All guitars › S-style

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.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Stratocaster HSS — Auto-split (super switch). Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

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

Every distinct sound this wiring produces, worked out from the circuit.
Sound	Switch setting	Hum-cancelling	Phase
Bridge humbucker	5-way super switch: 1	Yes	In phase
Bridge (split) + 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	—

Open this wiring in the app

Standard 5-way

5 distinct sounds.

Scroll the diagram sideways to read it. Stratocaster HSS — Standard 5-way. Drawn from the netlist: the wires cannot disagree with the circuit.

Parts

Neck single coil
Bridge humbucker (4-conductor)
Middle single coil (RWRP)
5-way blade
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
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	Yes	In phase
Neck	Selector: 5 (neck)	No	—

Open this wiring in the app

Something wrong, or missing?

A wrong diagram is worse than no diagram. If a lug, a colour or a sound looks off — or your guitar is not here — say so and it gets looked at.