Wiring Diagram – Archtop Humbucker Pickup
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There are a couple of different locations that musicians use to mount the guitar electrics on a Archtop Guitar.
A. Through the sound hole and then fitted to the body like a Hollowbody.
- You will need to check the size of the holes for the pots as on some guitars they are drilled small for cheap electrical components. If they are small, the best way to enlarge them to 10mm to fit CTS pots, is to use a round file.
- You are now ready fit the new harness.
- Place the new harness on top of the guitar
- Solder the 1 x ground bridge wire to the back of the new tone pot (refer to wiring diagram)
- Solder the pickup wires to the new pots (refer to wiring diagram).
- Once this is done, you should test to make sure everything is working.
- You will now need to thread the harness into the guitar to the correct holes. Start with the jack socket, you may need a bit of fishing line to help you feed the jack into place, now everything else will follow. Take you time with this part so you don’t damage any of the components.
- Re the control knobs.
- Fit the pickguard back into place and you are ready to go.
Tools & Equipment
- Philips (Cross head) Screwdriver.
- Flat headed screwdriver on some models.
- Small adjustable spanner/wrench.
- Good quality soldering iron.
- Wire Cutters.
- Masking tape for keeping things in place or out the way while working.
- Pair of long nose pliers or strong pointed tweezers.
- Fishing line or thin cord to pull through the components.
- A bit of patience.
Tips
- Gently feed the components through the F sound hole, take you time
- When soldering the wires to the back of a pot, do not overheat / cook the pot.
- Keep wires tidy and neat and make sure all components are grounded.
B. Pickguard Installation.
Some musicians fit the electrics to the pickguard.
- You will need to drill 2 x 10mm holes into the pickguard.
- You are now ready fit the new harness.
- fit the new harness.
- Solder the 1 x ground bridge wire to the back of the new tone pot (refer to wiring diagram)
- Solder the pickup wires to the new pots (refer to wiring diagram).
- Once this is done, you should test to make sure everything is working.
- You will now need to thread the harness/pickguard into place. Start with the jack socket, you may need a bit of fishing line to help you feed the jack into place, now everything else will follow. Take you time with this part so you don’t damage any of the components.
- Re the control knobs.
- Fit the pickguard back into place and you are ready to go.
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