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Modern HH wiring

7 Modern HH 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 (1V1T)

3 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — Modern wiring (1V1T). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
2× 500k audio
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 (1V1T)

3 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — 50s wiring (1V1T). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
2× 500k audio
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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Modern + treble bleed

3 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — Modern + treble bleed. Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
2× 500k audio
0.022 µF tone cap
1 nF treble bleed cap
120k treble bleed resistor

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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Bridge coil split (push-pull)

5 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — Bridge coil split (push-pull). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
DPDT on-on (push-pull)

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) · Bridge coil split down	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: middle (both) · Bridge coil split down	Yes	In phase
Bridge (split) + Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: middle (both) · Bridge coil split up	No	In phase
Bridge humbucker	3-way toggle: treble (bridge) · Bridge coil split down	Yes	In phase
Bridge (split)	3-way toggle: treble (bridge) · Bridge coil split up	No	—

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Series/parallel switch

4 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — Series/parallel switch. Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
DPDT on-on (push-pull)

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) · Series/parallel down	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker in series	3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) · Series/parallel up	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: middle (both) · Series/parallel down	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker	3-way toggle: treble (bridge) · Series/parallel down	Yes	In phase
Silent (no output)	3-way toggle: treble (bridge) · Series/parallel up	—	—

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Phase switch

4 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — Phase switch. Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
DPDT on-on (push-pull)

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: rhythm (neck) · Bridge phase down	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: middle (both) · Bridge phase down	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker	3-way toggle: middle (both) · Bridge phase up	Yes	Out of phase
Bridge humbucker	3-way toggle: treble (bridge) · Bridge phase down	Yes	In phase

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Superstrat (1 volume)

3 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Modern HH — Superstrat (1 volume). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck humbucker (4-conductor)
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
3-way toggle
500k audio

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Neck humbucker	Selector: rhythm (neck)	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker + Neck humbucker	Selector: middle (both)	Yes	In phase
Bridge humbucker	Selector: treble (bridge)	Yes	In phase

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