prefab control plates?

Does anyone make and sell pre-assembled and pre-wired control plates with the switch and pots? I'd like to find an Esquire control assembly to swap into a '50s Mexicaster.

Callaham has them. Not sure what the cost is and I have never used them. They are not very difficult to wire by yourself.

Jim

Yeah... someone else mentioned they got one... When I looked into them, they were pretty darn expensive... like 40 or 50 bucks... maybe the search option will prove useful? I know someone has written about it... recently too...

This fella sells some swapped MIM parts, including (sometimes) loaded control plates at rather cheap prices, have a look. You'll have to resolder those wires to obtain an Esquire wiring, of course.

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZnQ2eaaloxQQsorecordsperpageZ 25QQsosortorderZ1QQsosortpropertyZ2

There's a company that advertises in Vintage Guitar Magazine - they have all sorts of control plate/pickups assemby parts. they may be less expensive than Callaham. The thing about Callaham, though, is that their stuff is absolutely top-shelf.

Dean

I believe that Callaham's control plate is stainless steel, like most of their stuff. If you're cool with that it's fine, but it is historically the wrong material for a Telecaster. The control plate should be chrome plated steel.

Acme Guitar Works

http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/

Never used them - just saw their ad in Vintage Guitar.

Dean

Thanks for the responses.

Here is a link to the auction I won.

Tele control plate auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3765840352&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT)

Fender control plate
Fender 3-way switch
CTS pots
Switchcraft jack
Allparts dome knobs
cloth wire
superb clean wiring job

you could email him or check his other auctions.