Welcome To Tone Man Guitar


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 LP series uses orange drop tone caps with Bourns Pro Audio pots giving you improved overall modern tone performance.  Our most economical upgrade.  Good for all genres of music.

This Kit Is For:

USA Gibson Les Paul manufactured from 1977 to present using long shaft pots. Always best to measure the pot bushing )threaded part of shaft only) to make sure.  Long shaft = 3/4 inch short = 3/8 inch.

What’s In The Kit:

  • 50’s wiring for the very best vintage tone.
  • Bourns Pro Audio 500K Long Shaft Coarse Spline 18 teeth Audio Taper pots Brass Bushings 15% tolerance
  • Orange Drop .022uf bridge .022uf neck tone cap. Smaller physical size now for a better fit in cavity
  • Gavitt 22awg vintage cloth push back wire for pot grounding connection.
  • Switchcraft 3-way toggle switch prewired with Gavitt braided vintage wire includes black tip
  • 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 step by step installation instructions.
  • Every kit goes thru our Performance and Accuracy Testing procedure before being shipped out.  Our kits work. 
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     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 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.

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