TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| Bridge Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| 5-Way Switch | — | Oak Grigsby 5-WayExample part |
| Volume 500kA | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 500kA | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| .022µf | 22nF | Orange Drop .022µFExample 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.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck green runs right to the solder spot on the left of the volume casing. | Neck green runs right to the solder spot on the left of the volume casing. | Wiregreen |
| 2 | Neck 'Bare Shield Wire' runs beside the green to the same volume casing spot. | Neck 'Bare Shield Wire' runs beside the green to the same volume casing spot. | Wirebare |
| 3 | Bridge green runs up to the solder spot on the left of the volume casing. | Bridge green runs up to the solder spot on the left of the volume casing. | Wiregreen |
| 4 | Bridge 'Bare Shield Wire' runs beside the green to the same volume casing spot. | Bridge 'Bare Shield Wire' runs beside the green to the same volume casing spot. | Wirebare |
| 5 | Black wire from the back-row lug beside the neck series pair loops right and down, then left to the top solder spot on the volume casing. | Black wire from the back-row lug beside the neck series pair loops right and down, then left to the top solder spot on the volume casing. | Wireblack |
| 6 | Volume right lug is bent to the casing (short black link). | Volume right lug is bent to the casing (short black link). | Wireground |
| 7 | The capacitor's other leg goes to the solder spot on the tone casing. | The capacitor's other leg goes to the solder spot on the tone casing. | Wireblack |
| 8 | The tone casing goes to a ground symbol ('Connection to Ground'); joined to the volume casing here. | The tone casing goes to a ground symbol ('Connection to Ground'); joined to the volume casing here. | Wireground |
| 9 | The jack's sleeve lug goes to a ground symbol ('Connection to Ground'); joined to the volume casing here. | The jack's sleeve lug goes to a ground symbol ('Connection to Ground'); joined to the volume casing here. | Wireground |
| 10 | 'Ground Wire from Bridge' ends on the small solder spot on the volume casing, which also goes to a ground symbol. | 'Ground Wire from Bridge' ends on the small solder spot on the volume casing, which also goes to a ground symbol. | Wireground |
| 11 | Neck red runs up and right to the second lug of the switch's front row (from the left), the lug mapped to the neck contact (positions 2 to 4). | Neck red runs up and right to the second lug of the switch's front row (from the left), the lug mapped to the neck contact (positions 2 to 4). | Wirered |
| 12 | Neck black runs with the neck white over the top of the drawing and down into the rightmost lug of the switch's back row (mapped to pole B common). | Neck black runs with the neck white over the top of the drawing and down into the rightmost lug of the switch's back row (mapped to pole B common). | Wireblack |
| 13 | Neck white runs with the neck black to the same rightmost back-row lug (pole B common). | Neck white runs with the neck black to the same rightmost back-row lug (pole B common). | Wirewhite |
| 14 | Bridge red runs up and right to the first (top-left) lug of the switch's front row, mapped to the bridge contact (positions 1 and 2). | Bridge red runs up and right to the first (top-left) lug of the switch's front row, mapped to the bridge contact (positions 1 and 2). | Wirered |
| 15 | Bridge black runs with the bridge white up and right to the third lug of the front row, mapped to the contact live in positions 4 and 5. | Bridge black runs with the bridge white up and right to the third lug of the front row, mapped to the contact live in positions 4 and 5. | Wireblack |
| 16 | Bridge white runs with the bridge black to the same third front-row lug. | Bridge white runs with the bridge black to the same third front-row lug. | Wirewhite |
| 17 | Grey wire from the last (bottom-right) front-row lug, mapped to pole A common, down to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Grey wire from the last (bottom-right) front-row lug, mapped to pole A common, down to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Wiresignal |
| 18 | Volume middle lug runs right to the output jack's tip lug. | Volume middle lug runs right to the output jack's tip lug. | Wiresignal |
| 19 | Volume left lug drops straight down to the tone's left lug (tone drawn lugs up). | Volume left lug drops straight down to the tone's left lug (tone drawn lugs up). | Wiresignal |
| 20 | One leg of the .022µf capacitor goes to the tone's middle lug. | One leg of the .022µf capacitor goes to the tone's middle lug. | 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.
- Series-link wires sit on the signal path as drawn; the engine rejects that topology (seriesLinkIsolated) but the transcription matches the manufacturer diagram.
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.