Strat Guitar Jack Wiring

Typical standard fender stratocaster guitar wiring with master volume plus 1 neck tone control and one middle pickup tone control.

Strat guitar jack wiring. The other lug is the hot or primary lead. A mono jack is suitable for most guitars. It has two lugs. Soldering station solder type my preferred type hakko fx888d 23by digital soldering station fx 888d fx 888.

Strat style guitar wiring diagram with three single coils 5 way lever switch 1 volume 2 tones. If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page we may still be able to furnish you with a hard copy from our archive. The most common output jack for electric guitars is the mono jack. You can also replace the volume control with a push pull pot aka 7 way strat wiring which activates the bridge pickup on command.

The tip arm is completely separate from the rest of the jack being sandwiched between two layers of phenolic. Premier guitar have some wiring mods to try including the nashville strat which replaces the 5 way switch with a telecaster style 3 way switch. That snapping feeling is the tip of the guitar cord locking in to the tip arm pictured below. A detailed step by step on wiring your stratocaster input jack and ground wiring.

Most of our older guitar parts lists wiring diagrams and switching control function diagrams predate formatting which would allow us to make them available on this page as pdf files. The extra threads give the nut a bit more to bite on. This tube is the sleeve or the ground connection. Obsidian wire 5 cardome street bishopdale christchurch 8053 new zealand nz gst.

This lug is part of the long bent flange that connects to the tip of your instrument cable. A stereo jack is similar to a mono jack but it s equipped with a third lug and a second shorter bent flange. A stereo jack can be used for stereo wiring or to enable onboard active electronics when a 1 4 mono plug is inserted. When you insert your guitar cable the guitar cord is slid through a metal tube.

The contents of this diagram in whole or part are copyrighted and published for personal use only. Choose the long thread jack for guitars and basses that have a thick top or control plate.