build a custom electric guitar

Step 2 Gadgets

I used old switches and gadgets but I'm pretty sure they can be bought at Radioshack (I love Radioshack) but I have 1 switch 4 knobs and one female / output jack. to put it together you will need some wiring diagrams (below) these are the wiring diagrams I used not to hard to understand. after your drive to Radioshack stop over at Lowes or home depot and pick up some heavy duty plexi glass. this is where the hum bucks and knobs etc are going to go.

Comments

[genghistron]

Just a couple notes on Gibson wiring diagram. Gibson typically uses linear taper (B) pots for volume, instead of the log taper (A) that are illustrated here. Audio, or logarithmic taper (A) pots work fine, they will have more a useable middle/low volume 'sweep' but the top/high output is more sensitive, in other words the volume will drop will be more dramatic in the first few degrees than using a linear taper pot.
Gibson's also generally use .022uF capacitors for tone control. Single coil guitars like Strats/Teles/etc will typically use the .047uF caps because they roll off more high end. In a humbucker guitar the higher capacitor value may leave your pickup sounding quite dark and muddy.

[kicker109]

Is it okay if you can draw a proper schematic? because i cant really understand it... Sorry if I sound a bit rude

[gtrgy]

hey i was looking at the wiring diagram and had a suggestion. Instead of using 500k ohm potentiometers, you should use 250k. This is because with single coil pickups that produce a sharper sound, the 250k bleeds of some of the harshness to ground , giving you a warmer tone.

[JAZ97]

i cant really read this you think you can explain where goes what and what goes where comment on my profile please