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Stratocaster HSS wiring
2 Stratocaster HSS 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.
Auto-split (super switch)
5 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
- Middle single coil (RWRP)
- Neck single coil
- 5-way super switch (4P5T)
- 2× 500k audio
- 0.022 µF tone cap
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge humbucker | 5-way super switch: 1 | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge (split, north coil) + Middle | 5-way super switch: 2 | Yes | In phase |
| Middle | 5-way super switch: 3 | No | — |
| Middle + Neck | 5-way super switch: 4 | Yes | In phase |
| Neck | 5-way super switch: 5 | No | — |
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 ground lead from Neck.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Middle.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Middle to the south start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Bridge to lug 1 on Volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Volume to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a white wire from lug 2, pole 2 on Selector to the north finish lead from Bridge.
- Solder a white wire from the north finish lead from Bridge to the south finish lead from Bridge.
- Solder a red wire from lug 2, pole 0 on Selector to lug 1, pole 0 on Selector.
- Solder a red wire from lug 1, pole 0 on Selector to the north start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a yellow wire from lug 4, pole 0 on Selector to lug 3, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a yellow wire from lug 3, pole 1 on Selector to lug 2, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a yellow wire from lug 2, pole 1 on Selector to the hot lead from Middle.
- Solder a green wire from the hot lead from Neck to lug 5, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a green wire from lug 5, pole 1 on Selector to lug 4, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 0 on Selector to common lug, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 1 on Selector to lug 1 on Tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 1 on Tone to lug 3 (CW end) on Volume.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Volume to the tip lug on the jack.
Standard 5-way
5 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Neck single coil
- Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
- Middle single coil
- 5-way blade
- 2× 500k audio
- 0.022 µF tone cap
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge humbucker | Selector: 1 (bridge) | Yes | In phase |
| Bridge humbucker + Middle | Selector: 2 | No | In phase |
| Middle | Selector: 3 (middle) | No | — |
| Middle + Neck | Selector: 4 | No | In phase |
| Neck | Selector: 5 (neck) | No | — |
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 ground lead from Neck.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Middle.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Middle to the south start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the south start lead from Bridge to lug 1 on Volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on 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 red wire from lug 1, pole 1 on Selector to the north start lead from Bridge.
- Solder a yellow wire from lug 2, pole 1 on Selector to the hot lead from Middle.
- Solder a green wire from the hot lead from Neck to lug 3, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 1 on Selector to lug 1 on Tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 1 on Tone to lug 3 (CW end) on Volume.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.022 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Volume to the tip lug on the jack.
Something wrong, or missing?
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