TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck pickupSource: Seymour Duncan neck pickup (white and black leads) | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Tapped lead pickupSource: Tapped lead pickup (green, white and black leads) | — | Tapped single-coil (three-conductor)Generic |
| 5-Way Switch | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .047 capSource: .047 cap (drawn green) | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Ground wire from bridgeSource: ground wire from 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
- Source legend (5-Way Switch Settings): 1. Lead pickup (low output); 2. Lead pickup (low output) + neck pickup; 3. Neck pickup only; 4. Neck pickup + Lead pickup (full output); 5. Lead pickup (full output).
- Only the left row of the blade is wired; the right row is drawn empty.
- The blade lugs are not numbered on the sheet; they are mapped by what they do (top = positions 1-2, second = 2-4, third = 4-5, bottom = common), matching the legend.
- Lead colours are drawn, not printed: the sheet prints no lead names or colour words. It draws the lead pickup's three leads in green, white and black, and the neck pickup's two leads in white and black.
- Lead roles inferred by function, not stated on the sheet: lead pickup green = tap, white = full-coil hot, black = ground; neck white = hot, black = ground. The black leads go to the ground Solder spot. Green and white come from the blade's lug mapping: the top lug (green) is live in positions 1-2, which the legend calls 'low output', and the third lug (white) in positions 4-5, 'full output'.
- Source legend: the grey 'Solder' spot = location for ground (earth) connections.
- The volume's right lug is drawn bent up onto the casing under the Solder spot.
- The volume and tone Solder spots are joined by a line drawn dashed.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck black | Volume casing (Solder)The green wire and the switch-common black hop over it. | To a pot casingblack |
| 2 | Lead pickup black | Volume casing (Solder) | To a pot casingblack |
| 3 | ground wire from bridge | Volume casing (Solder) | Shield or groundblack |
| 4 | Volume right lug | Volume casingLug bent onto the casing. | To a pot casing |
| 5 | .047 cap | Tone casing (Solder) | To a pot casingblack |
| 6 | Tone casing (Solder) | Jack Sleeve | Wireblack |
| 7 | Volume casing (Solder) | Tone casing (Solder)Drawn dashed in the source. | To a pot casing |
| 8 | Neck white | Switch left row, second lugPasses under the hop in the lead pickup's green wire. | Wirewhite |
| 9 | Lead pickup green | Switch left row, top lugDrawn with hops over the neck white, the neck black and the bridge ground wire. | Wiregreen |
| 10 | Lead pickup white | Switch left row, third lug | Wirewhite |
| 11 | Switch left row, bottom lug | Volume left lug (input)Drawn hopping over the three ground wires. | Wireblack |
| 12 | Volume middle lug | Jack Tip | Wireblack |
| 13 | Volume left lug | Tone left lug | Wireblack |
| 14 | Tone middle lug | .047 cap | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Lead pickup (low output) | Lead pickup (low output) | Tapped lead pickup (split to one coil). |
| Lead pickup (low output) + neck | Lead pickup (low output) + neck pickup | Neck pickup and Tapped lead pickup (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Neck only | Neck pickup only | Neck pickup. |
| Neck + lead pickup (full output) | Neck pickup + Lead pickup (full output) | Neck pickup and Tapped lead pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Lead pickup (full output) | Lead pickup (full output) | Tapped lead pickup (both coils). |
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- Engine rule selectionReachesTip fails: the five-way blade's built-in slot expectations assume a neck/middle/bridge Strat layout, while this sheet uses the throws for tap, tap + neck, neck, neck + full and full. The engine's per-position pickup selection matches the source legend, but the board is published topology-only.
- The tapped single coil is modelled as two coil sections; the tap point's turns ratio and output level are not specified.
- Pickup resistance and magnet polarity are not specified, so no numeric meter readings or hum-cancelling claims 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
- In each blade position, the meter across the jack should read the pickup(s) the legend names; position 1 should read lower than position 5.
- With the volume at zero, tip and sleeve should read as a short.
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.