TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Rebel 90Source: Neck Pickup (Rebel 90, shielded lead) | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge pickupSource: Bridge Pickup (Tele bridge, white and black leads) | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| 3-Way SwitchSource: 3-way blade (offset lugs) | — | CRL 3-Way BladeExample part |
| Volume 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 250k | 250k | CTS 250k Audio PotExample part |
| .022 capSource: .022µf cap (drawn orange) | 22nF | Orange Drop .022µFExample part |
| Output JackSource: Output jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| From 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
- The neck pickup is drawn with a shielded lead: its black inner lead goes to the switch's top-right lug, and the shield is tapped at a solder dot on the cable with a short line to a ground symbol. The sheet does not say where that ground lands; here it is wired to the volume casing, which is a routing choice.
- The bridge pickup's white lead goes to the switch's bottom-left lug; its black lead goes to the solder spot on the volume casing, together with the wire 'From Bridge Ground'.
- Three short jumpers join four of the other switch lugs into one output, which runs to the volume's left lug. Two lugs stay empty.
- The source does not number the switch positions; the lugs are mapped by what they do (neck, both, bridge).
- The capacitor drawn on the tone is printed .022µf.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck pickup shield | Volume casingDrawn to a ground symbol; the volume casing is a routing choice. | Shield or groundbraided |
| 2 | Bridge black | Volume casing | To a pot casingblack |
| 3 | From Bridge Ground | Volume casing | Shield or groundblack |
| 4 | Volume right lug | Volume casingLug bent onto the casing. | To a pot casing |
| 5 | .022µf cap | Tone casing | To a pot casing |
| 6 | Tone casing | Jack sleeve | Wireblack |
| 7 | Volume casing | Tone casingRuns from the volume's bent-over lug down the right side. | To a pot casingblack |
| 8 | Neck pickup inner lead | Switch top-right lug (common) | Wireblack |
| 9 | Bridge white | Switch bottom-left lug (common) | Wirewhite |
| 10 | Switch top-left lug | Switch second left lug | Jumperblack |
| 11 | Switch second left lug | Switch third right lug | Jumperblack |
| 12 | Switch third right lug | Switch bottom-right lug | Jumperblack |
| 13 | Switch bottom-right lug | Volume left lug (input) | Wireblack |
| 14 | Volume middle lug | Jack tip | Wirewhite |
| 15 | Volume left lug | Tone left lug | Wireblack |
| 16 | Tone middle lug | .022µf cap | Wire |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck | — | Neck Rebel 90. |
| Neck + bridge | — | Neck Rebel 90 and Bridge pickup in parallel. |
| Bridge | — | Bridge pickup. |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Pickup resistance and magnet polarity are not specified, so no numeric meter readings or hum-cancelling claims are given.
- The Rebel 90 is modelled as a generic two-conductor single coil; its own construction is not modelled.
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 blade position, the meter across the jack should read the selected pickup, or both in parallel in the middle.
- With the volume at zero, tip and sleeve should read as a short.
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.