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Guitar Plans and Templates
Wiring Diagrams

Guitar Plans and Templates

Pickguard Templates

Useful for reference and if you choose to make your own:

Free Plan for PRS DC 22

Useful for the body shape and more.

Free Plans from the Electric Herald

This reference is all over the internet, so why not have it here too … It’s a tremendous resource and includes instruction on how to print the plans full size over several A4 sheets so you can stick them together – really useful.

Wiring Scheme HB + 2

Interesting to try – two Strat pickups in the neck as a humbucker – with the ability to split and parallel

Wiring Diagrams

Wiring Schemes – SSS

For guitars with three Single Coil pickups – think regular Strat

Wiring Schemes – SS

Schemes for Two Single Coil pickups – think Telecaster

Wiring Schemes – SH

Single Coil Bridge, Humbucker in the Neck – typically found on some Telecasters

Wiring Schemes – HSS

A common Strat configuration with a humbucker in the bridge

Wiring Schemes – HSP

Not a common configuration, but I used this on my first guitar and it provides huge flexibility – Humbucker in the Bridge, Strat Single coil in the middle and a P90 (or HB P90) in the Neck

Wiring Schemes – HSH

Schemes for a typical HSH SuperStrat pickup configuration

Wiring Schemes – HS

Humbucker Bridge – Single Coil Neck

Wiring Schemes – HH

Wiring schemes for guitars with two humbucker pickups

Wiring Schemes – HB-P90

Typically for guitars with a humbucker in the Bridge and a P90 in the Neck

Wiring Schemes – 2+1

These schemes are for guitars with three Strat single coil pickups with the Middle pickup placed close to the Bridge – typically this would allow the two pickups to be used in series as a Bridge Humbucker

Guitar Volume and Tone Circuits

As per the title – includes parallel humbucker, Fender Grease Bucket, Treble Bleed and 50s wiring, but excludes the usual ‘Modern Wiring’

Wiring Scheme HB + 2

Interesting to try – two Strat pickups in the neck as a humbucker – with the ability to split and parallel