Newbie at wiring;esquire w/humbucker help!

Sabertooth · May 27th, 2008, 06:37 PM

i have an esquire im building, and i got a GFS "lil puncher" Modern Lead tele-sized humbucker for it, and because im such a novice at wiring ( and i cant find any diagrams ) i cant for the life of me figure it out. And GFS's instructions arn't very helpful. Can anyone tell me or write out a diagram, cuz i only want to do this once.
P.S does the green ( + ) wire go to the selector switch or what?

w0odman · May 27th, 2008, 07:39 PM

nice... which version did you get? High output or low?

here's the traditional esquire wiring. Green to the switch, black and bare to the back of the volume pot and red and white taped with some electrical tape and left alone.

Sabertooth · May 27th, 2008, 08:32 PM

high output, and this wiring will work for humbuckers as well?

w0odman · May 28th, 2008, 07:00 AM

sure. Just follow the color coding for the GFS pickup. Green output, black and bare ground, red and white are for splitting the coils or some other things so just tape them off so they don't create a short.

Sabertooth · May 28th, 2008, 03:07 PM

thanks man
i'll tackle it tonight

May 27th, 2008, 06:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sabertooth TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: California, land of Fender Posts: 15	Newbie at wiring;esquire w/humbucker help! i have an esquire im building, and i got a GFS "lil puncher" Modern Lead tele-sized humbucker for it, and because im such a novice at wiring ( and i cant find any diagrams ) i cant for the life of me figure it out. And GFS's instructions arn't very helpful. Can anyone tell me or write out a diagram, cuz i only want to do this once. P.S does the green ( + ) wire go to the selector switch or what?

May 27th, 2008, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
w0odman Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 466	nice... which version did you get? High output or low? here's the traditional esquire wiring. Green to the switch, black and bare to the back of the volume pot and red and white taped with some electrical tape and left alone. __________________ "The only true currency in this bankrupt world, is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." -Lester Bangs

May 28th, 2008, 07:00 AM	#4 (permalink)
w0odman Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 466	sure. Just follow the color coding for the GFS pickup. Green output, black and bare ground, red and white are for splitting the coils or some other things so just tape them off so they don't create a short. __________________ "The only true currency in this bankrupt world, is what you share with someone else when you're uncool." -Lester Bangs

May 27th, 2008, 08:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Sabertooth TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: California, land of Fender Posts: 15	high output, and this wiring will work for humbuckers as well?

May 28th, 2008, 03:07 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sabertooth TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: California, land of Fender Posts: 15	thanks man i'll tackle it tonight