Pre-Wired Volume harness | Single Humbucker - Single Volume push/pull kit | Right Handed
Please use the tabs below to read through the information about this Pre-Wired harness kit. From a run down of what the kit does, to important fitting information and full specs.
Order times
I usually make harnesses to order, due to the variety of spec options that could be chosen across the whole range. The current turnaround time for a harness orders is around 3-5 working days depending on quantity of orders in at the time and your order will be updated accordingly when it is dispatched. This turnaround time doesn't include the transit time. Thanks for your patience whilst I get your harness made!
Model Description
I have long had a love for single pickup, single volume control equipped guitars. The straight up, no-nonsense approach, the direct tone, all just makes for a fun playing experience. If you have a guitar that has just a single humbucker and single volume control, you may want to mix things up a little more tonally however, without compromising that simplicity either. That's where these kits come to play!
Initially, these kits are made with Strats in mind, but ultimately are fairly general spec that they may suit other guitars too. If you have something other than a Strat though, please do get in touch first, and I will assist accordingly either by tweaking the components I use, layout, wire run lengths etc to ensure it will comfortably fit your guitar. But as standard, this kit is designed for Stratocasters, as such the new jack socket is provided separately, so the pre-soldered jack wires can be fed into the jack socket cavity with the final connections needing to be made in situ.
I have long offered simple volume only wiring kits, like my 'Delonge' spec kits for example, these are inspired by those but with some additional switching/tonal versatility via a CTS 450 series push/pull pot. You can choose between coil split functionality, or series/parallel functionality (see below tabs for information on each), to mix things up a little from the standard volume only sounds. Great for home practice, recording or live scenarios where switching guitars/gear isn't viable, but a quick pull on the volume pot will open up some tonal variation for you.
It features a CTS 450 series, 500k short shaft push/pull pot, Gavitt 22awg wire, and a pure tone multi contact jack socket.
Please note, website example photo(s) may differ visually from the wiring kit you receive. This could be for a number of reasons but ultimately, don't be alarmed if you do spot differences between the stock photo and your supplied kit.
Product Options
Pot shaft type
The first drop down option is the choice of split shaft or split shaft with a solid shaft conversion sleeve pre-installed for you. If you wish to fit a push-fit style control knob, you'll need the split shaft option and a control knob that will suit a CTS 5.95mm 24 spline split shaft pot. OR if you intend to fit a grub screw secured control knob, they usually need a solid shaft pot so you choose the solid shaft option and install your grub screw fixed control knob on a 1/4" / 6.35mm solid shaft pot.
Push/Pull function
This kit is available with the choice between two functions for the push/pull switch. Coil split, or series/parallel. You may already know which you're after, or which you prefer. But if you're not sure which would work best for you, here's a run down of each wiring style to hopefully help you choose -
Coil split; This has been an incredibly popular mod/switching method on humbuckers since Dimarzio introduced their 'dual sound' humbucker wiring style back in the 70s. (it was no doubt experimented with more prior, but this was perhaps the first, most well known commercial introduction). Since then, we've seen essentially every humbucker manufacturer offer their pickups with wiring suitable to achieve the coil split sound, countless guitar manufacturers offer it in their instrument wiring and of course, guitarists around the world modding their guitars to achieve this function.
Effectively what you are doing here is putting one of the coils to ground, turning your dual coil humbucker into a single coil pickup. The result is a brighter, clearer, less powerful sound. Perhaps not exactly like a dedicated single coil pickup design, but similar enough and certainly very usable. This might be useful for example if you have a song part that needs a little more chime, more clarity or brightness, or perhaps your humbucker just pushes the front end of the amp too much when played clean and you need something that cuts through the mix better in these scenarios. Depending on the output of your humbucker, there may be a subtle, or larger volume drop when splitting the coils, this is normal and a by-product of coil splitting. It may be a useful effect, rather than a negative thing though, depending on your preferences tonally. If you want to reduce the risk of any volume drop though, check out the alternative option below! Please note, that coil splitting means when you engage the coil split switch, you loose the hum-cancelling benefits, but of course retain them whilst in humbucker switching position!
This is perhaps the simplest install in terms of connecting your pickup wires, out of the two options.
Series/Parallel; I have been a big fan of this wiring style for humbuckers. I have my own guitars wired this way and have found it to be a useful and fun alternative to traditional coil splitting. Here you aren't grounding one coil, it is still both coils and perhaps worth noting in particular, still hum-cancelling in both positions which can be very useful in use. Keep that 60 cycle hum at bay! Instead here you are wiring the two coils of the humbucker in parallel, instead of the 'standard' series. It captures a single coil-esq tonality, with a clearer sound overall, but without the volume drop associated with coil splitting. I find this wiring style particularly useful on lower output PAF type humbuckers, or single coil sized humbuckers for example like a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail or Little 59 for example, where I personally find coil splitting doesn't lead to quite as effective results. Series/Parallel switching for these pickup styles keeps output useable, and tonal results very much usable without compromise.
I would say this is the more complex install in terms of connecting your pickup wires compared to coil splitting. So perhaps better for more experienced installers/modders. Worth the effort though!
With or without Treble Bleed?
First up, what does it do? Without a 'treble bleed', when you roll down the volume pot it will naturally lose some of the treble frequencies through the sweep. Strat players in particular might be familiar with this as they are susceptible to it. So, A Treble Bleed kit takes the 'high' treble tone frequencies out of the circuit at the volume pot, and puts them back in the circuit as the signal leaves the volume pot. This means the treble frequencies are prevented from naturally bleeding out of the circuit as your turn your volume pot down. The result is a smoothed out treble and a more uniform tone from 1 to 10. Reducing the treble drop out as the volume pot rolls off. Some guitar players wouldn't be without a treble bleed, and many have never used one on their guitars. Truth is, it is very much personal preference. If you like the idea of retaining treble as you roll your volume pot down, then a treble bleed is for you! For the standard spec on this kit, I use a ceramic 680pF capacitor and 220kOhm resistor wired in parallel.
Fitting information
I have intended for my wiring harnesses to be as simple as possible to install to your guitar, as well as writing in depth general fitting guides and simple to follow wiring diagrams for each wiring style. There are also multiple useful how-to guides regarding wiring work found HERE too. But in this section you'll find some important fitting notes that will hopefully help you assess whether the kit is suitable for your exact guitaror what is required to allow it to fit correctly.
Can I fit this kit myself?
This ultimately comes down to whether you own the equipment needed to correctly and safely install the kit, or how comfortable you feel working on your own guitar. I do feel that installing a pre-wired guitar harness is do-able for many guitarists but only if the correct tools are used and care is taken to ensure you do not damage the kit, your guitar or yourself! There are detailed installation guides here on my website, as well as simple to follow wiring diagrams all to help make the process as easy as possible and in my experience, these have helped thousands of my customers carry out their own install. But if for any reason you have concerns about fitting the kit yourself which is entirely understandable, then I'm sure you'll agree that it is likely best to have a professional fit the kit and help ensure your purchased kit, and your beloved guitar are both looked after and worked on correctly.
If you are local to me (Stourbridge, West Midlands) I take on guitar work no problem at all so will certainly be able to help install your Signature Series harness.
IMPORTANT NOTE;
This spec kit will only work with humbuckers that have 4 conductor wire, it will not work with traditional 2 conductor wire. As the more detailed wiring work is a little bit more complex, I would personally recommend this spec kit for someone with comfortable, existing experience of guitar wiring installs.
Will the pots/jack fit my pickguard and jack plate?
The components I use in my Signature Series wiring kits are for the most part, USA imperial specification. If you're fitting this harness to a far east built guitar such as a Squier or similar brand, then you may have to widen the holes in the pickguard/control plate to accommodate for these imperial measurement pots. Or alternatively, purchase a new pickguard that is already suited to the US spec components. The CTS pots and Pure Tone multi contact jack have a mounting thread shaft diameter of 0.369" / 9.38mm so I recommend for ease of install a pickguard and/or jackplate with 0.394" / 10mm pot/jack mounting holes. You can easily widen the holes in the Pickguard/control plate too if you would prefer, I recommend doing this safely with a step cutter drill bit. I also offer this as a service so if you would like me to widen your plate for you, do please get in touch and we can organise this additionally.
If you’re buying this kit for a USA or Mexican made Strat, then chances are it will be a direct, no modifications install process for you.
What control knobs will fit?
The kit uses CTS Split shaft pots which have a adjustable split shaft diameter of 5.95mm w/ 24 splines or CTS solid shaft pots which have a solid brass 0.25" / 6.35mm shaft for mounting the control knob. You will need control knobs that suit these measurements.
Do not attempt to force fit smaller, metric/import spec control knobs onto the imperial USA spec pots, doing this can damage the pot.
If you do require a US spec control knobs, I do carry a selection of popular options in stock and they can be viewed in the Control Knob category on the store.
Specs/Parts included
- 1x CTS '450' Series Push/Pull +/-10% Tolerance short shaft pots - 500k
- 1x Pure Tone multi contact jack socket (nickel finish)
- Ceramic 680pF capacitor & Carbon Film 220kOhm parallel wired treble bleed
- Gavitt USA made cloth covered 22AWG wire
- 20AWG Tinned copper ground
- Soldered using R-Tech Premium Lead-Free (Sn95.5Ag3.9Cu0.6) 22swg Solder wire
RoHS Compliant
RoHS Compliant components are used throughout pre-wired assemblies. All components used in this assembly are being used for their intended purposes stated in the guidelines by their relevant manufacturer. Any use outside of stated or recommended guidelines is entirely up to the customer, but sales support/warranty/refunds are then extinguished. For a run down of the manufacturers and product data sheets you can click HERE
Please note - wiring kit does not include new control knobs/switch tip/control plate etc but does include the pot/jack mounting nuts and washers and switch mounting screws.
Why these spec parts over others available?
Simply put, component choice has been one of the most important parts of my product development. I have worked on guitars for many years, and built these kits professionally since 2015, and as a result have been able to see and experience working on the majority of components available on the market. In my findings, A/B testing and more, I have found the components I decided on for my Signature Series to be the most reliable, best tolerance and great functioning parts to use to help customers get the most out of their instruments. I use CTS '450' series premium spec pots as they have a tight tolerance, and will consistently provide me with accurate value, as well as very solid build quality. I use trusty 'Mustard' style polyester film 'tone' capacitors as in my opinion they simply can't be beat for great value, solid construction, solid lead-outs, super tight tolerances and reliable tone/function. I would personally much rather use a trusty Mustard for example over something like a paper in oil, as from experience that are so much more reliable to use. This is from carrying out a lot of A/B testing, both tonally, as well as armed with the multi-meter for testing values and actual tolerances, as well as handling them to test construction quality for long lasting reliability in use. I use the brilliant 'Pure Tone' Multi Contact Jack sockets as they are incredibly reliable, due to their additional contact points for both tip and sleeve. I use CRL, Oak and Switchcraft brand switches across the range as these are built very well, with care will last for many years to come and have long since provided me with reliable use professionally. All kits are wired up with quality USA made Gavitt wire, it's great to work with, super consistent gauge and provides me with a very reliable quality item for my kits. I totally understand that with anything guitar, it is subjective, but I have, with an open mind, thoroughly tested a broad variety of components over the years and these have all become the items I trust to use every day.
Harness FAQ's
I've been proudly making, developing and installing my pre-wired guitar harnesses since the beginning of the Home of Tone back in 2015 (time flies when you're having fun right!). Although I feel I do my best in covering as much information as possible across the various product listings, fitting guides, wiring diagrams and more, I thought it might be helpful to put together an FAQ's page that covers some of the general additional questions I get asked. You can view these Harness FAQ's HERE
'Ground Bug' deal!
Looking forward to installing your new wiring, but a little worried about making the ground connections to the pot casings? First time soldering and hear the horror stories of frying pots, or just simply want to neaten up your installs? Then the awesome 'Ground Bug' will help with any of these concerns, beginner or pro modders alike. The Ground Bug is a pot washer that fits between the pot casing and the pickguard/body and has a number of lugs (much like with the main signal connections on the pot for example) to which you can very easily solder your ground wire connections too. Completely removing the worry and risk of soldering a pot casing, something I know many guitarists complain about having to learn to do.
I have been stocking Ground Bugs for a while, and they really are the perfect match for a pre-wired harness as they further help you with your installs. So I have set up a 10% off Ground Bug deals when purchased with a Home of Tone Signature Series pre-wired harness. This is an automatic discount code, so all you need to have is a Signature Series kit, and a Ground bug in your cart, and the discount will automatically be applied to the bug for you! Click HERE to view the Ground Bug listing
Please use the tabs below to read through the information about this Pre-Wired harness kit. From a run down of what the kit does, to important fitting information and full specs.
Order times
I usually make harnesses to order, due to the variety of spec options that could be chosen across the whole range. The current turnaround time for a harness orders is around 3-5 working days depending on quantity of orders in at the time and your order will be updated accordingly when it is dispatched. This turnaround time doesn't include the transit time. Thanks for your patience whilst I get your harness made!
Model Description
I have long had a love for single pickup, single volume control equipped guitars. The straight up, no-nonsense approach, the direct tone, all just makes for a fun playing experience. If you have a guitar that has just a single humbucker and single volume control, you may want to mix things up a little more tonally however, without compromising that simplicity either. That's where these kits come to play!
Initially, these kits are made with Strats in mind, but ultimately are fairly general spec that they may suit other guitars too. If you have something other than a Strat though, please do get in touch first, and I will assist accordingly either by tweaking the components I use, layout, wire run lengths etc to ensure it will comfortably fit your guitar. But as standard, this kit is designed for Stratocasters, as such the new jack socket is provided separately, so the pre-soldered jack wires can be fed into the jack socket cavity with the final connections needing to be made in situ.
I have long offered simple volume only wiring kits, like my 'Delonge' spec kits for example, these are inspired by those but with some additional switching/tonal versatility via a CTS 450 series push/pull pot. You can choose between coil split functionality, or series/parallel functionality (see below tabs for information on each), to mix things up a little from the standard volume only sounds. Great for home practice, recording or live scenarios where switching guitars/gear isn't viable, but a quick pull on the volume pot will open up some tonal variation for you.
It features a CTS 450 series, 500k short shaft push/pull pot, Gavitt 22awg wire, and a pure tone multi contact jack socket.
Please note, website example photo(s) may differ visually from the wiring kit you receive. This could be for a number of reasons but ultimately, don't be alarmed if you do spot differences between the stock photo and your supplied kit.
Product Options
Pot shaft type
The first drop down option is the choice of split shaft or split shaft with a solid shaft conversion sleeve pre-installed for you. If you wish to fit a push-fit style control knob, you'll need the split shaft option and a control knob that will suit a CTS 5.95mm 24 spline split shaft pot. OR if you intend to fit a grub screw secured control knob, they usually need a solid shaft pot so you choose the solid shaft option and install your grub screw fixed control knob on a 1/4" / 6.35mm solid shaft pot.
Push/Pull function
This kit is available with the choice between two functions for the push/pull switch. Coil split, or series/parallel. You may already know which you're after, or which you prefer. But if you're not sure which would work best for you, here's a run down of each wiring style to hopefully help you choose -
Coil split; This has been an incredibly popular mod/switching method on humbuckers since Dimarzio introduced their 'dual sound' humbucker wiring style back in the 70s. (it was no doubt experimented with more prior, but this was perhaps the first, most well known commercial introduction). Since then, we've seen essentially every humbucker manufacturer offer their pickups with wiring suitable to achieve the coil split sound, countless guitar manufacturers offer it in their instrument wiring and of course, guitarists around the world modding their guitars to achieve this function.
Effectively what you are doing here is putting one of the coils to ground, turning your dual coil humbucker into a single coil pickup. The result is a brighter, clearer, less powerful sound. Perhaps not exactly like a dedicated single coil pickup design, but similar enough and certainly very usable. This might be useful for example if you have a song part that needs a little more chime, more clarity or brightness, or perhaps your humbucker just pushes the front end of the amp too much when played clean and you need something that cuts through the mix better in these scenarios. Depending on the output of your humbucker, there may be a subtle, or larger volume drop when splitting the coils, this is normal and a by-product of coil splitting. It may be a useful effect, rather than a negative thing though, depending on your preferences tonally. If you want to reduce the risk of any volume drop though, check out the alternative option below! Please note, that coil splitting means when you engage the coil split switch, you loose the hum-cancelling benefits, but of course retain them whilst in humbucker switching position!
This is perhaps the simplest install in terms of connecting your pickup wires, out of the two options.
Series/Parallel; I have been a big fan of this wiring style for humbuckers. I have my own guitars wired this way and have found it to be a useful and fun alternative to traditional coil splitting. Here you aren't grounding one coil, it is still both coils and perhaps worth noting in particular, still hum-cancelling in both positions which can be very useful in use. Keep that 60 cycle hum at bay! Instead here you are wiring the two coils of the humbucker in parallel, instead of the 'standard' series. It captures a single coil-esq tonality, with a clearer sound overall, but without the volume drop associated with coil splitting. I find this wiring style particularly useful on lower output PAF type humbuckers, or single coil sized humbuckers for example like a Seymour Duncan Hot Rail or Little 59 for example, where I personally find coil splitting doesn't lead to quite as effective results. Series/Parallel switching for these pickup styles keeps output useable, and tonal results very much usable without compromise.
I would say this is the more complex install in terms of connecting your pickup wires compared to coil splitting. So perhaps better for more experienced installers/modders. Worth the effort though!
With or without Treble Bleed?
First up, what does it do? Without a 'treble bleed', when you roll down the volume pot it will naturally lose some of the treble frequencies through the sweep. Strat players in particular might be familiar with this as they are susceptible to it. So, A Treble Bleed kit takes the 'high' treble tone frequencies out of the circuit at the volume pot, and puts them back in the circuit as the signal leaves the volume pot. This means the treble frequencies are prevented from naturally bleeding out of the circuit as your turn your volume pot down. The result is a smoothed out treble and a more uniform tone from 1 to 10. Reducing the treble drop out as the volume pot rolls off. Some guitar players wouldn't be without a treble bleed, and many have never used one on their guitars. Truth is, it is very much personal preference. If you like the idea of retaining treble as you roll your volume pot down, then a treble bleed is for you! For the standard spec on this kit, I use a ceramic 680pF capacitor and 220kOhm resistor wired in parallel.
Fitting information
I have intended for my wiring harnesses to be as simple as possible to install to your guitar, as well as writing in depth general fitting guides and simple to follow wiring diagrams for each wiring style. There are also multiple useful how-to guides regarding wiring work found HERE too. But in this section you'll find some important fitting notes that will hopefully help you assess whether the kit is suitable for your exact guitaror what is required to allow it to fit correctly.
Can I fit this kit myself?
This ultimately comes down to whether you own the equipment needed to correctly and safely install the kit, or how comfortable you feel working on your own guitar. I do feel that installing a pre-wired guitar harness is do-able for many guitarists but only if the correct tools are used and care is taken to ensure you do not damage the kit, your guitar or yourself! There are detailed installation guides here on my website, as well as simple to follow wiring diagrams all to help make the process as easy as possible and in my experience, these have helped thousands of my customers carry out their own install. But if for any reason you have concerns about fitting the kit yourself which is entirely understandable, then I'm sure you'll agree that it is likely best to have a professional fit the kit and help ensure your purchased kit, and your beloved guitar are both looked after and worked on correctly.
If you are local to me (Stourbridge, West Midlands) I take on guitar work no problem at all so will certainly be able to help install your Signature Series harness.
IMPORTANT NOTE;
This spec kit will only work with humbuckers that have 4 conductor wire, it will not work with traditional 2 conductor wire. As the more detailed wiring work is a little bit more complex, I would personally recommend this spec kit for someone with comfortable, existing experience of guitar wiring installs.
Will the pots/jack fit my pickguard and jack plate?
The components I use in my Signature Series wiring kits are for the most part, USA imperial specification. If you're fitting this harness to a far east built guitar such as a Squier or similar brand, then you may have to widen the holes in the pickguard/control plate to accommodate for these imperial measurement pots. Or alternatively, purchase a new pickguard that is already suited to the US spec components. The CTS pots and Pure Tone multi contact jack have a mounting thread shaft diameter of 0.369" / 9.38mm so I recommend for ease of install a pickguard and/or jackplate with 0.394" / 10mm pot/jack mounting holes. You can easily widen the holes in the Pickguard/control plate too if you would prefer, I recommend doing this safely with a step cutter drill bit. I also offer this as a service so if you would like me to widen your plate for you, do please get in touch and we can organise this additionally.
If you’re buying this kit for a USA or Mexican made Strat, then chances are it will be a direct, no modifications install process for you.
What control knobs will fit?
The kit uses CTS Split shaft pots which have a adjustable split shaft diameter of 5.95mm w/ 24 splines or CTS solid shaft pots which have a solid brass 0.25" / 6.35mm shaft for mounting the control knob. You will need control knobs that suit these measurements.
Do not attempt to force fit smaller, metric/import spec control knobs onto the imperial USA spec pots, doing this can damage the pot.
If you do require a US spec control knobs, I do carry a selection of popular options in stock and they can be viewed in the Control Knob category on the store.
Specs/Parts included
- 1x CTS '450' Series Push/Pull +/-10% Tolerance short shaft pots - 500k
- 1x Pure Tone multi contact jack socket (nickel finish)
- Ceramic 680pF capacitor & Carbon Film 220kOhm parallel wired treble bleed
- Gavitt USA made cloth covered 22AWG wire
- 20AWG Tinned copper ground
- Soldered using R-Tech Premium Lead-Free (Sn95.5Ag3.9Cu0.6) 22swg Solder wire
RoHS Compliant
RoHS Compliant components are used throughout pre-wired assemblies. All components used in this assembly are being used for their intended purposes stated in the guidelines by their relevant manufacturer. Any use outside of stated or recommended guidelines is entirely up to the customer, but sales support/warranty/refunds are then extinguished. For a run down of the manufacturers and product data sheets you can click HERE
Please note - wiring kit does not include new control knobs/switch tip/control plate etc but does include the pot/jack mounting nuts and washers and switch mounting screws.
Why these spec parts over others available?
Simply put, component choice has been one of the most important parts of my product development. I have worked on guitars for many years, and built these kits professionally since 2015, and as a result have been able to see and experience working on the majority of components available on the market. In my findings, A/B testing and more, I have found the components I decided on for my Signature Series to be the most reliable, best tolerance and great functioning parts to use to help customers get the most out of their instruments. I use CTS '450' series premium spec pots as they have a tight tolerance, and will consistently provide me with accurate value, as well as very solid build quality. I use trusty 'Mustard' style polyester film 'tone' capacitors as in my opinion they simply can't be beat for great value, solid construction, solid lead-outs, super tight tolerances and reliable tone/function. I would personally much rather use a trusty Mustard for example over something like a paper in oil, as from experience that are so much more reliable to use. This is from carrying out a lot of A/B testing, both tonally, as well as armed with the multi-meter for testing values and actual tolerances, as well as handling them to test construction quality for long lasting reliability in use. I use the brilliant 'Pure Tone' Multi Contact Jack sockets as they are incredibly reliable, due to their additional contact points for both tip and sleeve. I use CRL, Oak and Switchcraft brand switches across the range as these are built very well, with care will last for many years to come and have long since provided me with reliable use professionally. All kits are wired up with quality USA made Gavitt wire, it's great to work with, super consistent gauge and provides me with a very reliable quality item for my kits. I totally understand that with anything guitar, it is subjective, but I have, with an open mind, thoroughly tested a broad variety of components over the years and these have all become the items I trust to use every day.
Harness FAQ's
I've been proudly making, developing and installing my pre-wired guitar harnesses since the beginning of the Home of Tone back in 2015 (time flies when you're having fun right!). Although I feel I do my best in covering as much information as possible across the various product listings, fitting guides, wiring diagrams and more, I thought it might be helpful to put together an FAQ's page that covers some of the general additional questions I get asked. You can view these Harness FAQ's HERE
'Ground Bug' deal!
Looking forward to installing your new wiring, but a little worried about making the ground connections to the pot casings? First time soldering and hear the horror stories of frying pots, or just simply want to neaten up your installs? Then the awesome 'Ground Bug' will help with any of these concerns, beginner or pro modders alike. The Ground Bug is a pot washer that fits between the pot casing and the pickguard/body and has a number of lugs (much like with the main signal connections on the pot for example) to which you can very easily solder your ground wire connections too. Completely removing the worry and risk of soldering a pot casing, something I know many guitarists complain about having to learn to do.
I have been stocking Ground Bugs for a while, and they really are the perfect match for a pre-wired harness as they further help you with your installs. So I have set up a 10% off Ground Bug deals when purchased with a Home of Tone Signature Series pre-wired harness. This is an automatic discount code, so all you need to have is a Signature Series kit, and a Ground bug in your cart, and the discount will automatically be applied to the bug for you! Click HERE to view the Ground Bug listing