TinkercasterParts and values
| In the drawing | Value | Part |
|---|---|---|
| Neck Pickup (Rebel 90) | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)Generic |
| Bridge Pickup (Rebel 90) | — | Single-coil pickup (two-conductor)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 |
| 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
- Each Rebel 90's white lead goes to one outer toggle lug; its black lead and its 'Bare Shield Wire' both go to the toggle's top (frame) lug.
- The toggle's middle lug runs to the volume's left lug, which also feeds the tone's left lug.
- The volume's middle lug goes to the jack tip; its right lug has a short link to the volume casing.
- The tone's middle lug goes through the .022µf capacitor to the tone casing; its right lug is drawn empty.
- Legend printed on the sheet: the ground symbol means 'Connection to Ground'. The source marks the toggle frame lug, the volume casing, the tone casing and the jack sleeve with ground symbols; here they are all wired to the volume casing. That is a routing choice, not a solder point shown in the source.
- The 'Ground Wire from Bridge' ends on the volume casing.
- 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.
| # | From | To | How |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neck black and bare shield | Toggle frame lugThe black lead and the bare shield are drawn side by side to the same lug; one ground wire represents both. | Wireblack |
| 2 | Bridge black and bare shield | Toggle frame lugThe black lead and the bare shield are drawn side by side to the same lug; one ground wire represents both. | Wireblack |
| 3 | Toggle frame lug | Ground (Volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol. | To a pot casing |
| 4 | Volume right lug | Volume casingShort link. | To a pot casingblack |
| 5 | .022µf capacitor | Tone casing | To a pot casing |
| 6 | Tone casing | Ground (Volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol. | To a pot casing |
| 7 | Jack sleeve | Ground (Volume casing)The source shows a ground symbol. | Wire |
| 8 | Ground Wire from Bridge | Volume casing | To a pot casing |
| 9 | Neck white | Toggle upper outer lug | Wirewhite |
| 10 | Bridge white | Toggle lower outer lug | Wirewhite |
| 11 | Toggle middle lug | Volume left lug | Wire |
| 12 | Volume middle lug | Jack tip | Wire |
| 13 | Volume left lug | Tone left lug | Wire |
| 14 | Tone middle lug | .022µf capacitor | Wire |
What each position does
| Setting | The source | Engine result |
|---|---|---|
| Neck: Rebel 90 | The neck white lead is on the toggle's upper outer lug. | Neck Pickup (Rebel 90). |
| Middle: both pickups | Both outer toggle lugs join the middle lug. | Neck Pickup (Rebel 90) and Bridge Pickup (Rebel 90) in parallel. |
| Bridge: Rebel 90 | The bridge white lead is on the toggle's lower outer lug. | Bridge Pickup (Rebel 90). |
Checked with the Tinkercaster wiring engine against the switching the source describes.
- Each Rebel 90 is simulated as a generic two-conductor single coil; hum and phase describe that generic model, not the Rebel 90.
- The source does not label the toggle positions; they follow the usual neck, both, bridge order.
- 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 reads the neck Rebel 90, both pickups in parallel, or the bridge Rebel 90.
- With the volume at zero, tip and sleeve should read as a short in every position.
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.