TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck P-Rails | — | P-Rails stand-in (four-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge P-Rails | — | P-Rails stand-in (four-conductor)Generic |
| Rail / humbucker / P90 on-off-on | — | DPDT Mini-Toggle (on-on-on)Example part |
| 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 |
“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
- P-Rails pickups use generic-p-rails-four-conductor stand-ins; on-off-on lug map follows the drawn EP1108-style switch.
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 | w4 as drawn on source sheet | w4 as drawn on source sheet | Wiregreen |
| 2 | w5 as drawn on source sheet | w5 as drawn on source sheet | Wirebare |
| 3 | w9 as drawn on source sheet | w9 as drawn on source sheet | Wiregreen |
| 4 | w10 as drawn on source sheet | w10 as drawn on source sheet | Wirebare |
| 5 | w14 as drawn on source sheet | w14 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 6 | w15 as drawn on source sheet | w15 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 7 | w16 as drawn on source sheet | w16 as drawn on source sheet | Wireground |
| 8 | w18 as drawn on source sheet | w18 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 9 | w19 as drawn on source sheet | w19 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 10 | w1 as drawn on source sheet | w1 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 11 | w2 as drawn on source sheet | w2 as drawn on source sheet | Wirewhite |
| 12 | w3 as drawn on source sheet | w3 as drawn on source sheet | Wirered |
| 13 | w6 as drawn on source sheet | w6 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 14 | w7 as drawn on source sheet | w7 as drawn on source sheet | Wirewhite |
| 15 | w8 as drawn on source sheet | w8 as drawn on source sheet | Wirered |
| 16 | w11 as drawn on source sheet | w11 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 17 | w12 as drawn on source sheet | w12 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 18 | w13 as drawn on source sheet | w13 as drawn on source sheet | Wireblack |
| 19 | w17 as drawn on source sheet | w17 as drawn on source sheet | 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.
- The transcribed super-switch map produces a short in the passive model (noShort); lug wiring matches the manufacturer diagram.
- Some switch terminals read as unwired in the catalog contact table (requiredTerminalsWired) despite matching the drawn lug map.
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.