# SCH, single, SCH, five-way, volume

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SCH · SC · SCH · 5-way · 1V

SCH, single, SCH, five-way, volume. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet.

Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/seymour-duncan/sch-single-sch-five-way-volume.svg (back of controls)

## Parts and values

- Neck pickup: Neck pickup; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours))
- Middle single coil: Middle single coil; generic (Single-coil pickup (two-conductor))
- Bridge pickup: Bridge pickup; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours))
- 5-Way Switch: 5-Way Switch; compatible example (Oak Grigsby 5-Way)
- Volume 250k: Volume 250k; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- Output Jack: Output Jack; compatible example (Switchcraft \#11)
- Ground wire to bridge: Ground wire to bridge; generic (Bridge ground wire)

## Specific to this wiring

- Middle pickup drawn as a single coil two-lead; neck and bridge remain SCH four-conductor stand-ins.

## Connections

1. Neck pickup gnd → Volume 250k casing (wire, green)
2. Neck pickup bare → Volume 250k casing (wire, bare)
3. Middle single coil gnd → Volume 250k casing (wire, green)
4. Bridge pickup gnd → Volume 250k casing (wire, green)
5. Bridge pickup bare → Volume 250k casing (wire, bare)
6. Ground wire to bridge ground → Volume 250k casing (wire, black)
7. Volume 250k lug1 → Volume 250k casing (wire, ground)
8. Volume 250k casing → Output Jack sleeve (wire, black)
9. Bridge pickup hot → 5-Way Switch T3 (wire, black)
10. Middle single coil hot → 5-Way Switch T1 (wire, black)
11. Neck pickup hot → 5-Way Switch T2 (wire, black)
12. 5-Way Switch T4 → 5-Way Switch T8 (wire, black)
13. 5-Way Switch T8 → Volume 250k lug3 (wire, black)
14. Neck pickup black → Neck pickup white (wire, red)
15. Bridge pickup black → Bridge pickup white (wire, red)
16. Volume 250k lug2 → Output Jack tip (wire, black)

## What each position does

- Bridge: Bridge pickup (both coils). Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board.
- Bridge + middle: Middle single coil and Bridge pickup (both coils) in parallel. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board.
- Middle: Middle single coil. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board.
- Middle + neck: Neck pickup (both coils) and Middle single coil in parallel. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board.
- Neck: Neck pickup (both coils). Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board.

- Middle single-coil stand-in; SCH coil colours mapped by function on neck and bridge.

## Check before plugging in



## Source

Tinkercaster's own drawing of the Seymour Duncan diagram 1SCH\_1S\_1SCH\_5W\_1V, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by Seymour Duncan.

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