Basic Guitar Electronics II - Switches Tele

[@666monstar666]

Your English is fine,thankyou for these tutorials,You are a natural teacher ,so clear and direct, to the point.I watch these over and over.keep up the great work.sincerely jay

[@aaronstonebeat]

Thank you!

[@mickkennedy1344]

"..I hope my English is clear enough for you all.." -- Marc, it is better than most people who speak English as their FIRST language.! --- your explanations are the best on the internet.! :))

[@123-.-]

This is the clearest explanation on KZbin that I've found. Good job!

[@softbluejazz]

Your English is great. And I really appreciate your lessons! I plan to build an electric guitar and was expecting to just copy the wiring from a similar guitar. But your lessons are showing me how to understand why the guitar is wired the way it is. So now I feel confident to design the wiring myself with the guidance you provided. 'Great videos! Thanks so much!

[@WillemvanZoelenMuziek]

De beste uitleg die ik op het hele internet kon vinden! Dit zocht ik. Ik wil graag begrijpen wat ik allemaal aan elkaar soldeer i.p.v. klakkeloos een werktekening volgen.

[@benleydon]

Thank you very much for your series of clear, informative and well-explained videos. The mystery of what was beneath my scratchplate has been revealed!!

[@stevenpipes1555]

Thank you for this video. I wired a strat like a tele neck and bridge, with one volume and one tone. The middle pickup fades on and off with its own volume. The two circuits were bleeding each othe out exactly as you described. This video solved my dilemma, and its the coolest wiring mod ever. 53 tele in the neck position, 59 texas specials in the middle and bridge!

[@francosmelody]

"Houston, Houston, we have a problem" - haha!! very funny

[@aaronstonebeat]

SD's standard telecaster wiring: bottom left and top right are the common connectors (white wires from the pickups); on the left side lugs 2 and 3 and on the right side lugs 1 and 2 connect together and go to volume, tone and output

[@Slikx666]

Your English is fine, in fact it's better than a lot of people who have lived here all their lives.

[@12guitargary]

Aaron, You Rock! I'll be able to hook this up today!!! I got an old Sledgehammer Tele from J.B. Player for $126 on E-bay and it just needed a little TLC. Now it plays like a $1,000 Model. Gary

[@medabroud9855]

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[@jakubshouseofrock7109]

your English was perfect man, great video, everything was simply explained.. I don't know why this video has any dislikes... some people are just idiots

[@Luablood]

I may finally start to understand a few wiring diagrams I couldn't make sense of... I want to make my own guitar (not from a kit tho), and for anybody interested here's what I want (for now) 2 pickups Neck would be a Single Coil Bridge a humbucker, wired in serie, so that I can add a switch between the 2 coils to turn the Humbucker into a single coil whenever I want, a volume knob obviously... still wondering if I should tone the pickups individually or together, so far seems it will be individually

[@josep43767]

That is a great goal! I believe the humbucker would be in parallel not series to be able to switch it to single coil

[@oklatex1948]

Aaron, got a diagram for H-S-H seymour duncans, 5 way switches, three pots,(250 or 500) and a handfull of .22 resistors. the S/D pickups are the Sh-2, SSl-2, and the Sh-4 in the bridge postions. Using a wilkerson trem. Your help will be appreciated...Jim

[@oklatex1948]

Thanks, Aaron. On the list of diagrams, they show three H-S-H; but, none of them have 2 tone, 2 volume or the other way around. Anyway, like you said, I will try to expierement. I did find a diagram of 2 vol and 1 tone pots, with no pick ups...guess I will start with the pickups and try to implement the second drawing to handle the vol/ tone pots. Thanks for the help. Jim

[@adriftingspiral2]

Great explaination, now I got my bass guitar going again; Thanks man...Very helpful...

[@peterwirrer552]

Hey, I what to pick a point in the video. You mentioned a multimeter checking which is what on your switch. Can you elaborate further how to actually perform this check with the device.. and thanks for the professional contribution to the community. Cheers Peter

[@aaronstonebeat]

Of course! First you have to set your multimeter to measuring resistance and it basically doesn't matter which range of resistance; you just need to be able to see if there is a connection (zero ohms) or not (infinite ohms). Now touch a pair of connectors of the switch with the probes of the multimeter and see if they connect or not and make a note of it. Repeat this for all possible pairs of connectors. Put the switch in another position and repeat the above and do so for all positions of the switch. By following this procedure you'll be able to chart which connectors connect in which positions or in other words you'll know what the switch does.

[@peterwirrer552]

@@aaronstonebeat Thanks a lot Marc... After watching the video, I was wondering whether you can also help out in a sort of custom wiring scheme. I got a 4-way switch telecaster wiring setup (series in position 4). However, how do I incorporate for/ connect a second tone pot to have Independent ton controls (bridge and neck pickup) rather the traditional master controls. Hope you understand my intention and thanks again... Cheers Peter

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@peterwirrer552 I'll give it some more thought and I'll let you know if I come up with any ideas but for now I'd say that with passive wiring it's not possible to have independent tone controls.

[@peterwirrer552]

@@aaronstonebeat well, I see... thanks again... btw, in the video you referred to certain lugs on either side of the switch as "commons". Are there actually connecting either side of the switch or do I have to achieve it by jumper wires? What's the purpose of the commons? Cheers Peter

[@aaronstonebeat]

@@peterwirrer552 One side of a Fender Tele switch has 4 lugs and one of these lugs (the common) connects to one of the other lugs depending on the position. Lets call the lugs 'c' (common) '1', ;2' and '3'. In position 1: c->1 In position 2: c->2 In position 3: c->3 The other side is the same. There is no internal connection between the sides; if you want that you you have to make it (use a jumper). Different switches have different layouts. A typical strat switch (one side of it) does this: Position 1: c->1 Position 2: c->1+2 Position 3: c->2 Position 4: c->2+3 Position 5: c->3 Some switches have just one common which is shared by both sides; it all depends on the switch and that is why it is very useful to figure out what a switch does if you don't know.

[@sauravnair4557]

Your English is great! And you got an awesome accent 🔥❤️

[@aaronstonebeat]

Opinions seem to vary on this point so thank you very much!

[@sauravnair4557]

@@aaronstonebeat to each their own, but personally I think it's great my man🍻

[@aaronstonebeat]

Ground is ground and hot is hot. Don't mix them up or you'll either kill your signal completely or drown in hum. The sleeve of the jack should always be connected to ground.

[@NESthebest83]

@aaronstonebeat can we connect a ground wire from bridge to jack or is it compulsory that to connect ground from bridge to sleeve of jack

[@oklatex1948]

Aaron, I appreicate your reply. However, I think you mis-read my question. I'm looking for a good, versatile diagram for an H-S-H with 2 tone and 1 master volume; or, two volume and a master one. You sent me H-S-S, which as you say, is readily available at Seymour Duncan and other sites. I still haven't had much luck finding what I want. I'm not sure wheather to use the 250 or 500k pots or a combination of both; or, if I should use one or two of the .22 condensors. Many thanks, Jim

[@aaronstonebeat]

Hi Jim, Do you have a diagram or do you need one? On the Seymour Duncan site many wiring diagrams can be found, including the one you need: Strat diagrams > 1 hum, 1 sing, 1 hum, 1 volume, 2 tones, 5 way switch. They use SD color codes.

[@worthingtonclint]

Aaron, Seymour Duncan's wiring diagram shows lug two, in both stages, untouched by any wire. If it is a standard Tele switch then wouldn't the switch when set in the second position receive no input from either of the pick ups?

[@aaronstonebeat]

Jim, I did see an H-S-H diagram there: /support/wiring-diagrams/schematics.php?schematic=lilhum_sing_lilhum_1v_2t_5 (just complete the first part of the adress, I don't think I can put a link here; there's 'lil hums in the diagram but the principle is the same). Using 250 or 500k pots is a matter of taste really, 500k will retain more high frequencies in the signal. The same goes for one or two capacitors, taste. Experiment. But I'll see if I have time to draw something up.

[@BAK87]

Guitar electronics made easy :) nice work man.

[@aaronstonebeat]

And there is also a diagram with auto split function (the next one in the list).

[@bassmentality]

So who is Earoon? he is great!

[@dijonstreak]

...Thank YOU so much !!! excellent !!

[@todrrez]

Hi marc. To elaborate on my three way switch. I have the box kind that has three poles in the middle and one to the side. How may I wire it so one of the positions will b the off switch. You are to kind to respond. Love your videos. Thank you.

[@aaronstonebeat]

Reza, with a switch like that it is impossible to have the middle position give no signal I'm afraid. The connector on the side is just for grounding the switch itself; of the other three the two on the outside go to the pickups (via volume and tone on a les paul or sg for instance) and the one in the middle goes to the output. There are just too few connectors to kill the signal in the middle position.

[@FranCisco-hc3hs]

so.. the pickups are connected in parallel when the switch is in second position?

[@aaronstonebeat]

Yes they are.

[@FranCisco-hc3hs]

@@aaronstonebeat Thank you!

[@JackBrianDixon]

Can somebody explain to me (as if you were talking to the thickest human you could imagine because I really don't understand electricity at all) what is going on at 3:59 onwards?

[@Liberty4Ever]

Marc does a great job of explaining, but just to make it as clear as possible, when the switch is in position 1, the top pickup (red lead) is selected. When the switch is in position 2, both pickups are selected in parallel. When the switch is in position 3, the bottom pickup (blue lead) is selected. Multipole switches are simple in concept but can be complicated in practice when it's difficult to know which lead is which. The possible combinations can quickly become overwhelming and very confusing. Marc was completely squared away when he suggested using the continuity setting on a multimeter to test the switch yourself to learn how each switch is actually wired, and then, armed with that understanding, it's much easier to know how to wire your guitar.

[@sauryamishra]

Which is which, on your switch ! :D

[@ronhammant7309]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@aaronstonebeat]

You are welcome!

[@coldmystery6754]

It might feel like "Houston, houston" Yeah I know exactly what the f*ck you mean. Wish I had a voltage meter!

[@smithvevo122]

hey man ive got a buzz sound when ever i turn on the tone was it grounded? in guitar or in amp?

[@aaronstonebeat]

+adal aldea It's hard to say with so little information; it might be a grounding issue inside the guitar but who knows? Try the same guitar with a different amplifier and the same amplifier with a different guitar.

[@smithvevo122]

ok nice tip i'll try it thanks man i appreciate it

[@smithvevo122]

hey man by the way its a 2 vol 2 tone does it have issue?

[@aaronstonebeat]

+adal aldea no, that can't be the source of the problem.

[@VictorAmati]

Thank you!!! :)

[@kcleach9312]

DAMN! I FELL A SLEEP!!! how did it end?

[@kirangudigar5394]

U did not explained how the switch and connection works