Learning how to approach guitar wirings and schematics

[alcyppa]

As the title says I'm looking for resources to learn how pickup wiring works.

I have basically no real skill in that regard besides having changed pickups on a guitar following a schematic (and REALLY hoping for the best).
I don't want to do that anymore... I would like to do conscious actions and know why I do this or that.

Thanks in advance guys.

 

[rickboot]

Here are a few resources:

• https://www.stewmac.com/How-To/Onli...s_and_Wiring/Understanding_Guitar_Wiring.html
• https://www.amplifiedparts.com/tech-articles/basic-electric-guitar-circuits-1-pickups

 

[Muad'zin]

I learned so much when I was still building pedals from places like http://beavisaudio.com. After that understanding how guitar wiring works is child's play. It's pretty straightforward. You have signal, you have ground, the more signal you shunt to ground via a potentiometer the softer your guitar volume gets. And the more signal you shunt to ground via a capacitor and a potentiometer, the more bassy your tone will get.

 

[alcyppa]

Thanks guys, really appreciated.

 

[Carl]

http://www.billlawrence.com/Pages/All_About_Tone.htm/Pickupology.htm

THere's an interesting bunch of clickable info on the sidebar there.

 

[mistermikev]

why not learn from THE MAN who pretty much started the diy pedal thang, trick guitar wiring etc.
https://msu.edu/~dougl126/Electronic Projects for Musicians.pdf
get a multi meter and an audio probe... doesn't have to be anything fancy. start simple. craigs tone control mods are a good/fun place to cut your teeth. b4 you know it you'll have wired every guitar you have from scratch and spend $200 on parts to build a dimension c you could have bought for $150.

 

[Disco Cat]

Some nice resources in this thread.