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 | 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 | 3-Way Toggle T4 | Volume 500k casing | Wireblack |
| 2 | Volume 500k lug1 | Volume 500k casing | Wireground |
| 3 | Volume 500k casing | Output Jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 4 | Bridge ground ground | Volume 500k casing | Wireblack |
| 5 | Neck Pickup gnd | Neck Triple Shot half B T3 | Wiregreen |
| 6 | Neck Pickup bare | Neck Triple Shot half A T5 | Wirebare |
| 7 | Neck Triple Shot half A T5 | Neck Triple Shot half B T5 | Wireground |
| 8 | Neck Triple Shot half B T5 | 3-Way Toggle T4 | Wireblack |
| 9 | Bridge Pickup gnd | Bridge Triple Shot half B T3 | Wiregreen |
| 10 | Bridge Pickup bare | Bridge Triple Shot half A T5 | Wirebare |
| 11 | Bridge Triple Shot half A T5 | Bridge Triple Shot half B T5 | Wireground |
| 12 | Bridge Triple Shot half B T5 | 3-Way Toggle T4 | Wireblack |
| 13 | 3-Way Toggle T3 | Volume 500k lug3 | Wireblack |
| 14 | Neck Pickup black | Neck Triple Shot half A T1 | Wirewhite |
| 15 | Neck Pickup white | Neck Triple Shot half A T3 | Wirered |
| 16 | Neck Pickup hot | Neck Triple Shot half B T1 | Wireblack |
| 17 | Neck Triple Shot half B T2 | 3-Way Toggle T1 | Wirewhite |
| 18 | Bridge Pickup black | Bridge Triple Shot half A T1 | Wirewhite |
| 19 | Bridge Pickup white | Bridge Triple Shot half A T3 | Wirered |
| 20 | Bridge Pickup hot | Bridge Triple Shot half B T1 | Wireblack |
| 21 | Bridge Triple Shot half B T2 | 3-Way Toggle T2 | Wirewhite |
| 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.
- 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 groundsReachSleeve 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.