CRAIG'S GIUTAR TECH RESOURCE - Tone Controls . The Tone Control A basic tone control consists of a capacitor and a potentiometer (the tone control itself). The illustration below if the basic wiring for a tone control. The view is as you would see it from the bottom of the potentiometer, wired for a right-handed guitar. The oval "blobs" on the potentiometer casing are solder connections.
Guitar Tone Control Wiring, Do it Yourself! Humbucker Soup . Let's look at the basics of tone control wiring and how to adjust it to get the best sound from your guitar. For many people, the tone control itself is just a potentiometer (Volume knob) with a capacitor attached to it. Guitar Wiring Diagrams & Resources GuitarElectronics.com . Get a custom drawn guitar or bass wiring diagram designed to your specifications for any type! of pickups, switching and controls and options. Just complete the guitar wiring diagram order form with your custom specifications and our designers will do the rest. Our custom diagrams are easy to read, affordable and delivered by email for FREE! Strat Style Guitar Wiring Diagram - GuitarElectronics.com . Strat style guitar wiring diagram with three single coils, 5-way lever switch, 1 volume, 2 tones. Typical standard Fender Stratocaster guitar wiring with master volume plus 1 neck tone control and one middle pickup tone control. Please Note: This guitar wiring diagram is property of GuitarElectronics.com Inc. Guitar Wiring Site - 1728.org . Volume and Tone Controls Although we will be primarily discussing switching, let us first show 2 wiring diagrams of a guitar's volume and tone controls. NOTE: In these diagrams, the volume and tone controls are viewed from the rear. The volum! e and tone controls are variable resistors, also known as pote! ntiometers (or "pots" for short).
