Tinkercaster
Parts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge pickupSource: Seymour Duncan Bridge Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Volume 500k audio taperSource: Volume 500k Audio Taper | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output jackSource: Output Jack (tip and sleeve) | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge groundSource: Bridge ground wire | — | 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
- Solder the red and white leads together and tape the joint off; it connects to nothing else.
- The pickup's black lead is the hot output in Seymour Duncan's colour code.
Understand this wiring
- Seymour Duncan humbucker wire colors
See the pickup, recognise its two halves, and learn where each coloured wire goes.
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 | Bridge ground | Volume casing (upper solder spot) | Shield or groundblack | |
| 2 | Pickup green | Volume casing (upper solder spot) | To a pot casinggreen | |
| 3 | Pickup bare shield | Volume casing (upper solder spot) | Shield or groundbare | |
| 4 | Volume right lug | Volume casing (lower solder spot)Lug bent onto the casing. | To a pot casing | |
| 5 | Jack sleeve | Volume casing (upper solder spot)Crosses the bridge ground wire without joining it. | Wireblack | |
| 6 | Pickup red | Pickup whiteSoldered together and taped off; touches nothing else. | Joined and insulatedred | |
| 7 | Pickup black | Volume left lug (input) | Wireblack | |
| 8 | Volume middle lug | Jack tip | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Always on | One humbucker, both coils in series, no selector. | Bridge pickup (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Hum cancelling and phase describe the generic pickup model, not a measurement of any specific Seymour Duncan model.
- 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 the volume up, the meter across the jack should read the full humbucker's resistance (both coils).
- The taped red–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.