Seymour Duncan wiring

Three SCH, super 5-way, volume and tone

3 SCH · Super 5-way · 1V · 1T

Three SCH, super 5-way, volume and tone. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet.

Three SCH, super 5-way, volume and toneThree SCH, super 5-way, volume and tone: 3 SCH · Super 5-way · 1V · 1T. Original Tinkercaster drawing with labelled terminals.Neck pickupNeck pickupMiddle pickupMiddle pickupBridge pickupBridge pickupSuper 5-way switchVolume 250k · 250k250kOutput JackGround wire to bridgeblackgreenwhiteredbareblackgreenwhiteredbareblackgreenwhiteredbareT1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8T9T10T11T12T13T14T15T16T17T18T19T20T21T22T23T24lug1lug2lug3tipsleeveground

Viewed from the back of the controls, as you solder them. Open the interactive diagram to zoom, move components and try the switches.

Parts and values

In the drawingValuePart
Neck pickup—Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic
Middle pickup—Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic
Bridge pickup—Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic
Super 5-way switch—Oak Grigsby 4-Pole 5-Way Super SwitchExample part
Volume 250k250kCTS 250k Audio PotExample part
Output Jack—Switchcraft #11Example part
Ground wire to 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

  • Cloned from published three-SCH five-way control harness with super-switch stand-in.

Connections

In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.

#FromToHow
1Neck pickup gndVolume 250k casingWiregreen
2Neck pickup bareVolume 250k casingWirebare
3Middle pickup gndVolume 250k casingWiregreen
4Middle pickup bareVolume 250k casingWirebare
5Bridge pickup gndVolume 250k casingWiregreen
6Bridge pickup bareVolume 250k casingWirebare
7Ground wire to bridge groundVolume 250k casingWireblack
8Volume 250k lug1Volume 250k casingWireground
9Volume 250k casingOutput Jack sleeveWireblack
10Bridge pickup hotSuper 5-way switch T3Wireblack
11Middle pickup hotSuper 5-way switch T1Wireblack
12Neck pickup hotSuper 5-way switch T2Wireblack
13Super 5-way switch T4Super 5-way switch T8Wireblack
14Super 5-way switch T8Volume 250k lug3Wireblack
15Neck pickup blackNeck pickup whiteWirered
16Middle pickup blackMiddle pickup whiteWirered
17Bridge pickup blackBridge pickup whiteWirered
18Volume 250k lug2Output Jack tipWireblack

What each position does

SettingThe sourceEngine result

Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.

  • Super-switch SCH legend; passive analysis may not match every throw label.
  • Engine rule selectionReachesTip fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
  • Engine rule requiredTerminalsWired fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.

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.