Good demonstration, thanks. I will say though that everyone who bought a new Tele with this wiring scheme couldn't tear it apart fast enough to re-wire it. Everyone was putting pressure on Fender to get rid of it, but Leo was too stubborn. Most people didn't like it at all (except maybe some jazz players). They wanted a setting that included both pickups together. Fender FINALLY got the message and dumped this scheme in '67 in favor of the "modern" scheme and it's been the standard wiring ever since for the SS/3-way configuration guitars.
So I picked up a Squire Affinity Tele in a garage sale that was not working. Not sure why it wasn't working, but the wiring looked to be a hot mess. I was given a set of GFS tele pups (not sure what kind but they are alnico) and thought I would re-wire from scratch as it's something I've never done before. In fact, I had never even worked with a soldering iron. I purchased a new switch and 2 pots... I used some wire from an old mouse. I followed this 53 wiring scheme (w/ the caps) and took your advice on some of your latest pots & soldering video. Well, in the end it worked and the Tele sounds great! I surprised myself in that I didn't have to go back and correct anything. This can be addicting as I'm ready to do another guitar and take even further w/ Strat. Thank you for helping us with your videos!
Well a strat being easier I would not agree on this is all depending on what you want. There is so many wiring mods out there. I just did a Lindy fralin blend mod and it's amazing. Pretty much a 7tone mod with a knob instead of a switch And you can blend it as wanted. Try to buy from toneshapers.com they have kits for any mod hou want or you can pick and choose quality parts with detailed diagrams and amazing customer service.
I commend you for an easy to understand demonstration of the '53 wiring scheme. I've got a Tele build in progress and I am going to Blackguard Wire it to make it unique from my more modern Tele. Thank you for your time and expertise.
This is so awesome! I am building a Waylon Tele and wanted something special under the hood and I love adding more to the neck position. So the 53 is it! It is rare for me that I get much from blending pickups anyway so this is something cool and new to try or I should say old to try. lol Thanks again You did a excellent job sharing!
I think your videos are some of the best that I seen on UA-cam. I setup and upgrade all of my instruments both acoustic and electric. Nowadays I primarily write and record commercially licensed music under performance rights organization, BMI, Inc. From my understanding, Leo Fender originally had the neck pickup wired that way with the selector switch all the way forward with not a lot of treble in regards to his thoughts that the Telecaster could fill in as a bass guitar, if needed in that manner. Not sure if that 100% true or not.. but I remember reading that from somewhere. Thank You again for providing such a great resource for the music community. Stay safe out there.
Cool video. I took mine even further back, to the Broadcaster. No tone control. Position 3 is the same as 53, the dark neck sound. My 2 is the neck pickup with no tone load at all, and 1 is the bridge pickup with no tone and the second pot used as a blend to bring in anywhere from a little to all of the neck pickup. I like it a lot.
Breja ToneWorks A lot of guys didn't like what Leo called his "Deep Rhythm" circuit, but I find uses for it and the bridge with blend allows me to get some in-between sounds that don't happen in modern tele wiring, plus still get the two pickup combo, if I turn the blend all the way.
Love your videos Don, thank you for keeping all of your work accessible even after all these years. I have had hours and and hours of enjoyment modding my strats and days upon days of chasing tone :-D RESPECT Sir!
Hey Don first I just wanna say thanks 🙏 so much for these videos. Can you please do a video on the 70th anniversary broadcaster wiring with the blend circuit,But with the 10k resistor they talk about so you you don’t get that bassy sound in the neck. That would be great. Your videos are excellent so easily explained. They’ve helped me with so many mods and just wiring in general. 5 stars.
Huge fan of the channel Don have saved me many a headache! By chance you be so kind as to provide some insight as to where one find a program like that to make the diagram look so nice! Hope all is well!!
I'm applying this to a second hand DIY kit Tele that appear to have seen better days; the pickups are good until I lifted control plate out and it starts cracking and when I put it back in it's either one pickup or the other that works. I ordered the standard Tele wiring kit from Stewmac with the '50 Broadcaster diagram in mind; technically the 1949 two-pickup Esquire prototype that started a revolution and this will be the closest to a blackguard Tele that I'll ever get.
Thanks! If I understand correctly, the middle position allows you to use the tone knob with a single cap. The third position only uses the 2 capacitors to affect tone without the ability to adjust via tone knob?
Nice Video, I have dozens of photos of Fender Blackguard Telecaster controls and I've never seen one yet that has wire connecting the back of the Tone case to the back of the Volume case. That was your first illustration. If your effort was to be true to the original circuit, why did you add that? Just asking. BTW - Also, the black wire from the output Jack always goes to the Tone Pot in that circuit.
that would be wired the same, there is no difference in the wires coming off a humbucker or a single coil. Unless the humbucker has 4 conductor wiring to coil tap and switch phase etc, thats another rabbit hole
I have an early 67 tele that had the low vol bassie 3rd position neck pu. BUT it had a sweet spot between 1st and 2nd position that seemed to tie neck and bridge together with a slight outa phase tone to it. will the wiring in this video do same?? if so I loved the spot between and played in that position for years......... thanks PS still have the guitar but I have 3 pu's and 5 way in it and want to make a 52 avri sound like my ol 67....
Hi! I think your videos are amazing! I have learned a lot from them, so first and foremost, thank you so much! About this Blackguard wiring... I haven't tried it, but I do have a question about the dual capacitor tone control: if I'm not mistaken, when you go to the "neck only" position and engage the second capacitor, both caps are in parallel, one going straight to ground and the other one doing so via the tone pot, correct? If so (and this is the part I'm not so sure about), does the tone pot still control part of the tone, regardless of the second cap? In other words, while there's a second [fixed] cap engaged, will the tone pot still work? Hope to hear back from you. Thanks! ;-)
QUESTIONS! I'm new to guitar circuit wiring and confused about the capacitors mentioned. You mention 0.05 (?) capacitors and I know that 0.47uf capacitors are used in guitar circuits. Are these the (relative) same and I just don't understand the value system or are they way different? ALSO ... I planning to use this in a reverse control plate tele (ala Bill Kirchen) so I suspect I'll need to lengthen the lead on one of the capacitors so ... would a soldered paper clip work or should I use the stranded wire I have? Thanks.
I'm only just learning wiring systems but is it possible to wire it up with a switch like a jazzmaster but it switches between regular modern tele wiring and then this wiring shown in the video if flipped?
if you use a 5 way witch you will get both pickups on together...my jv tele i had yrs ago would fire on both if you jammed the switch...like 2nd click on strat switch...plus you can us another cap to get a different sound again...or bypass tone completely. Cheers Skol Wulf
I have an early neck date Jan3 67 and I use to ALWAYS play with the 3way switch between position 1 and center and had the sound of out of phase and a semi warm tone, The question is will the wiring in the vid do the same thing or did the later 67 wiring do what I want???......... Thanks
Hey Ray... In 67' the switch config on a tele would have been... Position #1: Bridge pickup alone with tone control engaged. Position #2: Both pickups together in parallel. Position #3: Neck pickup alone with tone control engaged. That is different from this wiring. Position 2 (center) on a 67' is going to sound similar to position 2 or 4 of a Strat. I'm not sure on a Tele wired like a 67 if there would be a difference between Center and 'in-between' but since the center position is Parallel, that's where your tone is coming from. Hope this helps... Don
I just remember always using the in-between position, it was like a #2 pos strat. So actually my tele had 4 different tones on the switch and when they came out with the 5 way on the strat I always use the 2 and the 4 position. Anyone else ever use that on a tele??
This may be a dumb question, but can you do a treble bleed with this mod? Would it need to be installed on both caps? Would it effect the 3rd position neck sound? Thanks in advance.
When you're looking at this diagram, are the pots and switch pictured upside down? Like when this is installed, and the control plate goes back into the cavity, would the A side of the switch be on the right?
+Michael Kerr If you were to take the control plate off your Telecaster and turn it over - you'd be looking straight down at this layout. So Yes - if I'm read you right, the A side would be on the right
can you do a vid on the '51 nocaster wiring that is very similar to this but the tone control in position one blends the neck pickup in? and in position 2 there is no tone control
This is a great video and I want to wire my Tele project just like this. Question: I bought a wiring kit and it came with 2 different capacitors (but both orange). Will those work or do the capacitors need to be the same? Thanks !!!
James Shamblin Hey James... I'm not sure which wiring kit you purchased but for this particular mod you'd want capacitors with relatively the same value. Something between .047uF or .022uF. Your .001uF cap won't do much for you - that value tends to be used more in treble bleed type mods. Again - look for another .047uF or something close and you'll be all set. If you have any issues - email me directly at BrejaToneWorks@gmail.com Don
I decided to do this to my guitar then I remembered that I was going to be installing a Burstbucker at the neck. Any thoughts on me installing a 300k or 500k volume pot, sticking with a 250k tone pot and reversing your pickup connections so that the front position was the bridge pickup w/no treble, the middle switch position was the bridge with tone control and the rear switch position was the humbucker with tone control? Would that work?
+Tommy Barrett They will but as always, I caution people that Caps are very subjective. I might find these values fine but to your ears they may be too dark. Give them a whirl and see what you hear but don't be afraid to swap them for a different value to see if you can coach a little more tone out of your guitar.
Anyone try this wiring with tele texas specials? I was thinking of going that route. I guessing I just treat that extra yellow wire on the neck pickup the same and just ground it to the volume pot.
I have a tele with a bad volume pot, so I replaced it with a stewmac alpha 500k pot that I never used for another project, tele has 2 single coils, now I have what appears to be 2 tone controls and no volume. Do I need a 250k pot instead? Please advise.
bluesdude2003 It sounds like just a simple wiring issue. If it's a standard Tele wiring scheme, do a quick Google search for Tele wiring and check your wires coming off the switch to the pots. More than likely you'll be able to see your mistake pretty quick. Don
+bluesdude2003 You MAY have cooked the pot also. If the internals are plastic, it's VERY easy to burn the wiper arm or resistor track. I have done this a few times on a Strat and ended up with treble roll off and not volume. The SAFEST way I do pots now, is to take OFF the back casing, and solder it up 1st, THEN clip the casing back on to the pot, to prevent damage. Also, make sure to MARK the shaft position 1st, so when you put it back it doesn't turn in the opposite direction, and becomes a left handed pot! Also as to pot value, depending on your Tele bridge pick up, a 500Kohm pot may make it too bright. (Change to taste of course, otherwise a 330K or a 250K is the usual resistance value!)
HELP!!!!!!! Has anyone had an old tele [67 or older] that had a three way and you could hang switch between bridge pu and middle postion and have an outa phase sound. That's where I always played it. Of course the third position neck pu was never used. Will this wiring do the same thing??????......... thanks
HELP ME I HAVE THIS GUITAR AND IT COMES THE OPTION TO PLACE THE RESISTOR 15k (vintage blend wiring), DO YOU RECOMMEND ME TO MAKE THIS CHANGE OR NOT TO DO IT?
Can you explain what each of the jumpers is doing here? I'm new at this. I know that putting in the switch in the front position engages the neck pickup and the second capacitor, but I don't see how the signal flows to make this happen. Thank you.
I had to draw it out for myself but I finally saw it. Position 3 connects the neck pickup via lug B3 to A3, via the jumper, then to A4 (common) which is jumpered to B4, which is connected to B1 (common) which goes to the volume and ultimately to the output.
Good demonstration, thanks. I will say though that everyone who bought a new Tele with this wiring scheme couldn't tear it apart fast enough to re-wire it. Everyone was putting pressure on Fender to get rid of it, but Leo was too stubborn. Most people didn't like it at all (except maybe some jazz players). They wanted a setting that included both pickups together. Fender FINALLY got the message and dumped this scheme in '67 in favor of the "modern" scheme and it's been the standard wiring ever since for the SS/3-way configuration guitars.
I'm rewiring an old 1978 Greco strat and your videos are really helpful. Thanks so much.
So I picked up a Squire Affinity Tele in a garage sale that was not working. Not sure why it wasn't working, but the wiring looked to be a hot mess. I was given a set of GFS tele pups (not sure what kind but they are alnico) and thought I would re-wire from scratch as it's something I've never done before. In fact, I had never even worked with a soldering iron. I purchased a new switch and 2 pots... I used some wire from an old mouse. I followed this 53 wiring scheme (w/ the caps) and took your advice on some of your latest pots & soldering video. Well, in the end it worked and the Tele sounds great! I surprised myself in that I didn't have to go back and correct anything. This can be addicting as I'm ready to do another guitar and take even further w/ Strat. Thank you for helping us with your videos!
MrSaltWaterBread strat is even easier in my opinion
Well a strat being easier I would not agree on this is all depending on what you want. There is so many wiring mods out there. I just did a Lindy fralin blend mod and it's amazing. Pretty much a 7tone mod with a knob instead of a switch And you can blend it as wanted. Try to buy from toneshapers.com they have kits for any mod hou want or you can pick and choose quality parts with detailed diagrams and amazing customer service.
Oh and the 7 tone allows you to add the bridge to the neck only and to have all p'ups on at once.
Best example on UA-cam 👍
I commend you for an easy to understand demonstration of the '53 wiring scheme. I've got a Tele build in progress and I am going to Blackguard Wire it to make it unique from my more modern Tele. Thank you for your time and expertise.
Great work on this video. Good information, to the point, super clear, excellent visuals, good sound too. Thanks I appreciated this.
This is so awesome! I am building a Waylon Tele and wanted something special under the hood and I love adding more to the neck position. So the 53 is it! It is rare for me that I get much from blending pickups anyway so this is something cool and new to try or I should say old to try. lol Thanks again You did a excellent job sharing!
I think your videos are some of the best that I seen on UA-cam. I setup and upgrade all of my instruments both acoustic and electric. Nowadays I primarily write and record commercially licensed music under performance rights organization, BMI, Inc. From my understanding, Leo Fender originally had the neck pickup wired that way with the selector switch all the way forward with not a lot of treble in regards to his thoughts that the Telecaster could fill in as a bass guitar, if needed in that manner. Not sure if that 100% true or not.. but I remember reading that from somewhere. Thank You again for providing such a great resource for the music community. Stay safe out there.
Cool video. I took mine even further back, to the Broadcaster. No tone control. Position 3 is the same as 53, the dark neck sound. My 2 is the neck pickup with no tone load at all, and 1 is the bridge pickup with no tone and the second pot used as a blend to bring in anywhere from a little to all of the neck pickup. I like it a lot.
I think I need more Telecasters in my collection. :)
Breja ToneWorks
A lot of guys didn't like what Leo called his "Deep Rhythm" circuit, but I find uses for it and the bridge with blend allows me to get some in-between sounds that don't happen in modern tele wiring, plus still get the two pickup combo, if I turn the blend all the way.
Love your videos Don, thank you for keeping all of your work accessible even after all these years. I have had hours and and hours of enjoyment modding my strats and days upon days of chasing tone :-D RESPECT Sir!
Hey Don first I just wanna say thanks 🙏 so much for these videos. Can you please do a video on the 70th anniversary broadcaster wiring with the blend circuit,But with the 10k resistor they talk about so you you don’t get that bassy sound in the neck. That would be great. Your videos are excellent so easily explained. They’ve helped me with so many mods and just wiring in general. 5 stars.
Huge fan of the channel Don have saved me many a headache! By chance you be so kind as to provide some insight as to where one find a program like that to make the diagram look so nice!
Hope all is well!!
I'm applying this to a second hand DIY kit Tele that appear to have seen better days; the pickups are good until I lifted control plate out and it starts cracking and when I put it back in it's either one pickup or the other that works. I ordered the standard Tele wiring kit from Stewmac with the '50 Broadcaster diagram in mind; technically the 1949 two-pickup Esquire prototype that started a revolution and this will be the closest to a blackguard Tele that I'll ever get.
Thank you so much for this diagram it helped and my guitar is ready to Rock.
Very helpful! Thanks a million!
Thanks! If I understand correctly, the middle position allows you to use the tone knob with a single cap. The third position only uses the 2 capacitors to affect tone without the ability to adjust via tone knob?
i really love this version...i never used the two pickups together on a tele lmao (i know im the only one) but i usally just go lead or neck.
Nice Video, I have dozens of photos of Fender Blackguard Telecaster controls and I've never seen one yet that has wire connecting the back of the Tone case to the back of the Volume case. That was your first illustration. If your effort was to be true to the original circuit, why did you add that? Just asking. BTW - Also, the black wire from the output Jack always goes to the Tone Pot in that circuit.
Great video!!! Do you use any resistors in this wiring or is it only the caps?
Would it be hard to set up the blend knob instead of the tone for the bridge?
How do i change this wiring to a modern wiring set up? Any guide vid on this from you?
Don,
How about a tutorial on a Tele with Single Coil on the bridge and Humbucker/Filtertron on the neck wiring scheme....
Thanks for all you do!
that would be wired the same, there is no difference in the wires coming off a humbucker or a single coil. Unless the humbucker has 4 conductor wiring to coil tap and switch phase etc, thats another rabbit hole
Which is the wiring that has the Tone Knob working as a blender of the two pickups?
Thanks a lot mate! Will definetly check it up!
I have an early 67 tele that had the low vol bassie 3rd position neck pu. BUT it had a sweet spot between 1st and 2nd position that seemed to tie neck and bridge together with a slight outa phase tone to it. will the wiring in this video do same?? if so I loved the spot between and played in that position for years......... thanks
PS still have the guitar but I have 3 pu's and 5 way in it and want to make a 52 avri sound like my ol 67....
I'm going to mod my Tele with this tomorrow...curious!
Hi! I think your videos are amazing! I have learned a lot from them, so first and foremost, thank you so much! About this Blackguard wiring... I haven't tried it, but I do have a question about the dual capacitor tone control: if I'm not mistaken, when you go to the "neck only" position and engage the second capacitor, both caps are in parallel, one going straight to ground and the other one doing so via the tone pot, correct? If so (and this is the part I'm not so sure about), does the tone pot still control part of the tone, regardless of the second cap? In other words, while there's a second [fixed] cap engaged, will the tone pot still work? Hope to hear back from you. Thanks! ;-)
did you ever find an answer to this?
Can the switch be wired to simultaneously change capacitor value for each pickup? I'd like a 0.1uF on neck and 0.002uF on bridge.
Great video, do you have a video like this for regular or common 3 ways tele switch? Thank you.
QUESTIONS! I'm new to guitar circuit wiring and confused about the capacitors mentioned. You mention 0.05 (?) capacitors and I know that 0.47uf capacitors are used in guitar circuits. Are these the (relative) same and I just don't understand the value system or are they way different? ALSO ...
I planning to use this in a reverse control plate tele (ala Bill Kirchen) so I suspect I'll need to lengthen the lead on one of the capacitors so ... would a soldered paper clip work or should I use the stranded wire I have? Thanks.
what values are the capacitors used, please ?
Could I do this with p90 pickups and use a 4 way switch so I could also have the pickups together?
I'm only just learning wiring systems but is it possible to wire it up with a switch like a jazzmaster but it switches between regular modern tele wiring and then this wiring shown in the video if flipped?
if you use a 5 way witch you will get both pickups on together...my jv tele i had yrs ago would fire on both if you jammed the switch...like 2nd click on strat switch...plus you can us another cap to get a different sound again...or bypass tone completely.
Cheers
Skol
Wulf
I have an early neck date Jan3 67 and I use to ALWAYS play with the 3way switch between position 1 and center and had the sound of out of phase and a semi warm tone, The question is will the wiring in the vid do the same thing or did the later 67 wiring do what I want???......... Thanks
Hey Ray... In 67' the switch config on a tele would have been...
Position #1: Bridge pickup alone with tone control engaged.
Position #2: Both pickups together in parallel.
Position #3: Neck pickup alone with tone control engaged.
That is different from this wiring. Position 2 (center) on a 67' is going to sound similar to position 2 or 4 of a Strat. I'm not sure on a Tele wired like a 67 if there would be a difference between Center and 'in-between' but since the center position is Parallel, that's where your tone is coming from.
Hope this helps...
Don
I just remember always using the in-between position, it was like a #2 pos strat. So actually my tele had 4 different tones on the switch and when they came out with the 5 way on the strat I always use the 2 and the 4 position. Anyone else ever use that on a tele??
This may be a dumb question, but can you do a treble bleed with this mod? Would it need to be installed on both caps? Would it effect the 3rd position neck sound? Thanks in advance.
Can use treble bleed on virtually any wiring where volume pot is present.
Do you have a link to the wiring diagram need to repair a my guitar.
When you're looking at this diagram, are the pots and switch pictured upside down? Like when this is installed, and the control plate goes back into the cavity, would the A side of the switch be on the right?
+Michael Kerr If you were to take the control plate off your Telecaster and turn it over - you'd be looking straight down at this layout. So Yes - if I'm read you right, the A side would be on the right
Thanks Breja ToneWorks !
Hi.What's the capacitor value between volume pot and B4? It used to be ceramic disc?
Both are/were .05uF in the originals.
My telecaster has 6 soldering tabs on one side and two opposite the 6?? How would I wire that up?
can you do a vid on the '51 nocaster wiring that is very similar to this but the tone control in position one blends the neck pickup in? and in position 2 there is no tone control
@@JYZProductions Thanks! Im getting a classic vibe 50s tele and im going to upgrade most of the electronics, ill buy a crl 3 way to be safe
This is a great video and I want to wire my Tele project just like this. Question: I bought a wiring kit and it came with 2 different capacitors (but both orange). Will those work or do the capacitors need to be the same? Thanks !!!
Hey James...
Capacitors have different values. What values came with your kit?
Don
Breja ToneWorks Orange Drop Capacitors: .047uF and .001uF
James Shamblin Hey James... I'm not sure which wiring kit you purchased but for this particular mod you'd want capacitors with relatively the same value. Something between .047uF or .022uF. Your .001uF cap won't do much for you - that value tends to be used more in treble bleed type mods. Again - look for another .047uF or something close and you'll be all set. If you have any issues - email me directly at BrejaToneWorks@gmail.com Don
I decided to do this to my guitar then I remembered that I was going to be installing a Burstbucker at the neck. Any thoughts on me installing a 300k or 500k volume pot, sticking with a 250k tone pot and reversing your pickup connections so that the front position was the bridge pickup w/no treble, the middle switch position was the bridge with tone control and the rear switch position was the humbucker with tone control? Would that work?
Where do we put that ground?
are the pots 250 k ? Capacitors ? and 3 way switch rezistor 15 k ?
Don, are my capacitors cool or do I need others? Thanks!
If i used a 4way switch can I still get the n/b in the mix.
I have two .05 500v capacitors. Will they work for this wiring scheme?
+Tommy Barrett They will but as always, I caution people that Caps are very subjective. I might find these values fine but to your ears they may be too dark. Give them a whirl and see what you hear but don't be afraid to swap them for a different value to see if you can coach a little more tone out of your guitar.
+Breja ToneWorks Okay thanks a lot, I'll update you on what I think once I've finished the wiring.
Why a ground bridge wire if a telecaster bridge pickup has baseplate?
What about putting a five way switch so you can still select pickups and group them
Anyone try this wiring with tele texas specials? I was thinking of going that route. I guessing I just treat that extra yellow wire on the neck pickup the same and just ground it to the volume pot.
The dark circuit started in 1950 on the broadcaster.
hello. why have i juste one capasitor on mine ? It, s not a fender but a Harley Benton. thanks. from France
I have a tele with a bad volume pot, so I replaced it with a stewmac alpha 500k pot that I never used for another project, tele has 2 single coils, now I have what appears to be 2 tone controls and no volume. Do I need a 250k pot instead?
Please advise.
bluesdude2003 It sounds like just a simple wiring issue. If it's a standard Tele wiring scheme, do a quick Google search for Tele wiring and check your wires coming off the switch to the pots. More than likely you'll be able to see your mistake pretty quick.
Don
+bluesdude2003 You MAY have cooked the pot also. If the internals are plastic, it's VERY easy to burn the wiper arm or resistor track.
I have done this a few times on a Strat and ended up with treble roll off and not volume.
The SAFEST way I do pots now, is to take OFF the back casing, and solder it up 1st, THEN clip the casing back on to the pot, to prevent damage.
Also, make sure to MARK the shaft position 1st, so when you put it back it doesn't turn in the opposite direction, and becomes a left handed pot!
Also as to pot value, depending on your Tele bridge pick up, a 500Kohm pot may make it too bright. (Change to taste of course, otherwise a 330K or a 250K is the usual resistance value!)
I don't understand where that Ground to Bridge wire goes
HELP!!!!!!! Has anyone had an old tele [67 or older] that had a three way and you could hang switch between bridge pu and middle postion and have an outa phase sound. That's where I always played it. Of course the third position neck pu was never used.
Will this wiring do the same thing??????......... thanks
Heck why wouldn't we want this in reverse with the treble roll off on the bridge pickup?
HELP ME
I HAVE THIS GUITAR AND IT COMES THE OPTION TO PLACE THE RESISTOR 15k (vintage blend wiring), DO YOU RECOMMEND ME TO MAKE THIS CHANGE OR NOT TO DO IT?
personally I love the blend wiring, gives you a little more versatility and another option for tone
**This is actually fender's first generation dark circuit wiring (1952)**
what years did that run for?
Cool but my crl switch is the opposite of this the lowest tab is on the left no matter witch way I turn it
I like to see the deferent pick ups telecasters pick ups Iam not getting good voluim
It might. be traditional , but I don't like/get it. You can get all of this plus more with the later wiring!
Really nice tutorial but this configuration is rather obsolete because we have electric guitar basses.
Can you explain what each of the jumpers is doing here? I'm new at this. I know that putting in the switch in the front position engages the neck pickup and the second capacitor, but I don't see how the signal flows to make this happen. Thank you.
I had to draw it out for myself but I finally saw it. Position 3 connects the neck pickup via lug B3 to A3, via the jumper, then to A4 (common) which is jumpered to B4, which is connected to B1 (common) which goes to the volume and ultimately to the output.