Guitar Volume Pot Wiring Diagram
Generally 250k pots are used with single coil pickups and 500k pots are used with humbuckers.
Guitar volume pot wiring diagram. As shown in image 1 in this wiring scheme the tone cap is connected between the volume pot s input and the tone pot s middle lug aka wiper which in this case is also the output. The output jack of the guitar has two tabs a sleeve and a tip. The value of the volume pot used is determined by the guitar s pickup s and the preference of the player or builder. 2 j bass single coils blend pot 1 volumes 1 tone jazz bass w master volume balance blend control.
2 tele single coils 4 way lever switch 1 volume 1 tone telecaster w 4 way mod switch to add neck bridge series option2 j bass single coils 2 volumes 1 tone typical fender jazz bass wiring. Single coils humbuckers hum sing sing hum sing hum and much more. Plus info on switches pots coil splitting and more. We also want to solder tab 3 to the back of the pot.
2 tele single coils 3 way lever switch 1 volume 1 tone typical fender telecaster wiring. Completing the circuit in your volume control wiring plan. We want to solder our pickup s hot wire to tab 1 and solder the ground wire to the back case of the volume pot. Connect your neck pickup to the pigtail labeled n and your bridge pickup to the pigtail labeled b.
A higher value pot can produce a brighter tone while lower values can fatten the tone by attenuating some of the high end. Each wiring diagram is shown with a treble bleed modification a 220kω resistor in parallel with a 470pf cap added to the volume pots.