Guitar Wiring & Pickups Blog

Cheap Electronics, or Bad Circuit Design? (5 Surprising Truths About Guitar Wiring)

Have you ever heard someone say “the electronics are the first spot manufacturers go to when cutting costs” ???   Most people think that has to do with sound, and it makes sense why they would. A...

Introducing the New custom Gunstreet parts.

Wow, it’s been a rollercoaster ride for the last 14 months! As some of you know. We partnered up with Stringjoy at the beginning of last year, which was crazy fun for us, and has lead to some very ...

Our new redesigned Jimmy Page Kit

The Jimmy Page circuit can be a game changer for people, especially when you are just starting out discovering wiring. For me it was. This is the circuit that got me addicted to learning wiring bac...

A Technicians Guide to Pickup Color Codes: 4 conductor edition

I love 4 conductor pickup wires. They are the easiest to install, and give you the functionality to wire them any way you want, and realistically a must have if you are mixing and matching pickup b...

Knobs the Silent killers of Potentiometers

You might think this is clickbait, but it's not. We've sold tens of thousands of kits that we meticulously engineered for perfect sound. However, we started noticing a recurring issue: customers co...

Technicians guide to properly shielding your instrument.

We are lucky in that we interact with a massive amount of people modding their instruments. But at the volume we are at, we notice trends. One trend that pops up a lot is troubleshooting someone's ...

5 ways to Improve your SG guitar

In the world of electric guitars, few names hold as much weight as the SG. From the early days of rock 'n' roll to the golden era of "classic rock", the SG became the instrument of choice for count...

How a Volume actually works in your guitar

Before we start. Do you like posts like these? Do us a favor. Share this post with your fellow circuit nerds and sign up for our mailing list found at the bottom of this page!  I was recently talki...

The Stratocaster Blender Mod

The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic guitar that has shaped the sound of popular music for decades. With its distinctive tone and versatile pickup configurations, the Stratocaster is a favorite amo...

Exploring 4-Way Switching for Telecaster Guitars

The standard 3-way switching found on Telecaster guitars is a classic for a reason—it's simple, it gets the job done, and it delivers three different sounds at the flick of a switch. However, if y...