P90 Wiring Diagrams
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- Hot (signal)
- Ground
- Tone capacitor, typically 0.022–0.047 µF
- Drawing
- One P90, 1 volume, 1 tone
- Pickups
- 1 P90
- Switch
- No switch
- Controls
- 1 volume, 1 tone
Pots are shown from the back, with the lugs on top and numbered 1 to 3. Volume and tone are 500K, B for volume and A for tone. Wires in your guitar may not match the red and black used here, so follow what each wire does. The order of the lugs varies between switch makers, so check yours with a multimeter before soldering.
Left-handed guitar? The circuit is the same: only the positions of the parts change.
What each switch position does
| Position | Pickups on | Tone control connected |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Bridge | Bridge | Tone |
| 2: Bridge + neck | Bridge and neck | Tone |
| 3: Neck | Neck | Tone |
Pots are shown from the back, with the lugs on top and numbered 1 to 3. Volume and tone are 500K, B for volume and A for tone. Wires in your guitar may not match the red and black used here, so follow what each wire does. The order of the lugs varies between switch makers, so check yours with a multimeter before soldering.
Left-handed guitar? The circuit is the same: only the positions of the parts change.
What each switch position does
| Position | Pickups on | Tone control connected |
|---|---|---|
| 1: Bridge | Bridge | Bridge tone |
| 2: Bridge + neck | Bridge and neck | Neck tone and Bridge tone |
| 3: Neck | Neck | Neck tone |
Pots are shown from the back, with the lugs on top and numbered 1 to 3. All four pots are 500K, B for the volumes and A for the tones. With the switch in the middle, turning one volume to zero silences the whole guitar. That is normal for this circuit. Wires in your guitar may not match the red and black used here, so follow what each wire does. The order of the lugs varies between switch makers, so check yours with a multimeter before soldering.
Left-handed guitar? The circuit is the same: only the positions of the parts change.
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