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 Blade Switch | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 1 (neck) | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 2 (middle) | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange 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
- Two Strat tones share one .047 µF capacitor via a jumper between tone-2 wiper and tone-1 capacitor lug; passive tone analysis is topology-only (toneReachesSignal).
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.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck pickup gnd | Volume 250k casing | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck pickup bare | Volume 250k casing | Wirebare |
| 3 | Middle single coil gnd | Volume 250k casing | Wiregreen |
| 4 | Bridge pickup gnd | Volume 250k casing | Wiregreen |
| 5 | Bridge pickup bare | Volume 250k casing | Wirebare |
| 6 | Volume 250k lug1 | Volume 250k casing | Wireground |
| 7 | Volume 250k casing | Output jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 8 | Bridge ground ground | Volume 250k casing | Wireblack |
| 9 | .047 cap b | Tone 1 (neck) casing | Wireblack |
| 10 | Tone 1 (neck) casing | Volume 250k casing | Wireblack |
| 11 | Tone 2 (middle) casing | Tone 1 (neck) casing | Wireblack |
| 12 | Bridge pickup hot | 5-Way Blade Switch T3 | Wireblack |
| 13 | Middle single coil hot | 5-Way Blade Switch T1 | Wireblack |
| 14 | Neck pickup hot | 5-Way Blade Switch T2 | Wireblack |
| 15 | 5-Way Blade Switch T4 | 5-Way Blade Switch T8 | Wireblack |
| 16 | 5-Way Blade Switch T8 | Volume 250k lug3 | Wireblack |
| 17 | 5-Way Blade Switch T4 | 5-Way Blade Switch T8 | Wireblack |
| 18 | 5-Way Blade Switch T4 | Volume 250k lug3 | Wireblack |
| 19 | 5-Way Blade Switch T7 | Tone 1 (neck) lug3 | Wireblack |
| 20 | 5-Way Blade Switch T5 | Tone 2 (middle) lug3 | Wireblack |
| 21 | Neck pickup black | Neck pickup white | Wirered |
| 22 | Bridge pickup black | Bridge pickup white | Wirered |
| 23 | Volume 250k lug2 | Output jack tip | Wireblack |
| 24 | Tone 1 (neck) lug2 | .047 cap a | Wireblack |
| 25 | Tone 2 (middle) lug2 | Tone 1 (neck) lug2 | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Bridge pickup (both coils). |
| Bridge + middle | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle single coil and Bridge pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Middle | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle single coil. |
| Middle + neck | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck pickup (both coils) and Middle single coil in parallel. |
| Neck | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck pickup (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Two Strat tones share one .047 µF capacitor via a jumper between tone-2 wiper and tone-1 capacitor lug; passive tone analysis is topology-only (toneReachesSignal).
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.