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 |
| Super 5-Way Blade | — | Oak Grigsby 4-Pole 5-Way Super SwitchExample part |
| Volume 500k | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 500k | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample 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
- Super switch schemeCode HH_DEFAULT for HH legend.
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 | Neck green runs over the top of the switch to the top row, 4th tag of the right-hand group of five. | Neck green runs over the top of the switch to the top row, 4th tag of the right-hand group of five. | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck white runs down the left and across to the volume's upper solder spot. | Neck white runs down the left and across to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wirewhite |
| 3 | Neck bare (drawn grey) runs with the white to the same solder spot. | Neck bare (drawn grey) runs with the white to the same solder spot. | Wirebare |
| 4 | Bridge green runs up from the bridge cable to the bottom row, 2nd tag of the right-hand group of five. | Bridge green runs up from the bridge cable to the bottom row, 2nd tag of the right-hand group of five. | Wiregreen |
| 5 | Bridge white loops from the bridge cable down to the volume's upper solder spot. | Bridge white loops from the bridge cable down to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wirewhite |
| 6 | Bridge bare (drawn grey) runs with the white to the same solder spot. | Bridge bare (drawn grey) runs with the white to the same solder spot. | Wirebare |
| 7 | Black wire from the bottom row's rightmost tag round the right to the volume's upper solder spot. | Black wire from the bottom row's rightmost tag round the right to the volume's upper solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 8 | Volume right lug is bent onto the lower solder spot. | Volume right lug is bent onto the lower solder spot. | Wireground |
| 9 | Other leg of the .047 cap to the tone's solder spot. | Other leg of the .047 cap to the tone's solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 10 | Black wire from the volume's lower solder spot down to the tone's solder spot. | Black wire from the volume's lower solder spot down to the tone's solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 11 | Black wire from the tone's solder spot down to the jack sleeve. | Black wire from the tone's solder spot down to the jack sleeve. | Wireblack |
| 12 | 'Bridge ground wire' ends on the tone casing. | 'Bridge ground wire' ends on the tone casing. | Wireblack |
| 13 | Neck red loops over to the top row, 4th tag from the left (3rd tag of the left pole). | Neck red loops over to the top row, 4th tag from the left (3rd tag of the left pole). | Wirered |
| 14 | Red jumper arch from that tag to the next tag on the right (top row). | Red jumper arch from that tag to the next tag on the right (top row). | Wirered |
| 15 | Second red jumper arch to the 6th tag from the left (top row). | Second red jumper arch to the 6th tag from the left (top row). | Wirered |
| 16 | Neck black runs beside the green to the same top-row tag. | Neck black runs beside the green to the same top-row tag. | Wireblack |
| 17 | Bridge red leaves the bridge cable and runs up to the bottom row, 2nd tag from the left (1st tag of the left pole). | Bridge red leaves the bridge cable and runs up to the bottom row, 2nd tag from the left (1st tag of the left pole). | Wirered |
| 18 | Red jumper loop below the bottom row to the next tag. | Red jumper loop below the bottom row to the next tag. | Wirered |
| 19 | Second red jumper loop to the 4th tag from the left (bottom row). | Second red jumper loop to the 4th tag from the left (bottom row). | Wirered |
| 20 | Bridge black runs beside the green to the same bottom-row tag. | Bridge black runs beside the green to the same bottom-row tag. | Wireblack |
| 21 | Short black link from the top row's leftmost tag straight down to the bottom row's leftmost tag. | Short black link from the top row's leftmost tag straight down to the bottom row's leftmost tag. | Wireblack |
| 22 | Black wire from the bottom row's leftmost tag down the left, hopping over the green/bare pair and the bridge cable, to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Black wire from the bottom row's leftmost tag down the left, hopping over the green/bare pair and the bridge cable, to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Wireblack |
| 23 | Short black link from the top row's rightmost tag straight down to the bottom row's rightmost tag. | Short black link from the top row's rightmost tag straight down to the bottom row's rightmost tag. | Wireblack |
| 24 | Volume middle lug runs down the right to the jack tip. | Volume middle lug runs down the right to the jack tip. | Wireblack |
| 25 | Volume left lug runs straight down to the tone's left lug (tone drawn lugs up). | Volume left lug runs straight down to the tone's left lug (tone drawn lugs up). | Wireblack |
| 26 | Tone middle lug to one leg of the .047 cap. | Tone middle lug to one leg of the .047 cap. | 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.
- Some coil grounds reach the jack sleeve only through the drawn coil network (groundsReachSleeve); topology is transcribed as shown.
- Series-link wires sit on the signal path as drawn; the engine rejects that topology (seriesLinkIsolated) but the transcription matches the manufacturer diagram.
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.