gregggyf Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Good Afternoon, I have a Les Paul Classic and I am in the process of upgrading the electronics within it. The problem is I neglected to note where certain wires were disconnected from. I am referring to the wires from the 3 way toggle switch. From the fast research from the net I see that the: Black goes to ground Red goes to the output I do not know where the White or the Green wires connect to. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Volume pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Where on the volume pots depends on how you want it wired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stein Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Generally speaking, there will be one (+)wire each from each pickup, to the switch, and from the switch a (+) and (-) to the output jack. As stated above, the wires from the pickups are not directly from the pickups, but from the volume pot associated with each of the 2 pups. With the 4 wire harness Gibson uses, the ground wire (-) mentioned above (which is the green you are referring to), that wire is usually connected to a ground, and the ground connected to the (-) of the jack. If there is a 5th wire, or a bare wire, or a shield that is connected, it is sometimes connected at both ends along with the ground(green), and sometimes connected to just the ground in the control cavity. EDIT: substitute "green" above for "black". Can't remember which is correct, or the Gibson way, but whatever you are connecting to the ground, that's the ground- green or black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregggyf Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 Thank you very much for your reply Farnsbarns and Stein. I would like to refine my question now. Since I have not "manipulated" my toggle switch,... what I would like to know is, using Gibson's color scheme, Does the white wire connect to the bridge volume or neck volume? Thank you very much again. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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