TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck stack | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Middle stack | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Bridge stack | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 5-Way Blade Switch | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume 250k push/pull | 250k | 250k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Tone 1 (neck) | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 2 (middle) | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| Output jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge ground | — | 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
- Two Strat tones share one .047 µF capacitor via a jumper between tone-2 wiper and tone-1 capacitor lug; passive tone analysis is topology-only (toneReachesSignal).
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 stack gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck stack bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 3 | Middle stack gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 4 | Middle stack bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 5 | Bridge stack gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 6 | Bridge stack bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 7 | Middle stack gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 8 | Middle stack bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 9 | Bridge stack gnd | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wiregreen |
| 10 | Bridge stack bare | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wirebare |
| 11 | Volume 250k push/pull lug1 | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wireground |
| 12 | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Output jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 13 | Bridge ground ground | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wireblack |
| 14 | .047 cap b | Tone 1 (neck) casing | Wireblack |
| 15 | Tone 1 (neck) casing | Volume 250k push/pull casing | Wireblack |
| 16 | Tone 2 (middle) casing | Tone 1 (neck) casing | Wireblack |
| 17 | Bridge stack hot | 5-Way Blade Switch T3 | Wireblack |
| 18 | Middle stack hot | 5-Way Blade Switch T1 | Wireblack |
| 19 | Neck stack hot | 5-Way Blade Switch T2 | Wireblack |
| 20 | 5-Way Blade Switch T4 | 5-Way Blade Switch T8 | Wireblack |
| 21 | 5-Way Blade Switch T8 | Volume 250k push/pull lug3 | Wireblack |
| 22 | 5-Way Blade Switch T4 | 5-Way Blade Switch T8 | Wireblack |
| 23 | 5-Way Blade Switch T4 | Volume 250k push/pull lug3 | Wireblack |
| 24 | 5-Way Blade Switch T7 | Tone 1 (neck) lug3 | Wireblack |
| 25 | 5-Way Blade Switch T5 | Tone 2 (middle) lug3 | Wireblack |
| 26 | Neck stack black | Neck stack white | Wirered |
| 27 | Middle stack black | Middle stack white | Wirered |
| 28 | Bridge stack black | Bridge stack white | Wirered |
| 29 | Middle stack black | Middle stack white | Wirered |
| 30 | Bridge stack black | Bridge stack white | Wirered |
| 31 | Volume 250k push/pull lug2 | Output jack tip | Wireblack |
| 32 | Tone 1 (neck) lug2 | .047 cap a | Wireblack |
| 33 | Tone 2 (middle) lug2 | Tone 1 (neck) lug2 | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Position 1 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Bridge stack (both coils). |
| Position 1 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Bridge stack (both coils). |
| Position 2 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle stack (both coils) and Bridge stack (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 2 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle stack (both coils) and Bridge stack (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 3 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle stack (both coils). |
| Position 3 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Middle stack (both coils). |
| Position 4 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck stack (both coils) and Middle stack (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 4 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck stack (both coils) and Middle stack (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 5 · push | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck stack (both coils). |
| Position 5 · pull | Engine reading of the transcribed board. | Neck stack (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Two Strat tones share one .047 µF capacitor via a jumper between tone-2 wiper and tone-1 capacitor lug; passive tone analysis is topology-only (toneReachesSignal).
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.