TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck pickup | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge pickup | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Antique 3-way lever | — | CRL 3-Way BladeExample part |
| Volume 250K AUDIO TAPER | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Output jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| 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
- Antique open-frame 3-way lever (4 lugs) mapped to catalog crl-3-way-blade contacts by function (neck on T8, bridge on T4, commons daisy-chained to volume).
- Volume printed 250K AUDIO TAPER.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | w5 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w5 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 2 | w6 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w6 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 3 | w7 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w7 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireground |
| 4 | w9 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w9 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 5 | w10 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w10 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 6 | w1 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w1 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wirewhite |
| 7 | w2 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w2 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wirewhite |
| 8 | w3 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w3 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 9 | w4a as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w4a as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 10 | w4b as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w4b as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wireblack |
| 11 | w4 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w4 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wirewhite |
| 12 | w8 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | w8 as drawn; antique 4-lug mapped to CRL contacts by function | Wirewhite |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck | Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend. | Neck pickup. |
| Neck + bridge | Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend. | Neck pickup and Bridge pickup in parallel. |
| Bridge | Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend. | Bridge pickup. |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
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
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.