How To Wire A Guitar Jack (Using Braided Hook-Up Wire)

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7 жыл бұрын

How to wire a guitar jack socket using vintage style braided hook up wire.
When wiring a Les Paul with braided hook up wire, connecting the outer braid (ground) to the ground lug of the jack is easier than it seems. Here we demonstrate a simple trick to make it easier.
This is referred to as "surgery" here at Six String Supplies HQ, as the best way to describe it is similar to a surgeon cutting the trousers of a patient open.
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@ramencurry6672 Жыл бұрын

This video is a life saver. I never knew how to approach that kind of strange wiring

@musicwithj1759 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks to you, I don’t have to go to the store and pay 35$ for a sodering job. Just fixed my guitar output. Thank you Man!

@jdmatthew 6 жыл бұрын

Just used this method to wire up my output jack. Worked great. Thanks for posting this.

@ToddABaker-zs8sq 4 жыл бұрын

The little braid hook thing...genius!👍🏻

@TheSchumijr 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for your videos; they are extremely helpful.

@FletcherHandcraftedGuitars 4 жыл бұрын

what a great archive of wiring video's you have here, nice work

@robertsuitsjr6117 Жыл бұрын

For separating the braid from the core wire I've always used a pick (dental, not guitar) to open up a hole in the braid wide enough to pull the core wire back through it.

@SixStringSupplies Жыл бұрын

Yes that is the preferred method - but it takes me too long and I’ve found cutting the braid away to be much quicker for me. I shall practice

@robertsuitsjr6117 Жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies, the Gavitt shielded wire is different than what I was used to using, it is a pain to try and pull it through, must be the wax coating on the cloth insulation. Now with the Gavitt I use the pick to separate a bit of the shielding away and nip it off and just work my way around it.

@axeslinger43 8 ай бұрын

thanks so much for this

@stuartcowie8922 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@montydaniels1054 4 жыл бұрын

Good to know. I happen to be on StewMac & was going to grab a few shielded wires for my Strat's I'm working on & just wondered about the 1 wire hookup. All my Strat's have un-shielded wires so this upgrade would be how I do the rest of them... Great video.

@SixStringSupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks sir glad you found the video useful. Yep braided cable is definitely a good choice!

@michaelscortez4341 Жыл бұрын

Nice I can dig it !!

@zozo_1013 7 жыл бұрын

Genius 🎸🎸🎸🎸

@kilgoretrout321 3 жыл бұрын

The wiring kit from StewMac provided and recommended coaxial for the input jack but neglected to give instructions. I searched and searched for this info before giving up and using two black wires for my output jack. I'll mark one of them with white tape, but next time I get bored I'll consult this vid and install the coaxial. Thanks for these great videos, there is a gaping hole for content like this

@jeffparryncc1701 6 жыл бұрын

Have you done a video on wiring up a jack that has a battery in the electronics? Or is it possible to solder both earth wires together on a mono jack? Cheers.

@garthpriebe4803 2 жыл бұрын

Great instructional videos. I have learned a lot. Thank-you! However, I have one question. Assume that I have followed your instructions to the letter. I have wired my Switchcraft three-way-switch as you direct, and I have wired my output lugs to the output jack as you direct. Here comes my question. Don't I still need to run a wire from the grounded sleeve on the output jack to the tone pot ground, running to the bridge ground? I'll put my question a simpler way: Doesn't a wire need to lead from the ground on the output jack to the bridge ground?

@watchhobbywithdannythemedic Жыл бұрын

I do like your channel, have you considered a special episode with crimson and guitaristas of the UK ?

@zaneberry9055 6 жыл бұрын

i have a busted gibson sg and want to remove the bridge pickup only and use it in a guitar that i am building. the body only has 1 recess for a bridge pickup and wont be getting a neck p/u. what exact;y must i remove from the back cavity of my sg in terms of wiring that i will need to run my bridge only custom setup?

@MouldyGuitars 2 жыл бұрын

If you "pump" 1cm of brade a few times, you can then easily open a gap and pull the inner through. Its easier than trying to unwrap the brade.

@SixStringSupplies 2 жыл бұрын

Yup - this video could do with being updated it’s a few years old now. Have a nice Christmas 🎅

@marcinbzdyra4088 Жыл бұрын

I know this video is a bit old but I have a question. For the other end of that connection would you solder the braiding to the back of the pot and the wire to one of the hot lugs on the pot?

@jackpipkin1353 4 жыл бұрын

Can you solder the braided portion of the wire from the output jack to to top of the tone pot and then extend that output jack wire for soldering the inner cloth covered wire to the volume pot lug? If so, is it a good idea to solder a short length of wire from the top of the volume pot to the braided portion of the output jack wire? By the way, your video instructions are excellent! Very easy to understand, well organized, and clearly described. It is really helping me to figure out how to wire and shield my first Tele-style guitar build. Thank you.

@SixStringSupplies 4 жыл бұрын

thanks Jack. I don;t quite understand what you mean....but I'd say no. The jack has to be grounded. Thanks for watching

@jackpipkin1353 4 жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies Hi, sorry for my poor description. In reference to your video "wire a jack using braided hook-up wire" I interpreted it to mean the braided wire can be used as a ground wire. In that sense, using one braided and cloth insulated wire that is long enough, can you ground the braided wire (which is already soldered to the grounded output jack lug) by soldering the braid to the top of the the tone pot and then use the remaining cloth insulated portion of that same wire by extending it to the volume pot "hot" lug and soldering it there. I was thinking that might enable one to only use one braided wire instead of two (hot and ground) wires to accomplish the same thing.

@aoides 7 жыл бұрын

i have a SG. so i must solder the ground and the positive together?

@lennyluzitano8920 4 жыл бұрын

no no no

@Alex-nc6qy 3 жыл бұрын

question what do you call the wire that connects the ground from the lugs to the pots? It looks like just raw tinned wire, but I'm trying to buy it and can't seem to find it for lack of a name!

@sebastianmedina1234 3 жыл бұрын

Cloth pushback wire maybe?

@BigChieff93 2 жыл бұрын

1:50 - would wrapping the braided wire with electrical tape work in place of the heat shrink tubing? Thank you!

@SixStringSupplies 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it works the same way 👍

@BigChieff93 2 жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies that ks for the videos and the reply, the guitar rewire worked on the first try! Happy Holidays!

@mattstraubel9927 Жыл бұрын

how come there are 3 braided wires in the previous video you did about soldering the actual 3 way switch itself

@SixStringSupplies Жыл бұрын

Hi - 2 of the wires go to each respective volume control. the third goes to the jack.

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

So I have a question...... In ur toggle switch video..... There was 3 lengths of braided wire then u used separate wire to ground to 3 braided wires...... One for output and one for neck and one for bridge...... That makes 3...... In this video there is 4..... What am I missing?

@SixStringSupplies 4 жыл бұрын

Chance Terrill one is one of the pickups in this video

@chanceterrill5346 4 жыл бұрын

@@SixStringSupplies OK great..... I was scratching my head so hard my finger is an inch shorter lol

@michaelpiscitello6513 3 жыл бұрын

Is there a way you don’t have to unbraid it? Seems very time consuming

@JFMatte 8 ай бұрын

Man why the intro music has to be like twice as loud as the actual speech level...Always running for the volume control. Anyway good advices, thanks

@51MontyPython 5 жыл бұрын

So what is the purpose of using braided wire? And this is as opposed to...another method?

@SixStringSupplies 5 жыл бұрын

Hi, the braid acts as a screen/shield against EMI and is recommended where the wire travels a longer distance, such as from a toggle switch to the jack socket. If using cloth wire and the distance is shorter (as in a strat) you can twist the wires tightly for the same effect. Cheers