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Gibson Pickup Wiring Diagram P-94R and P-94T GREEN & BARE TO GROUND WHITE LEAD BLACK LEAD The P-94 pickup comes with two insulated lead wires plus a bare wire twisted with a green lead (note: there may be a red wire included, this is a “dead” lead which you may cut). Connect either the white or black lead wire to the volume control and connect the other lead to ground. If you get a thin sound with both pickups in operation, you may need to change the polarity of the pickup. Simply reverse the lead wires to do this. If you are using both the P-94T and P-94R together, use the black lead on one position, and the white lead for the other. This will give you hum-cancelling operation when both pickups are in use.

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Gibson Pickup Wiring DiagramP-94R and P-94T

GREEN & BARETO GROUND

WHITE LEAD

BLACK LEAD

The P-94 pickup comes with two insulated lead wires plus a bare wire twistedwith a green lead (note: there may be a red wire included, this is a “dead” leadwhich you may cut). Connect either the white or black lead wire to the volumecontrol and connect the other lead to ground. If you get a thin sound with bothpickups in operation, you may need to change the polarity of the pickup. Simplyreverse the lead wires to do this.

If you are using both the P-94T and P-94R together, use the black lead on oneposition, and the white lead for the other. This will give you hum-cancellingoperation when both pickups are in use.

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Gibson Pickup Wiring DiagramVintage Style Two Conductor Models

P-90

P-100

‘57 Classic

‘57 Classic Plus

Angus Young Sig.

BurstBucker

SHIELD TOGROUND

TO VOLUMEPOT OR

SELECTORSWITCH

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Gibson Pickup Wiring DiagramFour Conductor Models

(490R/490T, 498T, 496R, 500T, Tony Iommi Sig.)

Standard Humbucking Operation

Note:If pickup is out of phasewith existing pickup,reverse black and red leads

green & whitesolder together & tape

black & shield to ground

red to controls

Coil Tap - HumbuckingSwitching

Single Coil

SPDT ON / ONMINI-TOGGLE

Humbucking

Red to Control

Black & shieldto ground

Series - Parallel Switching

Parallel“Single Coil”

Sound

DPDT ON / ONMINI-TOGGLE

Series“Humbucking”

Sound

Red to Control

Shield to ground