TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Strat Stack Plus | — | Strat Stack PlusExample part |
| Middle Strat Stack Plus | — | Strat Stack PlusExample part |
| Bridge Strat Stack Plus | — | Strat Stack PlusExample part |
| 5-way super switch | — | Oak Grigsby 4-Pole 5-Way Super SwitchExample part |
| Master volume 250k | 250k | CTS 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
- Switch legend: 1. Bridge full stack; 2. Bridge split + Middle split; 3. Middle full stack; 4. Neck split + Middle split; 5. Neck full stack.
- Black & bare wires from ALL pickups get soldered here: the upper Solder spot on the volume casing.
- Switch lead labels as printed: bridge white, neck white, middle white, middle red, bridge red, neck red.
- The source does not number the super switch's lugs; the lugs are mapped by what they do (see the terminal mapping).
- Jack: 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.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lower wafer lug 1 | Volume casing (lower Solder spot)Drawn broken where it passes behind the pickup cables. | To a pot casingblack |
| 2 | Lower wafer lug 12 | Volume casing (upper Solder spot) | To a pot casingblack |
| 3 | Neck black | Volume casing (upper Solder spot) | To a pot casingblack |
| 4 | Neck drain | Volume casing (upper Solder spot)Drawn yellow. | Shield or groundbare |
| 5 | Middle black | Volume casing (upper Solder spot) | To a pot casingblack |
| 6 | Middle drain | Volume casing (upper Solder spot)Drawn yellow. | Shield or groundbare |
| 7 | Bridge black | Volume casing (upper Solder spot) | To a pot casingblack |
| 8 | Bridge drain | Volume casing (upper Solder spot)Drawn yellow. | Shield or groundbare |
| 9 | Volume third lug | Volume casingLug bent onto the casing. | To a pot casing |
| 10 | Volume casing (lower Solder spot) | Jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 11 | Ground wire to bridge | Volume casing (lower Solder spot) | Shield or groundblack |
| 12 | Bridge white | Upper wafer lug 7 | Wirewhite |
| 13 | Upper wafer lug 7 | Upper wafer lug 8Short jumper. | Wireblack |
| 14 | Middle white | Upper wafer lug 3 | Wirewhite |
| 15 | Upper wafer lug 3 | Upper wafer lug 4Short jumper. | Wireblack |
| 16 | Upper wafer lug 4 | Upper wafer lug 5Short jumper. | Wireblack |
| 17 | Neck white | Upper wafer lug 10 | Wirewhite |
| 18 | Upper wafer lug 10 | Upper wafer lug 11Short jumper. | Wireblack |
| 19 | Upper wafer lug 1 | Upper wafer lug 12Arcs over the top and down the left side of the switch. | Wireblack |
| 20 | Upper wafer lug 12 | Volume first lugLoops under the switch. | Wireblack |
| 21 | Middle red | Lower wafer lug 3 | Wirered |
| 22 | Lower wafer lug 3 | Lower wafer lug 5Jumper. | Wireblack |
| 23 | Bridge red | Lower wafer lug 8 | Wirered |
| 24 | Neck red | Lower wafer lug 10 | Wirered |
| 25 | Volume middle lug | Jack tipHops over the sleeve wire on the way down. | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge full stack | 1. Bridge full stack. | Bridge Strat Stack Plus (both coils). |
| Bridge split + Middle split | 2. Bridge split + Middle split. | Middle Strat Stack Plus (split to one coil) and Bridge Strat Stack Plus (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Middle full stack | 3. Middle full stack. | Middle Strat Stack Plus (both coils). |
| Neck split + Middle split | 4. Neck split + Middle split. | Neck Strat Stack Plus (split to one coil) and Middle Strat Stack Plus (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Neck full stack | 5. Neck full stack. | Neck Strat Stack Plus (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- The on-board component drawn across the bottom-coil pads of each Strat Stack Plus (no value printed) is not modelled.
- The engine reports hum cancelling as unknown for the two split pairs.
- Pickup resistance is not specified, so no numeric meter readings 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 switch position, the meter across the jack should read the stack or split pair the legend names.
- In position 1 the bridge red lug should read open to ground; in position 2 it should read ground.
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.