TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Bridge pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 3-Way Blade Switch | — | CRL 3-Way BladeExample part |
| Volume 500k | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge Ground Wire | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
| Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle | — | DPDT Mini-ToggleExample part |
“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
- Mini-toggle tags mapped by function from the catalog contact table where the source leaves them unlabelled.
- Red and white humbucker leads are soldered together and taped off where the source shows that callout.
Understand this wiring
- Seymour Duncan humbucker wire colors
See the pickup, recognise its two halves, and learn where each coloured wire goes.
- Seymour Duncan phase reversal explained
See what swapping two pickup wires changes when you play two pickups together.
- 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 | w2 | w2 | Wiregreen |
| 2 | w3 | w3 | Wirebare |
| 3 | w6 | w6 | Wiregreen |
| 4 | w7 | w7 | Wirebare |
| 5 | w12 | w12 | Wireblack |
| 6 | w17 | w17 | Wireground |
| 7 | w19 | w19 | Wireblack |
| 8 | w20 | w20 | Wireblack |
| 9 | w4 | w4 | Wireblack |
| 10 | w8 | w8 | Wireblack |
| 11 | w9 | w9 | Wireblack |
| 12 | w10 | w10 | Wireblack |
| 13 | w11 | w11 | Wireblack |
| 14 | w13 | w13 | Wireblack |
| 15 | w14 | w14 | Wireblack |
| 16 | w15 | w15 | Wireblack |
| 17 | w16 | w16 | Wireblack |
| 18 | w1 | w1 | Wirered |
| 19 | w5 | w5 | Wirered |
| 20 | w18 | w18 | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck | Engine reading with the pickup selector stepped; mini-toggles share that position index. | Neck pickup (both coils). |
| Neck + bridge | Engine reading with the pickup selector stepped; mini-toggles share that position index. | Neck pickup (both coils) and Bridge pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Bridge | Engine reading with the pickup selector stepped; mini-toggles share that position index. | Bridge pickup (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Mini-toggle lever states are not independently enumerated; they share the pickup-selector position index.
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.