Tinkercaster
Tonerider wiring

Rebel 90 neck and humbucker bridge with a three-way toggle, one volume and one tone

Rebel 90 + humbucker · Three-way toggle · One volume · One tone

Tonerider's 1 Humbucker, 1 Rebel 90, 1 Volume, 1 Tone harness: a Rebel 90 in the neck and a four-conductor humbucker in the bridge on a three-way toggle, then a 500kA volume and a 500kA tone with a .022 µF capacitor.

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Rebel 90 neck and humbucker bridge with a three-way toggle, one volume and one toneRebel 90 neck and humbucker bridge with a three-way toggle, one volume and one tone: Rebel 90 + humbucker · Three-way toggle · One volume · One tone. Original Tinkercaster drawing with labelled terminals.Neck Pickup (Rebel 90)Neck Pickup (Rebel 90)Bridge PickupBridge Pickup3-Way ToggleVolume 500kA · 500k500kTone 500kA · 500k500k.022µf · 22nF22nFOutput JackGround Wire from BridgewhiteblackredgreenblackwhitebareT1T2T3T4lug1lug2lug3lug1lug2lug3abtipsleeveground

Viewed from the back of the controls, as you solder them. Open the interactive diagram to zoom, move components and try the switches.

Parts and values

In the drawingValuePart
Neck Pickup (Rebel 90)—Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic
Bridge Pickup—Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic
3-Way Toggle—Switchcraft 3-Way ToggleExample part
Volume 500kA500kCTS 500k Audio PotExample part
Tone 500kA500kCTS 500k Audio PotExample part
.022µfSource: .022µf capacitor (drawn orange)22nFOrange Drop .022µFExample part
Output Jack—Switchcraft #11Example part
Ground Wire from Bridge—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

  • Printed on the sheet next to the bridge humbucker's black and white leads: 'Solder Black and White wires together, and insulate with heat shrink or electrical tape.'
  • The neck pickup's white lead goes to the toggle's upper outer lug; its black lead and its 'Bare Shield Wire' both go to the toggle's top (frame) lug.
  • The bridge humbucker's red lead goes to the toggle's lower outer lug; the toggle's middle lug runs to the volume's left lug, which also feeds the tone's left lug.
  • The bridge humbucker's green lead and 'Bare Shield Wire' end on one solder spot on the volume casing.
  • The volume's middle lug goes to the jack tip; its right lug has a short link to the volume casing.
  • The tone's middle lug goes through the .022µf capacitor to the tone casing; its right lug is drawn empty.
  • Legend printed on the sheet: the ground symbol means 'Connection to Ground'. The source marks the toggle frame lug, the volume casing, the tone casing and the jack sleeve with ground symbols; here they are all wired to the volume casing. That is a routing choice, not a solder point shown in the source.
  • The 'Ground Wire from Bridge' ends on the volume casing.
  • Pickup series printed on the sheet: all Rebel 90 pickups, with 'AC' and 'H' series humbuckers.
  • The toggle tags are not labelled in the source, so they are mapped by what each does.
  • The bridge red lead is drawn crossing the grey toggle-to-volume wire below the toggle with no solder dot.

Connections

In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.

#FromToHow
1Bridge greenVolume casingTo a pot casinggreen
2Bridge bare shieldVolume casingSame solder spot as the green lead.Shield or groundbare
3Neck black and bare shieldToggle frame lugThe black lead and the bare shield are drawn side by side to the same lug; one ground wire represents both.Wireblack
4Toggle frame lugGround (Volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol.To a pot casing
5Volume right lugVolume casingShort link.To a pot casingblack
6.022µf capacitorTone casingTo a pot casing
7Tone casingGround (Volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol.To a pot casing
8Jack sleeveGround (Volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol.Wire
9Ground Wire from BridgeVolume casingThe source also shows a ground symbol at this solder spot.To a pot casing
10Bridge redToggle lower outer lugWirered
11Neck whiteToggle upper outer lugWirewhite
12Toggle middle lugVolume left lugWire
13Bridge blackBridge whiteSoldered together and insulated, as printed on the sheet.Joined and insulatedblack
14Volume middle lugJack tipWire
15Volume left lugTone left lugWire
16Tone middle lug.022µf capacitorWire

What each position does

SettingThe sourceEngine result
Neck: Rebel 90The neck white lead is on the toggle's upper outer lug.Neck Pickup (Rebel 90).
Middle: both pickupsBoth outer toggle lugs join the middle lug.Neck Pickup (Rebel 90) and Bridge Pickup (both coils) in parallel.
Bridge: humbuckerThe bridge red lead is on the toggle's lower outer lug; black and white are joined, so both coils run in series.Bridge Pickup (both coils).

Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.

  • The Rebel 90 is simulated as a generic two-conductor single coil; hum and phase describe that generic model, not the Rebel 90.
  • Hum cancelling and phase for the humbucker describe the generic pickup model, not a measurement of the Tonerider humbucker.
  • The source does not label the toggle positions; they follow the usual neck, both, bridge order.
  • Pickup resistance is not specified, so no numeric meter readings are given.

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

  • In each toggle position the meter across the jack reads the Rebel 90, both pickups in parallel, or the full humbucker.
  • With the volume at zero, tip and sleeve should read as a short in every position.

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.