Conssidering converting my hot rod 52 neck pu to single coil

[chief ten beers]

Has anyone here done this and how difficult would it be to this?is it just a matter of getting a traditional tele pickguard and dropping it in or is it more involved than that?thanks

[hamish5178]

Why do you want to switch?

I was considering doing the opposite. . .

[three barrel]

I was also considering doing the opposite. Every hot rod I have heard or played in the local guitar store sounded awesome in the neck position.

[BritishBluesBoy]

If you do - I'll buy your pickguard off you!

[CatfishStudios]

Ill trade ya for my 06 American Standard...its got single coils

[mellecaster]

Originally Posted by chief ten beers

Has anyone here done this and how difficult would it be to this?is it just a matter of getting a traditional tele pickguard and dropping it in or is it more involved than that?thanks

Since no one seems to want to address your question ?...I will....If you body mount your single coil neck pup (like a regular 52ri) it will be a tad more involved (but not much)...or you can use a later style pickguard w/ the 2 holes for mounting the pup....and just use the Standard Tele wiring Diagram to check your circuit....if you have basic soldering skills, should be a piece of cake.

[Robin Nahum]

I believe that the Hot Rod has different valued components in the tone circuit to achieve a better match with the two types of pickup. For instance - 375K pots rather than 250K. If this is indeed the case, changeover may be a bit more fiddly.

But I am also curious as to why one would buy a more pricey Tele and then make changes that will remove what makes it special and reduce its resale value.

[chief ten beers]

thanks for the replies guys,i think i'm just going to keep the mimi in there after all though i may consider an antiquity in place of the stock pickup.