Quick tip if your using this method for a les paul, angle the wires up/down instead of straight out before you solder them. Mine wouldnt fit in the cavity after i finished soldering. Great video none the less

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

Very good advice. This was the first video I recorded, since then, all prewired toggles that we sell get the wires bent in a downward position before being soldered. Comment pinned.

@Neodustin

4 жыл бұрын

God, where was this 10 years ago when I discovered 50’s wiring lol

@rfilianogmailcom

3 жыл бұрын

Do you have a video on how to wiring the toggle switch that is like a tiny box? And this tutorial is really helpful! Thank you

@thegolfnut812

3 жыл бұрын

Wouldn't that depend if you were using a long or short switch? Learned the long switch is for the LP Traditional types and the short switch is for the studio models and SG's. I have a long switch in my LP now and bought a short one so the 3 wires would fit through the body and into the cavity. Rewired the long switch in a downward position. Long switch looks more heavy duty than the short Switchcraft ones. Yes, you have to angle the wires down to get it to fit in the cavity.

@steverossi7949

3 жыл бұрын

True I did mine like this video and it won’t fit. That being said I love this guys soldering videos, I’ve learned a lot and my soldering is vastly improved.

Everything I needed to know, and the resolution of the video is good enough I can see everything you're doing. Thanks for posting this.

Thank you, thank you, thank you! Just finished my first Les Paul kit today, and your videos were extremely helpful in getting to the finish line!

I can see what is being done and understand clearly. Best visual I've seen. Thanks so much!

Hey thanks for the lifeline video. Rewiring a guitar that was a mess. You helped immensely

These Videos are such a great source of knowledge... very hands on. brought me from "know roughly how to do it" to " now i good a pretty good understanding .... " ;) thanks so much now my old Heritage H 150 is waiting for a makeover

You are my go to person for soldering, ty so much for sharing your knowledge

@SixStringSupplies

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for subbing and watching - it is appreciated!

Best on the internet 👍🏻👍🏻 thanks 🙏

Thank you for a very informative instruction. I tried it out on an old Gibson CS-336 that had been the victim of some very strange rewiring. It worked perfectly and now it sounds much better.

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

Poul Bjørn Berg glad to hear it Poul, enjoy!

Awesome. I'm wiring for the first time, p90's w/ 1 vol 1 tone and a 3 way toggle. This helped to clear up a lot of confusion, gonna go at it tomorrow.

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

No worries enjoy.

Very clear presentation! Thank you. I'll give it another go on my LP.

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

Patrick O'Brien thanks Patrick - glad you found it useful.

Nice example, just what i needed to know thanks.

Thanks. This was very helpful.

Thanks! Super thorough and well made vid.

@SixStringSupplies

7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Hope you find it useful.

Nice and clean

Very helpful 👍 cracking tutorial

Great video really helped

Great vid, thanks!

I just want to say thanks for the video I've just done my first switchcraft toggle and the video is perfection considering I've never soldered before.

@SixStringSupplies

5 жыл бұрын

No problem! Glad it worked for you. Thanks for watching.

@TurahBagus

10 ай бұрын

​@@SixStringSupplieshow long the wire cable for toggle switchcraft To potensio needed. And to the jack output

Nice job!

Thanks gret video

Thank you!

nicely done, very nicely done . . . and the best part of the video was that there was no annoying loud ass clown audio track blaring in the background, simple, to the point, and clear and concise, thumbs up . . . .cheers

Thanks

some good ideas - just shouldering up my confidence in the stuff before I fix my Gibson; there are no luthiers or electronic shops where I live.

Nice video

Good video. I appreciate you taking the time to show this. I would add coloring or labeling the two wires that connect to the hot sides of the toggle switch so you know which one connects to the bridge and neck pots

@guitarshapedpizza

3 жыл бұрын

yea I threaded the braded shrink tube and now I have no idea which one goes to where...

Your viddies are excellent, thank you. Not a complaint but an FYI -- the heat shrink tubing on the 3 wires made the bundle too wide to fit my (ancient) Epiphone Les Paul. Thank you again.

Awesome some video!

@SixStringSupplies

5 жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Hi, thank your for this very useful and well done vidéo, what is the thickness of your tinned copper wire please? Thanks!

great video! what is the opening music? they sounded really good!

First time building an LP kit and could use your help. I am using braided wire from the toggle switch. I am also using long shaft cts push/pulls on both volumes. Since I will have space under the pots, from the point of entry into the wiring cavity can I wrap the braided wire under each pot, around the back of each shaft, solder/ground to the side of pot then solder to middle lug? There will be heat shrink tubing from cavity entry point to point of ground and again from ground to middle lug. Thank you.

do you have a video of a wiring a less paul 4 pot push/pull with Seymour Duncan P-rails without the 3 way toggle ( not the pickup switch). Darrel Braun did it in his ultimate epiphone video. That would be quite helpful because the diagrams are confusing and use the 3 way toggles instead of push/pull pots to switch between P90 and rails

Piece of cake

Love the videos, got me thru my first 50's style upgrade (oscar schmidt oe20). But now i need a 2 volume 1 tone with 3 way from toggle to jack. Got a deal on a LTD ec-50 with buggered up wiring. Please help

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks spanky. Was it you who emailed this morning? Glad you enjoy the videos and will come back to you regarding your query in a couple of days.

Why doesn't Gibson do a better job to the likes of something like this, is beyond me especially the price you pay for them. Great vid, helped me out a lot!🎶✌

Great videos. Would it be any advantage by having a grounded terminal block? All the ground wires could go to the block.

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, no advantage, but no harm either

How do you hook up three pickups? Especially if you only have two volume controls.

Are "neck volume" and "bridge volume" the same as volume and tone? Because i have a less paul special II and i need to rewire the switch but i don't know if this tutorial is exclusive for les paul with 4 knobs

I noticed that you don't use any kind of flux or resin when you solder. I was at the electronics store and they recommended using a 835 Rosin Flux RAtype flux/Non corrosive residue for leaded and lead free solder. If you use a resin core solder, a flux may not be needed but they say it won't hurt.

Thanks for the tutorial. Do you have to ground all braids of the wires coming from the switch individually? Or would it suffice to ground one since they are soldered together right by the ground lug of the switch?

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

You have to ground the jack connection to the jack, and one of the braids to the volume pot. The other one can float about. Best to sodler it to stop it moving and touching something it shouldn't, but not essential. Thanks for watching

Can you do it with just regular wire? If so, what would the smallest gauge that’s usable?

Hi, I'm rewiring my Firebird, seems braided wire WITH the white woven celanese inside the black waxed coton is hard to find... I have some Gavitt but without the white woven celanese, do you know if it makes a difference?

Thanks for the video. Can you tell me if the wiring is the same for a 3-way toggle switch on a Fender Thinline Deluxe?

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

mheytman hi yes it is the same for Tele Deluxe

Can we make the same to gibson SG?

Zabardast cheers from Toronto......My 3 way toggle switch for cherry red Epiphone DOT 3.....in the centre position, the Neck pickup goes off if the Bridge pickup Volume is Zero? Is this normal? I thought in the Centre position, the Bridge and Neck pickups Volumes were independent?

Would have been nice to mark the control cavity ends for location before installing the heat shrink.. Makes it a bit more challenging doesn't it?? ;)

@SixStringSupplies

5 жыл бұрын

Indeed! But I’ve done enough to have a good feel for it. I Should explain it in the video though. Thanks for watching and your feedback

@thegolfnut812

3 жыл бұрын

Thought the same. Great video.

excellent video!, what diameter heat shrink tubing are you using for the three braided wires from the switch?

@SixStringSupplies

7 жыл бұрын

Thankyou! 7mm for the three braided wires and 3.5mm to cover the switch terminals.

I bought a kit my my kit didn't come with middle ground wire. Does it need to be wrapped around if the ground wire is a plastic wire?

May i know the gauge of tinned copper wire ?

This is a great video, however, when putting the toggle switch into the LP cavity, make sure that one can bend the wiring harness UPWARDS such that the switch doesn't get damaged working it into the cavity. Once inserted in the cavity, one should then bend the harness DOWNWARDS such that it is now straight. This is VERY important, as it is easy to break the the switch by forcing it sideways and placing too much lateral stress on the toggle control.

Do I need to use that ground type bared wire or I can use any normal strained copper wire to do this?

@SixStringSupplies

2 жыл бұрын

any wire will do

whit this method you don't need a ground wire to the bridge?

Might Be Good To Mark The Wires Before You Heat Shrink ?

Do you have to be super careful to not have the solder leak through the metal braid to the hot wire potentially causing a short? The metal braiding seems annoying to work with when you can just use simpler wire.

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

EvaSlash yes you do need to be careful. True, though the outer braid shields the inner wire. Long wires (as in travelling from the switch to the jack) are more susceptible to electrical interference and feedback. The outer braid reduces this.

Would it make more sense to cut back the ground shield wire from all three wires, tie together and solder to that middle ground large lug?

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

Njwisenheimer64 CNJ no. That braid is fragile...

How do you wire if you don't want to use braided wire?

Hey! Is there a reason why the two lugs are pushed together? And I've rewired my lespaul but for some reason the bridge pickup combines itself with the neck pickup once i wire in the neck pickup into the switch - cant figure out the reason why .. any idea?

@SixStringSupplies

2 жыл бұрын

You don’t have to push them together - but your output wire needs to be connected to both lugs. So bending together makes this easier, t’is all.

@SixStringSupplies

2 жыл бұрын

And for your issue - most likely a faulty switch

Would it be possible to use conductive glue instead of solder?

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

paul rawes I’ve never tried to be honest. Wouldn’t have thought so.

What sizes of heat shrink tubing do you use?

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

EvaSlash 3.5mm on the individual terminals and 7.0mm for the braided wires sleeve.

Just wondering if its fit to the toggle hole?

@SixStringSupplies

6 жыл бұрын

Noli Calunia umyes if course - you may have to drill the toggle hole to 12mm diameter if it's a non US made guitar

Will this effect the sound I’m curious

@Deaf_Notes

3 жыл бұрын

It wouldn't effect it much, if anything you'd have a clearer signal from the guitar if done cleanly

How would you go about wiring two humbuckers, with braided wire, to a guitar with just one volume and one tone pot? I have never seen that done on KZread because I guess it's not that common.

@12south31

4 жыл бұрын

Run both hot wires from the pickups to the left lug on the volume pot and the ground to the back of the pot. Run a capacitor from center lug of volume pot to center lug of tone pot and a ground wire to the back of each. The left lug of volume and the right lug of tone pot gets bent back and soldered to the pot. Hope that helps. The switch gets wired the same way.

Hi! So How do I install the THREE WAY SWITCH to the top circular hole. Since there is a tunnel of sorts from this down to the main area for the pots, do i a. Try and push to old switch down this tunnel? or b. disconnect the old switch and re solder the three wires to the new switch which would have to be pushed down the tunnel. I ask this becuase I have just bought a complete replacement harness with the 3 way switch ALREADY soldered with wire connected to the pots? This video didnt show how this should be done? What should I do please?

@SixStringSupplies

Жыл бұрын

De-solder from pots, put switch through hole and then re solder. Companies should not be supplying Les Paul harnesses with the switch already soldered to pots 👍

@kiwihans100

Жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies Very helpful, thanks! actually I managed to pull the new switched already attatched to the harness through the tunnel using wire!

I've seen some of your videos and I've got to say, you put together great videos and your work is very clean. But you need to stop huffing the helium. You sound like Mickey Mouse doing an impression of Harry Potter. LOL, just kidding. Keep up the great work. And thanks for all your videos. My tech is now out of a job, thanks to vids like these. Doing all my own work now. Thanks for saving me hundreds, and showing me a skill that can make me money. Awesome

@SixStringSupplies

5 жыл бұрын

Dustin MidNyte Driscoll thanks! Glad you like this vids and channel. Yeaj....you’re right. It’s because, all videos are filmed on an iPhone, when the video length gets to around 25 minutes it’s too big to upload (phone can’t handle it) so they have to be “sped up” to make the total size smaller. In the shorter, recent videos, you will hear my deep, growling voice in all its glory!

Hi. Can anyone clarify something for me. Every other wiring diagram I've seen has the earth coming from the other end of the switch (hot to output jack). Does it not make any difference which way round it goes, or is this just for the Les Paul vintage wiring?

@SixStringSupplies

3 жыл бұрын

The ground lug on switchcraft toggles is on the the opposite side to generic switches. Same principle

@5Bird5

3 жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies Thanks for your help and for your terrific videos!

How do I know which one goes to the Neck Pickup and which one goes to Bridge Pickup?

@TempoDrift1480

5 жыл бұрын

David Rain Well you have to figure it. Out. Look at the path in the switch itself. You might not want to attempt this if you can't keep track of something that simple.

@davidrain9523

5 жыл бұрын

Wizzle I figured it out, thanks for the advice though

What size tinned copper wire do you use?

@SixStringSupplies

4 жыл бұрын

Lou Simpson 0.90mm / 20 swg

@lousimpson3070

4 жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies outstanding. Thanks so much!

Volume warning at 13:28

It can be a right fiddle... That's funny.

@SixStringSupplies

5 жыл бұрын

thanks I aim to lighten up the videos as much as possible given the tedious content!

Where does the ground wire go to?????

@SixStringSupplies

7 жыл бұрын

Andrew Russell wrapped around the three braided wires. As a result, all outer braids become grounded. Ground the outer braid of each wire to the volume pots and jack respectively

@PoppysGuitar

7 жыл бұрын

great thanks got it

2021 calling here. I use a BBQ lighter so I don't burn my fingers.

Please work on your audio level. I can barely hear you.... Thanks good video

Weird. I've never had a toggle with the ground being next to the two inputs.

@SixStringSupplies

Жыл бұрын

it's the switchcraft design - most other manufacturers have the ground on the opposite side

That seems like a lot of wiring. It's useless. Why do you need so much material for ground wire?

Be more careful next time, your scratching the guitar up.

@SixStringSupplies

5 жыл бұрын

I can confirm that no guitars were harmed during the making of this video :) but thanks for the heads up, this is an old video and if done tomorrow, would be different. Thanks for watching, cheers.

This set up will NOT WORK with a Les Paul!!!!! All the leads must run so they trail out the bottom of the switch or you don’t have any room to install the switch into the guitar body! You have the common ground tinned wire stub hitting the side of the switch mounting hole and that common ground bus wire sticking out 90 degrees to mounting direction took up the rest of the space in the hole! This might work on an SG but no effin way will this wiring layout gat that switch in the hole to install! Now I have to buy another switch and more pushback wire! What a hack job!