Tone Man Guitar prewired kits will improve your guitars performance.  Notes are tighter, open and with improved clarity.  Tone / Volume controls are responsive and smoother.  Kits are custom hand wired with quality and pride like they did back in the 50s and 60s.

Our Classic ES175 series uses orange drop tone caps with Bourns Pro Audio pots giving you improved overall modern tone performance.  Our most economical upgrade.

This kit is for:


Gibson or Epiphone ES175, ES295 and other full holly body guitar styles with longer switch wire run in upper or lower body next to neck.  Must not have any wood bracing between the two f holes that will obstruct the 3 way switch from being fed through.  Check layout measurements below.  Other similar models are ES275, ES350T, ES125TD, Epi Broadway.  Be sure and compare component distance measurements and f hole size to compare to your guitar.


Template component measurements center to center:


Volume to Volume 2.5"     Switch to Neck Volume 15"
Tone to Tone 2.5"              Switch to Jack 20"
Volume to Tone 2.5"
We add an additional 1/2 to 1 inch extra wire run between components for installation flexibility.


Wiring harness is feed thru the f holes and requires opening in the widest part of the f hole no less than 1 - 1/8 inch to be able to feed the harness into the hollow body. 


 

What's In The Classic Kit:

  • 4 – Bourns pro Audio 500K Pro Audio Potentiometers Short-Split Shaft, Audio Taper 18 teeth coarse spline
  • 1 – Switchcraft 3-Way Short Toggle Switch with black tip.  Carefully hand wired in secure and insulated.
  • 1 - Vintage Gavitt Braided Cloth Push Back wiring all wrapped high quality shrink
  • 1 - Orange Drop .022uf bridge .022uf neck tone cap. Smaller physical size now for a better fit
  • 1 – Switchcraft ¼ inch Output Jack
  • 1 – Assembly Template Hard Board All assembled except for final hook up of Pickups connections and grounds
  • 50's wiring for the best vintage tone.
  • Every kit goes thru our Performance and Accuracy Testing before being shipped out. Our kits work.
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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 teeth coarse 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. 

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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. Your installation instructions will cover this. If you have questions feel free to email me.


Although these harnesses are pre-assembled and tested they do require some soldering to connect the pickups and the output jack.  A 25 – 40 watt soldering iron is recommended.

 

Each harness is custom built after purchase so my lead time to build your harness before shipping is 5 to 8 business days.  In stock means I have the parts to build.  You will receive a notice with USPS tracking number once shipped.


About Tone Man Guitar: I have been playing the guitar for over 50+ years.  My passion has always been about the Tone.  I have tried many different types of caps, pots and wiring over the years.  I am a one man shop and do all the work myself.  I have a great passion for providing only the best parts and workmanship.  I appreciate you visiting my site and I look forward to helping you with your Tone or any other type of guitar modifications.
 
I believe in good communication.  If you have questions please feel free to send me an email.  I will respond as quickly as I can.  Same goes when you receive your parts.  I want you to be satisfied!
 


Cheers,

Gary Standerfer

Tone Man Guitar