Know Your Lugs — Lug Identification
REFERENCE DIAGRAM — no wires
Blend / Volume / Q · DPDT switch pins
All lugs numbered and color-coded by function
BLEND
Bourns 250K MN dual-gang
← neck · detent · bridge →
GANG A
1
INPUT
(neck hot)
2
WIPER
3
→GND
GANG B
4
→GND
5
WIPER
6
INPUT
(bridge hot)
VOLUME
CTS 500K log · push-pull DPDT
1
CCW/GND
2
WIPER
(signal node)
3
CW/IN
(blend out)
DPDT (on shaft)
POLE 1
POLE 2
1
PAR GND
2
NCK GND
3
SER BRG
4
6.8nF
5
Q WPR
6
22nF
PUSH (down): 1↔2, 4↔5 — parallel + 6.8nF
PULL (up): 2↔3, 5↔6 — series + 22nF
Q
CTS 50K rev-log · rheostat
1
COLD
(tie to 2)
2
WIPER
(→Pole 2)
3
CW/IN
(signal node)
Q-FILTER (rheostat)
Lug 1 ↔ Lug 2 tied (2-terminal)
Lug 3 ← signal node
Wiper → DPDT Pole 2 → cap → GND
No tone pot — resonant boost
NECK
BRIDGE
LUG COLOR KEY
Pickup input
Wiper (moving contact)
Ground
Signal (in / node)
Q-filter cap wiring
DPDT coil-mode
Lug stroke color = function · Gold = wiper (moving contact) · Pole 2 swaps the Q cap with the coil mode
Pickup input lugs
Wiper lugs (moving contact)
Ground lugs
Signal (input / node)
Q-filter cap wiring
DPDT switch pins