Deaf Eddie's Collection

PLEASE NOTE! I ALWAYS use the Seymour Duncan color code in my humbucker drawings.
I typically do NOT show the bare wire/fifth conductor in the lead bundle of most four-conductor pickups. This bare wire is the ground/shield for the baseplate, cover, and all other metal parts of the pickup, and it should ALWAYS be soldered to ground, regardless of what switching mods you are wiring.
I ALWAYS shunt the slug coil to keep the screw coil active.

In response to a few requests...
Here's my pronouncements of what's what - also known as, "Don't confuse me with the facts!"
A brief discussion of connecting pickups in parallel and/or series: Parallel and Series
A brief discussion of connecting pickups in and out of phase: Phase Options
A brief discussion of coil-wiring options: Which is which? Shunt? Split? Tapped?
An elaboration regarding coil shunts: Coil Shunts
Don't know the color-coding of your humbuckers's leads? Here's a little help: Unknown color code
A bit more on "custom" pups and Strat mods: Custom pickups in yer Strat
Even MORE Strat stuff: RW/RP pickups and wiring mods: Reverse wound/reverse polarity?
A brief discussion of "quack": What IS Quack, Anyway???
Before you do a series or phase mod on a Tele: Unground/reground the metal cover
Troubleshooting techniques - how can I test this mess?: Simple troubleshooting tests

Here's an idea that has become popular for two-humbucker-axes with two volumes and two tones,
the master volume mod. I have created instructions to help you do it two different ways:

Here's the mod as I did it on my Epi Sheraton (the Urban Ruffian):
Urban Ruffian Master Volume Mod

... And here's one drawn up for a slightly different request:
Keep-the-pup-volumes-where-they-are Master Volume Mod

Please e-mail me if you have any questions or comments!

Two Humbuckers, four-conductor leads
two volumes, two tones

The DEAF EDDIE versions of the "Jimmy Page" mod:
NOTE: With my versions, you get all the same pup combos, but you can use an import-style (Epi!) pup selector.
The tones ARE in slightly different locations from the "real" deal - oh well!
... Drawing #1 With "Gibson" style interactive wiring on the volume pots
... Drawing #2 Same as above, but with non-interactive volume pots
...... The TONE CHART for the above schemes
... Drawing #3 MY rethink of the JP four push/pull mod: You get ONE MORE COMBO!
...... The TONE CHART

... A stock Tele scheme
... One push/pull - series
... One push/pull - out of phase
... One push/pull - series out of phase
... My "Five-Tone-Tele" scheme

For Strats...

Some common Strat 5-way pup selectors

... A stock Strat scheme
... One push/pull - series two pups with the third
... One push/pull - series all three pickups (yikes!)
... Two push/pulls - neck-bridge series, bridge-mid series, all three series
... Convert Strat to master tone
... The Deaf Eddie BLENDER-style mod for Strats