Members mr benn Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 Hi folks I'm currently building a fat Tele out of spares using a Tv jones classic humbucker in the neck And a fender 62 custom ri bridge pickup What I want to do is use a traditional Tele control setup ( three way switch,1x vol, 1x tone) but wire the neck pickup to the vol only The tone pot will only be on the bridge pickup Anyone know of a diagram I can use for this? What pot values would you use?? Thanks! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 29, 2012 Members Share Posted December 29, 2012 As for a wiring diagram ,I don't know. I would get out the soldering iron and just work it out. For pot value I would go with at least 500k If coil tapping is a consideration maybe you could go with a 5 or even 7 way switch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akapuli Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by mr benn wire the neck pickup to the vol only The tone pot will only be on the bridge pickup Why? Seriously... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 i had that for a while when my tele had a humbucker in the neck. if i remember correctly, you simply need to cut a jumper wire between the volume and tone controls. that said, the tone function will work on both pickups when the middle pickup selector position is in use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Meowy Posted January 2, 2013 Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Connect the tone pot to the same lug on the switch as the bridge pup. Depending on the rest of your wiring scheme it may be in circuit in the middle pos. Check here for more ideashttps://sites.google.com/site/phoste...2-pickup-teles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted January 2, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 2, 2013 Originally Posted by akapuli Why? Seriously... Because on the other fat Tele I have the neck pickup goes muddy with the tone pot rolled off at all, even just a little bitSo I only use it wide open (it has a no-load pot) but the single coil in the bridge I would normally use rolled off a bit to take the edge offThis makes quick changes between neck and bridge difficult so I figure why bother with having a tone pot on the neck pickup at all?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mr benn Posted January 3, 2013 Author Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 Originally Posted by Meowy Connect the tone pot to the same lug on the switch as the bridge pup. Depending on the rest of your wiring scheme it may be in circuit in the middle pos.Check here for more ideashttps://sites.google.com/site/phoste...2-pickup-teles Originally Posted by Help!I'maRock! i had that for a while when my tele had a humbucker in the neck. if i remember correctly, you simply need to cut a jumper wire between the volume and tone controls. that said, the tone function will work on both pickups when the middle pickup selector position is in use. Thanks for the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted January 3, 2013 Members Share Posted January 3, 2013 use 500K pots w/ .022 cap and the tone knobber should work on both the neck and bridge. 500K is fine for all but the brightest-twangiest tele bridge pickups e.g. low wind ( only concern i would have with your set-up is if you get a large volume drop when going from the neck to bridge, if the TV jones are like most humbuckers a lot louder than most singles especially 60s tele style which should be low output...Id go with a broadcaster type bridge like SD Broadcaster or Fred Stuart Lap Wrap, Rumpelstiltskin 1950 etc; unless the TV jones isnt very high output then a 52Ri, Nocaster or Lollar 52 bridge PUP might be able to hang with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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