TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Sixties PSource: Sixties P DP124 | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Volume 500K custom taperSource: Volume 500K custom taper pot (EP1201) | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 250K custom taperSource: Tone 250K custom taper pot (EP1200) | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .033µFSource: .033µF capacitor (EP1033) | 33nF | Orange Drop .033µFExample part |
| Output jackSource: Switchcraft output jack, 2-conductor (EP1301) | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge groundSource: TO BRIDGE GROUND | — | 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 Sixties P is drawn as a split-coil P-Bass with RED, GREEN, BLACK, WHITE and BARE leads. BLACK and WHITE are joined and insulated (series link).
- RED goes to the volume's input lug; GREEN and BARE both end on the volume casing.
- The volume's ground lug is bent onto the casing. TO BRIDGE GROUND ends on the volume casing.
- The tone is drawn with its lugs up. The volume's input lug jumps to the tone's left lug; the .033µF capacitor (EP1033) sits on the tone's middle lug with its other leg on the tone casing.
- The jack lugs are not labelled in the source: the lug fed from the volume's middle lug is the tip and the lug wired to the casing ground is the sleeve.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickup ground | Volume casing | To a pot casing |
| 2 | Volume ground lug | Volume casingShort black link. | To a pot casing |
| 3 | .033µF capacitor | Tone casing | To a pot casing |
| 4 | Tone casing | Volume casing | To a pot casing |
| 5 | Volume casing | Jack sleeve | Wire |
| 6 | TO BRIDGE GROUND | Volume casing | Shield or ground |
| 7 | Pickup hot (red) | Volume input lug | Wirered |
| 8 | Volume middle lug | Jack tip | Wire |
| 9 | Volume input lug | Tone left lug | Wire |
| 10 | Tone middle lug | .033µF capacitor | Wire |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Always on | One P-Bass, no selector. | Sixties P. |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- The P-Bass is modelled as a generic single coil; the split-coil/hum-cancelling construction is not modelled.
- The source's custom-taper pots are not reproduced: both pots are simulated with a linear track, so settings between the knob ends are approximate.
- Tone capacitor value matches the printed .033µF.
- 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
- With both pots up, the meter across the jack should read the pickup resistance.
- The jack sleeve should read continuity to the volume casing, the tone casing and the bridge ground wire.
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.