TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Tele stack | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Bridge Tele stack | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 3-Way Blade | — | CRL 3-Way BladeExample part |
| Volume 250k push/pull | 250k | 250k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Tone 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| 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
- The source title uses ppPH, but the drawn volume push/pull shunts the neck Tele stack red lead for a power-boost (coil-cut) effect, not a phase reversal.
- Bridge and neck Tele stacks use the generic four-conductor Seymour Duncan stand-in; red and white stay taped together on the bridge stack.
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 | w7 | w7 | Wiregreen |
| 2 | w8 | w8 | Wirebare |
| 3 | w9 | w9 | Wiregreen |
| 4 | w10 | w10 | Wirebare |
| 5 | w11 | w11 | Wireblack |
| 6 | w12 | w12 | Wireground |
| 7 | w16 | w16 | Wireblack |
| 8 | w17 | w17 | Wireblack |
| 9 | w18 | w18 | Wireblack |
| 10 | w23 | w23 | Wireblack |
| 11 | w24 | w24 | Wireblack |
| 12 | w1 | w1 | Wireblack |
| 13 | w2 | w2 | Wireblack |
| 14 | w3 | w3 | Wireblack |
| 15 | w4 | w4 | Wireblack |
| 16 | w5 | w5 | Wireblack |
| 17 | w6 | w6 | Wireblack |
| 18 | w19 | w19 | Wirered |
| 19 | w20 | w20 | Wirewhite |
| 20 | w21 | w21 | Wirered |
| 21 | w22 | w22 | Wirewhite |
| 22 | w13 | w13 | Wireblack |
| 23 | w14 | w14 | Wireblack |
| 24 | w15 | w15 | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck Tele stack (both coils). |
| Neck (pull, power boost) | Pull shunts the neck stack series link for the drawn power-boost effect. | Neck Tele stack (split to one coil). |
| Neck + bridge | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck Tele stack (both coils) and Bridge Tele stack (both coils) in parallel. |
| Neck + bridge (volume pulled) | Engine reading with the volume pulled; the bridge stack also reads split here. | Neck Tele stack (split to one coil) and Bridge Tele stack (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Bridge | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Bridge Tele stack (both coils). |
| Bridge (volume pulled) | Engine reading with the volume pulled. | Bridge Tele stack (split to one coil). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Tele stack pickups are stand-ins: generic four-conductor humbuckers; stacked construction is not modelled beyond series coils.
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.