TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck humbuckerSource: Seymour Duncan Neck Pickup (humbucker) | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Bridge single coilSource: Seymour Duncan Tele bridge single coil | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| 3-Way Switch | — | CRL 3-Way BladeExample part |
| Volume 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 250k push/pull | 250k | 250k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Ground bridge wireSource: bridge ground wire | — | 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
- The neck humbucker red and white leads are soldered together onto a middle lug of the tone push/pull, not taped off.
- The push/pull lug nearest the pot goes to the tone casing so pulling the knob grounds the coil link.
- Only one side of the push/pull switch is used; the other three lugs stay empty.
- The source does not number the switch positions; the lugs are mapped by what they do (neck, both, bridge).
- Jack legend: Tip (hot output); Sleeve (ground), the inner, circular portion of the jack.
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 humbucker green | Volume 250k casing | To a pot casinggreen |
| 2 | Bridge single coil black | Volume 250k casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 3 | Ground bridge wire | Volume 250k casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 4 | Volume 250k lug1 | Volume 250k casing | To a pot casing |
| 5 | .047 cap b | Tone 250k push/pull casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 6 | Tone 250k push/pull casing | Output Jack sleeve | To a pot casingblack |
| 7 | Volume 250k casing | Tone 250k push/pull casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 8 | Neck humbucker bare | Volume 250k casing | To a pot casingbare |
| 9 | Tone 250k push/pull sw4 | Tone 250k push/pull casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 10 | Neck humbucker black | 3-Way Switch T8 | Wireblack |
| 11 | Bridge single coil white | 3-Way Switch T4 | Wirewhite |
| 12 | 3-Way Switch T3 | 3-Way Switch T2 | Jumperblack |
| 13 | 3-Way Switch T2 | 3-Way Switch T6 | Jumperblack |
| 14 | 3-Way Switch T6 | 3-Way Switch T5 | Jumperblack |
| 15 | 3-Way Switch T5 | Volume 250k lug3 | Wireblack |
| 16 | Neck humbucker white | Tone 250k push/pull sw5 | Wirewhite |
| 17 | Neck humbucker red | Tone 250k push/pull sw5 | Wirered |
| 18 | Volume 250k lug2 | Output Jack tip | Wireblack |
| 19 | Volume 250k lug3 | Tone 250k push/pull lug1 | Wireblack |
| 20 | Tone 250k push/pull lug2 | .047 cap a | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck, knob down | — | Neck humbucker (both coils). |
| Neck + bridge, knob down | — | Neck humbucker (both coils) and Bridge single coil in parallel. |
| Bridge, knob down | — | Bridge single coil. |
| Neck, knob pulled | — | Neck humbucker (split to one coil). |
| Neck + bridge, knob pulled | — | Neck humbucker (split to one coil) and Bridge single coil in parallel. |
| Bridge, knob pulled | — | Bridge single coil. |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Hum cancelling and phase describe the generic pickup models, not a measurement of any specific Seymour Duncan model.
- The source does not say which knob position splits; this follows the usual push/pull behaviour (pulled joins the middle lugs to the lugs nearest the pot).
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: each blade position reads the selected full pickup(s).
- Knob up: the humbucker(s) on the push/pull drop to roughly one coil.
- With the volume at zero, tip and sleeve should read as a short in every position.
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.