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 |
| 5-Way Blade | — | Oak Grigsby 4-Pole 5-Way Super SwitchExample part |
| Volume 500k | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample 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
- 4-pole super switch with schemeCode HH_5W_SPLIT for Seymour Duncan autosplit legend.
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.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck green runs down to the volume's upper solder spot. | Neck green runs down to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck bare (drawn grey) runs with the green to the same solder spot. | Neck bare (drawn grey) runs with the green to the same solder spot. | Wirebare |
| 3 | Bridge green runs up to the volume's upper solder spot. | Bridge green runs up to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wiregreen |
| 4 | Bridge bare (drawn grey) runs with the green to the same solder spot. | Bridge bare (drawn grey) runs with the green to the same solder spot. | Wirebare |
| 5 | Wire from the right-hand pole's third lug runs right, down and back left (hopping the switch output wire) to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wire from the right-hand pole's third lug runs right, down and back left (hopping the switch output wire) to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 6 | Volume right lug is bent to the lower solder spot. | Volume right lug is bent to the lower solder spot. | Wireground |
| 7 | Wire from the volume's upper solder spot loops down (hopping the tip wire) to the jack sleeve. | Wire from the volume's upper solder spot loops down (hopping the tip wire) to the jack sleeve. | Wireblack |
| 8 | 'Bridge Ground' wire ends on the volume's upper solder spot, hopping the switch output wire. | 'Bridge Ground' wire ends on the volume's upper solder spot, hopping the switch output wire. | Wireblack |
| 9 | Neck red runs with the neck white up and over to the right-hand pole's bottom lug (a common). | Neck red runs with the neck white up and over to the right-hand pole's bottom lug (a common). | Wirered |
| 10 | Neck white runs with the neck red to the same right-hand bottom lug. | Neck white runs with the neck red to the same right-hand bottom lug. | Wirewhite |
| 11 | Neck black runs right to the switch's second left-hand lug. | Neck black runs right to the switch's second left-hand lug. | Wireblack |
| 12 | Bridge black curves up to the switch's top left-hand lug. | Bridge black curves up to the switch's top left-hand lug. | Wireblack |
| 13 | Bridge red, drawn as a 'red & white' pair, ends on the switch's third left-hand lug. | Bridge red, drawn as a 'red & white' pair, ends on the switch's third left-hand lug. | Wirered |
| 14 | Bridge white, in the same 'red & white' pair, ends on the third left-hand lug. | Bridge white, in the same 'red & white' pair, ends on the third left-hand lug. | Wirewhite |
| 15 | Wire from the left-hand pole's bottom lug (the other common) runs down, hops two wires, and ends on the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Wire from the left-hand pole's bottom lug (the other common) runs down, hops two wires, and ends on the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Wireblack |
| 16 | Volume middle lug runs down to the jack tip. | Volume middle lug runs down to the jack tip. | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- The catalog selector model does not reach the output jack on every drawn throw (selectionReachesTip); position labels follow the source sheet, not a verified simulation table.
- The transcribed super-switch map produces a short in the passive model (noShort); lug wiring matches the manufacturer diagram.
- Some switch terminals read as unwired in the catalog contact table (requiredTerminalsWired) despite matching the drawn lug map.
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.