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Telecaster wiring
4 Telecaster wirings side by side, each with its full diagram and every sound it makes — series, parallel, phase and hum-cancelling worked out per switch position.
Modern 3-way (1V1T)
3 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Bridge single coil
- Neck single coil
- 3-way blade
- 2× 250k audio
- 0.047 µF tone cap
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | 3-way blade: 1 (bridge) | No | — |
| Bridge + Neck | 3-way blade: 2 (both) | No | In phase |
| Neck | 3-way blade: 3 (neck) | No | — |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Bridge to the second leg of 0.047 µF.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.047 µF to lug 1 on Volume 250k.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Volume 250k to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a red wire from a lug, pole 1 on 3-way to the hot lead from Bridge.
- Solder a green wire from the hot lead from Neck to b lug, pole 1 on 3-way.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 1 on 3-way to lug 3 (CW end) on Volume 250k.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 3 (CW end) on Volume 250k to lug 1 on Tone 250k.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Tone 250k to the first leg of 0.047 µF.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Volume 250k to the tip lug on the jack.
Modern 3-way + treble bleed
3 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Bridge single coil
- Neck single coil
- 3-way blade
- 2× 250k audio
- 0.047 µF tone cap
- 1 nF treble bleed cap
- 120k treble bleed resistor
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | 3-way blade: 1 (bridge) | No | — |
| Bridge + Neck | 3-way blade: 2 (both) | No | In phase |
| Neck | 3-way blade: 3 (neck) | No | — |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.047 µF to the ground lead from Neck.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Bridge to lug 1 on vol.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on vol to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a red wire from a lug, pole 1 on Selector to the hot lead from Bridge.
- Solder a green wire from b lug, pole 1 on Selector to the hot lead from Neck.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 1 on Selector to the first leg of 1 nF bleed.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 1 nF bleed to the first leg of 120k.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 120k to lug 1 on tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 1 on tone to lug 3 (CW end) on vol.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.047 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on tone.
- Solder a gray wire from the second leg of 1 nF bleed to the second leg of 120k.
- Solder a gray wire from the second leg of 120k to lug 2 (wiper) on vol.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on vol to the tip lug on the jack.
4-way mod (adds series)
4 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Bridge single coil
- Neck single coil
- 4-way blade (Tele series mod)
- 2× 250k audio
- 0.047 µF tone cap
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | 4-way blade: 1 (bridge) | No | — |
| Bridge + Neck | 4-way blade: 2 (parallel) | No | In phase |
| Neck | 4-way blade: 3 (neck) | No | — |
| Bridge + Neck in series | 4-way blade: 4 (series) | No | In phase |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the second leg of 0.047 µF to the ground lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Bridge to lug 1 on Volume.
- Solder a black wire from lug 1 on Volume to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a red wire from common lug, pole 1 on Selector to the hot lead from Bridge.
- Solder a green wire from lug 1, pole 1 on Selector to lug 2, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a green wire from lug 2, pole 1 on Selector to the hot lead from Neck.
- Solder a green wire from the hot lead from Neck to lug 1 on Tone.
- Solder a green wire from lug 1 on Tone to lug 3 (CW end) on Volume.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 3, pole 2 on Selector to lug 2, pole 2 on Selector.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 2 on Selector to the ground lead from Neck.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 4, pole 2 on Selector to lug 4, pole 1 on Selector.
- Solder a gray wire from the first leg of 0.047 µF to lug 2 (wiper) on Tone.
- Solder a gray wire from lug 2 (wiper) on Volume to the tip lug on the jack.
Barebones (switch only)
3 distinct sounds.
Parts
- Bridge single coil
- Neck single coil
- 3-way blade
| Sound | Switch setting | Hum-cancelling | Phase |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge | 3-way blade: 1 (bridge) | No | — |
| Bridge + Neck | 3-way blade: 2 (both) | No | In phase |
| Neck | 3-way blade: 3 (neck) | No | — |
Wiring list
Every wire in solder order — grounds first, output last. The list is generated from the same netlist as the diagram.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Neck to the ground lead from Bridge.
- Solder a black wire from the ground lead from Bridge to the sleeve lug on the jack.
- Solder a red wire from a lug, pole 1 on 3-way to the hot lead from Bridge.
- Solder a green wire from the hot lead from Neck to b lug, pole 1 on 3-way.
- Solder a gray wire from common lug, pole 1 on 3-way to the tip lug on the jack.
Something wrong, or missing?
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