Tinkercaster
Parts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck pickupSource: Neck pickup PAF® DP103 | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| Bridge pickupSource: Bridge pickup Super Distortion DP100 | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| Toggle (right angle)Source: Switchcraft® toggle switch - right angle (EP1100) | — | Switchcraft 3-Way ToggleExample part |
| Neck volume 500K custom taperSource: Volume 500K custom taper pot (EP1201), neck | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Bridge volume 500K custom taperSource: Volume 500K custom taper pot (EP1201), bridge | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Neck tone 500K custom taperSource: Tone 500K custom taper pot (EP1201), neck | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Bridge tone 500K custom taperSource: Tone 500K custom taper pot (EP1201), bridge | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output jackSource: Switchcraft® output jack (2-conductor) EP1301 | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| .047µF (neck)Source: .047µF capacitor EP1047 (neck tone) | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| .047µF (bridge)Source: .047µF capacitor EP1047 (bridge tone) | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| To bridge clawSource: TO BRIDGE CLAW | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
“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
- The source gives no position legend; the toggle is read by function: neck, both, bridge.
- On each pickup, the black and white leads are joined and insulated.
- Each pickup's red lead goes to its volume's middle lug (wiper) and the toggle is fed from the volume's outer lug, as drawn.
- The toggle has two common lugs joined by a short jumper; both run to the jack tip.
- A ground lead runs from the bridge tone casing to the bridge claw (TO BRIDGE CLAW).
- The source specifies 500K custom-taper pots. The simulator treats them as linear, so settings between the knob ends are approximate.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path. Choose Show to highlight a connection in the drawing.
| # | From | To | How | Drawing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck GREEN | Neck volume casing | To a pot casinggreen | |
| 2 | Neck BARE | Neck volume casing | Shield or groundbare | |
| 3 | Bridge GREEN | Bridge volume casing | To a pot casinggreen | |
| 4 | Bridge BARE | Bridge volume casing | Shield or groundbare | |
| 5 | Neck volume casing | Neck volume top lug | To a pot casingblack | |
| 6 | Neck volume top lug | Neck tone casing | To a pot casingblack | |
| 7 | Neck .047µF capacitor | Neck tone casing | To a pot casing | |
| 8 | Neck tone casing | Bridge tone casingRuns down the right side. | To a pot casingblack | |
| 9 | Bridge volume casing | Bridge volume top lug | To a pot casingblack | |
| 10 | Bridge volume top lug | Bridge tone casing | To a pot casingblack | |
| 11 | Bridge .047µF capacitor | Bridge tone casing | To a pot casing | |
| 12 | TO BRIDGE CLAW | Bridge tone casingLeaves from the capacitor's casing solder point. | Shield or groundblack | |
| 13 | Bridge tone casing | Jack sleeve | Wireblack | |
| 14 | Toggle middle lug (frame) | Jack sleeve | Wireblack | |
| 15 | Neck volume bottom lug | Toggle top outer lugDrawn light gray; it passes the bridge leads with a gap (no joint). | Wire | |
| 16 | Bridge volume bottom lug | Toggle bottom outer lugDrawn light gray. | Wire | |
| 17 | Toggle commons (jumpered) | Jack tipDrawn dark gray. | Wire | |
| 18 | Neck BLACK | Neck WHITEJoined and insulated. | Joined and insulatedblack | |
| 19 | Neck RED | Neck volume middle lug | Wirered | |
| 20 | Bridge BLACK | Bridge WHITEJoined and insulated. | Joined and insulatedblack | |
| 21 | Bridge RED | Bridge volume middle lug | Wirered | |
| 22 | Neck volume bottom lug | Neck tone bottom lugDrawn dark gray. | Wire | |
| 23 | Neck tone middle lug | Neck .047µF capacitor | Wire | |
| 24 | Bridge volume bottom lug | Bridge tone bottom lugDrawn dark gray. | Wire | |
| 25 | Bridge tone middle lug | Bridge .047µF capacitor | Wire |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Rhythm (neck) | Neck volume feeds the toggle's neck lug. | Neck pickup (both coils). |
| Both | Both volumes reach the jack together. | Neck pickup (both coils) and Bridge pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Treble (bridge) | Bridge volume feeds the toggle's bridge lug. | Bridge pickup (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- The source's 500K custom taper is not reproduced: all four pots are simulated with a linear track, so settings between the knob ends are approximate.
- The DP103 and DP100 are simulated as generic humbuckers; hum cancelling and phase describe the generic models, not measured DiMarzio pickups.
- Pickup resistance is not specified, so no numeric meter readings are given.
Before you solder
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
- In each toggle position, the meter across the jack should read the selected pickup, or both in parallel in the middle.
- Turning one volume fully down should mute only that pickup in the middle position.
- Each taped black–white joint should read open to ground.
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.