The wiring reference

Guitar wiring diagrams

Each diagram is our own drawing of a published wiring, with every lug labelled, what each switch position does, the order to solder in and what to check before plugging in. Free to read and print; open any of them in the editor to make it your own.

57 diagrams

Tonerider

Apex HSS: two single coils and a humbucker, five-way blade, one volume and one tone

Two single coils + bridge humbucker · Five-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
DiMarzio

Humbucker neck and bridge with a three-way blade switch

Two humbuckers · Three-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
DiMarzio

Humbucker neck and bridge with a three-way toggle

Two humbuckers · Three-way toggle · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Tonerider

Nashville Telecaster wiring

Three single coils · Five-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Tonerider

One humbucker and one volume

One humbucker · One volume

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

One humbucker with a push/pull coil split

One humbucker · Push/pull volume · One tone

Coil split
DiMarzio

One humbucker with one volume

One humbucker · No switch · One volume · No tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

One humbucker with one volume

One humbucker · No switch · One volume · No tone

Standard wiring
DiMarzio

One humbucker with one volume and one tone

One humbucker · No switch · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Tonerider

One humbucker with one volume and one tone

One humbucker · No switch · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Tonerider

One humbucker, push-pull split volume and one tone

One humbucker · Push-pull volume (split) · One tone

Coil split
Seymour Duncan

One single coil with one volume

One single coil · No switch · One volume · No tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

One single coil with one volume and one tone

One single coil · No switch · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Phat Cat neck and humbucker bridge with a three-way toggle, two volumes and one tone

Phat Cat + humbucker · Three-way toggle · Two volumes · One tone

Standard wiring
DiMarzio

Randy Rhoads Sandoval Dot V: two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones

Two humbuckers · Right-angle three-way toggle · Two volumes · Two tones

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Standard Telecaster wiring

Two single coils · Three-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Tonerider

Standard Telecaster wiring

Two single coils · Three-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Tele with a bridge humbucker and a neck single coil

One humbucker · One single coil · Three-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Tele with a bridge Tele humbucker, neck single coil and two volumes

One Tele humbucker · One single coil · Three-way blade · Two volumes · No tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Tele with a neck humbucker and a bridge single coil

One single coil · One humbucker · Three-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Tonerider

Tele with a neck humbucker and a Tele bridge pickup

One humbucker · One single coil · Three-way blade · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Tele with a neck humbucker, bridge single coil and two volumes

One humbucker · One single coil · Three-way blade · Two volumes · No tone

Standard wiring
Seymour Duncan

Telecaster with a neck humbucker, a Tele humbucker and two volumes

Neck humbucker · Bridge Tele humbucker · Three-way blade · Two volumes

Standard wiring
DiMarzio

Telecaster with a single-coil bridge and a humbucker neck

Humbucker neck, single-coil bridge · Three-way Tele switch · One volume · One tone

Standard wiring