Welcome To Tone Man Guitar

Tone Man Guitar prebuilt 50's wiring kits will improve your guitars overall tone. Your sound will be stronger, tighter and improved clarity.  Notes will open up with greater sustain. Tone and Volume controls are very responsive and smoother.  By rolling back your volume some you can clean up an over driven amp.  One of my favorite things is the elimination of much of the treble loss when you roll the volume down.  All kits are carefully custom hand wired to order.  Only the best quality parts are used including vintage Gavitt cloth push back wire just like they used back in the 50’s and 60’s. You will not find a better a better product or selection.

The 59 2 Control Kit uses Paper In Oil K40Y vintage tone cap for improved overall performance.  Excellent clarity, aged vintage warm and woody tones with improved sustainability.  Perfect jazz tone set up.   All wired 50's style with premium new components that perform better than the stock electronics found in today's guitars.  You will hear and feel the difference.

This Kit Is For:

Single pickup humbucker or P90 style guitar with one volume and one tone control. For hollow body with f holes or Solid body. Top grade parts with vintage cloth wiring for the very best tone quality. Great Jazz Tone set up. The location of the pots and input jack can vary on your guitar.  Check measurements of kit listed below. See control layout picture.  If you are not sure if this unit will fit your guitar or have a question send me an email with brand, model and description.  If you can send a picture.

Kit Measurements:

Volume to Tone: 2.5 inches

Tone control to jack: 4 inches (measure your guitar and compare)

Pot hole size 3/8 inch

**For hollow body harness feeds thru f hole.  Min width required at the middle v points of f hole is 1-1/8 inch.

**For mounting controls on pick guard.  Distance between pick guard and guitar body min 5/8 inch clearance is needed. 

Any questions drop us an email.

What’s In The Kit:

  • 50’s wiring for the very best vintage tone.
  • Bourns Pro Audio 500K Potentiometers. Short Split Shaft Audio Taper 15% Tolerance. Coarse spline 18 teeth. Comes with nut and dress washer.
  •      Paper-In-Oil K40Y-9 Vintage 0.033uf Vintage Jazz Tone Cap (Qty 1 cap)
  • Cloth Gavitt Push Back black 22awg wire for pot connection for ground
  • Gavitt vintage braided push back wire for jack wire run
  • Switchcraft 1/4 jack for sold rock connection.
  • Assembled template hard board.  Note the template does not get installed.  Only used to assure correct measurements when building, shipping protection and makes your part of the installation easier.
  • 50’s Wiring diagram and easy to read installation instructions. 

Each harness is custom hand assembled after purchase so my lead time to build your kit before shipping is 5 to 10 business days depending on my back log of kits.  In stock quantity means I have the parts to build that quantity of kits.  You will receive a USPS Ship Tracking number once shipped.

I personally prefer Bourns potentiometers over all other brands including CTS.  I have found them to be smoother, responsive and longer lasting.  The very best taper available.  These pots are 18 spline shaft so USA type knobs will not fit without first pinching the top of the split shaft together a little and slowly push the knob on.  Epiphone and off shore type will fit fine.  We do offer a line of knobs that fit.

If you have an imported / outside of USA manufactured guitar you may need to modify the potentiometer holes to 3/8 inch to accommodate the full size Bourns pots.

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Tone Man Guitar started from my own passion for music, knowledge of electronics and the love of great vintage guitar tone.  I am a one man shop, do all the work myself and I guarantee the very best workmanship around.  I want you to be Satisfied.

Cheers!

Gary Standerfer

Tone Man Guitar