Les Paul coil split (master tone push/pull)

Parts and values

“Example part” means any part with the same value and lugs will do; the source does not name a brand. “Generic” stands in for an unspecified pickup: check your own pickup's lead colours before you solder.

Specific to this wiring

• Neck tone push/pull grounds both humbucker series links; pull splits bridge north and neck south per the source note.
• 500K custom-taper pots use the catalog 500k audio stand-in.

Connections

In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.

What each position does

Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.

• Push/pull coil-split positions are not engine-checked; the transcribed board matches the Les Paul coil-split drawing.
• Custom pot tapers are simulated as linear audio tracks.
• Pickup resistance is not specified, so no numeric meter readings are given.

Before you solder

• Identify every lead on your pickups against the source's colours.
• Neck tone push/pull grounds both humbucker series links; pull splits bridge north and neck south per the source note.
• 500K custom-taper pots use the catalog 500k audio stand-in.
• Use a small amount of solder, heat both surfaces, and hold the joint still as it cools. Lead-free solder may have a matte finish.

Ticks are kept in this browser only, as a reminder. They are not a check of your joints. New to soldering? Read the soldering cheat sheet.

Check before plugging in

Measure across the output jack with a multimeter on its resistance range. No exact readings are given where the source does not specify the pickups.