Haywire Custom Guitars does not use a single, universal guitar re-wiring method but offers extensive custom wiring options and upgrades based on specific models and player needs. The company provides custom wiring harnesses and diagrams to achieve specialized functions, often going beyond standard factory wiring.  They will do what the “customer” wants.
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Common Haywire wiring modifications

Treble bleed circuit

A “treble bleed” circuit is one of Haywire’s most common wiring and guitar re-wiring upgrades. This involves adding a resistor-capacitor network to the volume pot, which prevents the loss of high-end frequencies as you turn the volume knob down. This modification ensures your tone remains bright and clear at any volume level, eliminating the “muddy” tone that can occur with standard wiring.

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Haywire Custom Treble Bleed Circuit Modification

Bridge tone control addition

For Stratocaster-style guitars, Haywire adds a modification that enables the second tone control to function for the bridge pickup. In a stock Strat, the second tone control is typically wired for the middle pickup, with the bridge pickup having no tone control. This mod gives the player more tonal flexibility.

image: Haywire Custom Guitar showing 7 sound switch location

Haywire Custom Guitar showing 7 sound switch location

Custom switching options

Haywire offers various switching modifications that expand the range of tones available from a set of pickups. Examples include:
  • Coil-tap or coil-split switches: These are used for humbucker pickups and allow them to be switched to single-coil mode for a more vintage, brighter sound.
  • 4-way switching: A popular mod for Telecaster-style guitars, this adds a fourth switch position that puts both the neck and bridge pickups in series. This provides a thicker, higher-output tone similar to a humbucker.
  • Multi-mode and 7-Sound switching: Haywire can install switches to create “humbucker-like” tones in standard single-coil configurations, such as wiring the pickups in series in certain switch positions. 7-sound switching can add any and all combinations of pickups desired.
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We use the best of all available parts for you

High-quality components for Guitar Re-wiring

For all its wiring, Haywire uses high-quality, USA-made components to ensure durability and a clear signal path. They can also install custom potentiometers and capacitors to help achieve a specific tone.
How to get Haywire’s wiring
Since there is no single Haywire wiring diagram, the best way to get a specific Haywire-style wiring is to:
  • Order a custom wiring diagram: The company GuitarElectronics.com, which is associated with Haywire, offers custom-drawn wiring diagrams based on your exact specifications.
  • Purchase a pre-built harness: For a simpler upgrade, you can buy one of Haywire’s pre-made wiring harnesses, which are already built with their custom mods.
  • Contact Haywire directly: For a full-service experience, you can consult with Haywire Custom Guitars for a quote on a custom wiring job. They offer expert guidance and installation services. 

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Haywire Custom Guitars offers professional wiring services rather than providing DIY wiring instructions online; they focus on a complete “8-Point Gig Ready Guitar Process” that includes neck alignment, fretwork, and intonation, along with a wide range of electronic upgrades and repairs. If you’re looking to do it yourself, you’ll need basic knowledge of guitar wiring, understand how to work with different types of wire (like shielded wire and four-conductor wire), and use wiring diagrams for your specific guitar model to connect pickups, pots, and switches correctly. 

What Haywire Custom Guitars Offers
  • Professional Wiring & Upgrades:

    They can perform custom re-wiring, install active electronics, rewind pickups, and upgrade existing components. 

  • Full Guitar Setup:

    Their “8-Point Gig Ready Guitar Process” includes comprehensive adjustments, not just the wiring. 

  • Repairs:
    For complex wiring issues, loose components, or weak signals, they offer repairs for faulty switches, output jacks, and other internal problems. 

Electronic Modifications & Upgrades

Whether you’re looking to hot rod your guitar or gain some added functionality with more switching options, an electronics mod or upgrade is a great way to give your instrument a facelift. We’ll do everything from pickup rewinds to kill switch installations and everything in between. We can replace a faulty output jack or a custom re-wire to split your pickup coils, our attention to detail will make you happy and you can rest easy knowing that your instrument will be ready and relied upon for the next gig. And you can test it for final tweaks before you leave. You can also stay while we perform the necessary work.

Workshop electronics mods and upgrades include:

  • Pickup swaps
  • Acoustic preamp installation and repair
  • Battery box installation
  • Component installs
  • Custom re-wire jobs
  • Active electronics installation
  • Pickup rewinds and potting
  • Taylor ES2 upgrades
  • Custom routing for pickups and electronics cavities

Whether you’re scoping out some inspirational new sonic capabilities or you just want to do some basic component upgrades, we have decades of experience at your disposal to turn your guitar into something completely new and unique.

Haywire Custom Guitars set of single coil guitar pickups

Haywire Custom Guitars set of single coil guitar pickups

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