Seymour Duncan wiring

One humbucker, Triple Shot, volume and tone

1 humbucker · Triple Shot · 1V · 1T

One humbucker, Triple Shot, volume and tone. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet.

One humbucker, Triple Shot, volume and toneOne humbucker, Triple Shot, volume and tone: 1 humbucker · Triple Shot · 1V · 1T. Original Tinkercaster drawing with labelled terminals.HumbuckerHumbuckerTriple Shot half A (W/R pads)Triple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads)Volume 500k · 500k500kTone 500k · 500k500k.047 µF · 47nF47nFOutput jackBridge groundblackgreenwhiteredbareT1T2T3T4T5T6T1T2T3T4T5T6lug1lug2lug3lug1lug2lug3abtipsleeveground

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
Humbucker—Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic
Triple Shot half A (W/R pads)—Triple Shot Ring Switch (half)Generic
Triple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads)—Triple Shot Ring Switch (half)Generic
Volume 500k500kCTS 500k Audio PotExample part
Tone 500k500kCTS 500k Audio PotExample part
.047 µF47nFOrange Drop .047µFExample 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

  • Each Triple Shot mounting ring is drawn as a PCB with W/G/B/R/Gnd pads only; two seymour-duncan-triple-shot-half catalog parts stand in for the ring’s dual DPDT switches using Seymour Duncan’s published pad-to-terminal legend (W→half-A T1, R→half-A T3, B→half-B T1, G→half-B T3, Gnd→switch casings).
  • Ring harness white/black to the rest of the circuit matches the manufacturer sheet; internal DPDT throw wiring inside the ring is not drawn and is not modelled beyond the disclosed pad mapping.

Connections

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

#FromToHow
1Humbucker gndTriple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads) T3Wiregreen
2Humbucker bareTriple Shot half A (W/R pads) T5Wirebare
3Triple Shot half A (W/R pads) T5Triple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads) T5Wireground
4Volume 500k lug1Volume 500k casingWireground
5Volume 500k casingOutput jack sleeveWireblack
6Bridge ground groundVolume 500k casingWireblack
7.047 µF bTone 500k casingWireground
8Tone 500k casingVolume 500k casingWireground
9Humbucker blackTriple Shot half A (W/R pads) T1Wirewhite
10Humbucker whiteTriple Shot half A (W/R pads) T3Wirered
11Humbucker hotTriple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads) T1Wireblack
12Triple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads) T2Volume 500k lug3Wirewhite
13Triple Shot half B (B/G/Gnd pads) T5Volume 500k lug1Wireblack
14Volume 500k lug2Output jack tipWireblack
15Volume 500k lug3Tone 500k lug1Wiresignal
16Tone 500k lug2.047 µF aWireyellow

What each position does

SettingThe sourceEngine result

Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.

  • Triple Shot ring switching is a disclosed dual-DPDT stand-in; passive position analysis does not verify series/split/parallel modes inside the ring.
  • Engine rule failures on the ring stand-in map are expected; topology matches visible pad and harness connections on the source sheet.
  • Engine rule selectionReachesTip fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
  • Engine rule groundsReachSleeve fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
  • Engine rule seriesLinkIsolated fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
  • Engine rule requiredTerminalsWired fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.

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.