Tinkercaster
Parts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| Bridge Pickup | — | Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours)Generic |
| 3-Way Toggle | — | Switchcraft 3-Way ToggleExample part |
| Volume 500kA | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Tone 500kA | 500k | CTS 500k Audio PotExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| .022µfSource: .022µf capacitor (drawn orange) | 22nF | Orange Drop .022µFExample part |
| Bridge groundSource: 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
- On each pickup, solder the black and white leads together and insulate the joint with heat shrink or electrical tape.
- The source marks the toggle frame, both pot casings and the jack sleeve with ground symbols; here they are all wired to the volume casing. That is a routing choice, not a required solder point.
- The toggle tags are not labelled in the source, so they are mapped by what each does.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path. Choose Show to highlight a connection in the drawing.
| # | From | To | How | Drawing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ground Wire from Bridge | Volume casing | Shield or ground | |
| 2 | Neck green | Volume casing | To a pot casinggreen | |
| 3 | Neck Bare Shield Wire | Volume casing | Shield or groundbare | |
| 4 | Bridge green | Volume casing | To a pot casinggreen | |
| 5 | Bridge Bare Shield Wire | Volume casing | Shield or groundbare | |
| 6 | Toggle top lug | Ground (volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol. | To a pot casing | |
| 7 | Volume right lug | Volume casingShort black link. | To a pot casing | |
| 8 | Tone casing | Ground (volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol. | To a pot casing | |
| 9 | Jack sleeve | Ground (volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol. | Wire | |
| 10 | .022µf capacitor | Tone casing | To a pot casing | |
| 11 | Neck red | Toggle neck lug | Wirered | |
| 12 | Bridge red | Toggle bridge lug | Wirered | |
| 13 | Toggle middle lug | Volume left lug (input) | Wire | |
| 14 | Neck black | Neck whiteSoldered together and insulated. | Joined and insulatedblack | |
| 15 | Bridge black | Bridge whiteSoldered together and insulated. | Joined and insulatedblack | |
| 16 | Volume left lug | Tone left lug | Wire | |
| 17 | Tone middle lug | .022µf capacitor | Wire | |
| 18 | Volume middle lug | Jack tip | Wire |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Rhythm (neck) | Neck pickup. | Neck Pickup (both coils). |
| Both | Neck and bridge together. | Neck Pickup (both coils) and Bridge Pickup (both coils) in parallel. |
| Treble (bridge) | Bridge pickup. | Bridge Pickup (both coils). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Hum cancelling and phase describe the generic pickup models, not a measurement of every Tonerider humbucker the sheet covers.
- 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 should read the selected pickup, or both in parallel in the middle.
- Each taped black–white joint should read open to ground.
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.