Wiring Diagrams
for Gibson Les Paul and Flying V

Here are some images I fixed up to show the various wirings that I've noodled around with on my Les Pauls and Flying Vs. Thanks to the Les Paul Forum for all the info I've gained from there and to Black Rose Customs for including a diagram of their kit wiring on their website. Let me know what you think: ashbass@com.ashbass 50s wiring in a '59 burst. Note that it might be preferable to break the connection to ground on the two non-master volume pots in the diagram above. If left connected, you may get a muddy sound as the non-master pot and the master pot will combine resistance. Removing the grounds from the non-master vol controls will ensure no tone loss but will also mean that you can't turn either pickup all the way off when in the middle position. Of course, there're the other two positions for that. Here are some small MP3s that demonstrate the difference between Parallel and Series wiring. You will first hear the neck and bridge pickups in parallel, then the neck and bridge pickups in series. No settings were changed for each part of the recordings except to switch from parallel to series coupling of the pickups. More info here... Les Paul middle position Strat neck and middle position Les Paul (2-pickup) Style Guitar Series/Parallel Wiring 50s style wiring diagram Modern style wiring diagram Standard style wiring diagram 50s wiring diagram Modern wiring diagram Standard wiring diagram Les Paul wiring diagram Stock wiring diagram Series Parallel dual pickup

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