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RichardWitt · February 14th, 2008, 01:46 PM

I was digging through one of my old guitar junk/parts boxes today and I came across a container filled with all the hardware from an old guitar (a Teisco maybe?) that I stripped because the guitar was trashed.

I'll point out the obvious straight away and say that I didn't know squat about wiring all those years ago and for some reason (that must have seemed like the right one at the time?) cut the wiring at the pickup end and not the vol/tone pots end of the wire.

My question is: Are these pickups worth the trouble to have them repaired or are they a lost cause? Cutting them a the wrong end was really a stupid thing to do and seem to be much more of a task to wire them up now?

I do remember them being in perfect working condition, even though the guitar was not.
I'm thinking of at least putting the neck pickup into a Tele.

So can anyone help me? How hard is this going to be to fix? Is there any easy/hard way of doing it?
Has anyone had any experience with this sort of thing before?

ce24 · February 14th, 2008, 03:03 PM

I would say that if you have a 1/2 inch of wire left you can easily solder on an extension and be good to go.

Cheers
ce24

robrohdeszudy · February 14th, 2008, 03:30 PM

Looks pretty easy to solder new cable on, actually. Just be careful not to bend the solid core wires any more than you need to. A lot of back and forth will fatigue and break them. It would probably take me 15 minutes to do both, but I solder a lot. Under and hour for a beginner or a cheap and easy job for a tech, I'd say.
--Rob

RichardWitt · February 14th, 2008, 05:38 PM

Thanks guys!

At least I was smart enough to leave plenty of wire to fix them?

I had a feeling they'd be ok, but it's always best to check.

Thanks again!

old_picker · February 14th, 2008, 10:12 PM

these pickups are obviously crap and not worth the effort
i will take them off your hands
pls pm me

Trimmed&Burnin · February 14th, 2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by old_picker

these pickups are obviously crap and not worth the effort
i will take them off your hands
pls pm me

NO!! Mee,, mee!!

6942 · February 14th, 2008, 11:02 PM

Maybe not a Teisco Gold Foil?
But sure do look nice & interesting never the less!?

Steve

RichardWitt · February 15th, 2008, 08:18 AM

LOL! You guys!

One thing I remember about them is that they had a great clean tone to them, but not too much bite! A nice sweet sound if I recall?

The neck pickup is going to go into this one!

I think it'll look and hopefully sound really cool!

robrohdeszudy · February 15th, 2008, 12:35 PM

Nice Bigsby bender, man! I'm jealous.
--Rob

fuzzferatu · February 15th, 2008, 12:40 PM

If those are Rowe/Dearmonds, they are worth quite a bit of trouble.

See below: the guitar on the left is my beloved Gold Tone tele (with the original pickguard -- I have since switched to black). These pickups sound utterly glorious.

clayfeat · February 15th, 2008, 12:55 PM

I don't know if those pickups are worth it or not, but I must say that those are beautiful photographs.

gumbo · February 16th, 2008, 08:09 AM

Richard...just post them to me in Adelaide..
...swap you for some decent Coopers beer

:-)

RichardWitt · February 16th, 2008, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by clayfeat

I don't know if those pickups are worth it or not, but I must say that those are beautiful photographs.

Thanks clatfeat! They were taken on a yellow postage envelope in natural, shaded light. Here's three more just for you!

Quote:

Originally Posted by gumbo

Richard...just post them to me in Adelaide..
...swap you for some decent Coopers beer:-)

I would gladly gumbo, only one problem........, I don't drink beer.

Curly · February 17th, 2008, 02:18 PM

God, I LOVE the look of those pickups

I'd like to either buy an old Harmony Stratotone, or build a custom version ... the old ones used a similar looking pickup

the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic was, "Ry Cooder!" ... he has a very similar pickup in the neck of his favorite strat, and AFAIK, it's from a Teisco.

spankdplank · February 17th, 2008, 03:16 PM

Those are Tiescos. They are similar looking to the DeArmond "gold foils" but it is not the same pickup. The DeArmonds usually meter at 10 to 11K ohms DC resistance and the Tiesco's are about 5K.

RichardWitt · February 17th, 2008, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curly

the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic was, "Ry Cooder!" ... he has a very similar pickup in the neck of his favorite strat, and AFAIK, it's from a Teisco.

Curly, I was thinking the same thing when I saw them too!

Quote:

Originally Posted by spankdplank

Those are Tiescos. They are similar looking to the DeArmond "gold foils" but it is not the same pickup. The DeArmonds usually meter at 10 to 11K ohms DC resistance and the Tiesco's are about 5K.

spankdplank, thanks for the info on output! I don't have any way of measuring the pickups resistance and I had no idea what these things were rated at?
Thanks again!

February 14th, 2008, 01:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 35 Posts: 1,296 1 Photos	Are These Pickups Worth The Trouble??? I was digging through one of my old guitar junk/parts boxes today and I came across a container filled with all the hardware from an old guitar (a Teisco maybe?) that I stripped because the guitar was trashed. I'll point out the obvious straight away and say that I didn't know squat about wiring all those years ago and for some reason (that must have seemed like the right one at the time?) cut the wiring at the pickup end and not the vol/tone pots end of the wire. My question is: Are these pickups worth the trouble to have them repaired or are they a lost cause? Cutting them a the wrong end was really a stupid thing to do and seem to be much more of a task to wire them up now? I do remember them being in perfect working condition, even though the guitar was not. I'm thinking of at least putting the neck pickup into a Tele. So can anyone help me? How hard is this going to be to fix? Is there any easy/hard way of doing it? Has anyone had any experience with this sort of thing before? __________________ "What a perfect solution to a problem that should have never existed in the first place!"

February 14th, 2008, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
ce24 Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Idaho Age: 59 Posts: 847	I would say that if you have a 1/2 inch of wire left you can easily solder on an extension and be good to go. Cheers ce24 __________________ www.motagator.net/slackwater "you can be happy or you can be miserable..the amount of work is the same"

February 14th, 2008, 05:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 35 Posts: 1,296 1 Photos	Thanks guys! At least I was smart enough to leave plenty of wire to fix them? I had a feeling they'd be ok, but it's always best to check. Thanks again! __________________ "What a perfect solution to a problem that should have never existed in the first place!"

February 14th, 2008, 10:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
old_picker Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Melbourne Australia Age: 59 Posts: 584	these pickups are obviously crap and not worth the effort i will take them off your hands pls pm me __________________ ray

February 15th, 2008, 08:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
RichardWitt Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Australia Age: 35 Posts: 1,296 1 Photos	LOL! You guys! One thing I remember about them is that they had a great clean tone to them, but not too much bite! A nice sweet sound if I recall? The neck pickup is going to go into this one! I think it'll look and hopefully sound really cool! __________________ "What a perfect solution to a problem that should have never existed in the first place!"

February 14th, 2008, 03:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
robrohdeszudy Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA Age: 38 Posts: 263	Looks pretty easy to solder new cable on, actually. Just be careful not to bend the solid core wires any more than you need to. A lot of back and forth will fatigue and break them. It would probably take me 15 minutes to do both, but I solder a lot. Under and hour for a beginner or a cheap and easy job for a tech, I'd say. --Rob

February 14th, 2008, 11:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
6942 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Western Maryland Posts: 1,940	Maybe not a Teisco Gold Foil? But sure do look nice & interesting never the less!? Steve

February 15th, 2008, 12:35 PM	#9 (permalink)
robrohdeszudy Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Madison, Wisconsin, USA Age: 38 Posts: 263	Nice Bigsby bender, man! I'm jealous. --Rob

February 15th, 2008, 12:55 PM	#11 (permalink)
clayfeat Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bloomington, in Posts: 668	I don't know if those pickups are worth it or not, but I must say that those are beautiful photographs.

February 16th, 2008, 08:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
gumbo Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Australia Age: 61 Posts: 204	Richard...just post them to me in Adelaide.. ...swap you for some decent Coopers beer :-) __________________ Heaven: A Bassman 410, a good pizza, and a nice lie down

February 17th, 2008, 02:18 PM	#14 (permalink)
Curly Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SoCal Age: 60 Posts: 104	God, I LOVE the look of those pickups I'd like to either buy an old Harmony Stratotone, or build a custom version ... the old ones used a similar looking pickup the first thing I thought of when I saw the pic was, "Ry Cooder!" ... he has a very similar pickup in the neck of his favorite strat, and AFAIK, it's from a Teisco.

February 17th, 2008, 03:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
spankdplank Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, Tx. Posts: 1,022 28 Photos	Those are Tiescos. They are similar looking to the DeArmond "gold foils" but it is not the same pickup. The DeArmonds usually meter at 10 to 11K ohms DC resistance and the Tiesco's are about 5K.

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