Thank you Jerry. Sorry you had so many problems with it. I appreciate your patience with it. It was an honor to have you work on it. Add 2 "Everything is a hammer" t shirts when we settle up. Thanks again !!!
I was hoping you would see it. I just finished it this morning and decided to go straight to work on the video so I can get the whole thing behind me. I'll contact you tomorrow with shipping Etc.
This was a great video, I build custom electric guitars so it's a kick to see someone who specializes in acoustics fumbling around with an electric the way I would if I were to work on an acoustic. Just goes to show how many skills are required to be a well rounded builder or luthier, it's really a life long tuition and that's part of the fun.
That guitar was broken at the factory when it was brand new but still passed "quality control" with a crooked neck. That's Gibson. They'll try anything but quality and customer service.
Jerry - FYI Factory setup for the ES series as well as most Gibson solidbody guitars is neck relief of .012” at the 9th fret, strings action of .078 (5/64”) on the bass side at the *15th* fret and .047 (3/64”) on the treble side - also at the 15th. So you were right in the ballpark. Most of the ES series comes strung with 10-46 strings. Those setup specs work pretty well on fender (long 25.5”) guitars too. Except I string those lighter 9-42 typically to get approx the same tension. Of course this all varies by player pref. You also almost always need to lower the nut action on new Gibsons - way high from the factory. I do prefer to run the stop tailpiece tight to the body if I can - problem being the strings will sometimes break on the back edge of the bridge. To remedy that you can string OVER the tailpiece which totally changes the break angle Raising the tailpiece kills your sustain IMO so I try to avoid that. The issue is that no 2 Gibsons have the same neck angle. Their process hasn’t changed in 50 yrs and there is NO consistency. They jam the neck in and glue the tenon with ONE big C clamp. As a result the side-to-side alignment is different on every one and so is the final neck angle. If the spec is 4 degrees it might be 2,3, or 5,6. Compare this to PRS where every guitar is exactly the same, within a cpl thou. Good job as always - I’ve seen dozens of brand new factory first Gibsons way more out of whack than that guitar.
In 1968 I bought a ES 355 ,someone played it dropped its headstock snapped .I sent it Gibson 18 mos. later they sent it back .During shipping the finish blistered ,because they didn't give the finish time to cure after another 12 mos I got it back. That's the last time I did business with Gibson ,They refuse to have good customer service ,they refuse to reengineer their flawed products ,they charge big money for inferior products and are offended when you want the problems rectified. Nice to see it get some love from a luther that cares .God Bless ya man
I work on electric guitars all the time, yet I do NOTHING to or with acoustics, Mainly because I find it intimidating, plus I just like electric guitars. I watch you videos for the viewing pleasure of watching a master do something I can't do. I have to admit though, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you not have a clue what you were doing when it comes to the electric specific parts of the project. I wanted to be in the room with you so bad to help you along with your struggles. I did love the video though, as always. Thanks for being courageous enough to show when you don't have it 100% together, because you edit these and you could make yourself look like a genius at all times if you wanted too. So mad respect there!
I agree 100%. It takes a special kind of Luthier to work on acoustic guitars. I like the fact that I can adjust the action, and intonation in most cases, and not have to worry if I'm going to have to replace a saddle. I agree acoustic guitars are definitely a little intimidating. I've done my own, but with my own, I only have to answer to myself. Plus having several replacement saddles and nuts handy never hurts..Lol.
I bet I said to the screen about 736 times, "Mr. Jerry! There's a zillion detailed wiring diagrams online!" 😆😆😆 He could have looked up the diagram and had it wired up in about 5 minutes. Lol. Oh well. He got her done anyway.
You can build a hybrid guitar yourself. That will cure your Acoustic Fear. I myself took a cheap Spanish guitar and a cheap Strat clone. Now I got a Spanish guitar that I can open. The back is bolted to the front. That way it was easy installing the Strat electronics and adding some reinforcements around the pickups and the bridge. I can recommend you such a project. Mine is not a perfect guitar, but it was great figuring out how to build this one.
What you need is some rubber surgical tubing, you stick it thru a hole and grab it with a hooked wire and pull it out the pu hole, now jam the pot shaft in the tube and that guides it right in. A ground wire hooks to the strings at the bridge metal. That’s not easy. What’s really hard is making the wires neat when you’re done....thankless job!
Well the fact that several guitar destroying videos have recently surfaced from Gibson and they have destroyed thousands of them, its nice to see one loved enough to be fixed, good on you for doing it and good on the owner for wanting it done. Thumbs up from me.
I saw that Video that you are talking about, the one that they ran a Bulldozer over all of these guitars, it makes me SICK! I was just mentioning this video to my son yesterday, and also several minutes ago before reading your post. It is Incomprehensible to me that anyone would take the time to create such a Beautiful looking Guitar, and then simply Run It Over with a Bulldozer! If they had put any thought into this, they could have Donated these guitars to schools where people Cannot Afford to Purchase them and this way Gibson would help to Build another solid Customer Base & the Publicity would have Generated More Sales for them in the Future!
Gibson, like most companies today, doesn't have craftsmen any more. They have parts replacement folks. The 10-15 dollar per hour kind with ZERO patience. They'd rather lose one customer than take the necessary time to satisfy a customer. Their reputation is already in the gutter. Watching a TRUE craftsman here. Some who truly takes pride in his work. A rare bird indeed. Worth far more than he probably receives. Thanks Jerry for all you do. good sounds to all. Really enjoyed the picking and singing.
You're right & not just at Gibson. My experience, all job workers. Before I retired, seen this same problem on my job. The labor force is now "that's good enough". There's no pride in workmanship anymore. Wonder why companies are going to the Far East ? Same performance for cheaper wages.
If you want to fix that asymmetric placement of the strings, you can just order that type of bridge without the saddle slots and cut them yourself closer to the bass side. Which is better anyway if the slots happen to come too wide from the factory. I'm impressed how you handled that repair despite your lack of expertise in electronics.
Yep, when you got coil split and counter fase switches, things get less and less straightforward. And when you need to suspect parts being faulty, then be welcome to the Central Screwtinizer and good luck. The first 5-way-switch I came across, well, I made a table of the way that thing was actually switching. Chaos is the kind way to describe that Japanese thing. That chaos explained why all the wiring schemes I could find, simply did not work. Using common sense, I could figure out a weird way to get all 5 switch positions right, but it took some extra wires. Solving such problems can take a lot of time. I was surprised why a Yamaha Pacifica would have such awkward switches, until I realized, this switch is a bit broken. Great. And what I dislike most, is all those people writing things in online forums, that are simply not true. Many people know bollocks, and WE have no way to know who is okay and who is thinking or writing good old BS. Even Wikipedia is tricky, most is reliable, but it is possible to post utter nonsense. Yeah, life is difficult.
Why not simply slightly elongate the holes, push is up a mm or 2, which is all it would take and lock it there by jamming a piece of a g or d string in the gap to keep it there. Just my two cents worth, I'm no expert, just practical.
@@yourcelebrantzdneck put the finger on it, you can get unsloted tune-o-matic saddles from Stu Mack the strings will be at their exact place on the guitar. This guitar wil be absolutely perfect to play. Though Gerry did a very nice job, one more time. ,👍😊 This guitar now deserves only the best. 🕊️
I have been busy and finally binge watched several of your repairs. Gibson in the past years has really went south on quality! It’s better to buy from a vintage dealer or even better build your own! Thank goodness you are around to help people like Dave & Susie and Anastasia with her Chocolate! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Jerry, for aligning pots in the future, 6-9 inch 1/4" plastic tubing to slide on to the pots saves tons of time. Making a hardboard template, even rough cut with a jigsaw, or even white cardboard, and drilling holes in the same location allows you to pre-wire and pre-solder the pots, switches, pick ups and capacitors and output jack. Almost always, humbucker pick ups are 500k pots, and single coil are 250k. Stew Mac can usually tell you over the phone, and has wiring diagrams for about every electric known to man for free down loading. I color the end of the pot with a dot before I remove it from my template, and use white electrical tape, and color match below each hole. (think high lighter in pink, yellow, green, etc). The great bit about the 1/4" tubing is you can slide the nut right over the tube and get it started, since the holes and thread is usually 3/8". (As a note, imported guitars have metric pots and stems. Tubing still works). I hope this helps someone.
Big +1 on this advice. I haven't used it myself yet, but sooner or later I am going to be adding 2 treble bleed circuits on my Gretsch hollowbody electric G5420T. I've seen UA-cam videos where the 1/4" tubing was used and it worked very well. You can find the tubing at aquarium supply vendors. String also works, but not as well. I am a little worried that your wiring was still not right, I couldn't hear a difference when you changed the pickup selector switch. On my Les Paul Classic there's a very noticeable difference in tone between the bridge and neck pickup. Thanks for sharing your experiences with guitar rebuilding, I am fascinated with the techniques you use on acoustic guitars. Hearing your reasoning process is most valuable.
@@JohnShalamskas I know what you mean regarding the sound. I noticed that as well. I think part of the reason was that when he put the pickups back into the guitar, they were not at the right height in relation to the strings. Jerry mentioned one of the pickups was louder so he turned it down. Turning one down will effect the treble of the pickup even if the tone isnt changed. This is more than likely due to the pickup space from the strings being too close on one, and then the other is probably at a different height all together. Jerry doesn't do much with electric guitars so that part could have been overlooked. I would bet if he got the height of the pickups even, they might just come around to sounding more like you mentioned. Then of course if the capacitors (caps) are on the verge of going bad, or are bad, that will effect the sound as well. All of the messing with the wires, with them being in, and out of the guitar so much, that could have caused issues over time with those caps. This of course is all just a guess on my part. I change, and adjust pickups a lot.
Well Jerry, i,ve wathed every video of yours, and have come to the conclusion that your the best guitar repairman on you tube, and i have watched them all, also you have an abundance of patience. thank you
I just put new pups on mine. You wouldn't believe the tools I had to invent. But I got it done, took 30 minutes. I'm ashamed as I've been an electrician/electronics tech (aircraft) since I was 18. [30 minutes to do a 10 minute job ]. But it's done & everything ops checks good.
I love the confidence of an expert to admit where his knowledge hits it's limits. only someone truly secure in what they DO know can jump in and say "I'm not sure how this works but let's see if I can figure it out"
Another great video! I love the song at the end, I have never heard it before. I will add this song to my campfire jams with my friends! Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and dedication to your craft. I LOVE to see these old guitars live again!
Boy i tell ya what. I wish you lived near me. I built an enginge for a fella about 20 years ago, and he ended up not having the money to pay me. He knew i liked guitars, and loved to play them, so he offered me a Sigma 12 string as payment. It wasnt strung, and looked in real good shape. No loose neck or cracks, or anything like that so i accepted the guitar as payment. When i put strings on it i noticed there was alot of down flex in the bridge area of the top. I set it in the corner and have never even played it. That was 20 years ago. I would love for you to be able to fix my guitar for me. Its got a relly good tone to it, but im afraid to mess with it, with the top flexing like it does. You do some really great things at your shop. Im glad you record your efforts for people like me to see. Thank you.
You can get simple and sophisticated wiring diagrams from the net. Volume pots nearest the neck tones to the back. I used to have a 335 for years and had loads of experience with the wiring.
Growing up I my best friend had a farm in near Hermann. Used to go there every single weekend for years. We spent quite a bit of time in Herman as well.
Nice work Jerry and I know exactly what you went through. I built a replica ES335 (kit) several years ago and recently had to totally refinish it and changed colors so a lot of sanding , rewiring adding shielding under the pickups re leveling the frets and so on. So it's a good thing we have patients to overcome some hiccups in a do over. Your rework came out just fine.
I am a brand new subscriber to this channel. Jerry I’ve very much enjoyed the videos I’ve seen so far, along with the music you’ve shared. Thank you very much.
What's really instructive about these videos is that it also demonstrates how things go wrong every once in a while. That's really helpful to anyone undertaking similar projects. First to learns of it, but also not to get discouraged when something does go wrong becuse they simply do every now and then and it can always be solved.
That's rather incredible that Gibson could not sort out the problem for their customer over 2+ years! I am so glad that you were able to save the situation. Thanks for posting and best wishes.
I suspect they gave it to an apprentice to attempt to repair - they might not even have done that much, and it was just cheaper for them to give him another guitar at cost.
Thank you very much for all you videos. I really enjoy them after a long working day. They are relaxing to see and I also learned one or two important things. Btw., chamfers in hardwood can be easily done with HSS Countersink Drill Bits (3 Flutes 90 Degree Chamfering Tool for steel) at 150 - 300 rpm.
Regarding the strap button (55:15): I have an Epiphone 339 which I believe is the same size as a 359, and I moved the strap button to the horn, but the guitar didn't hang right, so I moved it back. It's a minor inconvenience if I play high up the neck, but better than having the guitar hang at an awkward angle.
hey Jerry!!!! lol---been watching a bunch of your vids tonight (and thanks a bunch for responding to my posts on the others!!!) hot tip for pickups (especially with carved tops and angled pickup rings).....all you have to do is take a needlenose or something similar and actually bend the pickup ears ( hieght screw tabs) - that way you can get the pickup angle exactly right regardless of the slant of the rings (which rarely follow the angle of the neck) super easy....;-)
Good job. If the pickups where switched around it would be out of phase. Sometimes it actually sounds great out of phase. I enjoy watching your videos and I actually made my 1st semi hollow telecaster hybrid. And so far it's going well on my 1st video. And your videos actually helped me out. Thank you and keep the videos coming.
Watching you work on this 335 made my left eye start twitching. My old PTSD started waking up. I hate those kinds of guitars for working on the wiring---it's horrible. All goes through the F-holes. After years of trying to develop a method, I settled on using about a foot of 3/16 ID--5/16 OD latex surgical tubing, with a 1/16 wall. Poke the tubing through the pot mounting hole and secure it over the pot shaft--it will fit snugly and won't come off easily. Then just pull the tubing through the hole again, and you are in business. You can drift the washer and nut over the tubing to secure the pot before you remove the tubing. This method has saved me from opioids and whisky many a time. For the output jack, I made a fitting from a cheap guitar cord end that has about a foot of unwound G string soldered to it, and just snap that into the jack through the jack hole, and feed the washer and nut over the length of string to secure the jack. This method has proven to be fast and effective. I bought an L5C clone that had stunning woodwork, but the neck had been set at too shallow an angle, so it was a return. On that one, I just removed the adjusting wheels and let the ABR bridge set right onto the wooden floating saddle. It worked great, and gave very good, playable action. Nothing like adventures in guitar repair to get my old, cold blood flowing. Great stuff!
I've done a bunch of these Jerry, I feel your pain. I've invented a few tools to make the job easier. I tell my customers it's much like building a ship in a bottle. Excellent tip to test the electrics before they go inside! The linseed oil makes a much nicer feel on the neck, excellent call!
I reset a bridge on a telecaster because the string array was crowding the edge on the high side. It was a more difficult job than I had originally anticipated, but it had to be done to make it playable. It's now one of the first things I check when looking at a guitar used or new.
Hi Jerry; When I can't figure out how to wire a guitar I get on the computer and search Seymour Duncan wiring diagrams. They have diagrams for almost every major kind of guitar setup. Great job on the guitar again. I really appreciate the beautiful music when your not talking. Great video as usual.
Jerry, I totally like how you approach your projects such as this guitar, especially with the head stock finishing. I have another Gibson SG that has such a thick clear coat that actually lifted off and peeled around the posts of the tuning machines. I have wanted to sand the clear off and re-coat this area. Your video shows me just how much work it will be to get it right.
I'm just a humble amateur engineer with no knowledge of stringed instruments, but I came up with the same solution for the high bridge. I also love linseed oil as a finish on wood. I use it on all my wooden handled tools, the same as my grandfather used to. If its good enough for cricket bats its good enough for any tool, be it a garedn rake or a guitar.
An old Jack plug on a piece of fishing Braid is a must when rewiring electric Spanish style Guitars. Of course it's easy for me to say that sat here watching on. No matter, the Guitar is in very good hands whichever method you choose to employ. I've said it before Jerry, if you send your instrument to RSW it's coming back fixed. God bless.
I have a 2017 Les Paul Standard. The neck is off axis, too. The center seam on the top off by 125 mils. The back is concave. You are a great craftsman.
You did i job on this my friend. And to be honest, it's a nice guitar to play without beïng afraid to hurt it. Sometimes there are sentimental reasons to keep an instrument. And this one can give you pleasure and comfort for a minimum of the amount of money when you buy an expensive one. Greetings from you good fan from overseas..the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Bert de Vries from Hillegom, South state of Holland.
What a job! It’s great to see that you managed to sort it out in the end. I work on a lot of electric guitars and find semi acoustics with no rear access panels to work on the controls etc a real pain. It’s a bit like building a ship in a bottle.
Amen, Bro. Every time I had to dive into one I was in a cold sweat until I miraculously got it back into fine condition. I couldn't do it today, my motor skills have deteriorated too much.
Your resourcefulness, patience, and knowledge are impressive. Regarding the finish on the headstock, I'm not surprised that sanding the oil finish didn't work well. Since an oil finish cures, the layers don't "melt" into each other as they would with a finish like lacquer. I'm hesitant to say this to an experienced professional, but didn't hear you mention it in the video.
I'm a Luthier that concentrates on building and modding/repairing electrics just like this. It looks about right to me. Of course, an 'expert' could have maybe done things a bit more vintage correct, but as long as you get a playable ax back that has life built-in, it's a winner. To be honest my shop has sent things back to Gibson that was under warranty, rather than charge the customer for something he shouldn't 'have to' pay for. The bottom line is about 50% of the time we are disappointed in one way or another for the Gibson results. AND they take WAY TOO LONG. Good luck and happy life my friend! AND the universally accepted way to pronounce Solder is Sodder. I've worked coast to coast and Canada to Mexico.
@@alangknowles And still, this man tells you, sodder is accepted all over the US and Canada and Mexico. Itsa fact. And yeah, I wish everybody would talk like Fred Dibnah, the famous steeple Jack. Check that bloke!
Wow, so many snipes and trollish comments on a channel that deals with the appreciation of stringed instruments and their repair. I love watching Jerry's videos. It's a respite from the overtly political clap trap that's out there. Keep rocking Jerry! Negative comments only mean that they're watching and adding to your stats!
Working with the hands that enable musicians to create music is an art form that is not lost on Jerry. As manufacturers we appreciate the care and consistency that goes into Jerry's art. With every negative comment or remark there are many thousands who feel it is enough to watch, marvel at the craftsmanship, and enjoy the personality that is transferred to each of these instruments that Jerry makes sing again.
Gibson should be ashamed at not being able to fix their own guitars come on that is a joke. Im glad this fine luthier had the balls to do it and make it useable again.
I totally agree. They had it for two years and then sent it back. That ridiculous. It doesn't speak well of Gibson's customer service. The guy that built it should have been the guy to fix it so that he could learn from his mistake. At least Jerry could fix it.
@@EricCirca6566 I keep running that same phrase through my mind " the guy who built it " . and slap him upside a his head . if the neck is tilted cut another body . that happens a lot . I have seen 2 Fenders with that .
I had a Gibson 335 for many years but switched to Fender as I liked the tone more, now I also have a Les Paul but an Epiphone as I prefer the build quality.
Wow , your an honest guy. At least you learned a little something about electric guitars on this repair. Onward and upward. If you want to measure action , get a 1 dollar and 50 cent 6 inch steel rule from the Tru Value , graduated in 64ths . Thats the way to go. Anyway good luck !
Dear Jerry, I "grew up" on Gibson electrics. ( first guitar was a Kalamazoo Epiphone solid body, 2nd, 3rd, 4th guitars all were 335 'variants', one being what is now called an ES 350, although it was a custom shop instrument and not marked that way ). I also had a jazz guitar that I played for some decades professionally..a " Kalamazoo Epiphone Howard Roberts " - one neck-suspended pickup and a carved top with an oval sound hole. In addition to being a performing guitarist, I had to work in music retail stores from time to time as a teacher, and usually regrettably, as a sales person. When I first sold guitars ( Beach Boys, Beatles, & Chet Atkins Era ), the guitars that now cost thousands of dollars then cost about $150 to $400.00 ). At that time, there were really more knowledgeable repair people around, and they were honest and self reliant types, much like yourself. When they didn't know something, they said so, and were not afraid to "take something apart to see how it works"..much like yourself, again. . . then an era ensued when " sales talk " ( generally coming from greedy distributors & manufacturers ) became far more prevalent and forcibly instilled into young, hungry "behind the counter" people. Gibson went from being a Grown up Cottage industry to a "corporate industry'" with a large distribution and marketing system. They quit paying people to set up guitars properly, adjust necks, etc., since everybody was putting a set of super-slinky strings on their guitars, playing miserable blues licks on buzzing guitar necks at the same volume level as the outputs of fighter aircraft. As is now widely known, they left Kalamazoo, MI, and began a new era ( from Nashville, Billings, etc. ). the unemployed, and actually skilled and " knowledgeable " people stayed behind. . . and as in other industries, self-reliant, hard-working, and honest American workers had to go back to their basements, or go fishing. Pardon my rant, but it's nice to see some honest and self reliant individuals finally beginning to emerge from their basements...and fix things that are broken. I certainly hope the trend continues.
You remember about the same songs that I remember I will be 70 in June I think we’re pretty close to the same age. I didn’t pick up a guitar until 1974. I had to buy my own anyway I think you are an awesome guitar player. 👍🏼👍🏼😄😎🎸🎼🎶🎵☮️
Good man. I worked at Rockwell years ago. Corporate has ONE standard, and the techs are NOT allowed to modify them, EVEN IF THE DEVICE WORKS PERFECTLY!
I own one of these, sunburst custom shop model purchased used but in excellent condition from a used guitar dealer just a short time ago. The first owner apparently seldom played this ( perhaps it just wasn't what he was looking for in a guitar) and so now I have it. Plays very well, relatively light weight, with a good 335-type vibe as well as a nice high end for a electric acoustic guitar, and no "plinkiness" that afflicts some 335's.
Neck pickup will go to the neck volume pot. Bridge pickup goes to bridge volume pot. Each volume pot has a tone control pot. Toggle switch wired neck both bridge. Exit to 1/4” plug. Ground to all pots, toggle switch and 1/4” ground. Using this explanation you can draw a basic wire diagram.
Thank you Jerry. Sorry you had so many problems with it. I appreciate your patience with it. It was an honor to have you work on it. Add 2 "Everything is a hammer" t shirts when we settle up. Thanks again !!!
I was hoping you would see it. I just finished it this morning and decided to go straight to work on the video so I can get the whole thing behind me. I'll contact you tomorrow with shipping Etc.
Sell me that guitar as is. I like em a little dirty and rough around the edgees.
Cornbob sees the value!!!!!
Lovely guitar you have there, gotta take that scratch plate off tho :)
What was the original issue with the neck??
to release my tention is watching yours video 2 or 3 times a day. thank you so much.
This was a great video, I build custom electric guitars so it's a kick to see someone who specializes in acoustics fumbling around with an electric the way I would if I were to work on an acoustic. Just goes to show how many skills are required to be a well rounded builder or luthier, it's really a life long tuition and that's part of the fun.
That guitar was broken at the factory when it was brand new but still passed "quality control" with a crooked neck. That's Gibson. They'll try anything but quality and customer service.
I think Gibson is grossly over price and quality is iffy
@@jehovahnissi1961 That's horrible. Sounds like they are a very progressive company!
Got a fender like that once. Crooked neck still playable but not happy for the money you spend.
I tend to agree with you. I have watched a few videos of guys that worked for Gibson and said it was chaos at the factory. They had to leave.
nowadays qc means , quantity cash..
Beyond your amazing skill as a luthier, Mr, you are a model for the youth to follow. You never give up! My respects!
Rock and Roll Jerry with an amp!!!
Jerry - FYI Factory setup for the ES series as well as most Gibson solidbody guitars is neck relief of .012” at the 9th fret, strings action of .078 (5/64”) on the bass side at the *15th* fret and .047 (3/64”) on the treble side - also at the 15th. So you were right in the ballpark. Most of the ES series comes strung with 10-46 strings. Those setup specs work pretty well on fender (long 25.5”) guitars too. Except I string those lighter 9-42 typically to get approx the same tension. Of course this all varies by player pref. You also almost always need to lower the nut action on new Gibsons - way high from the factory. I do prefer to run the stop tailpiece tight to the body if I can - problem being the strings will sometimes break on the back edge of the bridge. To remedy that you can string OVER the tailpiece which totally changes the break angle Raising the tailpiece kills your sustain IMO so I try to avoid that. The issue is that no 2 Gibsons have the same neck angle. Their process hasn’t changed in 50 yrs and there is NO consistency. They jam the neck in and glue the tenon with ONE big C clamp. As a result the side-to-side alignment is different on every one and so is the final neck angle. If the spec is 4 degrees it might be 2,3, or 5,6. Compare this to PRS where every guitar is exactly the same, within a cpl thou. Good job as always - I’ve seen dozens of brand new factory first Gibsons way more out of whack than that guitar.
IT'S A PLEASURE WATCHING YOU REPAIR THIS GIBSON, YOU HAVE THE PATIENCE OF A SAINT, & YOU NEVER GIVE UP.
In 1968 I bought a ES 355 ,someone played it dropped its headstock snapped .I sent it Gibson 18 mos. later they sent it back .During shipping the finish blistered ,because they didn't give the finish time to cure after another 12 mos I got it back. That's the last time I did business with Gibson ,They refuse to have good customer service ,they refuse to reengineer their flawed products ,they charge big money for inferior products and are offended when you want the problems rectified. Nice to see it get some love from a luther that cares .God Bless ya man
I work on electric guitars all the time, yet I do NOTHING to or with acoustics, Mainly because I find it intimidating, plus I just like electric guitars. I watch you videos for the viewing pleasure of watching a master do something I can't do. I have to admit though, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you not have a clue what you were doing when it comes to the electric specific parts of the project. I wanted to be in the room with you so bad to help you along with your struggles. I did love the video though, as always. Thanks for being courageous enough to show when you don't have it 100% together, because you edit these and you could make yourself look like a genius at all times if you wanted too. So mad respect there!
Exactly this!
I agree 100%. It takes a special kind of Luthier to work on acoustic guitars. I like the fact that I can adjust the action, and intonation in most cases, and not have to worry if I'm going to have to replace a saddle. I agree acoustic guitars are definitely a little intimidating. I've done my own, but with my own, I only have to answer to myself. Plus having several replacement saddles and nuts handy never hurts..Lol.
I bet I said to the screen about 736 times, "Mr. Jerry! There's a zillion detailed wiring diagrams online!" 😆😆😆 He could have looked up the diagram and had it wired up in about 5 minutes. Lol. Oh well. He got her done anyway.
You can build a hybrid guitar yourself. That will cure your Acoustic Fear. I myself took a cheap Spanish guitar and a cheap Strat clone. Now I got a Spanish guitar that I can open. The back is bolted to the front. That way it was easy installing the Strat electronics and adding some reinforcements around the pickups and the bridge. I can recommend you such a project. Mine is not a perfect guitar, but it was great figuring out how to build this one.
What you need is some rubber surgical tubing, you stick it thru a hole and grab it with a hooked wire and pull it out the pu hole, now jam the pot shaft in the tube and that guides it right in. A ground wire hooks to the strings at the bridge metal. That’s not easy. What’s really hard is making the wires neat when you’re done....thankless job!
Well the fact that several guitar destroying videos have recently surfaced from Gibson and they have destroyed thousands of them, its nice to see one loved enough to be fixed, good on you for doing it and good on the owner for wanting it done. Thumbs up from me.
I saw that Video that you are talking about, the one that they ran a Bulldozer over all of these guitars, it makes me SICK! I was just mentioning this video to my son yesterday, and also several minutes ago before reading your post. It is Incomprehensible to me that anyone would take the time to create such a Beautiful looking Guitar, and then simply Run It Over with a Bulldozer! If they had put any thought into this, they could have Donated these guitars to schools where people Cannot Afford to Purchase them and this way Gibson would help to Build another solid Customer Base & the Publicity would have Generated More Sales for them in the Future!
Gibson, like most companies today, doesn't have craftsmen any more. They have parts replacement folks. The 10-15 dollar per hour kind with ZERO patience. They'd rather lose one customer than take the necessary time to satisfy a customer. Their reputation is already in the gutter. Watching a TRUE craftsman here. Some who truly takes pride in his work. A rare bird indeed. Worth far more than he probably receives. Thanks Jerry for all you do. good sounds to all. Really enjoyed the picking and singing.
This earth is not my home, I'm just a-passin' through!
You're right & not just at Gibson. My experience, all job workers. Before I retired, seen this same problem on my job. The labor force is now "that's good enough". There's no pride in workmanship anymore. Wonder why companies are going to the Far East ? Same performance for cheaper wages.
If you want to fix that asymmetric placement of the strings, you can just order that type of bridge without the saddle slots and cut them yourself closer to the bass side. Which is better anyway if the slots happen to come too wide from the factory.
I'm impressed how you handled that repair despite your lack of expertise in electronics.
Yep, when you got coil split and counter fase switches, things get less and less straightforward. And when you need to suspect parts being faulty, then be welcome to the Central Screwtinizer and good luck. The first 5-way-switch I came across, well, I made a table of the way that thing was actually switching. Chaos is the kind way to describe that Japanese thing. That chaos explained why all the wiring schemes I could find, simply did not work. Using common sense, I could figure out a weird way to get all 5 switch positions right, but it took some extra wires. Solving such problems can take a lot of time. I was surprised why a Yamaha Pacifica would have such awkward switches, until I realized, this switch is a bit broken. Great. And what I dislike most, is all those people writing things in online forums, that are simply not true. Many people know bollocks, and WE have no way to know who is okay and who is thinking or writing good old BS. Even Wikipedia is tricky, most is reliable, but it is possible to post utter nonsense. Yeah, life is difficult.
Why not simply slightly elongate the holes, push is up a mm or 2, which is all it would take and lock it there by jamming a piece of a g or d string in the gap to keep it there. Just my two cents worth, I'm no expert, just practical.
@@yourcelebrantzdneck put the finger on it, you can get unsloted tune-o-matic saddles from Stu Mack the strings will be at their exact place on the guitar. This guitar wil be absolutely perfect to play. Though Gerry did a very nice job, one more time. ,👍😊 This guitar now deserves only the best. 🕊️
I have been busy and finally binge watched several of your repairs. Gibson in the past years has really went south on quality! It’s better to buy from a vintage dealer or even better build your own! Thank goodness you are around to help people like Dave & Susie and Anastasia with her Chocolate! Love from NW Colorado. Thanxz
Jerry, for aligning pots in the future, 6-9 inch 1/4" plastic tubing to slide on to the pots saves tons of time. Making a hardboard template, even rough cut with a jigsaw, or even white cardboard, and drilling holes in the same location allows you to pre-wire and pre-solder the pots, switches, pick ups and capacitors and output jack. Almost always, humbucker pick ups are 500k pots, and single coil are 250k. Stew Mac can usually tell you over the phone, and has wiring diagrams for about every electric known to man for free down loading. I color the end of the pot with a dot before I remove it from my template, and use white electrical tape, and color match below each hole. (think high lighter in pink, yellow, green, etc). The great bit about the 1/4" tubing is you can slide the nut right over the tube and get it started, since the holes and thread is usually 3/8". (As a note, imported guitars have metric pots and stems. Tubing still works). I hope this helps someone.
Big +1 on this advice. I haven't used it myself yet, but sooner or later I am going to be adding 2 treble bleed circuits on my Gretsch hollowbody electric G5420T. I've seen UA-cam videos where the 1/4" tubing was used and it worked very well. You can find the tubing at aquarium supply vendors. String also works, but not as well.
I am a little worried that your wiring was still not right, I couldn't hear a difference when you changed the pickup selector switch. On my Les Paul Classic there's a very noticeable difference in tone between the bridge and neck pickup.
Thanks for sharing your experiences with guitar rebuilding, I am fascinated with the techniques you use on acoustic guitars. Hearing your reasoning process is most valuable.
@@JohnShalamskas I know what you mean regarding the sound. I noticed that as well. I think part of the reason was that when he put the pickups back into the guitar, they were not at the right height in relation to the strings.
Jerry mentioned one of the pickups was louder so he turned it down. Turning one down will effect the treble of the pickup even if the tone isnt changed. This is more than likely due to the pickup space from the strings being too close on one, and then the other is probably at a different height all together.
Jerry doesn't do much with electric guitars so that part could have been overlooked. I would bet if he got the height of the pickups even, they might just come around to sounding more like you mentioned.
Then of course if the capacitors (caps) are on the verge of going bad, or are bad, that will effect the sound as well. All of the messing with the wires, with them being in, and out of the guitar so much, that could have caused issues over time with those caps. This of course is all just a guess on my part. I change, and adjust pickups a lot.
Well Jerry, i,ve wathed every video of yours, and have come to the conclusion that your the best guitar repairman on you tube, and i have watched them all, also you have an abundance of patience. thank you
Wiring an ES guitar is expert level frustration.
I just put new pups on mine. You wouldn't believe the tools I had to invent. But I got it done, took 30 minutes. I'm ashamed as I've been an electrician/electronics tech (aircraft) since I was 18. [30 minutes to do a 10 minute job ]. But it's done & everything ops checks good.
I love the confidence of an expert to admit where his knowledge hits it's limits.
only someone truly secure in what they DO know can jump in and say "I'm not sure how this works but let's see if I can figure it out"
There are a few wiring diagram books available for this purpose. You got this.
geees i/m tired thats a lot of work for such a little thang. love yor patience, another victory!!!
Rosa you are just the best ever. Sometimes I'm on the edge of my seat and shouting...but your expert opinion and skill wins the day...bravo!
Another great video! I love the song at the end, I have never heard it before. I will add this song to my campfire jams with my friends! Thank you so much for all of your hard work, and dedication to your craft. I LOVE to see these old guitars live again!
What an adventure this was! And great results too! I really enjoyed the experience.
For not knowing about electric guitars, seems to me like you have done a SPLENDID job fixing this one!
Nice add to show the before picture in the end. Thank you very much again!
A Fine Resolution to what could have otherwise been a real NIGHTMARE. Excellently done!
For a guy that has never worked on electric Guitars you did a pretty good job. Thumbs up for you.
Boy i tell ya what. I wish you lived near me. I built an enginge for a fella about 20 years ago, and he ended up not having the money to pay me. He knew i liked guitars, and loved to play them, so he offered me a Sigma 12 string as payment. It wasnt strung, and looked in real good shape. No loose neck or cracks, or anything like that so i accepted the guitar as payment. When i put strings on it i noticed there was alot of down flex in the bridge area of the top. I set it in the corner and have never even played it. That was 20 years ago. I would love for you to be able to fix my guitar for me. Its got a relly good tone to it, but im afraid to mess with it, with the top flexing like it does. You do some really great things at your shop. Im glad you record your efforts for people like me to see. Thank you.
Just rewatched this video, great stuff. For the first time I read all of the comments. I had no idea how many experts watch and comment.
You can get simple and sophisticated wiring diagrams from the net. Volume pots nearest the neck tones to the back. I used to have a 335 for years and had loads of experience with the wiring.
Jerry, you just do fabulous work. I am a proud Missourian and am happy to claim you for our state! I live outside of Herman, just down the road a bit!
Growing up I my best friend had a farm in near Hermann. Used to go there every single weekend for years. We spent quite a bit of time in Herman as well.
I’m a bit further down the road but recognize the accent as “local” for sure. I’m in Jonesboro, AR and dig your repair style!
Nice work Jerry and I know exactly what you went through. I built a replica ES335 (kit) several years ago and recently had to totally refinish it and changed colors so a lot of sanding , rewiring adding shielding under the pickups re leveling the frets and so on. So it's a good thing we have patients to overcome some hiccups in a do over. Your rework came out just fine.
Howdy from Vancouver Canada. Great work! And thanks for the tip on milling the bridge. I have one here that needs just that.
nice tidy up ...it's good to see them go again when they come off the bottom like that .....sounded nice good song another class act mate well done
I am a brand new subscriber to this channel. Jerry I’ve very much enjoyed the videos I’ve seen so far, along with the music you’ve shared. Thank you very much.
You are absolutely fearless. That turned out really nice.
What's really instructive about these videos is that it also demonstrates how things go wrong every once in a while. That's really helpful to anyone undertaking similar projects. First to learns of it, but also not to get discouraged when something does go wrong becuse they simply do every now and then and it can always be solved.
That's rather incredible that Gibson could not sort out the problem for their customer over 2+ years!
I am so glad that you were able to save the situation.
Thanks for posting and best wishes.
I suspect they gave it to an apprentice to attempt to repair - they might not even have done that much, and it was just cheaper for them to give him another guitar at cost.
Thanks for not giving up on the Gibson ES359... Also I llike it when you play the guitars you fixed and your singing reminds me of my Dad .. Thanks
Love it! Thanks Jerry (and have a Happy and Healthy Holiday)................!
25:30 Yep, that is how Gibson mounts it pickup rings. Sometimes it makes me nuts because the pickups aren’t level with the strings on some Gibsons.
Thank you very much for all you videos. I really enjoy them after a long working day. They are relaxing to see and I also learned one or two important things.
Btw., chamfers in hardwood can be easily done with HSS Countersink Drill Bits (3 Flutes 90 Degree Chamfering Tool for steel) at 150 - 300 rpm.
Always a pleasure to watch your projects Jerry. Great job!
Regarding the strap button (55:15): I have an Epiphone 339 which I believe is the same size as a 359, and I moved the strap button to the horn, but the guitar didn't hang right, so I moved it back. It's a minor inconvenience if I play high up the neck, but better than having the guitar hang at an awkward angle.
hey Jerry!!!! lol---been watching a bunch of your vids tonight (and thanks a bunch for responding to my posts on the others!!!) hot tip for pickups (especially with carved tops and angled pickup rings).....all you have to do is take a needlenose or something similar and actually bend the pickup ears ( hieght screw tabs) - that way you can get the pickup angle exactly right regardless of the slant of the rings (which rarely follow the angle of the neck) super easy....;-)
I love the background music. Nice work. I have a shop in toledo oregon where I work on acoustical and electric instruments as a hobby.
Great show. And another nice vocal performance at the end. I love the song. Might have to learn it up....
The kind of stuff I like to see,thank you!
Good job. If the pickups where switched around it would be out of phase. Sometimes it actually sounds great out of phase. I enjoy watching your videos and I actually made my 1st semi hollow telecaster hybrid. And so far it's going well on my 1st video. And your videos actually helped me out. Thank you and keep the videos coming.
Well played and sung, nice work too! I really enjoy your videos.
Jerry what a great video I think you did a fine job on restoring that guitar you have a good day my friend take care
Watching you work on this 335 made my left eye start twitching. My old PTSD started waking up.
I hate those kinds of guitars for working on the wiring---it's horrible. All goes through the F-holes.
After years of trying to develop a method, I settled on using about a foot of 3/16 ID--5/16 OD latex surgical tubing, with a 1/16 wall. Poke the tubing through the pot mounting hole and secure it over the pot shaft--it will fit snugly and won't come off easily. Then just pull the tubing through the hole again, and you are in business. You can drift the washer and nut over the tubing to secure the pot before you remove the tubing. This method has saved me from opioids and whisky many a time.
For the output jack, I made a fitting from a cheap guitar cord end that has about a foot of unwound G string soldered to it, and just snap that into the jack through the jack hole, and feed the washer and nut over the length of string to secure the jack. This method has proven to be fast and effective.
I bought an L5C clone that had stunning woodwork, but the neck had been set at too shallow an angle, so it was a return. On that one, I just removed the adjusting wheels and let the ABR bridge set right onto the wooden floating saddle. It worked great, and gave very good, playable action.
Nothing like adventures in guitar repair to get my old, cold blood flowing. Great stuff!
Excellent work, enjoyed the song at the end, thank you - - sir!!!
Another great job pal! Sounds good. I am sure your customer is pleased.
I love unfinished necks on a Gibson. Very few of them come that way. If this was my guitar it could easily be my number one. Nice work!
It had ben a while since I had heard the snot on a door knob. I love the Video. Great job.
I've done a bunch of these Jerry, I feel your pain. I've invented a few tools to make the job easier.
I tell my customers it's much like building a ship in a bottle.
Excellent tip to test the electrics before they go inside!
The linseed oil makes a much nicer feel on the neck, excellent call!
I love those mouse ears, mine is a kid 1960's WE 330 TDC. Great to see it come back to life!!
I love the Post-it Note idea for protecting the fretboard when dressing the frets.
Very good Jerry...one of your best videos...customer should be pleased!
I reset a bridge on a telecaster because the string array was crowding the edge on the high side. It was a more difficult job than I had originally anticipated, but it had to be done to make it playable. It's now one of the first things I check when looking at a guitar used or new.
I recently put together my very own electric guitar for the first time; was a bit of a bumpy road but I got there!
Hi Jerry;
When I can't figure out how to wire a guitar I get on the computer and search Seymour Duncan wiring diagrams. They have diagrams for almost every major kind of guitar setup. Great job on the guitar again. I really appreciate the beautiful music when your not talking. Great video as usual.
Another great job, Jerry. It sounds good.
Jerry, I totally like how you approach your projects such as this guitar, especially with the head stock finishing. I have another Gibson SG that has such a thick clear coat that actually lifted off and peeled around the posts of the tuning machines. I have wanted to sand the clear off and re-coat this area. Your video shows me just how much work it will be to get it right.
I'm just a humble amateur engineer with no knowledge of stringed instruments, but I came up with the same solution for the high bridge. I also love linseed oil as a finish on wood. I use it on all my wooden handled tools, the same as my grandfather used to. If its good enough for cricket bats its good enough for any tool, be it a garedn rake or a guitar.
An old Jack plug on a piece of fishing Braid is a must when rewiring electric Spanish style Guitars. Of course it's easy for me to say that sat here watching on. No matter, the Guitar is in very good hands whichever method you choose to employ. I've said it before Jerry, if you send your instrument to RSW it's coming back fixed. God bless.
I have a 2017 Les Paul Standard. The neck is off axis, too. The center seam on the top off by 125 mils. The back is concave. You are a great craftsman.
Dang, you sure are very patient with this :)
Great job man!
You can use aquarium tubing to fish the pots thru the body easier and drop the nuts right over the tubing. Great video.
You did i job on this my friend. And to be honest, it's a nice guitar to play without beïng afraid to hurt it.
Sometimes there are sentimental reasons to keep an instrument. And this one can give you pleasure and comfort for a minimum of the amount of money when you buy an expensive one. Greetings from you good fan from overseas..the Netherlands 🇳🇱. Bert de Vries from Hillegom, South state of Holland.
What a job! It’s great to see that you managed to sort it out in the end. I work on a lot of electric guitars and find semi acoustics with no rear access panels to work on the controls etc a real pain. It’s a bit like building a ship in a bottle.
Amen, Bro. Every time I had to dive into one I was in a cold sweat until I miraculously got it back into fine condition. I couldn't do it today, my motor skills have deteriorated too much.
Great video and a lovely old song sung well by your good self.
Jerry is the man. Take it from a fellow repair guy who wings it
U should test all the electronics and pots before installing it..and u should put neck support when leveling those frets!!!!!!
Your resourcefulness, patience, and knowledge are impressive. Regarding the finish on the headstock, I'm not surprised that sanding the oil finish didn't work well. Since an oil finish cures, the layers don't "melt" into each other as they would with a finish like lacquer. I'm hesitant to say this to an experienced professional, but didn't hear you mention it in the video.
Great job Jerry. Love the sticks as tools. Thanks for sharing it's great to learn with you.
Lovely Gibson guitar. Nice problem solving. Intonation sounded so great when you played it at the end. Thanks!
I know nothing about this work but enjoy the craftsmanship
Also you can check the wiring before installing everything to make sure you get sound
I'm a Luthier that concentrates on building and modding/repairing electrics just like this. It looks about right to me. Of course, an 'expert' could have maybe done things a bit more vintage correct, but as long as you get a playable ax back that has life built-in, it's a winner. To be honest my shop has sent things back to Gibson that was under warranty, rather than charge the customer for something he shouldn't 'have to' pay for. The bottom line is about 50% of the time we are disappointed in one way or another for the Gibson results. AND they take WAY TOO LONG. Good luck and happy life my friend!
AND the universally accepted way to pronounce Solder is Sodder. I've worked coast to coast and Canada to Mexico.
Solder is pronounced with a clear OLD sound in UK. 'Sodder' just sounds rude.
@@alangknowles And still, this man tells you, sodder is accepted all over the US and Canada and Mexico. Itsa fact. And yeah, I wish everybody would talk like Fred Dibnah, the famous steeple Jack. Check that bloke!
Wow, so many snipes and trollish comments on a channel that deals with the appreciation of stringed instruments and their repair. I love watching Jerry's videos. It's a respite from the overtly political clap trap that's out there. Keep rocking Jerry! Negative comments only mean that they're watching and adding to your stats!
Working with the hands that enable musicians to create music is an art form that is not lost on Jerry. As manufacturers we appreciate the care and consistency that goes into Jerry's art. With every negative comment or remark there are many thousands who feel it is enough to watch, marvel at the craftsmanship, and enjoy the personality that is transferred to each of these instruments that Jerry makes sing again.
I agree - especially people trashing gibson without apparently watching the video
Gibson should be ashamed at not being able to fix their own guitars come on that is a joke. Im glad this fine luthier had the balls to do it and make it useable again.
I totally agree. They had it for two years and then sent it back. That ridiculous. It doesn't speak well of Gibson's customer service. The guy that built it should have been the guy to fix it so that he could learn from his mistake. At least Jerry could fix it.
@@EricCirca6566 I keep running that same phrase through my mind " the guy who built it " . and slap him upside a his head . if the neck is tilted cut another body . that happens a lot . I have seen 2 Fenders with that .
Excellent work. Excellent presentation. 10/10
I had a Gibson 335 for many years but switched to Fender as I liked the tone more, now I also have a Les Paul but an Epiphone as I prefer the build quality.
2V 2T and a 3way switch,you can find the wiring schematic on you tube,
What a nice piece of work, it was a pleasure following along
Wow , your an honest guy. At least you learned a little something about electric guitars on this repair. Onward and upward. If you want to measure action , get a 1 dollar and 50 cent 6 inch steel rule from the Tru Value , graduated in 64ths . Thats the way to go. Anyway good luck !
Dear Jerry, I "grew up" on Gibson electrics. ( first guitar was a Kalamazoo Epiphone solid body, 2nd, 3rd, 4th guitars all were 335 'variants', one being what is now called an ES 350, although it was a custom shop instrument and not marked that way ). I also had a jazz guitar that I played for some decades professionally..a " Kalamazoo Epiphone Howard Roberts " - one neck-suspended pickup and a carved top with an oval sound hole. In addition to being a performing guitarist, I had to work in music retail stores from time to time as a teacher, and usually regrettably, as a sales person. When I first sold guitars ( Beach Boys, Beatles, & Chet Atkins Era ), the guitars that now cost thousands of dollars then cost about $150 to $400.00 ). At that time, there were really more knowledgeable repair people around, and they were honest and self reliant types, much like yourself. When they didn't know something, they said so, and were not afraid to "take something apart to see how it works"..much like yourself, again. . . then an era ensued when " sales talk " ( generally coming from greedy distributors & manufacturers ) became far more prevalent and forcibly instilled into young, hungry "behind the counter" people. Gibson went from being a Grown up Cottage industry to a "corporate industry'" with a large distribution and marketing system. They quit paying people to set up guitars properly, adjust necks, etc., since everybody was putting a set of super-slinky strings on their guitars, playing miserable blues licks on buzzing guitar necks at the same volume level as the outputs of fighter aircraft. As is now widely known, they left Kalamazoo, MI, and began a new era ( from Nashville, Billings, etc. ). the unemployed, and actually skilled and " knowledgeable " people stayed behind. . . and as in other industries, self-reliant, hard-working, and honest American workers had to go back to their basements, or go fishing. Pardon my rant, but it's nice to see some honest and self reliant individuals finally beginning to emerge from their basements...and fix things that are broken. I certainly hope the trend continues.
You remember about the same songs that I remember I will be 70 in June
I think we’re pretty close to the same age. I didn’t pick up a guitar until 1974. I had to buy my own anyway I think you are an awesome guitar player. 👍🏼👍🏼😄😎🎸🎼🎶🎵☮️
Good man. I worked at Rockwell years ago. Corporate has ONE standard, and the techs are NOT allowed to modify them, EVEN IF THE DEVICE WORKS PERFECTLY!
0000 steel wool and boiled linseed oil can give you one amazing finish and man is it nice and shiny too. Lots of polishing that way.
That’s a beautiful guitar. Great job getting it back together. Thanks for sharing. 🇨🇱👊
You should have left the deep sanding marks in the neck. That way everyone can see it’s an authentic Gibson.
that requires a broken headstock.
I own one of these, sunburst custom shop model purchased used but in excellent condition from a used guitar dealer just a short time ago. The first owner apparently seldom played this ( perhaps it just wasn't what he was looking for in a guitar) and so now I have it. Plays very well, relatively light weight, with a good 335-type vibe as well as a nice high end for a electric acoustic guitar, and no "plinkiness" that afflicts some 335's.
I think the body was sanded lightly to be get a coat of clear after the neck was painted black.
I enjoyed that. Cheers Jerry, all the way from rainy England.
Nice tutorial and nice song there too. Thanks
Neck pickup will go to the neck volume pot. Bridge pickup goes to bridge volume pot. Each volume pot has a tone control pot. Toggle switch wired neck both bridge. Exit to 1/4” plug. Ground to all pots, toggle switch and 1/4” ground. Using this explanation you can draw a basic wire diagram.