wiggy Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I know this is completely OT but I could do with some quick help. I'm wiring up a tele I've put together and am having difficulty working out which wires go where on the switch (I'm used to LP wiring). It isn't helped by the fact that the switch which came with the control panel is a POS and seems to bear little relationship with anything I can find when I google tele wiring (I intend to replace it with a decent one asap but just need to get it wired up now because I'm dying to hear how it sounds!) I've posted a couple of pics below to show the setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 oops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Go to guitarelectronics.com , select "Guitar and Bass Wiring" on left of screen, about halfway down. Breaks it down by # of pickups, or brand name, or... just look, maybe will help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Been there - doesn't help with the 3 way switch I've got. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Do you have a continuity tester? Real easy to figger out the switch with one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 HI Ron I've just been looking for it - it had dawned on me a few mins ago that there was a simple solution Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron G Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Are you gonna reverse-mount the control plate? Seems more practical to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 box switches. you know, I've replaced a zillion of those.. and never had a problem with the Oak/grigsby type. just saying! and I'm with ron. put the volume control up front, the tone in the middle and the switch at the back. you could go with a four way switch, too.. *S* TWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antwhi2001 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Looks like the cheap and nasty switch on the Alba Tele I bought recently for fun. There should be a bridge pup lead soldered to the first 2 points on that mini PCB, on the left in your pic. I can see the blob of solder joining the 2 points but no lead attached. Similarly, the "live" lead from the neck pup goes to the 2 points on the right, joined with a blob of solder. And you've given me an excuse to post pics of the Alba : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
animalfarm Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 I see you have a penchant for "shiny things".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 Got it wired up and running. Doesn't sound anywhere as good as it should so next stop is new strings, junk the pots, switch and caps for decent quality ones and then hopefully we should be there. Acoustically she sounds fantastic and the pups are Bare Knuckle Yardbirds so the only thing letting the side down is the aforementioned bits on the control plate plus my lousy soldering skills. I think she looks the business though. (the separate pieces of the body don't show up under normal lighting unless you look closely and as the whole thing, including the pups has cost me less than £200 to assemble, I'm feeling quite happy!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWANG Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Nice looking guitar. If you're really happy with it.. I'd go CTS pots for sure. And why not.. go for an oil in paper cap while you're at it. 12.00 isn't so much. Get a four way switch in there, too. May as well get those birds doing all they can. and reverse that control plate. Not to make you all spendy but.. how about roller string trees. And a Wilkinson vintage style compensated bridge, get it intonated better, and brass saddles to bring out all the sound you can. wrap your bridge pup with copper foil for sheilding. and then go kick some butt. tWANG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggy Posted February 6, 2009 Author Share Posted February 6, 2009 Having let her settle overnight I picked her up again this evening. Perhaps the fingers weren't working yesterday or the strings have settled in but she played better than I could have imagined. Trouble is I now feel guilty every time I pick her up because my Epi LP is looking at me and I feel like I'm being unfaithful in full view. Actually only problem with places like this is that we're generally all so widely dispersed geographically. I'd love to be able to get together with a few people from here and chat/jam/booze/whatever or a regular/irregular basis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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