HS rail neck, hum bridge, push/pull volumes and tones

Parts and values

“Example part” means any part with the same value and lugs will do; the source does not name a brand. “Generic” stands in for an unspecified pickup: check your own pickup's lead colours before you solder.

Specific to this wiring

• Neck pickup is drawn as a rail-style humbucker; generic-humbucker-four-conductor-dimarzio stands in.
• Both volume and tone pots are drawn as 500K push/pull (EP1201); catalog cts-500k-push-pull-dpdt stands in for value only.

Connections

In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.

What each position does

Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.

• Dual push/pull split positions are not engine-checked; wiring matches the HS rail-neck source sheet.
• Rail construction is not modelled beyond the four-conductor stand-in.
• Custom pot tapers are simulated as linear audio tracks.

Before you solder

• Identify every lead on your pickups against the source's colours.
• Neck pickup is drawn as a rail-style humbucker; generic-humbucker-four-conductor-dimarzio stands in.
• Both volume and tone pots are drawn as 500K push/pull (EP1201); catalog cts-500k-push-pull-dpdt stands in for value only.
• Use a small amount of solder, heat both surfaces, and hold the joint still as it cools. Lead-free solder may have a matte finish.

Ticks are kept in this browser only, as a reminder. They are not a check of your joints. New to soldering? Read the soldering cheat sheet.

Check before plugging in

Measure across the output jack with a multimeter on its resistance range. No exact readings are given where the source does not specify the pickups.