Squier Telecaster wiring

curious · January 3rd, 2008, 09:54 AM

Hi!
I'm a new user of this forum and wanna start right off with a question concerning wiring on a Squier Telecaster. It's Korean made and should be built somewhere between '88 and '92. It's of very bad quality but I want to fix it anyway.
Problem is that some of the wires have losened and there is one wire I can't assign to it's proper location on the switch (I think it belongs to the switch).
Please have a look:

It's the black wire on the right side, wich comes from the pickups.

The wiring diagrams on tdpri.com didn't help me, cause they seem to show different wirings.
I don't know anything about electronics and not much about guitars. So please be gentle. All I want to know is where to solder this black wire to.

Thanks in advance

cknowles · January 3rd, 2008, 01:22 PM

The loose black wire is a ground wire from either the bridge, or one of the pickups. At any rate it should be soldered back onto the volume pot where the other 3 black wires are soldered.

Hope this helps!

Chris

curious · January 3rd, 2008, 05:12 PM

Thank you very much! I will try this tomorrow, cause it's night time over here.

curious · January 10th, 2008, 06:30 AM

It works.
Thanks again.

cknowles · January 10th, 2008, 07:48 AM

Fantastic! Enjoy your twang!!

graphs · January 10th, 2008, 08:42 AM

what's the rest of the guitar look like? looks to be a pretty funky blue from the control plate shot...

curious · January 10th, 2008, 09:42 AM

The finish was a very bright skyish blue, unlike any I have seen on another Fender. Unfortunately the guitar was permanently exposed to cigarette smoke for more than 15 years so the lacquer and the once bright white pickguard have considerably yellowed. The color is a bit on the turquoise side now.
You can still see its original coloring underneath the pickguard or the control plate.
I'll take some shots in daylight next week and post them here.

January 3rd, 2008, 09:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
curious NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 7	Squier Telecaster wiring Hi! I'm a new user of this forum and wanna start right off with a question concerning wiring on a Squier Telecaster. It's Korean made and should be built somewhere between '88 and '92. It's of very bad quality but I want to fix it anyway. Problem is that some of the wires have losened and there is one wire I can't assign to it's proper location on the switch (I think it belongs to the switch). Please have a look: It's the black wire on the right side, wich comes from the pickups. The wiring diagrams on tdpri.com didn't help me, cause they seem to show different wirings. I don't know anything about electronics and not much about guitars. So please be gentle. All I want to know is where to solder this black wire to. Thanks in advance

January 10th, 2008, 09:42 AM	#7 (permalink)
curious NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 7	The finish was a very bright skyish blue, unlike any I have seen on another Fender. Unfortunately the guitar was permanently exposed to cigarette smoke for more than 15 years so the lacquer and the once bright white pickguard have considerably yellowed. The color is a bit on the turquoise side now. You can still see its original coloring underneath the pickguard or the control plate. I'll take some shots in daylight next week and post them here. Last edited by curious; January 10th, 2008 at 01:19 PM.

January 3rd, 2008, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
cknowles Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada Age: 45 Posts: 123	The loose black wire is a ground wire from either the bridge, or one of the pickups. At any rate it should be soldered back onto the volume pot where the other 3 black wires are soldered. Hope this helps! Chris

January 3rd, 2008, 05:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
curious NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 7	Thank you very much! I will try this tomorrow, cause it's night time over here.

January 10th, 2008, 06:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
curious NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 7	It works. Thanks again.

January 10th, 2008, 07:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
cknowles Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada Age: 45 Posts: 123	Fantastic! Enjoy your twang!!

January 10th, 2008, 08:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
graphs Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toronto Posts: 672	what's the rest of the guitar look like? looks to be a pretty funky blue from the control plate shot...