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 |
| Volume 500k (bridge) | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Volume 500k (neck) | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge ground | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
| Neck Triple Shot half A | — | Triple Shot Ring Switch (half)Generic |
| Neck Triple Shot half B | — | Triple Shot Ring Switch (half)Generic |
| Bridge Triple Shot half A | — | Triple Shot Ring Switch (half)Generic |
| Bridge Triple Shot half B | — | Triple Shot Ring Switch (half)Generic |
“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
- Each Triple Shot mounting ring is drawn as a PCB with W/G/B/R/Gnd pads only; two seymour-duncan-triple-shot-half catalog parts stand in for the ring’s dual DPDT switches using Seymour Duncan’s published pad-to-terminal legend (W→half-A T1, R→half-A T3, B→half-B T1, G→half-B T3, Gnd→switch casings).
- Ring harness white/black to the rest of the circuit matches the manufacturer sheet; internal DPDT throw wiring inside the ring is not drawn and is not modelled beyond the disclosed pad mapping.
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.
- 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.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bridge pickup gnd | Volume 500k (bridge) casing | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Bridge pickup bare | Volume 500k (bridge) casing | Wirebare |
| 3 | Neck pickup gnd | Volume 500k (neck) casing | Wiregreen |
| 4 | Neck pickup bare | Volume 500k (neck) casing | Wirebare |
| 5 | Volume 500k (neck) lug1 | Volume 500k (neck) casing | Wireground |
| 6 | 3-way toggle T4 | Volume 500k (bridge) casing | Wireground |
| 7 | Volume 500k (bridge) casing | Output jack sleeve | Wireground |
| 8 | Volume 500k (neck) casing | Volume 500k (bridge) casing | Wireground |
| 9 | Bridge ground ground | Volume 500k (neck) casing | Wireground |
| 10 | Neck pickup gnd | Neck Triple Shot half B T3 | Wiregreen |
| 11 | Neck pickup bare | Neck Triple Shot half A T5 | Wirebare |
| 12 | Neck Triple Shot half A T5 | Neck Triple Shot half B T5 | Wireground |
| 13 | Neck Triple Shot half B T5 | 3-way toggle T4 | Wireblack |
| 14 | Bridge pickup gnd | Bridge Triple Shot half B T3 | Wiregreen |
| 15 | Bridge pickup bare | Bridge Triple Shot half A T5 | Wirebare |
| 16 | Bridge Triple Shot half A T5 | Bridge Triple Shot half B T5 | Wireground |
| 17 | Bridge Triple Shot half B T5 | 3-way toggle T4 | Wireblack |
| 18 | Volume 500k (bridge) lug2 | 3-way toggle T2 | Wireblack |
| 19 | Volume 500k (neck) lug2 | 3-way toggle T1 | Wireblack |
| 20 | 3-way toggle T3 | Output jack tip | Wiresignal |
| 21 | Neck pickup black | Neck Triple Shot half A T1 | Wirewhite |
| 22 | Neck pickup white | Neck Triple Shot half A T3 | Wirered |
| 23 | Neck pickup hot | Neck Triple Shot half B T1 | Wireblack |
| 24 | Neck Triple Shot half B T2 | 3-way toggle T1 | Wirewhite |
| 25 | Bridge pickup black | Bridge Triple Shot half A T1 | Wirewhite |
| 26 | Bridge pickup white | Bridge Triple Shot half A T3 | Wirered |
| 27 | Bridge pickup hot | Bridge Triple Shot half B T1 | Wireblack |
| 28 | Bridge Triple Shot half B T2 | 3-way toggle T2 | Wirewhite |
| 29 | Bridge pickup hot | Volume 500k (bridge) lug3 | Wireblack |
| 30 | Neck pickup black | Neck pickup white | Wirered |
| 31 | Neck pickup hot | Volume 500k (neck) lug3 | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- Triple Shot ring switching is a disclosed dual-DPDT stand-in; passive position analysis does not verify series/split/parallel modes inside the ring.
- Engine rule failures on the ring stand-in map are expected; topology matches visible pad and harness connections on the source sheet.
- Engine rule selectionReachesTip fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
- Engine rule volumeMutes fails on the transcribed board; passive position analysis is not verified.
- Engine rule seriesLinkIsolated 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.