Parts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck humbucker | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| Middle single | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge humbucker | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| 5-Way Switch | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Neck & Mid Tone 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Bridge Tone 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .022µF | 22nF | Orange Drop .022µFExample part |
| Output jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| Bridge ground | — | Bridge ground wireGeneric |
| DPDT mini-toggle split | — | 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 from the catalog contact table where the source leaves them unlabelled.
- The engine steps the pickup selector; standalone mini-toggles share that position index (modifier contacts close when the index matches).
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | w4 | w4 | Wireblack |
| 2 | w5 | w5 | Wireblack |
| 3 | w9 | w9 | Wireblack |
| 4 | w10 | w10 | Wireblack |
| 5 | w12 | w12 | Wireyellow |
| 6 | w17 | w17 | Wireblack |
| 7 | w18 | w18 | Wireblack |
| 8 | w19 | w19 | Wireblack |
| 9 | w6 | w6 | Wireblack |
| 10 | w6b | w6b | Wirebare |
| 11 | w32 | w32 | Wirebare |
| 12 | w36 | w36 | Wireblack |
| 13 | w1 | w1 | Wireblack |
| 14 | w2 | w2 | Wirewhite |
| 15 | w3 | w3 | Wireblack |
| 16 | w7 | w7 | Wireblack |
| 17 | w8 | w8 | Wiresignal |
| 18 | w14 | w14 | Wireblack |
| 19 | w16 | w16 | Wireblack |
| 20 | w14b | w14b | Wireblack |
| 21 | w30 | w30 | Wireblack |
| 22 | w31 | w31 | Wirewhite |
| 23 | w33 | w33 | Wireblack |
| 24 | w34 | w34 | Wirewhite |
| 25 | w35 | w35 | Wireblack |
| 26 | w11 | w11 | Wiresignal |
| 27 | w13 | w13 | Wireyellow |
| 28 | w15 | w15 | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Position 1 | Engine reading; mini-toggle(s) at rest (throw 1). | Bridge humbucker (both coils). |
| Position 1 | Engine reading; mini-toggle throws {"p11":2}. | Bridge humbucker (split to one coil). |
| Position 2 | Engine reading; mini-toggle(s) at rest (throw 1). | Middle single and Bridge humbucker (both coils) in parallel. |
| Position 2 | Engine reading; mini-toggle throws {"p11":2}. | Middle single and Bridge humbucker (split to one coil) in parallel. |
| Position 3 | Engine reading; mini-toggle(s) at rest (throw 1). | Middle single. |
| Position 3 | Engine reading; mini-toggle throws {"p11":2}. | Middle single. |
| Position 4 | Engine reading; mini-toggle(s) at rest (throw 1). | Neck humbucker (both coils) and Middle single in parallel. |
| Position 4 | Engine reading; mini-toggle throws {"p11":2}. | Neck humbucker (split to one coil) and Middle single in parallel. |
| Position 5 | Engine reading; mini-toggle(s) at rest (throw 1). | Neck humbucker (both coils). |
| Position 5 | Engine reading; mini-toggle throws {"p11":2}. | Neck humbucker (split to one coil). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Mini-toggle lever states are not independently enumerated; they share the pickup-selector position index.
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.