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 Toggle | — | Switchcraft 3-Way ToggleExample part |
| Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle | — | DPDT Mini-ToggleExample part |
| Volume 500k | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge ground | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
| Series/parallel 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 where unlabelled.
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.
- Seymour Duncan series, split and parallel wiring
Two coils can work in a chain, side by side, or one at a time. See the difference before choosing a switch.
- Seymour Duncan phase switching with coil split or parallel
Two switches interact. See what changes when coil selection and phase reversal share a pickup.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck Pickup gnd | Volume 500k casing | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck Pickup bare | Volume 500k casing | Wirebare |
| 3 | Bridge Pickup bare | Volume 500k casing | Wirebare |
| 4 | Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle T3 | Volume 500k casing | Wireblack |
| 5 | 3-Way Toggle T4 | Volume 500k casing | Wireblack |
| 6 | Volume 500k lug1 | Volume 500k casing | Wireground |
| 7 | Volume 500k casing | Output Jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 8 | Bridge ground ground | Volume 500k casing | Wireblack |
| 9 | Bridge Pickup gnd | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T6 | Wiregreen |
| 10 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T4 | Volume 500k casing | Wireblack |
| 11 | Neck Pickup hot | 3-Way Toggle T1 | Wireblack |
| 12 | Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle T1 | Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle T6 | Wireblack |
| 13 | Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle T4 | Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle T3 | Wireblack |
| 14 | Bridge Pickup hot | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T2 | Wireblack |
| 15 | Phase switch ON/ON mini-toggle T6 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T3 | Wireblack |
| 16 | 3-Way Toggle T3 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T1 | Wireblack |
| 17 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T2 | Volume 500k lug3 | Wireblack |
| 18 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T1 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T6 | Wireblack |
| 19 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T4 | Series/parallel switch ON/ON mini-toggle T3 | Wireblack |
| 20 | Neck Pickup white | Neck Pickup black | Wirered |
| 21 | Bridge Pickup white | Bridge Pickup black | Wirered |
| 22 | Volume 500k lug2 | Output Jack tip | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- Engine rule selectionReachesTip on the transcribed toggle + mini-toggle map; topology matches the manufacturer sheet.
- Engine rule selectionReachesTip fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
- Engine rule requiredTerminalsWired fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
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.