Wiring Wizard

Pick a pickup layout to see a signal-flow wiring diagram, switch-position table, and control layout for that configuration.

2 Humbuckers, 3-Way Toggle (Les Paul-style)

Ground busNeckHumbuckerNeckHumbuckerVolume123Neck Humbucker Tone CapNeckHumbuckerTone1233-Way ToggleBridgeHumbuckerBridgeHumbuckerVolume123Bridge Humbucker Tone CapBridgeHumbuckerTone123Output Jack

Click any wire or connection in the diagram to see what it does and why.

Wire colors aren't shown here — they're specific to each pickup manufacturer's own code (Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, Fender etc. all use different colors for the same "hot"/"ground"/"coil tap" roles), so a generic diagram showing one brand's colors would often be wrong for your actual pickups. Check your pickups' own documentation, or see Seymour Duncan's wiring diagram library (seymourduncan.com/resources/pickup/wiring-diagrams) and DiMarzio's equivalent for brand-specific color-coded diagrams.

Controls: 2 Volume + 2 Tone (independent per pickup)

PositionActive pickups
UpNeck only
MiddleNeck + Bridge together
DownBridge only

Standard/common wiring for this configuration — plenty of real guitars use variants (different tone-control routing, added series/parallel switching, treble-bleed mods). Verify against your specific pickups’ colour code before soldering.

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2 Humbuckers, 3-Way Toggle (Les Paul-style)

Ground busNeckHumbuckerNeckHumbuckerVolume123Neck Humbucker Tone CapNeckHumbuckerTone1233-Way ToggleBridgeHumbuckerBridgeHumbuckerVolume123Bridge Humbucker Tone CapBridgeHumbuckerTone123Output Jack

Wire colors aren't shown here — they're specific to each pickup manufacturer's own code (Seymour Duncan, DiMarzio, Fender etc. all use different colors for the same "hot"/"ground"/"coil tap" roles), so a generic diagram showing one brand's colors would often be wrong for your actual pickups. Check your pickups' own documentation, or see Seymour Duncan's wiring diagram library (seymourduncan.com/resources/pickup/wiring-diagrams) and DiMarzio's equivalent for brand-specific color-coded diagrams.

Controls: 2 Volume + 2 Tone (independent per pickup)

PositionActive pickups
UpNeck only
MiddleNeck + Bridge together
DownBridge only

Standard/common wiring for this configuration — plenty of real guitars use variants (different tone-control routing, added series/parallel switching, treble-bleed mods). Verify against your specific pickups’ colour code before soldering.