Telecaster selector switch tip replacement...Metal with adjustable screw

[Lef T]

I'm looking for a replacement for the black plastic tip on my Tele.
I remember reading about a chrome or metal replacement tip that also had a screw to tighten it onto shaft.
I've done a search,but can't find it now.

 

[Rick-T137]

This is all I could find - they are chrome but plastic...

https://www.amazon.ca/KAISH-Plastic...=telecaster+switch+tip&qid=1592318977&sr=8-12

I also would love an actual metal switch tip - that would be cool!

EDIT: Nevermind! Google to the rescue...

https://ruttersguitars.com/nocaster-switch-tip

 

[KW1977]

Check out Forney Custom on Reverb. I have them on all my Teles.

 

[Lef T]

EDIT: Nevermind! Google to the rescue...

https://ruttersguitars.com/nocaster-switch-tip

That's the one.
Thank you.

 

[Lef T]

Check out Forney Custom on Reverb. I have them on all my Teles.

Thank you.
I'll check out Forney also.

 

[gmann]

Rutters FTW!

 

[Lef T]

Rutters FTW!

I think that's who I'll order from.
Now I just have to decide which one I want.

 

[Telecentric]

Another Rutters fan.

 

[Kevin Wolfe]

Love it. I’m curious to know if that would be too fat to work on a 4-way?

 

[CCK1]

That's the one.
Thank you.

I have this one on my Telecaster, and I'm sure it will outlast everyone here on the forum. Marc Rutters makes really nice hardware.

 

[CJM3309]

I actually have a brass one from Forney, who I found on Reverb, being delivered today for my esquire. I can chime in later once it has artived. It looked to be nice quality, so Im sure between Rutters and possibly Forney you would be set. It was like $12 shipped and they had an array of colors.

 

[Thinline casket]

The Rutters is heavy and very nice. I also have a Forney set with matching knobs. They both work. My strat has a plastic one from a company I don't remember. Spend an hour on Google and you'll have more selections than you'll ever possibly need. (Unless you're that guy with 6 dozen guitars in his basement.)

 

[Telecentric]

Love it. I’m curious to know if that would be too fat to work on a 4-way?

Works fine on my 5 way

 

[poboy]

These guys have a couple options: http://www.armadilloguitar.com/

 

[Fred.T]

This is what I have...

https://www.rockinger.com/en/parts/electric-parts-knobs/switch-tips/965/art-deco-switch-tip?c=102

 

[Jim_in_PA]

I appreciate this thread...I've been wanting to find metal switch tips to coordinate with the volume and tone knobs. The traditional black plastic ones just don't excite my anal self.

 

[Electric Warrior]

Thanks for this thread, it came along at the right time. My Broadcaster tip broke internally almost immediately and I have a CS that I bought used without a tab and none of the normal parts seem to fit...

 

[moosie]

Works fine on my 5 way

A five way Strat switch is essentially a three way, with a couple extra detents. It has the total swing of a three way. The four way swings further.

 

[Telecentric]

A five way Strat switch is essentially a three way, with a couple extra detents. It has the total swing of a three way. The four way swings further.

Well it's an Oak Grigsby super switch in a Tele, not a standard fender strat 5 way, but you may still be correct.

 

[moosie]

Well it's an Oak Grigsby super switch in a Tele, not a standard fender strat 5 way, but you may still be correct.

I have a bunch of switches on hand. And calipers .

The slot length on CRL 5-way Strat and CRL 3-way Tele: identical, at .979".

O-G Super Switch: 1.00" exactly. Doesn't matter which flavor it is - ToneShapers, Stewmac's very wide one, two-pole (half super), or even the new Discrete 5-way. They're all the same.

O-G 4-way: 1.19".

The new O-G 6-way is the longest slot, at 1.26".


The longer the slot, the further the switch handle leans in the end positions. More lean means a wide tip may bump into the plate, restricting full rotation.