Currently working on a new DIY guitar project? Or are you a little stumped and cautious when it comes to wiring a guitar and operating a soldering iron? A lot of guitarists baulk at the idea of wiring their own guitar mainly due to fear of damaging the guitar or making a mess of the components inside. Fear not. Practice makes perfect.
Our aim is to make it as easy as possibe for you and to give you the confidence to dive in. Here you'll find a selection of guitar wiring diagrams covering some of the most popular wiring setups in electric guitars ranging from the classic to the more exotic, from the stock factory wiring to popular wiring mods for the Les Paul, Stratocaster and Telecaster amongst others.
They are incredibly easy to read and were designed with beginners in mind. They are all in colour and provide a list of what components you need as well as what goes where! The components used are available for purchase in our guitar electronics section. There are also a few walk through video installation guides for our most popular kits and products including some common guitar wiring mods to help you make the most of your guitar. If you play bass, we have bass guitar wiring diagrams too.
Wiring Resources
Stratocaster
Stratocaster with Blender Pot (read our guide to wiring the blend control mod)
5-Way Stratocaster (read our step by step guide to wiring a Strat)
Gilmour Wiring Mod (7 Way Strat)
50s Style Stratocaster (50s Tone Pot Wiring)
HSS Strat Wiring (Humbucker, Single Coil, Single Coil)
Stratocaster with 1 Master Volume and Master Tone
5 way Strat (neck + bridge pickup)
Strat Bridge Pickup Tone Control Wiring
Telecaster
3-Way Telecaster (read our guide to Telecaster wiring)
4-Way Telecaster (read our guide to wiring a 4 way Telecaster)
Nashville Tele Wiring (2 pole super switch)
Reverse Control Plate Telecaster Wiring
Volume/Tone Bypass - Telecaster
Wiring in Series (with push pull pot)
1 Single Coil, 1 Volume, 1 Tone
Telecaster 3 Way Switch Wiring
Telecaster 4 Way Switch Wiring
HS Telecaster Wiring (Humbucker/Single Coil)
Les Paul/SG
50s Les Paul Wiring (Refer to our guide on wiring a Les Paul)
Coil Split Les Paul (modern wiring)
Coil Split Les Paul (tone push pull pots)
Coil Split Les Paul (50s wiring)
Switchcraft Toggle Switch Wiring (Read our step by step guide on how to wire a Switchcraft toggle switch)
Les Paul/SG Junior (refer to our guide on wiring a Les Paul Junior)
Les Paul Junior (Series/Parallel)
Les Paul Series Parallel Wiring
Misc
PRS (1 volume, 1 tone, 3 way toggle switch)
Bass
Jazz Bass (read our step by step guide on wiring a Jazz Bass.)
Jazz Bass Wiring - Series/Parallel
Guitar Mods
Original Manufacturer Wiring Diagrams (external links)
Free-Way Switch Wiring Diagrams
Schaller Pickups Wiring Diagrams
Bare Knuckle Pickups Wiring Diagrams
