TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck single-coil-sized humbuckerSource: Neck single coil sized humbucker | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Middle single coil | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge single-coil-sized humbuckerSource: Bridge single coil sized humbucker | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 5-way bladeSource: 5 way blade | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume (push/pull)Source: Volume push/pull coil split | 250k | 250k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Output jackSource: Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge groundSource: Bridge Ground | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
| Tone | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample 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
- Title: 1 SINGLE COIL SIZED HUMBUCKER | 1 SINGLE COIL 1 SINGLE COIL SIZED HUMBUCKER 1 VOLUME push/pull coil split | 1 TONE | 5 WAY BLADE.
- The neck and bridge pickups are drawn as Seymour Duncan Research boards (pads Finish, R, W, Gnd, B, G, Start); their leads leave in a cable of black, red, white, green and bare.
- Neck, middle and bridge hot leads (neck black, middle white, bridge black) go to three lugs in one row of the blade; that row's bottom lug is the common, wired across to the top lug of the other row, and on from there to the volume's first lug.
- The neck red & white go together to the middle lug of one push/pull column and the bridge red & white to the middle lug of the other. The two lugs nearest the pot are jumpered together and wired to the upper Solder spot on the volume casing; the two lugs furthest from the pot are empty.
- Neck and bridge green and bare, and the middle black, go to the lower Solder spot on the volume casing, which also takes the ground wire to the bridge and the wire to the jack sleeve.
- The volume's outer lug is bent onto the casing under the lower Solder spot.
- The blade's other row is otherwise empty.
- The volume's first lug is wired to the tone's outer lug; the tone's middle lug carries the .047 cap to the tone casing, and the tone Solder spot is wired to the volume's.
- The source does not number the blade's lugs or positions; the lugs are mapped by what they do (bridge, bridge + middle, middle, middle + neck, neck).
- Legend: the grey Solder spot marks the location for ground (earth) connections. Jack: Tip (hot output); Sleeve (ground). The inner, circular portion of the jack.
- The tone cap is printed '.047 cap'; no pot values are printed.
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 green | Volume casing (Solder spot)Neck green to the Solder spot on the volume casing. | To a pot casinggreen |
| 2 | Neck bare | Volume casing (Solder spot)Neck bare (drawn grey beside the green) to the Solder spot on the volume casing. | Shield or groundbare |
| 3 | Middle black | Volume casing (Solder spot)Middle black runs down beside the bridge pickup and back to the Solder spot on the volume casing. | To a pot casingblack |
| 4 | Bridge green | Volume casing (Solder spot)Bridge green to the Solder spot on the volume casing. | To a pot casinggreen |
| 5 | Bridge bare | Volume casing (Solder spot)Bridge bare (drawn grey) to the Solder spot on the volume casing. | Shield or groundbare |
| 6 | Push/pull neck-pair column, lug nearest the pot | Volume casing (Solder spot)Short black from the push/pull lug nearest the pot to the upper Solder spot on the volume casing. | To a pot casingblack |
| 7 | Volume third lug | Volume casing (Solder spot)Volume outer lug bent onto the casing under the Solder spot. | To a pot casing |
| 8 | Volume casing (Solder spot) | Jack SleeveBlack from the volume Solder spot to the jack Sleeve (ground). | To a pot casingblack |
| 9 | Bridge Ground wire | Volume casing (Solder spot)Bridge Ground wire to the volume Solder spot. | To a pot casingblack |
| 10 | .047 cap | Tone casing (Solder spot)Other cap leg to the tone casing under its Solder spot. | To a pot casing |
| 11 | Tone casing (Solder spot) | Volume casing (Solder spot)Black from the tone Solder spot to the volume Solder spot; it carries a hop over the white wire to the jack. | To a pot casingblack |
| 12 | Neck black | Blade wired row, second lugNeck black (from the neck cable) arcs over the top of the blade to the wired row, second lug from the common. | Wireblack |
| 13 | Middle white | Blade wired row, third lugMiddle white loops over the blade to the wired row, third lug from the common. | Wirewhite |
| 14 | Bridge black | Blade wired row, top lugBridge black (from the bridge cable) to the wired row, lug furthest from the common. | Wireblack |
| 15 | Blade wired row, bottom lug (common) | Blade opposite row, top lugWhite from the wired row common (bottom lug) runs along the blade to the opposite row's end lug (top). | Wirewhite |
| 16 | Blade opposite row, top lug | Volume first lug (input)White from that opposite-row end lug down to the volume input lug. | Wirewhite |
| 17 | Neck red | Push/pull neck-pair column, middle lugNeck red runs with its white from the neck cable over the top of the push/pull to the middle lug of one push/pull column. | Wirered |
| 18 | Neck white | Push/pull neck-pair column, middle lugNeck white with its red to the same push/pull middle lug. | Wirewhite |
| 19 | Bridge red | Push/pull bridge-pair column, middle lugBridge red runs with its white from the bridge cable up to the middle lug of the other push/pull column. | Wirered |
| 20 | Bridge white | Push/pull bridge-pair column, middle lugBridge white with its red to the same push/pull middle lug. | Wirewhite |
| 21 | Push/pull neck-pair column, lug nearest the pot | Push/pull bridge-pair column, lug nearest the potShort black jumper between the two push/pull lugs nearest the pot. | Wireblack |
| 22 | Volume middle lug | Jack TipWhite from the volume middle lug to the jack Tip (hot output). | Wirewhite |
| 23 | Volume first lug (input) | Tone outer lugWire from the volume input lug to the tone lug at the end nearest the volume. | Wirewhite |
| 24 | Tone middle lug | .047 capTone middle lug to one leg of the .047 cap. | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Position 1 · push: bridge | Knob down: both red & white pairs float, so each humbucker is full. | Bridge single-coil-sized humbucker (both coils). |
| Position 1 · pull: bridge split | Knob up: the push/pull grounds both red & white pairs, splitting whichever humbucker is selected. | Bridge single-coil-sized humbucker (split to one coil). |
| Position 2 · push: bridge + middle | Knob down: both red & white pairs float, so each humbucker is full. | Middle single coil and Bridge single-coil-sized humbucker (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 2 · pull: bridge split + middle | Knob up: the push/pull grounds both red & white pairs, splitting whichever humbucker is selected. | Middle single coil and Bridge single-coil-sized humbucker (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Position 3 · push: middle | Knob down: both red & white pairs float, so each humbucker is full. | Middle single coil. |
| Position 3 · pull: middle | Knob up: the push/pull grounds both red & white pairs, splitting whichever humbucker is selected. | Middle single coil. |
| Position 4 · push: middle + neck | Knob down: both red & white pairs float, so each humbucker is full. | Neck single-coil-sized humbucker (both coils) and Middle single coil in parallel. |
| Position 4 · pull: middle + neck split | Knob up: the push/pull grounds both red & white pairs, splitting whichever humbucker is selected. | Neck single-coil-sized humbucker (split to one coil) and Middle single coil in parallel. |
| Position 5 · push: neck | Knob down: both red & white pairs float, so each humbucker is full. | Neck single-coil-sized humbucker (both coils). |
| Position 5 · pull: neck split | Knob up: the push/pull grounds both red & white pairs, splitting whichever humbucker is selected. | Neck single-coil-sized humbucker (split to one coil). |
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- The sheet prints no pot values; 250k stand-ins are used.
- Which shaft position grounds the red & white pairs follows the usual push/pull behaviour (pulled joins the middle lugs to the lugs nearest the pot); the sheet does not say which way splits.
- The single-coil-sized humbuckers are modelled by a generic four-conductor humbucker; hum cancelling and phase describe the generic models.
- 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
- Knob down: in each blade position the meter across the jack reads the full pickup or pickup pair selected.
- Knob up: both humbuckers' red & white read ground; positions 1 and 5 drop to one coil's reading.
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.