# Two humbuckers, three-way toggle, one volume and one tone

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Two humbuckers · Three-way toggle · One volume · One tone

Neck and bridge four-conductor humbuckers on a three-way toggle, then a shared 500kA volume and 500kA tone with a .022 µF capacitor. The middle position runs both pickups in parallel.

Drawing: https://guitarwiring.app/wiring-diagrams/tonerider/two-humbuckers-three-way-toggle-one-volume-one-tone.svg (back of controls)

## Parts and values

- Neck Pickup: Neck Pickup; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- Bridge Pickup: Bridge Pickup; generic (Humbucker (four-conductor, DiMarzio colours))
- 3-Way Toggle: 3-Way Toggle; compatible example (Switchcraft 3-Way Toggle)
- Volume 500kA: Volume 500kA; 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot)
- Tone 500kA: Tone 500kA; 500k; compatible example (CTS 500k Audio Pot)
- Output Jack: Output Jack; compatible example (Switchcraft \#11)
- .022µf: .022µf capacitor (drawn orange); 22nF; compatible example (Orange Drop .022µF)
- Bridge ground: Ground Wire from Bridge; generic (Bridge ground wire)

## 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

1. Ground Wire from Bridge → Volume casing (shield)
2. Neck green → Volume casing (case, green)
3. Neck Bare Shield Wire → Volume casing (shield, bare)
4. Bridge green → Volume casing (case, green)
5. Bridge Bare Shield Wire → Volume casing (shield, bare)
6. Toggle top lug → Ground (volume casing) (case): The source shows a ground symbol.
7. Volume right lug → Volume casing (case): Short black link.
8. Tone casing → Ground (volume casing) (case): The source shows a ground symbol.
9. Jack sleeve → Ground (volume casing) (wire): The source shows a ground symbol.
10. .022µf capacitor → Tone casing (case)
11. Neck red → Toggle neck lug (wire, red)
12. Bridge red → Toggle bridge lug (wire, red)
13. Toggle middle lug → Volume left lug (input) (wire)
14. Neck black → Neck white (insulated, black): Soldered together and insulated.
15. Bridge black → Bridge white (insulated, black): Soldered together and insulated.
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

- Rhythm (neck): Neck Pickup (both coils). Source: Neck pickup.
- Both: Neck Pickup (both coils) and Bridge Pickup (both coils) in parallel. Source: Neck and bridge together.
- Treble (bridge): Bridge Pickup (both coils). Source: Bridge pickup.

- 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.

## 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.

## Source

Tinkercaster's own drawing of the Tonerider diagram 2\_HB\_1V\_1T\_3-way\_toggle, revision 1. Not the manufacturer's artwork and not endorsed by Tonerider.

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