Three Humbucker and Resonator Wiring Diagrams
Choose your kit or your setup on the right
Choose your kit or your setup above
- Hot (signal)
- Ground
- Tone capacitor, typically 0.022–0.047 µF
- Drawing
- Three humbuckers, 3-way switch, 2 volumes, 2 tones
- Pickups
- 3 humbuckers
- Switch
- 3-way
- Controls
- 2 volumes, 2 tones
What each switch position does
| Position | Pickups on | Tone control connected |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Bridge | Bridge | Bridge tone |
| 2: All 3 | All 3 pickups | Neck tone and Bridge tone |
| 3: Middle + neck | Middle and neck | Neck tone |
Pots are shown from the back, with the lugs on top and numbered 1 to 3. All four pots are 500K, B for the volumes and A for the tones. The neck and middle pickups share one volume and one tone. This is a typical wiring for this layout: the wiring in your kit may differ. Wires in your guitar may not match the red and black used here, so follow what each wire does. The order of the lugs varies between switch makers, so check yours with a multimeter before soldering.
Left-handed guitar? The circuit is the same: only the positions of the parts change.
Pots are shown from the back, with the lugs on top and numbered 1 to 3. Volume and tone are 500K, B for volume and A for tone. Both pickups play together. The acoustic pickup sits under the bridge. This is a typical wiring for this layout: the wiring in your kit may differ. Wires in your guitar may not match the red and black used here, so follow what each wire does. The order of the lugs varies between switch makers, so check yours with a multimeter before soldering.
Left-handed guitar? The circuit is the same: only the positions of the parts change.
Pots are shown from the back, with the lugs on top and numbered 1 to 3. All pots are 500K, B for volume and balance and A for tone. The balance is one knob with two stacked pots: it fades between the humbucker and the acoustic pickup, which sits under the bridge. This is a typical wiring for this layout: the wiring in your kit may differ. Wires in your guitar may not match the red and black used here, so follow what each wire does. The order of the lugs varies between switch makers, so check yours with a multimeter before soldering.
Left-handed guitar? The circuit is the same: only the positions of the parts change.
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