HOW TO REWIRE A LES PAUL
There are many reasons to rewire a Gibson-style solidbody. Pickup swapping is commonplace but most people leave the controls and wiring alone. You may be happy with your pickups but if you research potentiometers and capacitors, you might discover that there’s still headroom to improve your guitar’s tone and response.
Perhaps you’ve finally lost patience with that noisy, crackly switch and want to upgrade the other components, and try out some trick wiring while you’re at it. If your guitar wasn’t that expensive to begin with, upgrading the pots and caps may improve tone and reliability.
The cheapest option is to buy all the components and wire everything yourself – but be warned: this can prove fiddly. DIY Les Paul harnesses can be a challenge for soldering novices, and even those with expertise would struggle to better the Six String Supplies prewired harnesses featured here (read our review on p125). Fancy wiring up Jimmy Page-style for out-of-phase, in series and coil-split options? It’s a seriously daunting proposition.
Prewired harnesses are sold by various companies and make rewiring your guitar considerably easier. Les Paul harnesses are
