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Thank you for choosing Gunstreet. below is the instructions for a Volume Bleed Wiring to be installed in your Les Paul Special.

Key

H1=

Hot Output

G1=

Ground

*PRO TIP-

If you are using a pickup with Gibson style Braided wire, you can make the install easier on yourself and your soldering iron. A lot of times when grounding your braided wire pickup it requires a lot of solder and an iron that can stay hot for long periods of time. which if you have a low wattage iron it is very difficult and frustrating to do. Luckily this trick is super easy. Just take your pickups braided wire and add a wire to the Braided part. This new wire is your new ground and since this is less of a surface area to install it requires less heat and solder!

Grounding the Pickups

Combining Both the pickups Bare Wires Solder the pickup Grounds to the back of the switch. See diagram above

Bridge Pickup Install-Part 1

Solder the Hot Output Pickup wire to the Left Lug on the Switch.  See diagram on the above. If not sure which wire is hot please refer to your pickups manufacturers instructions

Neck Pickup Install-Part 2

Next, Solder the Hot Output Pickup wire to the Right Lug on the Switch.  See diagram on the above. If not sure which wire is hot please refer to your pickups manufacturers instructions

Final Stage

Grounding the Harness

Solder the Ground Wire coming from your guitar bridge to the Casing of any Pot

But that's It!