Tinkercaster
Seymour Duncan wiring

HSH five-way with volume and tone

HSH five-way with volume and tone

HSH five-way with volume and tone. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet and checked against the engine.

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HSH five-way with volume and toneHSH five-way with volume and tone: HSH five-way with volume and tone. Original Tinkercaster drawing with labelled terminals.Neck humbuckerNeck humbuckerMiddle single coilMiddle single coilBridge humbuckerBridge humbucker5-Way Blade SwitchVolume 250k · 250k250kTone (value not printed) · 250k250k.047 cap · 47nF47nFOutput JackBridge groundblackgreenwhiteredbarewhiteblackblackgreenwhiteredbareT1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8lug1lug2lug3lug1lug2lug3abtipsleeveground

Viewed from the back of the controls, as you solder them. Open the interactive diagram to zoom, move components and try the switches.

Parts and values

In the drawingValuePart
Neck humbucker—Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic
Middle single coil—Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic
Bridge humbucker—Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic
5-Way Blade Switch—Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part
Volume 250k250kCTS 250k Audio PotExample part
Tone (value not printed)250kCTS 250k Audio PotExample part
.047 cap47nFOrange Drop .047µFExample part
Output Jack—Switchcraft #11Example part
Bridge ground—Bridge ground wireExample part

“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

  • Promoted after catalog/engine unlock; switch tags mapped by function where unlabelled.

Understand this wiring

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Connections

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

#FromToHow
1Neck humbucker gndVolume 250k casingWiregreen
2Neck humbucker bareVolume 250k casingWirebare
3Middle single coil gndVolume 250k casingWireblack
4Bridge humbucker gndVolume 250k casingWiregreen
5Bridge humbucker bareVolume 250k casingWirebare
6Volume 250k lug1Volume 250k casingWireground
7.047 cap bTone (value not printed) casingWireblack
8Volume 250k casingTone (value not printed) casingWireblack
9Volume 250k casingOutput Jack sleeveWireblack
10Bridge ground groundTone (value not printed) casingWireblack
11Neck humbucker hot5-Way Blade Switch T2Wireblack
12Middle single coil hot5-Way Blade Switch T1Wirewhite
13Bridge humbucker hot5-Way Blade Switch T3Wireblack
145-Way Blade Switch T4Volume 250k lug3Wireblack
15Neck humbucker blackNeck humbucker whiteWirered
16Bridge humbucker blackBridge humbucker whiteWirered
17Volume 250k lug2Output Jack tipWireblack
18Volume 250k lug3Tone (value not printed) lug1Wireblack
19Tone (value not printed) lug2.047 cap aWireblack

What each position does

SettingThe sourceEngine result
Position 1Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.Bridge humbucker (both coils).
Position 2Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.Middle single coil and Bridge humbucker (both coils) in parallel.
Position 3Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.Middle single coil.
Position 4Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.Neck humbucker (both coils) and Middle single coil in parallel.
Position 5Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.Neck humbucker (both coils).

Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.

  • Custom tapers are not reproduced; pots are simulated as linear.
  • 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

    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.