Dual Humbuckers with Master Vol/Tone and Coil Splits

This is a correction video for one I did describing how to wire up a Dual Humbucker Guitar with Master Tone & Vol along with Coil Splits. I'm sorry for any confusion the other video might have caused anyone.

[@garrett5800]

MAN, you have no idea how long I have been looking for a diagram like this. Also you have also made this look REALLY easy.

[@TheWordprophet]

Please see important correction above, to save you trouble, my friend.

[@DannyKoldburn]

@@TheWordprophet ...I'm confused... This is the corrected version. No?

[@TheWordprophet]

@@DannyKoldburn There is, respectfully, an error in this video still; and I discovered how to correct it by reversing the wires. Here is the comment I am referring to from a year ago: ________________________________________ IMPORTANT CORRECTION: With all due respect, Don (and I sincerely thank you for these videos); the wiring on the 3 way selector switch is backwards in this video. The yellow wire that comes from lug 1 on the volume pot goes to the center lug on the 3 way switch (between the pickup hot lead lugs), and the ground from the volume pot goes to the (S1) lug on the 3 way switch. I had it hooked up like the diagram here, and my guitar didn't work; and it took me a while to figure out why... But now it works beautifully, and I wanted to share this correction with your viewers. Thanks again, Don...your videos have helped me greatly in building and restoring guitars! ~Clinton

[@DannyKoldburn]

@@TheWordprophet ahhhh! I see... Yours is a Gibson style toggle? That's definitely backwards for them.

[@DannyKoldburn]

@@TheWordprophet switchcraft toggles have 2 lugs one side, 3 on the other. The 2 sided one is the "commons" and can either be tied together or sent to separate volumes IIRC.

[@jimsk9s]

Thank you for this video. Your explanation along with illustration makes clear how simple this seemingly daunting task really is.

[@MrDalegray]

This is the best explination of coil splitting that I have seen.Thank you

[@zacharybrunette3005]

You are a LEGEND! I wired my first custom strat with this video along with your explanation of wiring a 3 way lever switch. I am deeply grateful. THANK YOU!

[@Thecoolman1]

Holy shot dude, you’re a life saver! I have been searching for so long for this diagram for my custom Tele! Really well explained!

[@bobwhite5440]

great vid. you have the best guitar wiring and tone channel on youtube that i have seen. thanks.

[@tuxuuokeah8558]

Greetings. You make very important content for the entire You Tube community. Thank you for this work. I hope that your channel will still have new content. Thank you and wish you health and well-being. Thank. Sincerely, Vitaly from Ukraine .

[@InterWebGuy99]

Fantastic job of breaking this down. I really needed the help! Thanks for putting this up.

[@davidcaddell3770]

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I was looking for. And very clear and easy to follow. I appreciate it very much!

[@pecktox]

You have the hands down best videos of showing diagrams and explanation.. thanks...pex

[@lordseph]

Maaaaaaaan, I should've gone to your channel from the start. Been looking for a dual coil split schematic and this made it super simple and clear. Thank you very much!

[@colinpasfield4649]

I followed your instructions to a T. As a first time solderer imagine my surprise when everything worked perfectly. Thanks Breja ToneWorks so much for your invaluable help.

[@TheWordprophet]

IMPORTANT CORRECTION: With all due respect, Don (and I sincerely thank you for these videos); the wiring on the 3 way selector switch is backwards in this video. The yellow wire that comes from lug 1 on the volume pot goes to the center lug on the 3 way switch (between the pickup hot lead lugs), and the ground from the volume pot goes to the (S1) lug on the 3 way switch. I had it hooked up like the diagram here, and my guitar didn't work; and it took me a while to figure out why... But now it works beautifully, and I wanted to share this correction with your viewers. Thanks again, Don...your videos have helped me greatly in building and restoring guitars! ~Clinton

[@4dmind]

Yes, I can confirm this. I suppose some 3-way switches might have the ground in between the hot leads? That's the only way this could be correct. But yes, I can confirm - I saw the two piece hot master lead on the switch and realized this is NOT the ground. The ground is on the opposite side. And I also wired my guitar according to this diagram, and got no sound. After testing with a multimeter, and also connecting the hot lead directly to each pickup, I realized my pot chamber wiring was working. Then I noticed the error in connections on the switch.

[@sheine5677]

Strange, every 3 way switch I look up from Stew Mac to Gibson examples show the ground lug located between the neck and bridge connector, and the hot going to the S1. I’m confused.

[@damiandebenedetto6068]

Yep. I have the same story. Having researched a bit, it would appear that switchcraft toggles are configured as the video explains. Many of the less expensive offerings have the ground on the stud behind the hot leads. I reused the one that came in the Fernandes I'm redoing and encountered the same problem. I imagine it's the same with most foreign-made pieces.

[@jnelson1600]

Well it looks like there is a way to 100% certain. The “hot” will always be the ones that look like two terminals together, where the ground looks like one thick, solid terminal. Hope this helps.

[@davidrobinson5928]

Just finished rewiring an ibanez with two push pulls coil splitting and Wilkinson humbuckers 4 wires . This instructive video was spot on . A good cheap guitar has now been considerably improved for tone and options . Many thanks

[@wallyhynds8067]

Considering doing this to my AS73 so any info would be helpful. The Classic Elite pickups in the Ibanez cannot be split so I am thinking of replacing the neck with a Seymour Duncan.

[@jordanlucasthemusician]

it worked, i bought a push pull pot like two years ago, and got totally mixed up, i gave up for a long long time now it works man thx

[@docjoe1]

Thanks for this! Best video showing the wiring diagram!

[@BRyan-ii8mu]

This work so well with my TV jones ! with a 22uf capacitor it's sound great. And to be able to slipt coil is amazing. I spend hours trying on my own with no success. Great job man ! thanks

[@masongregory278]

Your vids are the best, so helpful!

[@tomwilkinson3336]

what an absolutely brilliant tutorial layout. MUCH more to the point MUCH more clear on what goes where thankyou for the help!

[@4dmind]

Aside from my 3-way switch being backwards from what is shown in this diagram (i.e. hot lead is where ground is pictured, ground is where hot lead is pictured), I was able to wire a Les Paul clone with this configuration and now have a Bill Lawrence L500XL in the bridge and a Duncan 59 in the neck with coil splitting. And it's a killer sounding guitar! Thanks Breja ToneWorks!

[@carlosshedden2210]

Dude, you saved my night!!! I was having trouble with this wiring config, due to many brand schematics and few PRS documentacion. I gotta try this tomorrow.

[@yippy327]

Dude!! Extremely clean and concise information. I'm working with this right now, and after I finished, every thing worked but, the tone doesn't do any tone changes. Coil splits work fine. Just no tonal changes when turning the knob. I'm going to try another tone DPDT pot. Thanks again

[@tracyblair3064]

Exactly what I needed for a project I'm doing right now!

[@dabest70]

thank you so much for this video, i have 2 volume 1 tone / coil tap and i was able to easily figure it all out with this video ! , the actual diagram that came with my pups did not have the right setup ,but this worked great, thank you !

[@byronmitchell2067]

Thanks for this. Worked a charm today.

[@ianmac93]

As always very clear guide.

[@stepvanjoe3469]

Your video's are very helpful thank you for sharing this information

[@joshuabenton3785]

This is amazing! Thank you so much!

[@iamsongs]

Thanks. It has helped mod of my prs cu 24 w/ 5-way selector switch to toggle switch w/ push/pull pot. From South Korea.

[@MrLambo0905]

I just finished doing mine thanks a million!

[@DazIsBack]

Thank you i now have this set up and it sounds great and gives me more options ,

[@padesig]

WOW! Thank you a lot!!! Great explaination!

[@canberroo2509]

Thank you. So well explained!!

[@luizdiaz5196]

Finally! Thanks for this.

[@Foghat1961]

Thanks... just what I need. Very clear

[@berlymahn]

wow.... have to install new pots on my G&L. exactly what I was looking for. ty

[@FrugalFixerSpike]

Perfect instruction, all went great, except my switch ground was reversed, took me a bit to sort! Sounds great, easy to follow!

[@MrKittenmitts]

Arrgh so close! LOL Im trying to do this but with two tone controls and phase switching on neck but no coil tapping. Your videos are really well done

[@kennethstrunk1482]

I found you while searching for a peculiar wiring example which I cant seem to find scouring for couple weeks now all over the internet for whatever reason. It is an example of a 80s era wiring that was ahead of it's time. I've been to forums watched a 100 videos and I'm still hung up on this bass guitar. You make it very easy to understand for someone who doesnt know their way around a circuit and I thought I heard you mention in one of your videos that if somebody wanted to see something specific to email you and you would make a video if possible. I dont know my way around KZbin either so this was the only means I found of contact you. Can you please help I am sure that I cannot be the only person looking for such an example.

[@alexafeubanks3669]

Thank you so fuckin much! I completely botched the first install of my Seymour Duncan JB. I just finished getting it done right and it sounds fantastic!

[@paulsoulmusik4302]

Genius!

[@mritorto1]

thanks so much

[@DmitryPuffin]

Now I see that I need to re-solder my guitar :)) Because I have used your old video as tutorial and now it seems wrong.

[@AliInceoglu]

Hi man, thank you so much for this amazing helpful wiring videos. I have gibson DC Special with 2 p90's 1 volume 1 pushpull tone pot. I wonder if you can help me and for the others who will need this, but couldn't fine on internet about phase in and out wiring option with this configration. If it's possible for you to do a video, much appreciated ! Thank you so much!

[@fabianquetimporta]

siempre sigo tus videos y aprendo mucho de ellos, pero me gustaría, de ser posible, que se incluya un test de prueba de los circuitos que se pueden ver. saludos

[@TheJasonmoretti]

thank you !!!!

[@Lordbaccus]

Thank you

[@NomenclatureDiablari]

Thanks Breja

[@micahakervold]

Thanks!

[@Arcturian1111]

I have a telecaster with a hotrails pickup that i hooked into the volume push pot instead of tone pot the same way you did it, but you used the tone pot, , would it make a difference if I used the push pot as the volume pot, or vice versa. Same wiring just different pot.

[@Rico_B]

Excellent video. Can you show this wiring using CTS push/pull pots? Thanks

[@TheRandomMechanic]

i have a similar setup but instead my pickups are 2 wire and my tone pot is not a push pull how would i wire this up ? dual 2 wire pickups , 3 way switch , tone and volume knobs

[@ClarenceFernando]

Great video! Very informative. Question: Would you have a video for coil split but the coil split control would also be the volume pot and not the tone pot? I'm not really using the tone control that much and having second thoughts about not soldering it but for the sake of might selling the guitar one day I'll solder it anyway. Thanks!

[@noternunstoned]

He said doo doo at 1:15, but I digress, as an alternative, I think you can use the two middle lugs of your DPDT push-pull as your hots from the pickups to the switch and the top and bottom lugs as the receiving terminals from the pickups themselves.

[@TheLenaweeTrekker]

Cool.

[@tomw2013]

Do you have a video to wire 2 humbuckers, 1 volume, 1 tone, 5 way selector and a toggle to spit coils?

[@toxichompdiepsplixio3921]

Did you find a video with a 5 way? Thats what i am trying to do now

[@JackHartley-lf5mv]

@@toxichompdiepsplixio3921 me too! Did you find anything?

[@toxichompdiepsplixio3921]

@@JackHartley-lf5mv nah man I just used Seymour Duncan diagram. Looks like you have to have two coil split switches to do it though one for each humbucker

[@JackHartley-lf5mv]

@@toxichompdiepsplixio3921 www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/support#wiring-diagrams-schematics Check out 2 humbuckers with 5 way switch. You don't need a switch as I've had it on a guitar before.....I've asked the guy who made the guitar to do a wiring diagram for me. I'll send it to you when it's done if you want?

[@chromaticmusic]

1st, awesome video. Love the detail and from one teacher to another, outstanding. However, every question answered but mine... What is the magnet orientation in this example? I'm not getting any info that is giving me a clear answer. Strats are Neck=N Middle=S (aka reverse for 2+4 on 5 way switch for hum cancelling) and Bridge=N. So my question is this: Do you face humbuckers N/S to N/S or 180 flip so they do N/S to S/N and if so would they be in phase or out of phase? Can you also wire it N/S to N/S and simple wire the coils so when using them together, which would hum cancel? I'm working this out myself but I'd really like the help if you were so inclined. Cheers!

[@Briman24]

Hi Don, Love your videos....great work. I would like to have the same setup but only have the neck split with the tone push pull. How would I do that please? Would I just tape the white and red wires from bridge together? What would position 3 be after doing that.........just neck humbucker? thanks!

[@clivetaylor4806]

Love this, thanks. Just one question: If you weren't using a tone control pot and imagine in the diagram that's a simple DPDT toggle switch instead.....i'm guessing you would ground A1 & B1 straight to the back of the vol pot?

[@ORIGAMIMASTER555]

Thank you I could not find a diagram to split each independent with just one tone and one volume im doing a tele style build

[@machinfinity]

Hey buddy, like your videos very informative. Could I request a video for a HH/1 vol/1 tone/ 3 way toggle switch; master coil split and master series/ parallel on DPDT push-pull pots?

[@christopherguzzi1316]

Great tutorial. One question, as you are looking at the diagram of the tone and volume pots, is the dial you turn on the top side or bottom side?

[@Aikidoman06]

I'm looking to wire three humbuckers, split each on independently, phase switch for each, and single tone and volume. Think of Brian Mays red special with humbuckers that split.

[@bartozz1983]

Thanks for this video it really helped me a lot! All is working but when I split the coil it looks like the inner coil is active and not the one with the screws. Is that wright?

[@alfonsodattilo9415]

Hi, thanks for you videos. I have a question: I have HSH configuration with 1tone and 1 volume (push-pull). It Is possibile setup the Guitar in these 2 ways: 1) When dpdt Is pushed the Guitar works in standard way 2) When dpdt i pulled the guitar have a coil splitting in neck position and in bridge position the two hb works toghter. I look forward to hearing from you.

[@sbrave]

Hey Don, how do you do the coil split for a 2 vol/ 2 tone HH Les Paul type guitar?

[@lewisbeeman]

Here is one, about this same set up, but instead of push pull pots, just add two switches for the coil split options.

[@stevereese6488]

Wouldn't the 3 way selector switch determine which pickup is split? I understand the single push pull pot will make both coils split at the same time, but really they won't be if you only have the neck or bridge selected on the toggle, then both if selected in the middle position, am I right? By adding the volume push pull you could have the neck split and the bridge humbucker or vice versa when the toggle is in the middle and only one knob pulled ( or one pot in the pulled position ).

[@gilmarriner3011]

Hi, I have a question for you concerning concentric pots on a Tele. I plan to use a 3 way switch with a single coil for the neck and a humbucker for the bridge. I would like to use the concentric pot for the volume of both pickups and single for the tone control. Is this advisable and would you happen to have diagram for this setup? Regards.

[@juliocavalera9293]

hello breja tone works thanks for video, are this modern or vintage tone?

[@Bflatest]

I have a Schecter Corsair Custom 2017 model it has duncan designed humbuckers with coil splitting on both, two vol, two tone. Can a MASTER VOLUME be added to this??? I want to have one real bad. SUBSCRIBED.

[@anthonym1672]

Hi, is there any chance that you could do a video on wiring a Gretsch Falcon style guitar. two pickups, master volume, tone and pickup selectors please and thank you

[@topjimmy316]

This one time at band camp, I split my coil.

[@ireviewapple4you]

Can you do a coil split tutorial for 2 humbuckers, 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3 way switch please ?

[@Anshul1614]

I got a newbie question, after I did this mod I found out both north coils were split, which is not the middle position tone i was going for. I wanted both outer coils. How do i go about doing it? I did it on the volume put with alligator wires and I just connected the one I wanted to change, to the hot of the volume. I just don't understand how to do the same on the tone pot.

[@danyul7116]

So, my setup is pretty stripped down: I took my sg and pulled out the neck p/u and pots leaving me w/ a single humbucker, volume and tone. Can I use my three way switch to split the coils on the remaining pick up? If so, what goes where? I have a Seymour Duncan pick up. Thnx

[@AlexNapierHolland]

Hey there. Any chance of two humbuckers and a five way switch? Would be interesting. Thanks!

[@Axel_Xirics_Music]

So, in case i do not want a tone pot, cause i do not find myself using it at all on my guitar, and i've just ordered some parts to do a rewire on my guitar. Uhm, in case i do not want a tone pot and it will be just another push-pull vol pot for the other pickup. Does this diagram stay the same?

[@nikkicartee879]

ive seen several different diagrams that puts the capacitor is on L3 to ground and the jumper going from L1 volume to L2 tone. and differences or advantages to doing this?

[@poundtacos4006]

Do you have a vid for the same thing as this one but with 2 vols and no tone? And a 3 way switch?

[@jasonwood6568]

Hi I am getting Seymour Duncan p rails for my les Paul and want to use push/pull pots to activate them to have rails/P90/Humbucker control (open to suggestions) I also want to wire up vintage style, can you advise on a wiring method to help me achieve this? Many thanks Jason

[@Ry_Valz]

I always have this diagram on my HH guitars but one problem is the VOLUME when SPLITTING. Spliting the coils comes with low volume and one tip to balance it is PARTIAL SPLIT having with, in both North & South Finish wires tapped with 1.1k resistor on the neck and 2.2k resistor on the bridge instead of directly solder to ground. This is what the PRS is made of.

[@GjergjMero]

Don, the switch wiring is wrong again. What you specify as S1, is actually the ground, and your ground is the output that goes to the volume pot. I just finished this project yesterday and I had to compare your diagram with other diagrams. Then switched the S1 in your diag to ground and ground to S1 and everything worked. But thank you for an awesome channel.

[@BrejaToneWorks]

It depends on your switch. Some have the Ground and Hot lugs opposite. I wish there was a consistent standard to guitar parts. It's frustrating as hell.

[@GjergjMero]

+Breja ToneWorks What a relief, I was so much into following your diagram which works perfectly, except for my reverse switch. That makes sense. Thank you for the amazing work you share with everybody.

[@diegoortegadiaz7273]

Hello, the wiring diagram is almost fine, but in the 3 position switch, the common and the ground are inverted. I mean that the wire which goes from S1 in the switch to L1 of the volume pot has to go to ground, and the wire which goes from G in the switch to ground in the volume pot has to go to L1 in the volume pot.

[@guitaristkuro8898]

I got a Seymour Duncan installed in the bridge of my Schecter with coil split. When I got it back, this was inverted on the new pickup. So humbucker mode on the bridge is single coil on the neck. How can I fix this? I have no experience and am soon to replace my neck pickup and don’t have the cash to pay for someone to do it. While I like the versatility the set up gives me, I can’t smoothly switch from neck to bridge.

[@monsieurabsurd1395]

Awesome video! With this wiring, are the lugs on the pickups engaged ( bridge north and neck south) or screws (bridge south and neck north)?

[@monsieurabsurd1395]

Just to clarify, when I say bridge north and neck south, I mean the coil furthest from the bridge on the bridge pickup and coil furthest from the neck on neck pickup.

[@tricko2286]

Don, Awesome video....I am trying to figure out how to do this for my HH (currently has 2 stacked vol and tone controls and a 3 way selector Someone mentioned a "Superswitch" to replace the current 3 way switch... would this be possible and how would I do a 2 vol 2 tone setup similar to what you have shown here? -or- would putting in a separate switch be easier? Thanks!!!

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+Tricko I just emailed you a possible solution. It's based off Fender's Blacktop Series which I have a few videos of out here on my channel.

[@mritorto1]

just curious can you have 4 pots but 2 tone 2 volumes but only use one pot for splitting both humbuckers

[@gxcapel]

Hi! I did this wiring in my Ibanez, but I have a Fender 3 way lever switcher. I don't know why, but when in middle position my HBs are always splitted (pushed or pulled, it doesn't matter, only one coil of each works). They work fine and split correctly in neck and bridge position, but I can't use both humbuckers with both coils at the same time (4 coils working at the same time). What did I do wrong??

[@devaamshrajesh8345]

Could i wire the vol. pot the same way in your super strat wiring to get 3 times the tones?

[@NXGMR]

Is there a way to do a similar system with seperate vol/tone pots for the two Pickups?

[@halidharis]

Can i do this without push/pull pot?? Is it work with regular on/off Switch??

[@kaishaohta]

I know this is an old video, but would you possibly tell me how different this would look without the coil splits? Same 2 humbuckers, master volume, master tone and a 3 way switch, just no push-pull pot... and if so, would you mind telling me what those differences would be? Love your videos by the way! 😊

[@AlexTheCynic]

Try this kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn3PiqxoZpt1r5o

[@zacharyzimmermann8713]

I'm trying to wire a p90 and a humbucker into my strat with a 3 way switch, master volume, and 2 tones with a 2 way toggle coil split. any tips?

[@awwnawmang]

is it bad to have the stripped pickup leads (that are not shielded) running all that distance to the 3 way switch?

[@matthewshort4351]

Can you do one with the coil splits not as push pull pots and with each humbuckers individually splittable? Please and thank you

[@drRomantico89]

do i have to solder both green cables to the volumen pot ?

[@mrcrappyguitarist]

hi there. i need some help with a coil splitting problem i have. i own a HSH guitar, it has lace sensor dually's in neck and bridge with a lace sensor silver single coil in the middle. the bridge pickup is a red/silver dually. my problem is this...i want to split the pickup so that the red coil is on when split, but it seems the pickup is pre wired so that the silver coil is on when split. ive rang lace uk, been on the lace website, but cant seem to find out how to wire it for the other way around. i have a vol and tone pot which are both push pull and have wired it so that both humbuckers are split using the same switch. the other push pull ive wired so that all pickups are on when switched. the guitar doesnt have a scratchplate as the pots and selector switch go through the body and i dont want to be drilling any more holes through it. can you please help? many thanks in advance. :)

[@Charlie-ov1bj]

Can you do a series parallel video the same way?... I understand this wiring but i want to do a series parallel on my guitar... Cant find any helpful video

[@ElindorBG]

With this scheme, for some reason when I switch on the bridge pickup, the south coil of the neck pickup is still working ... any idea?

[@GjergjMero]

I had the same problem, so I had to check everything. I turned my humbuckers from 2 into 4 wires myself and one of the wires was touching another. Probably you should check connections too...