Telecaster Guitar Forum http://www.tdpri.com/forum Telecaster nuts and bolts talk ONLY en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:43:31 GMT vBulletin 5 http://www.tdpri.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Telecaster Guitar Forum http://www.tdpri.com/forum Where buy Celluloid Tortoise pickguard material? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/96218-where-buy-celluloid-tortoise-pickguard-material.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:30:57 GMT
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Originally Posted by KevinB (Post 2145637)
Yet another old thread resurrected.



Pickguardian does a great job, but while your guard may be tortoise patterned I don't think it's actually celluloid.
You are very correct. Pickguardian does not sell celluloid. Its PVC. ]]> Tele-Tech superV http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/96218-where-buy-celluloid-tortoise-pickguard-material.html OK, tell me where I screwed up http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186556-ok-tell-me-where-i-screwed-up.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:54 GMT Ok put a 4 way in my burst STL50 today. Used a tone rider neck pup and used the stock bridge pup just cause I didn't have any screws to fit the tone rider bridge pup I was gonna use. Now I have sound in all 4 positions. It is also a different sound for each pos. My question is this, in pos. 3 I have just the neck pup, in pos. 1 both pups but is a muted type of sound almost humbucking sounding as it seems to be noise canceling. Second pos. is both again but again a different type of sound that isn't unpleasent at all. Not as loud shall we say as the first pos. The third pos. is just the neck and that sounds nice and thick. The 4th is both again but really a nice fat gritty tone that I really like the best. Any clue as to where I went wrong? I am using my other STL50 as a baseline as I put a 4 way in that one last year and it doesn't sound or act like this one.

Anyways guesstimates would be appreciated. Could I have the power and grnd's different? I would assume it would buzz like crazy if the grnds weren't correct. thanks for any help ]]> Tele-Tech longbow http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186556-ok-tell-me-where-i-screwed-up.html Wilkinson bridge on a SX STL50 http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/185676-wilkinson-bridge-sx-stl50.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:13:07 GMT You can get a drop bridge for it. I did but can remember where I got it from? Guitar parts or Guitar Fetish. I own to STL50's, and the second one has a 5 screw bridge where as my first one had a 4 screw bridge. thanks ]]> Tele-Tech longbow http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/185676-wilkinson-bridge-sx-stl50.html need help humbucked wiring 4 way switch? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186408-need-help-humbucked-wiring-4-way-switch.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:54:15 GMT IF your Gibson humbucker has the traditional braided-shield lead, it's the WORST POSSIBLE choice for a 4-way mod. The best option if you just HAVE to use that pickup may be pretty involved, and may require you to take the bridge assembly off of the guitar and modify the bridge pickup (as posted above).

Get a different pickup with modern four-conductor wiring, if you want to try a humbucker in the neck.

If your humbucker had the modern four-conductor lead, you'd wire it like this:

1. Solder the green and white leads together and tape them up so they don't make contact with anything in the control cavity;

2. Solder the red lead to the 4-way pup selector where the two lugs are jumpered together and connected to the input lug of the volume pot (same as the old neck pup's hot lead);

3. Solder the green lead to the common lug on the other pole of the 4-way (same as the old pup's ground lead).

4. The bare wire in the bundle goes straight to ground, on the back of the volume pot.



NOTE that these colors are correct ONLY for a GIBSON humbucker - no other brand. ]]> Tele-Tech Deaf Eddie http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186408-need-help-humbucked-wiring-4-way-switch.html Classic Vibe Tele plus Wilkinson bridge? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186540-classic-vibe-tele-plus-wilkinson-bridge.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:44:19 GMT Yes it will, absolutely! Yes it will, absolutely! ]]> Tele-Tech RomanS http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186540-classic-vibe-tele-plus-wilkinson-bridge.html A little wiring help... Tele Plus Mods http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/181193-little-wiring-help-tele-plus-mods.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:36:33 GMT Huh, where the hell was that video when I was neck deep in soldering?

Anyway - the standard Tele Plus has the 3-way toggle switch between the Tone and Volume pot that controls the coil tapping of the the Lace Humbucker.

In my wiring diagram... the 3-way switch works normally. Neck/Neck Bridge/Bridge.

The Push-pull volume engages the second half of the Fender Lace Humbucker...

So with the push/pull volume in the off position... the 3-way switch is in control for 3 positions.

Neck (Blue)
Neck/Bridge (Blue & Red #2)
Bridge (Red #2)

When you pull the Volume Pot it engages (Red #1) - so with the Push/Pull Volume pulled out, you get.

Neck/Bridge (Blue + Red#1)
Neck/Bridge (Blue + Red #1 & #2) - all 3
Bridge (Red #1 & #2)

Then there's the Kill Switch in the same spot as the 3-way toggle that cuts ALL feed to the amp jack and controls total output.

PS - you don't have to do anything to the electronics cavity to get the push/pull pot in there... if the TBX stacked tone control fits, so will the push/pull volume. the only thing I did there was make sure that the wiring wasn't bunched up underneath the Pots, but rather next to them in the cavity so that it all fit.
No big deal really. The only carving that I had to do was for the humbucker hole. The Lace dually didn't quite fit in the area provided, so I had to widen part of the pickup cavity a bit (careful not to go beyond the edges of the humbucker base plate that I used - so fully assembled, there's no way to tell) ]]> Tele-Tech marlow http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/181193-little-wiring-help-tele-plus-mods.html 52 wiring scheme http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186519-52-wiring-scheme.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:19:10 GMT Thanks, I was wondering if anyone liked the dark neck. Anybody else? Thanks, I was wondering if anyone liked the dark neck.
Anybody else? ]]> Tele-Tech thessandman http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186519-52-wiring-scheme.html Does a tele need shielding? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186453-does-tele-need-shielding.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:37:46 GMT i did the full shielding monty once (Faraday cage) ... found it didn't help much, and also seemed like it dampened the tone a little. ]]> Tele-Tech woodman http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186453-does-tele-need-shielding.html RondoSX with damaged frets $$, new neck? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186502-rondosx-damaged-frets-%24%24-new-neck.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:08:47 GMT Yep, I found a local guy that will sell me the fret material and I have a jumbo fret file. Never done fret replacement however. Yep, I found a local guy that will sell me the fret material and I have a jumbo fret file.

Never done fret replacement however. ]]> Tele-Tech teleported http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186502-rondosx-damaged-frets-%24%24-new-neck.html Changing vintage tuners, removing washers/collars is a struggle http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186489-changing-vintage-tuners-removing-washers-collars-struggle.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:27:05 GMT another option is to leave the original bushings in place and just change the tuners. another option is to leave the original bushings in place and just change the tuners. ]]> Tele-Tech 56telemike http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186489-changing-vintage-tuners-removing-washers-collars-struggle.html Using P-bass cap on esquire? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186437-using-p-bass-cap-esquire.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:31 GMT Ah, Thanks for setting me straight on that! I could never rember which way it went. Ah, Thanks for setting me straight on that! I could never rember which way it went. ]]> Tele-Tech Cardboard Robot http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186437-using-p-bass-cap-esquire.html Semi-Hollow feedback issues ...? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186444-semi-hollow-feedback-issues.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:10:05 GMT I now can see where the concern is coming from.
I don't play at high gain settings either. Not presently at least. Low to moderate gain settings only

But I see now where the issues may arise.

If I have feedback troubles later on, I guess I will just deal with it.

I just wanted to understand, that this is not something that I will be cursed with, just for changing p/ups. :twisted: ]]> Tele-Tech El Tedesco http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186444-semi-hollow-feedback-issues.html 69 Thinline Reissue MIM Electrical Problem http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186449-69-thinline-reissue-mim-electrical-problem.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:50:07 GMT Tried the dryer sheet trick, wiped down the pickguard and the whole guitar It smells terrific, but it still pops How can you test the hot part of the output jack? The part that grounds the plug tests fine. Hum I can live with, the popping is nuts. Tried the dryer sheet trick, wiped down the pickguard and the whole guitar
It smells terrific, but it still pops

How can you test the hot part of the output jack? The part that grounds the plug tests fine.

Hum I can live with, the popping is nuts. ]]> Tele-Tech Sandia Man http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186449-69-thinline-reissue-mim-electrical-problem.html <![CDATA[Trying to wire a Squier '51]]> http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186379-trying-wire-squier-51-a.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:10:22 GMT Need help with 1952 reissue wiring for tele. Volume and tone knobs not working. Don Mare pickups, 2 250 k pots, 3way switch, Good sound out of guitar. Volume knob doesn't go up and down like normal. tone appears little or no change. All connections appear fine on muti meter.

Thanks,
Allen ]]> Tele-Tech abieber http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186379-trying-wire-squier-51-a.html Best multimeter for guitar work? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186297-best-multimeter-guitar-work.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:34:51 GMT If by "best" you mean superb quality and durability and accuracy as opposed to "good enough for rough measurements but cheap" then look very closely at a Fluke 187. ]]> Tele-Tech Wayne Alexander http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186297-best-multimeter-guitar-work.html Installing a fuse in a guitar http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186398-installing-fuse-guitar.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:54:56 GMT Hey there _bossaholic_! Try this instead of a fuse: Image: http://i602.photobucket.com/albums/tt101/Peter-Rabbit/wiring-bridgegrounding.jpg The rationale behind this is at: http://www.guitarnuts.com/technical/electrical/safety/index.php Good Luck Peter ========== The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first. Hey there bossaholic!

Try this instead of a fuse:



The rationale behind this is at: http://www.guitarnuts.com/technical/...fety/index.php

Good Luck

Peter

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The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those who got there first. ]]> Tele-Tech Peter Rabbit http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/186398-installing-fuse-guitar.html Best way to store your guitar? http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/185881-best-way-store-your-guitar.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:39:43 GMT
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Originally Posted by Jeff_K (Post 2136820)
The right place is in bed under the covers right next to you. Of course, the headstock needs to be outside the covers, unless it's winter. Otherwise, it's in your hands and you don't need a case. That's easy.
He he ;)

This is just my opinion, so please....grain of salt here:

Put it on a stand or hang it on the wall, so each time you look at it, you are inclined to pay attention to the thing. Play that guitar, don't "store" it.

droo ]]> Tele-Tech androo http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-tech/185881-best-way-store-your-guitar.html