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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.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Les Paul — Modern wiring (2V2T). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
4× 500k audio
2× 0.022 µF tone cap

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
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

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50s wiring (2V2T)

3 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Les Paul — 50s wiring (2V2T). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
4× 500k audio
2× 0.022 µF tone cap

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
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

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Barebones (toggle only)

3 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Les Paul — Barebones (toggle only). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
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

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