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I hope you've experimented with the sounds available by changing the relationship of one pickup coil to another from the April Amplifier column. Now let's play with coil cutting and switches.

A "coil cut" is an easy way to get a very useful sound. It has the drawback of being non-humbucking, of course. As I mentioned in my last installment, a coil cut can be accomplished by applying a ground to the "series link." Try these switching arrangements:

(Here are jumps to three useful tables. Each thumbnail graphic below can be clicked to pop up the full graphic):

Click here to display graphic showing major pickup manufacturer's wiring color codes:
This one shows basic coil cut Humbucker wiring schematics:
This diagram shows 5-way wiring diagram for Stew-Mac Lever-action Pickup Switches (catalog item #3192):
All pickup ground connections go to the volume pot casing. I hope these diagrams spark your interest in coil cuts.