Flying V w/Vintage Wiring Scheme

Another DIY video - this time we'll go over wiring up a Flying V style guitar or any guitar with Dual Humbuckers, Dual Volume and a Master Tone.

[@walther9161]

By far the best explanation of the master tone schematic online. Thank you !!

[@davidcook8323]

It's dumbed down to my level. Easy to follow with only info needed. It's a simple process not made more difficult by talking about things that don't apply here. Thank you for not taking 40 min to teach a 10 min tutorial.

[@BrianJDumas]

This is one of the best and most clear explanations of this wiring! Thank you very much. Definitely subscribing!! Thanks 👍

[@wrenchhead4378]

Excellent vid... easy to understand. Thank you. This is the second one of your vids that I have used and they both worked PERFECTLY! super appreciate it.

[@alanelias6884]

STR.8 ahead and easy to follow. I do a lot of my rewiring. So it is nice to be able to check in. Excellent, thanks.

[@michaelworse6034]

Fantastic ! Simply as that . Awesome ! Thanks a lot

[@kylerjones4411]

Perfect, very helpful. Someone that owned my V in the past must have gotten creative with the wiring, I wanted to swap out the pickups and nothing was right. Using this video I rewired to the original configuration and it's never sounded better. Thanks!

[@kylerjones4411]

I'd also add that grounding the chord input to the same pot where everything else is grounded is critical. My guitar originally had the input grounded to a different pot (bridge volume) and I left it like that at first and I had grounding issues (noise). Went away when I ran a lead to the neck volume pot. Basically, do things *exactly* the same as this video. Doesn't make sense to me since ground is ground and all of these pots are grounded together and in turn grounded to the guitar body but it matters for whatever reason.

[@lukasschliepkorte3019]

@@kylerjones4411 there must have been faulty wiring. It does not matter at all in a passive circuit.

[@joeguitargod]

You have the best videos on guitar wiring mods that I've seen on KZbin. They're easily understood and very informative. I especially like your end catch phrase. If you haven't already, you should trademark it!

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+joeguitargod Thanks... I'm glad people find the videos helpful. Yeah - I should look into doing something with that phrase. T-Shirts would be kinda cool too. Happy Modding. Don

[@joeguitargod]

Breja ToneWorks You should do SOMETHING to basically show authorship of it! I think it's such a cool(as well as entirely appropriate!) phrase."Tone...it's not just a knob, it's sound advice!™". Simply brilliant!

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+joeguitargod LOL... I'll come up with something.

[@ran-diy-audio]

Your chanel is the top chanel of wiring keep it grow!!! Thanks a lot!!

[@DMidNyte]

Thank you sir. Your videos have been very informative and helpful. I am extremely grateful for your concise and easy to follow instructions. Thank you, thank you, thank you

[@davidgalatas848]

Thank you VERY KINDLY for taking the time to post some of the most informative videos on KZbin! Keep up the great work! THANK YOU!!

[@louaguado995]

If the input is to the middle (L2) lug it's independent volumes meaning with the pickup selector in the middle position if you turn down one volume the other pickup will still be on. I believe even in vintage wiring the inputs should be on L1

[@dante_cod1321]

i quest the same

[@SplinteredCompany]

Thanks for posting, I am waiting for the top coat of varnish to dry, and I will employ this method!

[@jeffreykercheval9177]

Thank YOU! Perfectly explained

[@orangetolex]

Great vid! I just wired my V up, thanks for posting!

[@yarellopez]

when I found this video I was so glad it was you, I have followed your advice before, always so accurate, Quick question is this the same wiring for a Gibson explorer? Thanks in advance.

[@ninjatanek8516]

doing this to my explorer b-2 thank u so much

[@markwiitanen8949]

i have a vintage Teisco with 3 wires coming off the pick ups and a 3 way rocker switch and 2 volume and 1 tone. i am stumped on the 3 wire placement other than the ground.

[@8666bthomas]

thank you so much for this

[@alwayscurious9714]

Big Big big HELP😀 THANK YOU

[@pinoyarkitekto620]

Can you please post a wiring diagram for Fender HH with 1 vol, 2 tones (1 tone - push/pull coil split) 3-way blade switch. I want to change to seymour duncan hot rodded humbucker set. Thanks!

[@milianify]

Thank u... Nice tutorial... I will try

[@hgostos]

IS this the original 58 wiring, late 60s or an adaption of the famous 50s wiring from an LP but in NV BV MT format?

[@aplat4022]

thanks a lot for all this amazing information, could you post a the exacly same seting but with a push /pull tone pot please? , i have a SC with this setup , i put emg and i would like to install again a split coil tone pot ( no solderless ) thanks again 🙏🙏🙏

[@MosheAlvarez]

What I don't like about this wiring is the volumes are independent rather than each being a master volume. This means even if I have the volumes turned down, if I let go of the guitar, It'll start to buzz through the amp because the circuit isn't truly off. I'd prefer a diagram with each volume as a master volume like on a Les Paul

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+Moshe Alvarez Sounds like you'd just want the Modern Wiring scheme - very easy. On each Volume Pot, swap the L1 and L2 wires. Meaning, the HOT from the pickup will go to L1 instead of L2 an the Output to the switch will be from L2 instead of L1.

[@MosheAlvarez]

+Breja ToneWorks Oh no, I much prefer 50's wiring to modern, I just prefer having it with Dependent volumes. That's my only complaint here.

[@louaguado995]

+Moshe Alvarez ashbass.com/AshBassGuitar/index.html?Gibson50s.html

[@louaguado995]

+Moshe Alvarez Go to ashbass.com there are diagrams on 50's wiring with independent volumes and regular volumes. Regular 50's is pickup into lug 1 volume input, tone into lug 2 volume output.

[@MosheAlvarez]

Yup, got it. Thx!

[@methodinsane]

Youre videos are great. Thanks. Im in the middle of wiring up a guitar i have. Any idea why i see grounding on the hot wire coming off a tone knob? Obviously you dont know my setup but im trying to understand the relationship between ground and hot. if youre curious i have this setup: 2 prails wired to to two mini dpdt switches *prail 3 sound config* Two volume pots Master tone pot. 3 way toggle i shield the pick guard and guitar with copper tape so all controls are implicitly ground once all connected. thanks.

[@sbrave]

Hi Don, Something is off with my wiring. When I grounded lug 2 of the master tone and turn it's level down off, it's acting like a volume pot and cutting out my sound on either pickup...? The lug on the tone pot wasn't long enough to solder it to the pot like I normally do, so I soldered a wire from lug 2 to the top of the pot (presumably doing the same thing) If I pull that wire off the top of the pot, everything works but the tone pot does nothing. Ideas?

[@sbrave]

Fixed it. I moved the capacitor from lug 3 to lug 2 on the tone pot, and all is well! Sounds great and much better having 2 volumes and 1 tone, as it was factory wired. This is a Jackson RR model. Hard to believe he wouldn't have had it like your video (2 vol, 1 tone)

[@todoguitar]

best way to explain, wonderful. Hi, I have 2 DiMarzio PAF Pro Humbuckers on my Ibanez guitar with a 5-way switch. I took the Tone off and I want to do 2 separate volumes no tone and keep the 5-way switch the way it is. The wiring part is the only part that I'm lacking when it comes to guitars. I need help :)

[@stevelee9546]

nube here and a dumb question... what is the top most right wire (the wire going to the ground symbol) connected to?

[@cristianosmiranda]

Does it works in a Dean ML 79? I’ll try! I have a pair of JB and 59, I’m gonna buy some CTS pots, cables and I’ll try it.

[@daggergblue]

I am confused by the tone cap on this one. It looks to me like the signal is going through the cap at all times; the hot is going directly into it?

[@gritbrothersguitars]

Me too

[@JUNGHAEE]

This tutorial can i follow my guitar cort Z42 zeton ? But my guitar use batteray, i look this video you not line for batteray, please help, my guitar wrong wairing

[@miguelsalgado4673]

What happens if you ground lug 3 instead on the tone pot?

[@reginamirow8999]

Hi, I am stuck. How do I run a wire from the capacitor? Do I ground the back of the pot ? The lug? And I am using a 3way import switch. Please help. Steve

[@fianvierecke2755]

Regina Mirow jo i have the same problem. I am just commenting to eventually get an answer cheers

[@gritbrothersguitars]

Same

[@diggsmahoney]

how can i do this with a blade 3 way switch???? I need help buddy boy.

[@michaelcantinieri25]

Hello ! great helpful videos ! I want to do this with a strat setup...only with 2 humbuckers, 2 master volumes and a master tone with a 3 way tele switch..can you help ?

[@barrymingchow]

Where do you ground the three way switch to the. Three lines in a pyramid shape

[@TheRandomMechanic]

my setup is exactly like this except only one volume pot do you have a video for that ?

[@TheChadPad]

This is not how a 50s Flying v is wired. I don't want anybody to get confused here and think they've suddenly tranformed their V into a korina one cause this schematic says vintage. There are pictures of an actual korina Flying V on lespaulforum, and it doesn't look like that

[@kaiserwilhelm1938]

If you have a seymour duncan or any other 4 conductor bridge pickup, how would one wire it to replace the current gibson humbucker?

[@kobakamladze4175]

I have active pickups. Should i do everything same or wiring diagram for it is different?

[@mvyper]

If I get a pre-wired 4 knobs kit, would it be possible to rewire it for a 3 knobs scheme?

[@theflower8659]

My master tone does not work as if it were not in the circuit. Checked it out several times, didn't find a mistake. Could you help me with it?

[@Bo88in]

Awesome video! What would I do if I wanted to have a phase switch on a push pull on the tone? Can you help? Cheers

[@bignappy504]

I like your videos on this subject a lot, great job!! I'm about to rewire my Ibanez Destroyer2 it has the same scenario as your video, however my guitar has 2 main volume and 1 tone. The pickups have 4 wire. Do you have a video on this?

[@knightyyz]

depending on the brand you twist wires together so you end up with bare ground, another ground and a hot. But every manufacturer has a different color code. Once you have hot and ground you can follow this video

[@markzikosky1588]

can u do this same vid with the other type of switch

[@jamessparks5236]

Rookie here. looking at the diagram. what’s the symbol that looks like a tornado in the top right for grounding? This diagram is exactly what I need to rewire my Dean V and just want to nail it on the first go.

[@danialm8122]

yes, that is for grounding.

[@markwiitanen8949]

i emailed him to get answers on my situation but he is not going to answer any questions. he said to reach out to the folks responding to his videos for helps.

[@billconrad201]

Hi Don, I would like to put 2 p90 with one volume one tone and a three way switch any pics out there that would help.

[@krisjuskevicius716]

Can you do this with one volume and two tones?

[@washingtontxo]

Trying to figure out how to do a new ground connection. Do you have any idea? The cable connected to the bridge broke.

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+Rafael Washington What type of guitar? I'm assuming since you're on this video that you have a stop tailpiece. If that's correct, you need to pull one of the stud inserts and rerun the wire. Everybody's skill level is done so if you're not comfortable doing this yourself or obviously if the guitar is vintage or expensive, it probably is worth a trip to a repair shop. Now - depending on where it broke, you might be able to splice a new ground wire in and not have to deal with the insert. All depends.

[@clowray2747]

Hi Don. Great vids and instruction but I'm stuck! How, would I replace the standard (Gibson style) pickup change over 3 way switch with a Fender style 3 way blade switch? I want to do this for a reconstructed HH Strat I'm working on. I've looked at the diagrams for the switch differences but it stumps me. Thanks in advance. C Low Ray UK

[@TheNathanherbaly]

Me too. Im stuck at where the capacitor might go. Lol

[@qwertpain]

What cap for standard flying V have ?

[@SDPickups]

Unfortunately its not how they were wired at all.

[@OBPmusical]

If I wanted to have a master volume instead of two volumes, would I just attach the bridge [pickup switch] / [hot from pickup] to L2 of Volume ? I have an explorer that I want to get rid of the bridge volume knob as its in the way. Any help would be much appreciated!

[@popsplace0420]

I emailed a question, and was kindly routed to y'all in comments for help. Good morning from Texas. I have been searching your videos for a solution to my dilemma, to no avail. So I thought I'd just come straight to you with it. I am reworking an empty shell ESP EC-1000 that went through hurricane Harvey. Every stitch of metal was trashed, so it was stripped. I went with the Kwikplug system from Guitar Fetish (GFS), but, they do not have a harness option for Vol, Vol, Tone application. I picked up a Les Paul kit with VVTT, but am now trying to figure out how to eliminate 1 Tone pot and wire the remaining Pot as a Master Tone for both humbuckers. A. Is that possible? And.. B. Can you help guide me on that process? Thanks, Chuck Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android

[@mikeindel]

500 or 250 pots

[@mrod3526]

Can this be used for P90's?

[@oneeyemonster3262]

What dose a resistor do? I know it create resistance...What I mean is...dose it tame some of the noise from old pick ups or cheap ones?

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+kim young Hey Kim... A resistor 'resists' or 'limits' the flow of electrons or current in a circuit. Think of a pickup and volume control pot. By turning the pot (which is a resistor), the pickup's output through the pot is 'limited' so therefore less current is getting through so it has less output - hence it's quieter. A resistor will not 'tame' noise or anything.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

Breja ToneWorks Ok...that makes sense. Thanks..... There's resistors on my old 1492 silvertone...but I damages them so I simply removed them. The pick ups on them are dirty sounding. I have another guitar I feel are a little bit too dirty . I have to turn up the noise gate... K...so Im thinking (lmao)...if I have 2 rear pick ups...and I mounted one of them for the neck. I can use a resister to limit the front pickup...so it's not going to be too loud or balance sound level. ( If I use experiment with different resistors) Sometimes I rather just have one volume. When I flip back and forth between the pickups. I want a smoother transition. Hope that makes sense.

[@davidvelez5761]

Hey, my pickups have 4 cables ....dafak ¿?

[@dougforsythe4521]

how do i wire tele1vol 2 tones

[@stihlearning046]

Could I do this and use a 3way toggle switch instead?

[@BrejaToneWorks]

+Stillearning 046 (Stihlearning) ??? This is a toggle switch or did you mean a 3-way lever switch like on a Telecaster? Don

[@stihlearning046]

+Breja ToneWorks Yep that's the one I meant sorry Don. Also what would it look like on a modern lever switch? If I apply the same way you have explained the five way switch to the 3way with this wiring scheme I should come out with the same result?

[@kennethmatthewcamacho8606]

Do you need a capacitor?

[@louaguado995]

This is why separate volumes are bad. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKu8qKiPfJZ_qZI

[@BrejaToneWorks]

"Bad" is subjective. People have different sounds in their head. I can't disagree with anything from the video but it's all about the player and how they find their tone.

[@louaguado995]

+Breja ToneWorks Well, if they want muddy tone, constant noise even with the volumes off and controls that are too sudden then that's what they'll get. I prefer modern with an r/c (resistor capacitor) treble bypass myself. Some may like this setup, didn't sound right me.

[@SDPickups]

Don't tell Jimmy Page that!