"72" Tele-custom wiring?

[Teleiac]

I'm wiring up a replica (ala) Keef 72 tele-custom. I see that there are many diagrams out there that are similar yet different,just trying to figure it out. I guess my actual question would be can that wide range humbucker in the neck position and single coil bridge be wired like a les Paul? or is there a different way? thx's

 

[Peter Rabbit]

If your Humbucker is wired in series with only two leads (+ ground), then there are six possible wiring combos: each pup singly, both parallel in phase, both parallel out of phase, both in series in phase, both in series out of phase. This doesn't include partly out-of-phase, adding caps and/or resistors, or other oddities.
If your HB has 4 leads + ground, then you have 3 coils to play with, like a Strat. You can Google a million ways to wire a Strat.
Yes, you can wire it like a Paul.

 

[Teleiac]

I just wired up the 72 tele custom and I followed the same wiring points as a les Paul. I have sound in each pickup position and the tone controls work on each position, here's the issue...I have a set volume whether I turn either volume pot from zero to 10 and back again. This part of assembly is not my field!...some help is needed. Oh yes, the humbucker has a bare wire and a brown and a black.
Which is hot and which is ground.
Thx's

 

[Countrykillen]

Is there any photos of the original wiring, or pictures of wiring with three metal braided wires? I dont know how to ground them...

 

[KevinB]

Here's my '73...

 

[Countrykillen]

That was fast, thanks! I signed up for this forum yesterday after numerous sleepless nights. Perfect!
Your toggle switch just have two wires on it, or is one of them a "double"? Been watching "how to solder switch" and everyone is using three wires...?
I have all I need, just waiting for pickups from The Creamery.

 

[Countrykillen]

I see that your wire on the tone pots goes through two ears? My wire only goes into one. Why is that?

 

[KevinB]

That was fast, thanks! I signed up for this forum yesterday after numerous sleepless nights. Perfect!
Your toggle switch just have two wires on it, or is one of them a "double"? Been watching "how to solder switch" and everyone is using three wires...?
I have all I need, just waiting for pickups from The Creamery.

It would have to have 3.

As to your second question, I don't know but I've owned my Tele Custom since 1976 and I have no reason to believe it's not original.

Also, look at this diagram...

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[Countrykillen]

I didnt realize thinline had the same wiring, of course it does! Big thanks for this, I'll probably have more questions when the pickups arrive.

 

[KevinB]

You're welcome!

I can't seem to figure out why Fender wired the output of the volume pot to the wiper and one of the lugs of the tone pot. I'm certainly no wiring guru though. It does seem that the originals (Deluxes, Thinlines and Customs) all used that way of wiring while modern reissues of those guitars don't.

Maybe someone else can help?

 

[Countrykillen]

You're welcome!

I can't seem to figure out why Fender wired the output of the volume pot to the wiper and one of the lugs of the tone pot. I'm certainly no wiring guru though. It does seem that the originals (Deluxes, Thinlines and Customs) all used that way of wiring while modern reissues of those guitars don't.

Maybe someone else can help?

I read somewhere somebody recommended "Gibson vintage wiring" for custom 72, BUT to add that extra connection on both middle and out. I might be completely wrong about this, just started interest in the electronics after 30+ years playing...

 

[Countrykillen]

Another thing, how do I get to know when someone adds an answer on a thread Im writing on, without having to search for that thread all the time?

 

[KevinB]

Another thing, how do I get to know when someone adds an answer on a thread Im writing on, without having to search for that thread all the time?

As per TDPRI...

"If you've set your account to watch all threads that you post in you can click on Watched Threads in the submenu above and see all of the threads you've posted in. You can also see the last poster in those threads."

 

[Countrykillen]

Ok, I did the wiring except pickups. When I test with a beeper there is a beep when I touch the bridge vol pot and everything else, no matter how the toggle switch is directed. But not the wrhb pot... Dont know how to explain this, guess it will show when pickups are there.

 

[Countrykillen]

Eh... Seems like the volume has to be turned up to connect. A little odd though, because the 250k pot gives a beep either its volume is on or off.

 

[Telenator]

Just in case this helps.
http://www.telenator.com/wiring-diagrams/