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Les Paul wiring
3 Les Paul wirings side by side, each with its full diagram and every sound it makes — series, parallel, phase and hum-cancelling worked out per switch position.
Modern wiring (2V2T)
3 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
- Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
- 3-way toggle
- 4× 500k audio
- 2× 0.022 µF tone cap
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck humbucker | 3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker | 3-way toggle: middle (both) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker | 3-way toggle: treble (bridge) | Yes | In phase |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.022 µF to the second leg of 0.022 µF.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.022 µF to the south start lead from Neck.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Neck to the south start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Bridge to lug 1 on Bridge volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Bridge volume to lug 1 on Neck volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Neck volume to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Bridge to the south finish lead from Bridge.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Neck to the south finish lead from Neck.
- Solder a red wire from the north start lead from Bridge to lug 3 (CW end) on Bridge volume.
- Solder a green wire from the north start lead from Neck to lug 3 (CW end) on Neck volume.
- Solder a gray wire from bridge lug on Selector to lug 2 (wiper) on Bridge volume.
- Solder a gray wire from neck lug on Selector to lug 2 (wiper) on Neck volume.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Bridge tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 3 (CW end) on Bridge volume to lug 1 on Bridge tone.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Neck tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 3 (CW end) on Neck volume to lug 1 on Neck tone.
- Solder a gray wire from out lug on Selector to the tip lug on the jack.
50s wiring (2V2T)
3 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
- Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
- 3-way toggle
- 4× 500k audio
- 2× 0.022 µF tone cap
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck humbucker | 3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker | 3-way toggle: middle (both) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker | 3-way toggle: treble (bridge) | Yes | In phase |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.022 µF to the second leg of 0.022 µF.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.022 µF to the south start lead from Neck.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Neck to the south start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Bridge to lug 1 on Bridge volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Bridge volume to lug 1 on Neck volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Neck volume to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Bridge to the south finish lead from Bridge.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Neck to the south finish lead from Neck.
- Solder a red wire from the north start lead from Bridge to lug 3 (CW end) on Bridge volume.
- Solder a green wire from the north start lead from Neck to lug 3 (CW end) on Neck volume.
- Solder a gray wire from bridge lug on Selector to lug 2 (wiper) on Bridge volume.
- Solder a gray wire from neck lug on Selector to lug 2 (wiper) on Neck volume.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Bridge tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Bridge volume to lug 1 on Bridge tone.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Neck tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Neck volume to lug 1 on Neck tone.
- Solder a gray wire from out lug on Selector to the tip lug on the jack.
Barebones (toggle only)
3 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
- Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
- 3-way toggle
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neck humbucker | 3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker | 3-way toggle: middle (both) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker | 3-way toggle: treble (bridge) | Yes | In phase |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Neck to the south start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Bridge to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Bridge to the south finish lead from Bridge.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Neck to the south finish lead from Neck.
- Solder a red wire from bridge lug on Toggle to the north start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a green wire from the north start lead from Neck to neck lug on Toggle.
- Solder a gray wire from out lug on Toggle to the tip lug on the jack.
Something wrong, or missing?
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