Resources
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Your reference guide to your Telecaster guitar. Here you’ll find information on Serial Number Dating, building a Telecaster, Fender Headstock Shapes, Changing Strings, Relicing Your Guitar, Wiring and Soldering your pickups and controls, and much more. |
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| How Old is your Telecaster? | About the TDPRI | ||
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Dating Your Guitar — Serial Number Information and history to help you date your Fender Guitar |
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History of the TDPRI — who are we, when did this start and why the odd name? |
| Working with your Telecaster’s electronics: | Paisley Telecasters (& Floral’s, too) | ||
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Soldering Tips — Ten tips to help you improve your soldering technique Wiring Diagrams — Wire your Telecaster correctly |
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Unique Paisley Teles – the whole story, or as much as we know about them |
| How To: Build a Telecaster: | But, will your Telecaster FLOAT???? | ||
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DIY Telecaster Project — Step-by-step photos of a Telecaster Build |
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— Just like David Letterman’s show |
| How To: Relic Your Guitar: | Fender Guitar Headstock Shapes | ||
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DIY Relicing Project – One version of the "relic" process |
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Fender Guitar Headstock Shapes – Here’s a complete (more or less) list. |
| Telecaster Bridge Mods: | Adjusting the Truss Rod | ||
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Base Plate Materials – Different base plate metals for your Telecaster’s bridge pickup |
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– Here’s how to do it |
| Factory Telecaster Guitar Manuals: | Changing Your Telecaster’s Strings | ||
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Assorted Fender Factory Manuals — A small sampling of older guitar manuals. |
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How to change strings – Here’s a beginner’s primer |
Wow, what an interesting new feature.
Resources– What a good idea…
I have been looking for a good musicians referral site… I know that would be a spam magnet, but it would be nice to have a central clearing house.
I’ve already learned a bunch of stuff here, and I’ve been messing around with guitars since 1978!
Could someone on the CBS Bakerfield wireing if the 3 way switch works like the standard wireing. Like the middle position, neck and bridge pickup, forward position neck etc.
Thanks,
Ron
Hi,
I recently bought a James Burton Flame artist series with serial number N495xxxxx, this would indicate the guitar was made in 1994 but they only started making them in 2006, can someone help me date this guitar?
Tez.
hello,I have a tele body and parts need some help to put it together, any body in the north jearey who can help?
Just a great informational site, with very good links to other sites of interest. I especially like to check the classifieds for amps and have the ability to speak with other like minded musicians.
Keep up the good work!
I’m looking for an acrylic, plexi-glass Telecaster body in the 3 pickup, Nashville style, configuration! Is there a forum here that will help me locate a fabricator and then help my project along??? Thank you for listening!
Fred
Folks, especially new members, please note that if you have a question you want answered to post it in the FORUM and not so much in the article section.
50,000+ people read, comment and respond to questions in the Forum section. While this section has a lot of readers — thousands of them — not many comment and respond.
This section is NOT the forum. Click on the “Forum” link above on the menubar and you’ll see over 2.5 million posts from fellow guitar enthusiasts.
Thanks
Paul Green
President
GearTalk Network
Got a question I hope someone can answer. I just bought a tele that is shaped like a strat, has a humbucker at the bridge and a single pu at the neck. It has a dual volume control and the back knob is the pickup selector. It has no toggle selector. It’s an Indonesian made squire. What is it?
To get answers you should always post in the FORUMs and not in the blog.
Cheers!
I have a 2004 American standard Tele the nut is slipping. What is the best way to fix this I heard elmers glue any suggestions or should I just take it to a tech to repair?
To get answers you should always post in the FORUMs and not in the blog. That’s where you’ll get real world answers to issues like yours.
Anyone have a recco for discount subscription to the following magazines?
Vintage Guitar Magazine – instead of subscribing w/ the blow-in card at $24.95 yr
Acoustic Guitar Magazine – instead of their blow-in card at $39.95 yr
Guitar Player Magazine – rates vary wildly – $12.95-19.95 yr
In the past I found eBay deals for gift-card subscriptions, but not any more.
I’ve been googling “discount magazine subscription” and the title w/ spotty results, as (shock and surprise) hits come up w/o useful/relevant results.
And, for the life of me I couldn’t figure out which section to start a thread like this.
If I’ve posted to the wrong part of the forum, I apologize and will accept gentle re-direction.
All respect – Deeve
You haven’t even posted in the Forum. This is the Resource section of the Homepage, kind of a TDPRI Blog section. Post your questions in the Bad Dog Cafe of the forum — the BDC is the “Off Topic” section as in, it’s not about Telecasters or an other of the standard guitar topics.
snagged a bradley ele ( veneman music, springfield va., circa early 70′s) but- website said made in 1959-63, @ matsumoku factory… cool, old cream tele. natural relic… rusted bridge plate. much dirt under bridge and in neeck pocket. very cool, toneful. sat beside a much lighter one w/ seam on peghead…THIS one has seam, but hidden, same board, & grain… actually very good quality/tone. found some, need more info- wonder if it a copy of 50′s/60′s. has pre 70 style curve at top of body on left side-thx for any help.
What is a “bradley ele”? To get the most out of the TDPRI you need to ask your question WITH PHOTOs on the TDPRI Forum.
templates for telecaster \w neck humbucker please!
i am looking for som good tabs with country solo`s intro`s and outro`s
Great information website with a lot of knowledgeable members. Great topics and technical information on vintage equipment that is hard to find. This is the kind of website that improves over time and improves the evolution of mankind throughout the world.
im..looking for some jumbo acoustic guitar plans..pls.help.
I am starting a build kit for a 5E3 amp. Kit is upgraded to 35 watts and will use 6L6 power tubes.
I need help from the get go about how to get simple easy to follow instruction and building the board and transformer wiring.
I am a retired mechanical Eng. with good mechanical skills like sodering and such.
Is there a good place to get step by step instructions on how to build this kit.
PS: I will put this kit into a real 1957 tweed cabinet I’ve had for 40 yrs. missing the amp.
thanks
Bill