TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Middle single coil | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 5-Way Switch | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume 250k push/pull | 250k | 250k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Ground wire to bridge | — | 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
- Middle SC stand-in; volume push/pull grounds SCH series links when up, per sibling SCH five-way split sheets.
Understand this wiring
- Seymour Duncan humbucker wire colors
See the pickup, recognise its two halves, and learn where each coloured wire goes.
- Seymour Duncan coil splitting explained
A humbucker has two coils. See how a switch lets you use just one of them.
- Reading Seymour Duncan push/pull switch diagrams
Turning the knob and pulling it do different jobs. See the actual part, then try its switch connections.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck pickup gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck pickup bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 3 | Middle single coil gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 4 | Bridge pickup gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 5 | Bridge pickup bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 6 | Ground wire to bridge ground | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wireblack |
| 7 | Volume 250k push/pull lug1 | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wireground |
| 8 | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Output Jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 9 | Bridge pickup hot | 5-Way Switch T3 | Wireblack |
| 10 | Middle single coil hot | 5-Way Switch T1 | Wireblack |
| 11 | Neck pickup hot | 5-Way Switch T2 | Wireblack |
| 12 | 5-Way Switch T4 | 5-Way Switch T8 | Wireblack |
| 13 | 5-Way Switch T8 | Volume 250k push/pull lug3 | Wireblack |
| 14 | Neck pickup black | Neck pickup white | Wirered |
| 15 | Bridge pickup black | Bridge pickup white | Wirered |
| 16 | Volume 250k push/pull lug2 | Output Jack tip | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Position 1 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Bridge pickup (both coils). |
| Position 1 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Bridge pickup (both coils). |
| Position 2 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle single coil and Bridge pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 2 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle single coil and Bridge pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 3 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle single coil. |
| Position 3 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle single coil. |
| Position 4 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck pickup (both coils) and Middle single coil in parallel. |
| Position 4 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck pickup (both coils) and Middle single coil in parallel. |
| Position 5 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck pickup (both coils). |
| Position 5 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck pickup (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Global split on one push/pull is topology-first.
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.