Les Paul wiring

[DADGAD]

I decided to replace the flimsy three conductor cable in my '94 Gibson Les Paul Studio. This is the shielded cable from the selector switch to the control cavity. As you know, Gibson did not ground the shielding on it. :?

Rather than mod the thin cable to connect the ground, I made a new cable from 24ga solid conductors, copper braid for shielding and covered it in shrink tubing. I'm all set to install it today when, lo and behold, I find 2 different schematics for Gibson wiring.

Which is the correct one?

TIA

Gary

http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/schematics/humb.html

http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/support/schematics/schematicsjpg/humb.gif

http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/stockgibson.html

http://www.guitarnuts.com/wiring/stockgibson.gif

[Wally]

I cannot make out everything that the 'guitarnuts' diagram shows....I take it that they allow for some favriations. The SD diagram is true to standard Les paul wiring.

[Kevin]

The guitar nuts diagram allows the volume controls to be independent in the middle position...

Have you tried the Les Paul 50's mod wiring?

[Da Dougster]

The Guitarnuts drawings is half schematic/half diagram, combining the worst aspects of both. :^).

While electrically the way the tone pot is connected to the volume pot is correct, in the real world the connection coming off the solder lug ( ala the SD drawing)is a much better/easier way to do it. I also hate the backwards "through the wood" view of the guitarnuts thing. Trying to exactly replicate the 'nuts drawing in a real guitar ought to be a hoot though.

The 50's wiring that Kevin mentions is interesting, though I haven't made up my mind about parts of it. I have some guitars with the 50's and some with the SD style modern ( and even one with the 50's wiring on the neck pickup only) and I'd be hard pressed to tell you which was which anymore without looking at the wiring.