Guitar Tone Control Schematic. Most are designed to control the high end meaning they either add high end or roll off high end. Drawing of physical potentiometers depicting terminals 1 2 and 3.
2 humbuckers 3 way lever switch 1 volume 1 tone. 1 volume 1 tone control. Looking at the response around the guitar s primary audio range for the tone pot set to 100 25 10 2 5 1 and short circuit we get this somewhat unprepossessing family of curves.
In this short guide we ll discuss how it works and how to choose the one that s best for your instrument.
Most are designed to control the high end meaning they either add high end or roll off high end. 2 humbuckers 3 way lever switch 1 volume 1 tone 2 push pulls for individual coil tap on each humbucker. These wirings are often discussed in the context of a les paul but the schemes apply to any guitar with a volume and tone control whether it s a master volume plus master tone configuration as with a telecaster or a guitar with individual volume and tone controls for each pickup such as a les paul es 335 sg and so on. Tone control wiring for your guitar do it yourself.
