How to wire a Gibson SG - Wiring an SG Harness -

[@spookymarirev]

Just in case heres a timestamp guide! 1. Component Overview 1:05 2. Tinning & Grounding 3:12 3. Connecting the Jack 21:56 4. Adding the capacitors and connecting the toggle switch 26:00

[@SixStringSupplies]

Nice one! - pinned

[@Diego-iz9ko]

Dude WTF? HOW can it come, that this master piece of explanation of a great wiring job has not more likes? I must say: f*cking great job done in this video!

[@monovladd4392]

Is true I think the same. 🤘🏻🤘🏻👏🏼👏🏼. Now I will make like that.

[@ramencurry6672]

Don’t call him dude. Call him sir

[@tonkageorge]

This is a terrific video. I picked up a number of tips. Did my own wiring harness this morning and this helped a lot. Thank you!

[@marcomeloni9626]

Hey man, thank you so much for these videos! I had never wired a guitar before and after watching your video a couple times i rewired my SG completely in 50's style and nailed it on the first go. Looks very tidy too! Gonna be getting all my supplies from you guys from now on.

[@silvertear87]

Such a helpful video. Had to replace the switch in my SG and this made it a lot easier than the original wiring. Many thanks!!

[@ronnisullivan9794]

One of the better videos I’ve seen showing this. Thank you

[@SixStringSupplies]

🙏 cheers Ronni glad you enjoyed it.

[@newfiesig]

Best wiring video I've found on KZbin

[@TheSystemActive]

Just finished building a harness for my SG using this guide. Thanks for such a thorough video!

[@arrodisbaletide2726]

This video has been such a help ive probably watched it 5 times 😂. Thank you!

[@ronlevenberg2985]

This is a great instructional video! I referred to it to replace a Korean short pickup selector switch with a Switchcraft angled switch (as in this video) on my DeArmond Starfire IV. Worked like a charm on the first try. Thanks!

[@riffwizardsupreme]

i’m glad i found this video, i want to replace my wiring harness (gibson pcb board) but most harnesses are way more expensive than the sum of their parts.

[@robertruamps5680]

Hi @HereticCowboy, so how did it work?

[@tonyc4027]

Thanks for this mate, I've got a Harley Benton RB-414 which is wired strange where one of the volume controls if turned down halfway kills the signal completely. I'm told that's the way Gibson wires their guitars these days. Anyway got my CTS pots (250k's A & B), got my Switchcraft jack, got my Orange Drops, made my template and only waiting for the Switchcraft pup selector. Can't wait to get started. One thing I'll say about how all these guitars are wired including Rics is (for me) that the volume and tone control for the bridge is further forward than the neck controls so I'm going to fly in the face of convention and wire mine so that the neck controls are further forward on the plate. Convention's there to be broken right? Anyway you shouldn't be giving away your secrets but I'm so glad you shared. I didn't buy my stuff from you for this upgrade as I only just saw your channel after I'd bought them but seeing as you're only 20 miles away, in the future I'll be hitting you up first. Thanks again.

[@sbrave]

Next time I wire up an LP, I'm doing it outside the cavity like this. Too tight of a workspace in the cavity. Great work!

[@SuperCyril2]

I made a cardboard template so the pots sit in it like guitar. So much easier to connect everything together. Great video

[@leegriffiths312]

Great video mate, just ordered my parts to do a similar job. Looking forward to giving it a go.

[@KA-vk6ht]

What a great video. Thank you so much for sharing. Can’t wait to use this great clip!

[@petestewart2701]

Thanks very much. Nice and simple 👌

[@Pauly421]

Nice this type of this is just what I was looking for! Nice one!

[@OneDamNote]

Followed this video for a rewire. Took me about 3 hours. Taking out old electronics, the guitar required re-drill for the new POTs, made quick wiring jig to wire outside the guitar. Working with the braided wire was a bit finicky as it conducts heat really well, meaning the shrink wrap can squeeze down before one would want. Causing some frustration if you're after a clean setup. Then I installed the new setup and used seymourduncan.com/wiring-diagrams to get the setup for the pickups I have.

[@Sobchak2]

Fabulous job, thanks!

[@dwightotto8344]

Also, great and instructional video.

[@thomaswashington3201]

First, yes to Diego's comment, and funny. I bought a 2009 SG Standard recently. The luthier thought the switch was bad, turns out it is the circuit board, which he claims is inferior, and if he can't get a circuit board replacement, am I best advised to have the guitar totally rewired?

[@BisonWorkshop]

now tell us where the pickup wires go. i wish i was kidding. great video.

[@SixStringSupplies]

Thanks, yeah sorry a lot of the “early” videos I did don’t show pickup connections. Recent videos do. Cheers

[@mehmetozays]

Hello thanks for your great contents. I have epiphone firebird studio with humbuckers, i want to swap it with tv jones filtertron pickups, how should i make wiring

[@jonnyspade]

Could you just wind more ground wire around the braided wire at the jack? Similar to how you grounded the switch to the braided wire? Or is there a specific reason you can not?

[@alga1309]

Very nice video. Is this the same harness as a LP?

[@jimmygreen50]

One quick question....why 4 audio (Log) pots? Why no linear pots for volume? Is it for the quick roll off on the volume? I'm rewiring my sg from a kit and deciding on what pots to get. Thanks in advance. I use my guitar for practice at lower volumes only....so maybe log pots for volume will work better? Great video BTW. Thanks for making them. Been a great help.

[@SixStringSupplies]

Just personal preference - my brain and ears are used to a quicker response. You can use linear for volumes but wouldn’t recommend for tone controls

[@jimmygreen50]

@Six String Supplies thanks for the reply. I will likely go with linear for volume as I practice at lower volumes. Cheers.

[@bretthuhn8666]

That was well done sir!

[@fat-hand]

Excellent explanation anmd instruction video with cool tips and techniques. Thank you. Question: the Stew mac wiring diagram shows it differently (#0133 Les Paul Wiring Kit and #0125 SG Wiring Kits). Is yours different for a reason?

[@wizzyfizzy33]

Theoretically, could you run a non-braided sleeve cable to input jack and then a seperate series of cloth cables as grounds to the ground on the input jack? Not sure if that makes any sense, but essentially I mean using standard cloth cable as the ground.

[@SixStringSupplies]

yes that works

[@antonioj123]

Are there any kits for a Gibson SG Japanese knock off (Estrada) circa 70s with two pots instead of four?

[@RaySwain-r1q]

Where do the pickup wires connect to ??

[@thecoverstory1]

As always... great video.... what temp do yiu have your iron? It heats the components so quickly! Thanks mate

[@bigtguitars7312]

Would you use the same value pots and capacitors for a vintage SG with p90s

[@michaelwallace1189]

I've got a toggle that looks quite different than this switch craft. Mine appears to not have a ground lug. Its a Stew Mac metric right angle switch. There are three lugs with the two to each side having two thin lugs about 1mm apart but not touching. Then there is a very small central lug and that's it. ? It seems like there are the two that go to the pups and then the hot. Where is the ground? is it part of the hot? I'm accustomed to switches rather than toggles.

[@ramonzeira]

Is there a video of you wiring a HH SG without coil splits? 1 vol + 1 tone.

[@SixStringSupplies]

Sort of - look at one of our recent videos - 1 vol, 1 tone (PRS) it is identical electronically just the components are in different position

[@ramonzeira]

@@SixStringSupplies thanks!

[@ajsrhodes]

What temperature do you have your soldering iron set at?

[@francescomolitierno3695]

Hey, nice vids just got a question for you, i'm going to wire a sg custom 3 pickups and i was looking for a diagram for a 3vol 1tone kind of thing... But i find the diagrams very confusing, the question is have you got any idea on how i can do it? Ps. I've got 2 A500k and 2 B500k, can i use 1 of the tone pot as a volume? Thanks and Keep doing these vids they're great.

[@dwightotto8344]

I wish you could've shown wires coming from their pickups and the ground wire

[@simonblankenbichler]

hi! thanks for that awesome video! i have a question: why don't you have to ground the wire from the volume pots to the switch?

[@robertruamps5680]

Actually it's grounded from rhe neck volume pot to the swtch.

[@marvintimke3978]

That helped me a lot

[@ALBERTOGARCIA-nk9bo]

Hello Six String, thank you so much for this very good video. I would like to know what is the difference between the Les Paul harness and SG harness? Thanks in advance

[@SixStringSupplies]

Thanks and glad you enjoyed the video. Electronically, the SG, Les Paul and 335 are all identical. It is the same circuit. The spacing between pots/switch/jack etc...is the only difference.

[@jetjazzblues4888]

Great!

[@FretFriendGWaL]

I love your channel! I don't seem to get your updates even though I'm subscribed to get them all but I do check in now and again. Great tips that have helped me in my workshop a lot. Victor (Victor Christian on facebook btw) :) PS: What temp (or wattage) is your iron and what solder do you use?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Fret Friend UK cheers Victor. Glad you found the videos helpful :)

[@davidemura4444]

Fucking masterpiece.

[@matchesmalone2019]

Hey! Another very clear and helpful video! Quick question: does the order in wich you ground the pots matter? I mean, can I go BV-NV-BT-NT instead of NV-BV-NT-BT like you did? Hope it's clear enough! Thanks! ^^

[@SixStringSupplies]

Matches Malone hi you can do it whatever order you like - as long as it's a complete ground circuit

[@davidcollins6164]

really oughtta have a clamp to fix your templates on the table

[@hiseminencetheholymacdiarmada]

I’ve got a 3 knob, 2 volume 1 Tone, how about that?

[@briw4647]

does polarity matter with a capacitor? or can you solder it either direction to the pot

[@BenState]

normally yes, but in this case no, as paper in oil arent polarised.

[@briw4647]

@@BenState awesome, sames me making a mistake and soldering the wrong way then lol

[@BenState]

@@briw4647 the labels on them aren't always correct either. if you're really serious, you need to check with meter.

[@zozo_1013]

Majic 🎸

[@MaybyYou]

Does this mean that you dont have to ground from the bridge?

[@robertruamps5680]

No the bridge will be grounded to the neck volume pot once the harness is installed in the cavity as well as the pickups.

[@rickfrazier1148]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but why not go to the closest pot first with the ground?

[@SixStringSupplies]

Generally it’s difficult due to the layout of the internal cavity. It’s easier to solder it to the tone pot. Cheers

[@rickfrazier1148]

Six String Supplies thanks for the reply from USA. I’m going to tackle this swap soon. Thanks again.

[@kerranz]

good job but here's some tips...1., LABEL everything for us newbies on the template board. 2., use a brighter wire against the background--the black gets lost immediately onscreen. 3 explain the second soldering loop on the jack better (like, why?) 4., keep your hands out if the way (maybe use some tweezers or hemostats) 5. stop spinning things around so fast--it's easier for you but confusing as hell for us. 6., explain the complete ground circuit versus the hot lead circuit, and what all each has to touch, and why. But thanks, I did learn a lot.

[@captaindeadpool1640]

so if I copper foil the cavity ………. I am going to stop and say this is first sg wiring. Done strats in past. Ok my body came fully drilled and painted I copper foiled the cavity put pots in and wired up there was no hole to the bridge to ground and I could not think of what to do with the ground wire. That would go to the claw on a Stratocaster. So I crimped a washer to it and screwed it to the inner wall in the cavity threw the copper foil. will this work? it has two humbuckers split coiled and each pick up is grounded to the pot and each pot is grounded together from the 3 way switch.

[@SixStringSupplies]

yeah as long as it is grounded :) lot of people use a grounding washer and connect all grounds to it. The trem claw/bridge does need to be though.

[@captaindeadpool1640]

@@SixStringSupplies Thanks for the response to my sloppy post. Sorry I should proof read. So on a SG do I have to ground to the bridge I got it all wired and had no hole to put the ground wire threw to the bridge so I just copper wrapped the cavity and all the pots are grounded to each other and the main ground I did not know what to do with it so I crimp a washer end and screwed it to the side of the wall threw the copper in the cavity . I figured it's hitting raw wood and the bridge it's pushed into and touching raw wood. Will this work? Thanks.

[@SixStringSupplies]

captain deadpool hi no worries! it needs to be grounded to the tailpiece/bridge regardless.

[@user-qr7ee2cp4y]

Gonna do This to my son's epiphone st I think.....

[@jimmymclaughlin1442]

You dont show where the pick ups wire go to

[@KittchenSink]

Is anybody else sitting here blowing at the screen to cool the solder down or is it just me who's the tit?

[@TempoDrift1480]

Noyce

[@peterkohl1863]

For viewing voice is TOO fast and almost too quiet, whispering

[@fidia_temple]

Hi I searc how wiring a LP with three HUMBUCKER...