# Apex HSS five-way volume and two tones

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Apex HSS five-way volume and two tones

Apex HSS five-way volume and two tones. Transcribed from the manufacturer wiring sheet and checked against the engine.

Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/tonerider/apex-hss-five-way-volume-two-tones.svg (back of controls)

## Parts and values

- Neck single: Neck single; generic (Single-coil pickup (two-conductor))
- Middle single: Middle single; generic (Single-coil pickup (two-conductor))
- Bridge humbucker: Bridge humbucker; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- 5-Way Switch: 5-Way Switch; compatible example (Oak Grigsby 5-Way)
- Volume 500k: Volume 500k; 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot)
- Neck & Mid Tone 250k: Neck & Mid Tone 250k; 250k; compatible example (CTS 250k Audio Pot)
- Bridge Tone 500k: Bridge Tone 500k; 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot)
- .022µF: .022µF; 22nF; compatible example (Orange Drop .022µF)
- Output jack: Output jack; compatible example (Switchcraft \#11)
- Bridge ground: Bridge ground; generic (Bridge ground wire)

## Specific to this wiring

- Shared-capacitor Strat tones; neck/mid tone on T5–T6, bridge tone on T7.
- Bridge humbucker series link colours mapped onto catalog black/white terminals.

## Connections

1. Neck single gnd → Volume 500k casing (wire, black)
2. Middle single gnd → Volume 500k casing (wire, black)
3. Volume 500k casing → Volume 500k lug1 (wire, black)
4. Volume 500k lug1 → Neck & Mid Tone 250k casing (wire, black)
5. Neck & Mid Tone 250k casing → .022µF a (wire, yellow)
6. Neck & Mid Tone 250k casing → Bridge Tone 500k casing (wire, black)
7. Bridge Tone 500k casing → Output jack sleeve (wire, black)
8. Bridge ground ground → Output jack sleeve (wire, black)
9. Bridge humbucker gnd → Volume 500k casing (wire, black)
10. Bridge humbucker bare → Volume 500k casing (wire, bare)
11. Neck single hot → 5-Way Switch T2 (wire, white)
12. Middle single hot → 5-Way Switch T1 (wire, white)
13. Bridge humbucker hot → 5-Way Switch T3 (wire, red)
14. 5-Way Switch T8 → 5-Way Switch T4 (wire, black)
15. 5-Way Switch T4 → Volume 500k lug3 (wire, signal)
16. Neck & Mid Tone 250k lug2 → 5-Way Switch T6 (wire, black)
17. Bridge Tone 500k lug2 → 5-Way Switch T7 (wire, black)
18. 5-Way Switch T5 → 5-Way Switch T6 (wire, black)
19. Bridge humbucker black → Bridge humbucker white (wire, green)
20. Volume 500k lug2 → Output jack tip (wire, signal)
21. .022µF b → Neck & Mid Tone 250k lug1 (wire, yellow)
22. Neck & Mid Tone 250k lug1 → Bridge Tone 500k lug1 (wire, black)

## What each position does

- Position 1: Bridge humbucker (both coils). Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 2: Middle single and Bridge humbucker (both coils) in parallel. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 3: Middle single. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 4: Neck single and Middle single in parallel. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.
- Position 5: Neck single. Source: Engine reading of the transcribed board; matches the source legend.

- Custom-taper pots are treated as linear by the simulator.

## Check before plugging in



## Source

Tinkercaster's own drawing of the Tonerider diagram Apex\_HSS\_1V2T\_32b3bde2-becf-42c7-8be6-c5ed81244fc0, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by Tonerider.

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