https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:11:59 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346451 Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:44:57 +0000 if you have 2 volume controls, then they go between the pickups and the switch.

same with tone (if any) controls]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346451 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346411 Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:29:29 +0000
Thank you]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance lostcreation333 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346411 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346377 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:10:39 +0000
Something like this would work. Black lines are signal wires, green are ground/common/return

]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346377 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346360 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:32:11 +0000
You can use it, but you won't be able to have both pickups active at once. Your choices will be bridge only or neck only.
A standard DPDT switch only has 2 positions (unless it's a center-off type, but that doesn't help here)

The 3 way switch used as a pickup selector is just that, a 3 position switch. It has 3 "on" positions. Hi,

Yes, this is a DPDT switch. I'm not worried about limiting my pickup selection to just one active pickup at a time, I rarely move from the bridge pup anyway.

I'm just not sure how to wire it up... I've replaced pickups and jacks before, but I'm wiring this in from scratch and I'm lost.

Many thanks]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance lostcreation333 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346360 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346352 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 03:57:00 +0000
You can use it, but you won't be able to have both pickups active at once. Your choices will be bridge only or neck only.
A standard DPDT switch only has 2 positions (unless it's a center-off type, but that doesn't help here)

The 3 way switch used as a pickup selector is just that, a 3 position switch. It has 3 "on" positions.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance kent_eh https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-346352 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-38255 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 21:16:08 +0000
I'm about to wire up a custom guitar build that I've almost finished. I'm using two humbuckers which I want wired up to a volume pot and a two-way switch. The closest diagrams I've found use a three-way switch, but I want to use one of these...



Can anyone supply me with a wiring diagram or a link to where I can find one?

Thank you in advance.

PS. Forgot to mention; the switch will be used as a selector switch for the two HBs (sorry if that was already obvious).]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance lostcreation333 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/wiring-diagrams-help-2xhb-1xvol-1xmini-switch/#post-38255