G L S500 Wiring Diagram

In the wiring harness of the f 100 one finds a 20pf cap but when the s 500 was introduced in 1982 the value had been upped to 100pf.

G l s500 wiring diagram. Climax bass wiring diagram from 1992 hand drawn by paul gagon. If i understand correctly there is an extra capacitor in the s500 circuit as opposed to the legacy that is designed to tame the highs from the mfd pickups. That diagram shows a treble bass cut for the regular strat tone controls. It s the ptb type and i don t know if the pots are the right value either.

We ve had a lot of recent discussion concerning the g l hi pass lo pass tone circuit so i thought i d post the original schematic of one of the g l models the s 500. 8 4 2018 added link to g l schematics and wiring diagrams from internet archive of the july 27 2017 g l website glguitars dot com. I would be ok with just replacing the brige to start with. G l bass schematics and wiring diagrams.

In trying to locate an easy to read wiring diagram i had no luck. There is a lot of information for everyone from professional musicians to enthusiast collectors. The guitar i was told is from about 1996 or 97. Hi i bought a used s 500 that had had it s wiring changed to a typical strat style the guy did a poor job anyway i want to bring it back to original and have ordered all new pots and switches so i can start clean.

This is a great resource where g l owners share experiences tips techniques and preferences about g l guitars and basses. I m also curious if i can have the bridge pickup wired to a tone pot typically with a 022 047 cap and with the bass cut without the treble cut part of the circuit. Check out the wiring diagrams on the g l forum. 50 items 148 items total.

G l s 500 commanche wiring discussion in stratocaster discussion forum started by rb jan 31 2005. Say i m not doing any special wiring except for the g l ptb wiring instead of usual tone pot wiring can anyone help me with a wiring diagram. Another difference is the use of a 1mω audio taper treble cut pot instead of 250kω still in series with a 22 000pf 022µf cap from the wiper to ground. G l bass schematics and wiring diagrams g l l 2xxx and asat k model wiring diagrams.

Also note the switching scheme with the neck on switch plus the standard five way. Would i be able to use them with the current wiring setup. It might just be a simple fix to remove that from the circuit to get that extra treble. Jan 31 2005 1.

This is re posted from a post by chrisk and i include his quoted comments here as well.