhythm)

3 distinct sounds.

updn321gnd321Circuit selectorslide switchRhythm tone 50k0.022 µFNeckBridgeToggleLead tone 1M0.033 µFJack
Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Jazzmaster — Dual circuit (lead/rhythm). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

  • Neck single coil
  • Bridge single coil
  • 3-way toggle
  • DPDT slide switch
  • 2× 1M linear
  • 1M audio
  • 0.033 µF tone cap
  • 50k linear (roller)
  • 0.022 µF tone cap
Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
SoundSwitch settingHum-cancellingPhase
NeckLead toggle: rhythm (neck) · Circuit selector downNo—
Bridge + NeckLead toggle: middle (both) · Circuit selector downNoIn phase
BridgeLead toggle: treble (bridge) · Circuit selector downNo—

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 second leg of 0.022 µF to the ground lead from Neck.
  2. Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Bridge.
  3. Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Bridge to the second leg of 0.033 µF.
  4. Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.033 µF to the sleeve lug on the jack.
  5. Solder a red wire from bridge lug on Toggle to the hot lead from Bridge.
  6. Solder a green wire from middle (common) lug, pole B on Circuit selector to the hot lead from Neck.
  7. Solder a gray wire from out lug on Toggle to lug 1 on Lead tone 1M.
  8. Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Lead tone 1M to the first leg of 0.033 µF.
  9. Solder a gray wire from down-row lug, pole B on Circuit selector to neck lug on Toggle.
  10. Solder a gray wire from up-row lug, pole B on Circuit selector to lug 1 on Rhythm tone 50k.
  11. Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Rhythm tone 50k.
  12. Solder a gray wire from middle (common) lug, pole A on Circuit selector to the tip lug on the jack.

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