Gibson toggle switch wiring diagram. These are for humbucking pickups with series link access 3 wire 5 wire etc. The middle connection is the common terminal and this is where you connect the output wire. Now lets take a look at wiring up a three way toggle switch in a gibson les paul style guitar and while were at it well talk about the rest of the wiring. In this video we wire the les paul switch in the gibson.
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Step by step tutorial on wiring a switchcraft les paul 3 way toggle switch as found in many high end guitars not just the les paul. Image 2 if youre replacing a budget box switch with an open toggle switch you can use the simple diagrams ive provided as a guide. Switchcraft 3 way toggle switch. 2133 gibson les paul 2133 sp les paul special and 2134 sg wiring kits alternate volume control wiring you can wire both of.
Pictured above is the pickup switching diagram for a 2 pickup guitar. Were going to take a look at les paul three way switch wiring and because gibson electronics are different than what we have been looking at so far well take a look at the rest of the circuit as well. Wiring kits with cts push pull pots split the coils of humbuckers for single coil operation when wiring your gibson les paul or sg.