Pickup Selector Switch - Gibson 1934-L5 Owner's Manual

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Tone controls: The knob or knobs farthest away from the fingerboard control tone. The
tone knob nearest the bridge controls the "front" or neck pickup; the knob nearest the
edge of the guitar controls the "back" or bridge pickup.
The tone controls are the "treble roll off" or "cut" variety. The tonal quality of the
instrument is darkened by the reduction of treble rather than the addition of bass. The
tone control turned all the way counterclockwise results in maximum reduction of tre-
ble and produces the "darkest" sound. The tone control turned clockwise to its maxi-
mum position allows the pickup's full harmonic frequencies to pass through, produc-
ing the guitar's brightest sound.

Pickup selector switch:

The selector switch has three positions. The position toward
the neck selects only the "front" or neck pickup. The position toward the bridge of the
guitar selects only the "back" or bridge pickup. The middle position engages both pick-
ups. The tone and volume controls will only be active when the corresponding pickup
is selected. On models with three pickups, the selector switch activates the front pick-