Wiring Electric Guitar - 1 Pickup 1 Volume 1 Input Jack

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  • axmaxtremolo.com/blog/wiring-e... Alex "Guitar Medic" shows you performance techniques for your soldering iron and demonstrates an Eddie Van Halen - type wiring setup with one pickup, one volume, and one input jack. See the rest of Alex's wiring demonstrations at axmaxtremolo.com/blog/wiring-e...
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  • @deanbalanay8400
    @deanbalanay8400 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    stop apologizing man this is the greatest video i found to teach me how to wire up my own guitar
    (im beginner by the way...)

    • @agentcalm
      @agentcalm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      For sure. What a great idea. Using a mock up demo board instead of a crazy wired guitar.

    • @dgaz3057
      @dgaz3057 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Teachers have to apologize all the time, students can be cruel...

    • @68able2
      @68able2 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      canadian 10 ply accent

  • @janzelf
    @janzelf ปีที่แล้ว +32

    10 Years Later:
    Still one of the best, clear cut videos!
    Thank *insert god of your liking* that it's still on here!

  • @jeffmartinaz
    @jeffmartinaz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Probably the 5th time in the last few years I've come back here to refresh. I don't do much wiring, and I hate to waste my time when experts like this are on TH-cam. Thanks, again!

  • @drrezdc
    @drrezdc 10 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    One of the best, most informative and clear cut vids i have ever seen. Are you listening to your standing ovation? Greatest teacher you are. Thanks

    • @drrezdc
      @drrezdc 10 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hey Joann. How are you? Its Rez not Rex...stupid.Ha!

    • @RobWence
      @RobWence ปีที่แล้ว

      Rex, it's been almost a decade has Joann let you know how she was?

    • @drrezdc
      @drrezdc ปีที่แล้ว

      @@RobWence who is Joann?

  • @davidcrowley9576
    @davidcrowley9576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    3 Guitar repairmen couldn't fix my EVH Frankenstrat.. All I did was watch your video, and ran a razor blade
    between the Pot and the Hot input. The granule of solder was soo soo small the naked couldn't see it but it was touching ( causing a horrible noise when strumming or every note played.
    It's fixed!!! Thank you for this fine detailed video...

  • @user-lt9bd2yo5h
    @user-lt9bd2yo5h 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man stop apologizing you’re doing us more than a favor and I’m so grateful you took the time to help us newbie’s

  • @AxMaxTremolo
    @AxMaxTremolo  11 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Ground wire should connect from the bridge to the back of the volume pot. The ground on the back of the volume pot should connect to the ground on the output jack (the pole that touches the shaft of the cable). The last ground connection is made by bending the pole on the pot to the back of the pot. No wire is required. Solder the pole to the back of the pot and make sure your connections are solid. I hope this answers you question. Good luck and thanks for watching my video.

    • @mrjportman
      @mrjportman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Is this the case for all guitar set ups? For instance, wiring a humbucker? I’m getting lots of buzz and hissing - clearly a ground issue. Great video by the way.

    • @jamesstewart1794
      @jamesstewart1794 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Can you simply put all the required ground wires onto the last pole that gets bent onto the potentiometer housing ?

  • @69moparty
    @69moparty 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    7 years after being made, video is still as relevant as ever. Thank you!

  • @AxMaxTremolo
    @AxMaxTremolo  11 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    For any tremolo style guitar, the wire is usually soldered to the spring claw that the springs hook up to in the back of the guitar. This will ground your wiring to the tremolo. If it were a fixed bridge such as a Les Paul, there would be a wire coming into the wiring cavity from one of the bridge pieces. Good luck with your project, and thanks for checking out my video.

    • @joshuanicely8722
      @joshuanicely8722 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm rewiring my Washburn pro Maverick myself and this video did it for me...thanks bro!

  • @bobbarker2814
    @bobbarker2814 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I usually don't comment, but this is probably one of the best explanation videos on guitar wiring.
    Suggestion: You should make an updated version with better video quality for those who have a hard time seeing

  • @lightinme217
    @lightinme217 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have been waiting all my life to get my own EVH set up! Your video was just what I needed to complete my project! Thanks so much for your time!

  • @willambernahecooking4036
    @willambernahecooking4036 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Helping my brother wire a Frankenstrat replica. You're a boss, boss!

  • @karelenhenkie666
    @karelenhenkie666 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was just what i needed. You described every step of the way and now i understand what to do . Thanks for taking the time to make this it really helped me out !

  • @GrantMoore3D
    @GrantMoore3D 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This was awesome, re-wiring an old guitar as a fun project for myself and couldn't make sense of how to get it all hooked up (previously had 3 pickups, 2 tone and 1 volume). This gives me the confidence to just go buy what I need now!

  • @APK-pn4qh
    @APK-pn4qh 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks you so much dude. Building a 5150 tribute and was terrified of doing the electrics but you made it so clear and easy to understand. Brilliant video. Can't thank you enough!

  • @thatfunkyduuude
    @thatfunkyduuude 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is fantastic. Exactly what I was looking for. Everything is explained in a way that beginners understand what's going on. Thanks.

  • @chadaaron8517
    @chadaaron8517 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thanks you inspired me to wire mine for the 1st time! This was the most helpful video I could find. Keep up the good work!

  • @johnpoe8887
    @johnpoe8887 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    thanks for the vid, I make banjo's, im 66, I sit all evening after supper in my recliner, next to my wife of 46 years as she watches tv, I don't like tv, so im playing my electric guitar, with one of those mini amp plugs and listening with headphones, because I can do so without disturbing her, but I need a banjo that I can do the same thing, so the next banjo build will be an electric banjo with one pick up so I can play it in the evening in my recliner, and now I know how to wire it up ! Thanks !

  • @a13thhour
    @a13thhour 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You keep apologizing. This is one of the better straight forward videos I have come across. Well done.

  • @andrewmulvey9822
    @andrewmulvey9822 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks very much for taking the time to make these videos. They are very helpful to learn about soldering.

  • @pvdguitars2951
    @pvdguitars2951 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just discovered your channel and this is a fantastic tutorial. Legs 1 and 2 of the pots are interchangeable between hot and output (if there just one volume it doesn’t really matter, whereas if there’s two volumes like in a Les Paul, it makes a big difference)

  • @robertw8861
    @robertw8861 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for posting this, It's nice to see a video where you are told why this wire goes to this lug and that wire goes to that lug rather than the usual this goes here this goes there without any explanation as to why. Thanks again, very informative video, much appreciated.

  • @tallthinkev
    @tallthinkev 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    As I had not done any wiring for quite sometime, this helped me a lot. I wish other vids were as simple to follow as this one! Cheers.

  • @popoaggie
    @popoaggie 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    I was always told not to blow on a solder joint because it might cause a "Cold" solder joint.

  • @teabags34
    @teabags34 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome and easy to follow tutorial. This is a huge help. Thanks you!

  • @AlmostAnalogue
    @AlmostAnalogue 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is probably the best explanation of a straight wiring I have ever seen

  • @davidmoss7245
    @davidmoss7245 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant concise video.Straight to the point and no waffle.l"ll try this on my box guitar tomorrow.

  • @tommievd9945
    @tommievd9945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    thx man i finaly finished my franenstrat build

    • @wyattgann3881
      @wyattgann3881 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      how did you wire the guitar?

  • @daerganguy7504
    @daerganguy7504 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hands down best vid on simple soldering. Thnx

  • @LizardKing0223
    @LizardKing0223 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for showing this with the simple EVH setup, it's exactly what I was looking for. Cheers man.

  • @buska100
    @buska100 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man Thanks heaps for this vid.It helped me out of a tricky situation with a detatched wire on one of my volume pots. I am a Guitarist who knows nothing about the electronic insides of my Guitar. You explain everything so that even I can understand it. Cheers Mate.

  • @scottlandholm3981
    @scottlandholm3981 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent tutorial. Well done. This will save me time and $$ on my EVH build. Great job!

  • @dod1mcb1
    @dod1mcb1 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Inever soldered in my life, and... thanx to u I've fixed my bass last night. BIg Big fat thank you.

  • @moose6676
    @moose6676 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for a first class lesson, I have just updated the wiring on my Gibson LP junior 🙏🏻 works brilliant 🙏🏻

  • @anthonyfinch550
    @anthonyfinch550 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. I watched this and installed a Dimarzio Blaze in one of my ole 7 strings. Great tutorial

  • @peterstewart9376
    @peterstewart9376 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    bro this is so helpful to me. I'm building a frankenstrat and I'm at the wiring stage and this is literally exactly what i was looking for

  • @doodoo7428
    @doodoo7428 หลายเดือนก่อน

    this was my 2nd attempt at start to finish wiring, and i ran into a slight hiccup wiht the grounding, spent about an hour trying to figure it out and couldnt for the life of me get a solid ground connection. Then about 4 minutes into this video i found my problem... i had the wires the wrong way round on the output jack 😐, now it is fixed, thank you very much

  • @rumpires6485
    @rumpires6485 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just amazingly simply explained. Very Good. Best regards from Portugal

  • @UNIONPACIFIC3606
    @UNIONPACIFIC3606 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks so much for posting this video no more paying $40-$85 for somebody else to do this when it’s such a simple thing to do to begin with!

  • @brucerice4567
    @brucerice4567 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was very helpful explaining the basics. Thanks!

  • @djrocker1007
    @djrocker1007 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video Buddy! I recently picked up an old Kramer ZX10 from a garage sale and this is exactly what I needed to repair the mess of wiring someone did to it!

  • @FUNKSTER67
    @FUNKSTER67 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video mate, thanks for taking the time.
    I got a problem now with a ground and its nearly got me beat, but will have another go.

  • @MessengerRadio
    @MessengerRadio 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    It was very kind of you to post this video.i worked in the wood shop at Hamer. i never went near the finishing dept.
    Cool fact. Mark Durante Guitarist for KMFDM approved every finished guitar in the 1990s. and he final set up half of them. check out my podcast LIVE METAL PUPPETS -comedy and metal.

  • @soldanovht
    @soldanovht 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. I'm the worlds worse when it comes to this kind of work. Wasn't even going to try it but you made it look so easy. I did my guitar, it worked perfectly. Thanks.

  • @dksdeathwish666
    @dksdeathwish666 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just gotta say props dude. This helped me so much. I just rebuild an Ibanez Destroyer with a piece of a Fender Strat with the bolt on set up, and finished it off with an ESP Kirk Hammett neck. The Destroyer was broken at the neck. But I put in an EMG H4 for the bridge, no neck pickup. No tone, no switch, just a volume and a pickup. This helped a lot. Thats how my jackson is set up too, but with a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker. But thank you for the video.

  • @samuelbose1493
    @samuelbose1493 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Straight outta the gate: proper soldering iron care. I knew this was gonna be an excellent video 🤌🏽🤌🏽 and it was

  • @joeaguirre3069
    @joeaguirre3069 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome video. Exactly what I was looking for (the VH setup). Thanks so much.

  • @AxMaxTremolo
    @AxMaxTremolo  10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the comment and the great info. Always willing to learn new techniques.

  • @Sasketchejuana_man
    @Sasketchejuana_man 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i put off for so long thinking id mess up but finally went and bought a soldering iron and did it myself. thanks alot.

  • @jamesvest9197
    @jamesvest9197 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video helped me tremendously. Thank you so much.

  • @steveabbott4380
    @steveabbott4380 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantastic!! many many thanx..you pulled me out of a right hole!! just finished working on a mini fender style guitar for a friends 3yr olds birthday!! all sorts of problems with the wiring but thanx to you it's sorted! your'e awesome dude!! cheers!! clear well presented vid!! best on youtube you made it easy!!

  • @minaminx
    @minaminx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    EXACTLY!!!!!!!!!!! what i needed. Thank you for the time you took to make this video. Guitar now working with a new volume control. V pleased.

  • @jnicholas6916
    @jnicholas6916 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you very much for this video - finally got my old bass working!

  • @danlosgar9194
    @danlosgar9194 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks...Needed this vid for rewiring my LP Jr. Nicely done!

  • @adamrogers1233
    @adamrogers1233 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very informative. Made wiring up my strat super easy. 10/10

  • @brenfuck
    @brenfuck 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'll be using this video tomorrow in conjunction with the wiring diagrams that came with my pick-up. With me and thanks for the helpful vid!

  • @yellowhousegamingpc
    @yellowhousegamingpc 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent tutorial. Clear and concise. Thank you.

  • @bradschooner4918
    @bradschooner4918 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant simple video. I like the effort you made of the soldering mock up board. Made it easy to see the whole picture. I like the error you made, gives that human touch, not so 'i'm so perfect approach' Brilliant just subscribed . do not want to miss anything else

  • @M-Guitars
    @M-Guitars 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude. This is the best video for a simple pickup wiring on YT. Never done this before but after watching your video I was confident. So I installed a pickup and a potentiometer all by myself for the first time and it works like a charm. Finally. ^^ Unfortunately your not uploading videos anymore. Three pickups and a 5-way-switch? ^^ Anyway. Thx.

  • @jeffhurst6989
    @jeffhurst6989 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant, easy to follow and very constructive too, plug in and go... thanks for this video.

  • @epasternak4206
    @epasternak4206 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    One single humbucker , my favorite and all I need. Cool video 👍

  • @UnitTheory
    @UnitTheory 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    love your vids man its helping me understand so much on how to fix my problem

  • @metalindo-curry7547
    @metalindo-curry7547 ปีที่แล้ว

    Today I found my old jazz archtop pickup wires had come off. This video let me know where to re-solder them. Thank you very much.😃

  • @suerepenshek7820
    @suerepenshek7820 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, this was so helpful and now I can finally finish my 5150 replica!

  • @christophermyers4965
    @christophermyers4965 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for the video. It helped me greatly

  • @seymoure3594
    @seymoure3594 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!
    You did good. This video is perfect for students.

  • @raulplaysbass4865
    @raulplaysbass4865 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video really helped me. Thanks!

  • @SuperBorrel
    @SuperBorrel 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good clear instructions, thank you.

  • @schitzorage
    @schitzorage 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome explanation! Thank you!

  • @idkhow
    @idkhow 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much my dad doesnt live with me anymore so now i have to learn everything myself and this helped so much

  • @devildrum8906
    @devildrum8906 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This video was very helpful. Thanks!

  • @silaswintersguitar
    @silaswintersguitar ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ive always been so intimidated by the thought of pickup soldering so ive been using emgs because of the somderless system. Ive got this single humbucker strat i wanna do a single Dimarzio D-Activator in tho and I figured this would be a great opportunity to finally learn sonce its only one pickup to get started. This video was crystal clear and im like 100 confident i can do it now so thank you! Its so much more simple than I thought.

  • @poppunkloser
    @poppunkloser 11 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man it totally worked out! i checked the wiring and like you said the pole on the pot was loose, not well soldered to the back of the pot, so soldered it well and that's it, when i turned down the volume it kills the sound. Thanks a lot for the video and your helpful comments dude. I'll suscribe, have a nice day

  • @migueldemaria3830
    @migueldemaria3830 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is very helpful, thank you!

  • @ricksanchez6449
    @ricksanchez6449 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    You are a great teacher. Thank you!

  • @markewing6780
    @markewing6780 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I appreciate the video, because it is really simple and easy to understand for most people. However, there is no such thing as a guitar "input" jack. There is only an OUTPUT jack. The signal goes OUT from the guitar "IN" to the amp. Also, do not ever blow on your hot solder joints! It will cause cold solder joints and bad connections, even if it does "feel like" a solid connection. There is absolutely no reason to blow on it anyway, as solder hardens very fast, almost as fast as you can blow on it. This being said, I do appreciate you taking your time to share your knowledge, there is a lot to be learned here. Thank you! P.P. Some of that hummm you may be hearing from your guitar is normal if it is single coil, but some of that hummm could be from blowing on your solder joints and creating bad connections or grounding.

    • @ninnghhizziddha
      @ninnghhizziddha 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      You wrote a whole ass paragraph and no one gives a fuck

  • @alvar0pere7
    @alvar0pere7 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks. Subbed.

  • @Born2BLoud
    @Born2BLoud 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent Video Giving my strat a rebirth after this !

  • @anthonyhewitt9397
    @anthonyhewitt9397 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou finally so clear you cant not understand exactly what to do. Thanks man im so glad i found this

  • @melgarguitars
    @melgarguitars 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great Job!! Thank you for posting

  • @tgommesbe
    @tgommesbe 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks! Very useful and well explained.

  • @user-ml4ff7eu2v
    @user-ml4ff7eu2v 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    best instructional vid i have ever seen

  • @mil182
    @mil182 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much for this video. i recently set up a guitar like this but i had a guitar tech install the pickup because i was having it set up anyways. I got the guitar back and the pickup sounds dead. I'm not sure what the problem is but now i feel more confident about opening the guitar up, identifying the problem and trying to correct it. so thanks again!

  • @T3CHKN0W
    @T3CHKN0W 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks dude. Totally informative. Good job.

  • @pskemster
    @pskemster 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I absolutely appreciate you showing this. What are your thoughts on pre tinning your wires?
    And I didn't notice you using any type of flux,,,that also could be the culprit for popping off?
    please keep them going. Very informative...

  • @jorgemory612
    @jorgemory612 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    worked perfect!!!! thank you man, greets from chile!

  • @scottaubuchon8312
    @scottaubuchon8312 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    amazing video, thanks for sharing!!!

  • @shannonstumpf1861
    @shannonstumpf1861 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    best tutorial i've seen! thanks. not even a selector switch on this, just basic wiring. what better place to start to learn? thank you!

  • @fatihkocak1197
    @fatihkocak1197 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tank you so much dude. I think you're good at teaching stuff.

  • @dirtyharry6741
    @dirtyharry6741 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome tuition

  • @PlanetPrima
    @PlanetPrima 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, great tutorial!

  • @emitchsr
    @emitchsr 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    greatly appreciate this video

  • @karchmartin1347
    @karchmartin1347 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome video man! Thanks!

  • @lalala1131
    @lalala1131 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hat geklappt, danke! seymour duncan DH6 hello from germany 2023👍

  • @adamstark3721
    @adamstark3721 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    5:30 Thats what he said

  • @blazin7
    @blazin7 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks man best explanation I’ve seen

  • @nathanflowers9950
    @nathanflowers9950 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good knowledge about the ground wire

  • @royabelrh
    @royabelrh 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a lot, you are a great teacher.

  • @zman3871
    @zman3871 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very helpful. Thank you sir

  • @veeonerotate
    @veeonerotate 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Thanks!