Complete Guitar Wiring — Haze Guitars
Complete Guitar Wiring. A book teaching how to wire and troubleshoot guitar and bass
 

Complete Guitar Wiring

Everything you need to understand, modify, and
troubleshoot your guitar’s wiring.

With a foreword by Dan Erlewine

 

Whether you're swapping your first pickup or you work on guitars for a living, you'll find Complete Guitar Wiring crammed full of expert technical and practical advice to help you out.

From the basics of how things work, through electric and acoustic pickup systems, and on to a succession of soldering and wiring projects, this book walks you through step by step. There's a huge library of reference diagrams, modifications, and lots of troubleshooting tips in case things go wrong.

Written in a friendly, easy to understand style and richly illustrated in full colour throughout, Complete Guitar Wiring is the best way to learn guitar wiring.

Man, I wish I’d had this book when I first became obsessed with guitar wiring and mods.

…Complete Guitar Wiring already has a permanent home on my workbench tablet.
— Joe Gore, Joe Gore Pedals; Editor Primer Guitar
 

What you’ll learn

Complete Guitar Wiring has over 400 pages of information for beginners and professionals alike. Here's a taste of what you'll learn:

Chapter 1: Theory - Learn about the parts and components in most guitars, how they work, and how they combine to build a circuit.

Chapter 2: Electric Guitar - All about electric guitar and bass. A deep dive on pickups and considerations on choosing and installing them—body modifications, component choice, and pickup setup.

Chapter 3: Acoustic guitar - Acoustic instruments can have pickups too. A look at the choices and practicalities on acoustic pickups and preamp installation.

Chapter 4: Wiring - An introduction to soldering and the tools you'll need is followed by step-by-step guides to a number of wiring projects. We start easy and work up to swapping pickups and rewiring guitars.

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting - Learn what to do when things don't work as planned. From basic troubleshooting and how to use a multimeter, to dealing with out of phase pickups, to hum problems. There's even a section on acoustic pickup troubleshooting.

Chapter 6: Wiring Diagrams - A huge library of common (and some hard to find) wiring diagrams. Over seventy guitar and bass reference circuits with accompanying notes.

Chapter 7: Modifications - Dozens of wiring mods to change the tone, switching, or operation of an instrument to better fit the ideas in your head. From the everyday to the esoteric, there's plenty of inspiration here.

Appendix: Reference - A collection of specifications and reference materials for common components. Pickups, pots, switches, jacks, resistors, capacitors, and more… Even the screws used to hold things together.

 
…a book that’s comprehensive and detailed while also very approachable, offering plenty to beginner, novice, and experienced DIY’ers alike.
— Dave Hunter, author Fender 75 Years, The Guitar Pickup Handbook
 

Look Inside

…a must-have for any luthier, guitar technician, roadie, guitar shop, and of course any player who’s into guitar electronics.
— Dirk Wacker, CEO, SINGLECOIL-Guitars Germany; writer, Premier Guitar

 

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Complete Guitar Wiring ebook. Cover on tablet computer
 

Get Complete Guitar Wiring in ebook format right now. Digital download file for $40

 
 

What you’ll get:

  • Complete Guitar Wiring in PDF format.

You can download and start reading straight away. This digital download version looks great on tablet computers.

Or, check out below for additional bundle deals.

 

 

Complete Guitar Wiring Bundles

If you’re more heavily invested in this guitar wiring game, I’ve bundled some extra tools with Complete Guitar Wiring.
Read more about each tool below.

 
Complete Guitar Wiring PDF on tablet and guitar component and pickup wiring graphics package

DIAGRAMMING BUNDLE

Get the ebook and the Guitar Wiring Graphics together and save $5.

 
 

What you’ll get in the Diagramming Bundle:

  • Complete Guitar Wiring ebook in PDF format.

  • Guitar Wiring Graphics package and personal use license (normally $20).

 
 
Complete Guitar Wiring PDF on tablet with bundles of guitar wiring graphics and switch mapping templates.

GUITAR TECH BUNDLE

Get the ebook, Guitar Wiring Graphics, and Switch Mapping Worksheets and save $10.

 
 

What you’ll get in the Guitar Tech Bundle:

  • Complete Guitar Wiring ebook in PDF format.

  • Guitar Wiring Graphics package and personal use license (normally $20).

  • Switch Mapping Worksheets to help plan your switch wiring (normally $10).

 

ABOUT THESE TOOLS

Both Guitar Wiring Graphics and Switch Mapping Worksheets are available separately or as part of the bundles above. Click the links for more details on each.

Guitar Wiring Graphics

A huge collection of graphics for making your own professional looking wiring diagrams. Detailed illustrations of pickups, pots, switches, jacks, and other components. More details…

 

Switch Mapping Worksheets

A collection of templates breaking down the active lugs for each position of many common switches. Use them to help figure out the pickup switching wiring for more involved projects. Learn more…

 
 

Complete Guitar Wiring in Print

Complete Guitar Wiring is also available as a physical, softcover book. It’s sold through Amazon and is available in most marketplaces. If you like your books made from actual paper, you can buy Complete Guitar Wiring on Amazon.

 

Click the links below or search Amazon for ‘Complete Guitar Wiring’ or ISBN 978-1919649429

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…filled with insight you don’t find in other books dedicated to guitar electronics.
This book is a delight. You should buy it.
— Jon Sullivan, Sully Guitars
 
 

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