# PAF Pro Green Meanie HSH with auto-split, five-way blade, volume and tone Canonical page: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/dimarzio/hsh-autosplit-volume-tone Two PAF Pro humbuckers + HS-2 middle · Five-way blade auto-split · One volume · One tone DiMarzio's Steve Vai Green Meanie HSH: neck and bridge PAF Pro humbuckers with an HS-2 middle on a Strat five-way (EP1104), auto-splitting each humbucker in the adjacent combo positions, then 500K custom-taper volume and tone with a .022 µF capacitor. Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/dimarzio/hsh-autosplit-volume-tone.svg (back of controls) ## Parts and values - Neck PAF Pro: Neck pickup PAF Pro DP151; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)) - Middle HS-2: Middle pickup HS-2 DP116; generic (Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)) - Bridge PAF Pro: Bridge pickup PAF Pro DP151; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)) - 5-way switch EP1104: 5-way switch for Strat (EP1104); compatible example (Oak Grigsby 5-Way) - Volume 500K custom taper: Volume 500K custom taper pot (EP1201); 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot) - Tone 500K custom taper: Tone 500K custom taper pot (EP1201); 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot) - .022µF: .022µF capacitor (EP1022); 22nF; compatible example (Orange Drop .022µF) - Output jack: Switchcraft output jack, 2-conductor (EP1301); compatible example (Switchcraft \#11) - Bridge ground: TO BRIDGE GROUND; generic (Bridge ground wire) ## Specific to this wiring - Source legend: Position 1 = neck; Position 2 = neck (1 coil) & middle; Position 3 = Middle; Position 4 = middle & bridge (1 coil); Position 5 = bridge. - The catalog five-way numbers position 1 as bridge, so engine positions are the reverse of the source numbers. - On each PAF Pro, the black and white leads join as the series link and go to the blade's ground pole for auto-split. - The HS-2 is drawn with red, black and bare only; the board uses a two-conductor stand-in (hot and ground). - The blade tags are not numbered in the source; they are mapped by what each does on the standard Strat contacts. - Auto-split leaves the ground-pole common (T8) unwired so positions 2 and 4 bridge each series-link lug to the grounded middle contact (T5). - The source specifies 500K custom-taper pots. The simulator treats them as linear, so settings between the knob ends are approximate. ## Connections 1. Neck green → Volume casing (case, green) 2. Neck bare → Volume casing (shield, bare) 3. Middle black → Volume casing (case, black): Bare is drawn with it; the stand-in has no bare terminal. 4. Bridge green → Volume casing (case, green) 5. Bridge bare → Volume casing (shield, bare) 6. Blade ground-pole middle contact → Volume casing (case, black): Ground-pole common left unwired. 7. Volume third lug → Volume casing (case): Lug bent to the solder spot. 8. Volume casing → Jack sleeve (wire, black) 9. TO BRIDGE GROUND → Volume casing (shield, black) 10. Tone middle lug → .022µF capacitor (wire, bare) 11. .022µF capacitor → Tone casing (case, bare) 12. Tone casing → Volume casing (case, black) 13. Neck black/white series link → Blade ground-pole neck-side contact (wire, black) 14. Neck red → Blade hot-pole neck contact (wire, red) 15. Middle red → Blade hot-pole middle contact (wire, red) 16. Bridge black/white series link → Blade ground-pole bridge-side contact (wire, black) 17. Bridge red → Blade hot-pole bridge contact (wire, red) 18. Blade hot-pole common → Volume input lug (wire, signal) 19. Neck black → Neck white (insulated, black): Series link. 20. Bridge black → Bridge white (insulated, black): Series link. 21. Volume middle lug → Jack tip (wire, black) 22. Volume input lug → Tone first lug (wire, black) ## What each position does - Bridge: Bridge PAF Pro (both coils). Source: Source Position 5 = bridge. - Middle & bridge (1 coil): Middle HS-2 and Bridge PAF Pro (split to one coil) in parallel. Source: Source Position 4 = middle & bridge (1 coil). - Middle: Middle HS-2. Source: Source Position 3 = Middle. - Neck (1 coil) & middle: Neck PAF Pro (split to one coil) and Middle HS-2 in parallel. Source: Source Position 2 = neck (1 coil) & middle. - Neck: Neck PAF Pro (both coils). Source: Source Position 1 = neck. - The source's 500K custom-taper pots are not reproduced: both pots are simulated with a linear track, so settings between the knob ends are approximate. - Hum cancelling and phase describe the generic pickup models, not measured DiMarzio pickups. - Pickup resistance is not specified, so no numeric meter readings are given. - The HS-2 stacked construction is not modelled beyond the two-conductor stand-in. ## Check before plugging in - In engine position 1 the meter should read the full bridge humbucker; in position 5 the full neck. - In positions 2 and 4 the selected humbucker's series link should read to ground (one coil). - The ground-pole common (T8) is intentionally unwired. ## Source Tinkercaster's own drawing of the DiMarzio diagram Steve Vai Green Meanie PAF Pro® Wiring, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by DiMarzio. See also [all wiring diagrams]().