# Rail hum-canceling Strat five-way volume and two tones

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Rail hum-canceling Strat five-way volume and two tones

Rail hum-canceling Strat five-way volume and two tones. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet and checked against the engine.

Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/dimarzio/rail-hum-canceling-strat-five-way.svg (back of controls)

## Parts and values

- Neck Pro Track (rail): Neck Pro Track (rail); generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- Middle Fast Track 1 (rail): Middle Fast Track 1 (rail); generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail): Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail); generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- Five-way switch: Five-way switch; compatible example (Oak Grigsby 5-Way)
- Volume 500K custom taper: Volume 500K custom taper; 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot)
- Neck tone 250K custom taper: Neck tone 250K custom taper; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- Bridge tone 250K custom taper: Bridge tone 250K custom taper; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- .022µF: .022µF; 22nF; compatible example (Orange Drop .022µF)
- Output jack: Output jack; compatible example (Switchcraft \#11)
- Bridge ground: Bridge ground; generic (Bridge ground wire)

## Specific to this wiring

- Rail pickups (Pro Track / Fast Track) use generic-humbucker-four-conductor-dimarzio stand-ins; black+white series links taped.
- Shared-capacitor Strat tones: .022µF on the neck tone end lug to ground; jumper from that lug to the bridge tone wiper.
- Switch tags mapped by function to oak-grigsby-5-way-blade.

## Connections

1. Neck Pro Track (rail) gnd → Volume 500K custom taper casing (wire, green)
2. Neck Pro Track (rail) bare → Volume 500K custom taper casing (wire, bare)
3. Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) gnd → Volume 500K custom taper casing (wire, green)
4. Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) bare → Volume 500K custom taper casing (wire, bare)
5. Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) gnd → Volume 500K custom taper casing (wire, green)
6. Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) bare → Volume 500K custom taper casing (wire, bare)
7. Volume 500K custom taper casing → Volume 500K custom taper lug1 (wire, black)
8. Volume 500K custom taper lug1 → Neck tone 250K custom taper casing (wire, black)
9. Neck tone 250K custom taper casing → .022µF a (wire, yellow)
10. Neck tone 250K custom taper casing → Bridge tone 250K custom taper casing (wire, black)
11. Bridge tone 250K custom taper casing → Output jack sleeve (wire, black)
12. Bridge ground ground → Output jack sleeve (wire, black)
13. Neck Pro Track (rail) hot → Five-way switch T2 (wire, red)
14. Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) hot → Five-way switch T1 (wire, red)
15. Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) hot → Five-way switch T3 (wire, red)
16. Five-way switch T8 → Five-way switch T4 (wire, black)
17. Five-way switch T4 → Volume 500K custom taper lug3 (wire, signal)
18. Neck tone 250K custom taper lug2 → Five-way switch T6 (wire, black)
19. Bridge tone 250K custom taper lug1 → Five-way switch T7 (wire, black)
20. Neck Pro Track (rail) black → Neck Pro Track (rail) white (wire, black)
21. Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) black → Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) white (wire, black)
22. Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) black → Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) white (wire, black)
23. Volume 500K custom taper lug2 → Output jack tip (wire, signal)
24. .022µF b → Neck tone 250K custom taper lug1 (wire, yellow)
25. Neck tone 250K custom taper lug1 → Bridge tone 250K custom taper lug2 (wire, black)

## What each position does

- Position 1: Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) (both coils). Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 2: Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) (both coils) and Bridge Fast Track 2 (rail) (both coils) in parallel. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 3: Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) (both coils). Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 4: Neck Pro Track (rail) (both coils) and Middle Fast Track 1 (rail) (both coils) in parallel. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 5: Neck Pro Track (rail) (both coils). Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.

- Custom-taper pots are treated as linear by the simulator.

## Check before plugging in



## Source

Tinkercaster's own drawing of the DiMarzio diagram Strat® Rail Hum Canceling Wiring, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by DiMarzio.

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