TinkercasterParts 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 push/pull | 500k | 500k Push-Pull DPDTExample part |
| Output Jack | — | Switchcraft #11Example part |
| .022µf | 22nF | Orange Drop .022µFExample 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.
Connections
In soldering order: grounds first, then the switch, the pickups and the signal path.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck black runs straight right to the big solder spot on the left of the volume casing. | Neck black runs straight right to the big solder spot on the left of the volume casing. | Wireblack |
| 2 | Neck bare shield ('Bare Shield Wires' callout) runs with the black to the volume casing. | Neck bare shield ('Bare Shield Wires' callout) runs with the black to the volume casing. | Wirebare |
| 3 | Neck green drops down and ends on the push/pull switch's left middle lug. | Neck green drops down and ends on the push/pull switch's left middle lug. | Wiregreen |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | Bridge bare shield runs up beside the green to the volume casing. | Bridge bare shield runs up beside the green to the volume casing. | Wirebare |
| 6 | Left switch lug nearest the pot body: black jumper up to the solder spot on the tone casing. | Left switch lug nearest the pot body: black jumper up to the solder spot on the tone casing. | Wireblack |
| 7 | Right switch lug nearest the pot body: black jumper to the same tone-casing solder spot. | Right switch lug nearest the pot body: black jumper to the same tone-casing solder spot. | Wireblack |
| 8 | The toggle's frame lug goes to a ground symbol; joined to the volume casing here. | The toggle's frame lug goes to a ground symbol; joined to the volume casing here. | Wireground |
| 9 | Volume right lug is bent onto the casing (short black link). | Volume right lug is bent onto the casing (short black link). | Wireground |
| 10 | The capacitor's other leg ends on a solder spot on the tone casing. | The capacitor's other leg ends on a solder spot on the tone casing. | Wireblack |
| 11 | The tone casing goes to a ground symbol; joined to the volume casing here. | The tone casing goes to a ground symbol; joined to the volume casing here. | Wireground |
| 12 | The jack's sleeve lug goes to a ground symbol; joined to the volume casing here. | The jack's sleeve lug goes to a ground symbol; joined to the volume casing here. | Wireground |
| 13 | 'Ground Wire from Bridge' ends on the right solder spot of the volume casing, which also goes to a ground symbol. | 'Ground Wire from Bridge' ends on the right solder spot of the volume casing, which also goes to a ground symbol. | Wireground |
| 14 | Neck white runs up and right to the toggle's upper outer lug (live in the neck position). | Neck white runs up and right to the toggle's upper outer lug (live in the neck position). | Wirewhite |
| 15 | Bridge red runs up the left side to the toggle's lower outer lug (live in the bridge position). | Bridge red runs up the left side to the toggle's lower outer lug (live in the bridge position). | Wirered |
| 16 | Grey wire from the toggle's middle lug down the right side and back left to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Grey wire from the toggle's middle lug down the right side and back left to the volume's left lug (back view, lugs down). | Wiresignal |
| 17 | Neck red runs beside the green to the same left middle switch lug. | Neck red runs beside the green to the same left middle switch lug. | Wirered |
| 18 | Bridge white runs right and ends on the push/pull switch's right middle lug. | Bridge white runs right and ends on the push/pull switch's right middle lug. | Wirewhite |
| 19 | Bridge black runs beside the white to the same right middle switch lug. | Bridge black runs beside the white to the same right middle switch lug. | Wireblack |
| 20 | Volume middle lug runs right to the jack's tip lug. | Volume middle lug runs right to the jack's tip lug. | Wiresignal |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | Tone middle lug goes to one leg of the .022µf capacitor; the right tone lug is drawn empty. | Tone middle lug goes to one leg of the .022µf capacitor; the right tone lug is drawn empty. | Wireblack |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|
Not simulated: this circuit is drawn for reference only.
- Some coil grounds reach the jack sleeve only through the drawn coil network (groundsReachSleeve); topology is transcribed as shown.
- 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.