TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck PickupSource: Seymour Duncan Neck Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| Bridge PickupSource: Seymour Duncan Bridge Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, Seymour Duncan colours)Generic |
| 3-Way ToggleSource: 3 Way Toggle | — | Switchcraft 3-Way ToggleExample part |
| Volume 500k push/pull neck splitSource: Volume 500k push/pull (neck Coil Split) | 500k | 500k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Tone 500k push/pull bridge splitSource: Tone 500k push/pull (bridge Coil Split) | 500k | 500k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| .047 cap | 47nF | Orange Drop .047µFExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge groundSource: Bridge ground wire | — | 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
- The source titles the volume's push/pull as coil split for the neck and the tone's push/pull as coil split for the bridge.
- Only one pole of each push/pull is used: the middle lug takes that pickup's red and white; the lug nearest the pot goes to that pot's casing.
- Neck green and bare end on the volume casing; bridge green and bare end on the tone casing.
- The tone takes its signal from the volume's input lug; the .047 cap sits between the tone's middle lug and the tone casing.
- The bridge ground wire and the toggle frame end on the volume casing; the jack sleeve ends on the tone casing, which is linked to the volume casing.
- The toggle tags are not labelled in the source, so they are mapped by what each does.
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 | Volume push/pull nearest pot | Volume casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 2 | Neck green | Volume casing | To a pot casinggreen |
| 3 | Neck bare | Volume casing | Shield or groundbare |
| 4 | Tone push/pull nearest pot | Tone casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 5 | Bridge green | Tone casing | To a pot casinggreen |
| 6 | Bridge bare | Tone casing | Shield or groundbare |
| 7 | Toggle frame | Volume casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 8 | Volume right lug | Volume casingLug bent onto the casing. | To a pot casing |
| 9 | .047 cap | Tone casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 10 | Volume casing | Tone casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 11 | Bridge ground wire | Volume casing | Wireblack |
| 12 | Tone casing | Jack sleeve | To a pot casingblack |
| 13 | Neck black | Toggle neck lug | Wireblack |
| 14 | Bridge black | Toggle bridge lug | Wireblack |
| 15 | Toggle common | Volume left lug (input) | Wireblack |
| 16 | Neck white | Volume push/pull middle | Wirewhite |
| 17 | Neck red | Volume push/pull middleShares the lug with the neck white. | Wirered |
| 18 | Bridge white | Tone push/pull middle | Wirewhite |
| 19 | Bridge red | Tone push/pull middleShares the lug with the bridge white. | Wirered |
| 20 | Volume middle lug | Jack tip | Wireblack |
| 21 | Volume left lug | Tone left lug | Wireblack |
| 22 | Tone middle lug | .047 cap | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck, both knobs down | — | Neck Pickup (both coils). |
| Both, both knobs down | — | Neck Pickup (both coils) and Bridge Pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Bridge, both knobs down | — | Bridge Pickup (both coils). |
| Neck, volume pulled (neck split) | Pulling the volume splits the neck. | Neck Pickup (split to one coil). |
| Both, volume pulled (neck split) | Pulling the volume splits the neck. | Neck Pickup (split to one coil) and Bridge Pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Bridge, volume pulled | Volume split does not affect the bridge. | Bridge Pickup (both coils). |
| Neck, tone pulled | Tone split does not affect the neck. | Neck Pickup (both coils). |
| Both, tone pulled (bridge split) | Pulling the tone splits the bridge. | Neck Pickup (both coils) and Bridge Pickup (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Bridge, tone pulled (bridge split) | Pulling the tone splits the bridge. | Bridge Pickup (split to one coil). |
| Neck, both pulled | Neck split from the volume. | Neck Pickup (split to one coil). |
| Both, both pulled | Neck split from the volume; bridge split from the tone. | Neck Pickup (split to one coil) and Bridge Pickup (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Bridge, both pulled | Bridge split from the tone. | Bridge Pickup (split to one coil). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Hum cancelling and phase describe the generic pickup models, not a measurement of any specific Seymour Duncan model.
- 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 toggle position the jack should read the selected pickup, or both in parallel in the middle.
- Volume pulled: the neck red–white link should read continuity to ground.
- Tone pulled: the bridge red–white link should read continuity to 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.