Better than Stew Mac's explanation, and Stew Mac is like the gold standard. Subscribed. I just bought my first Tele today, after playing for 53 years. I can't get the out of phase sound that I want so I have to do a mod like this. I am thinking about a 5 way Stratocaster switch and seeing what I can do with that.
I’ve done this mod to two of my telescope one with tele pick ups Twang Kings, the other with a Quarter pound tele bridge and a p-90 neck all with 500 k pots orange drops and four way switching. I also replaced the tuners with locking tuners, a bone nut, and brass saddles. My thinking came with noiseless Fender pick ups and a Foucault switch . Each one of these things has its own set of tones. I Lao am a huge fan of the switchcraft plugs and monotone cups that screw in. Love your channel. You explain the mods so thoroughly, making them easy to follow.
Well, been there, done that. My Harley Benton TE-20 has a 4-way that adds series mode to the 3-way and also a p/p-pot for phase inversion of the neck-pu. Phase inversed neck-pu in series w/ the bridge-pu has this very special sound that sounds great on less usual chords, like sus-chords, on major chords the non invased sound is better imho. I also had to disconnect the the cap of the neck-pu from the ground wire.
I heard 1 TH-camr did some investigation and the longest actual playing sustained note was just 4 seconds! (not sure if he included any Pink Floyd) but that was it, just 4 seconds max. Somehow I think Spinal Tap have more than "this one goes up to 11" to answer for!
I'm working on a custom wiring on a Tele, with a push-pull for series-parallel and another one for phase. Neck pickup is a humbucker, so I added a switch for split-series-parallel. However the master series-parallel push-pull isn't working, the neck pickup just disengage and you only hear a buzzing noise. I haven't took the time yet to find the problem, I'm assuming a bad solder.
I can`t find wiring diagram for a 4 way switch wiring: pos 1 bridge, pos 2 paralllel , pos 3 parallel out of phase , pos 4 neck. Is it not possible to wire it that way? I found some wiring with 5 way switch and some using push-pull pots . Thanks
Cool stuff! My 2018 Player (MiM) Tele came from the factory with a separate ground wire on the neck pickup cover. Does Fender do that as a matter of course now?
I would like a diagram of how to wire tele pickups like you have whereby you get a push pull pot to have tge tele out of phase in the middle position. I saw Budda Guedes on his channel play a tele wired like this.
Unrelated question here: On a bass, (left handed jazz to be specific) if I'm removing a reverse audio taper tone pot and want to install a linear pot in its place, would I have to wire it opposite of the reverse audio pot it's replacing for it to have the same orientation as before?
I would like a diagram of how to wire a push pull pot in the middle position to put the Telecaster out of phase when the pot is pulled up and pushed down would just make it normal with pickups in phase. Can't seem to find a diagram for this. Would really like to see a video of how to do this
So if i have a strat and i love it to death. Its my first guitar and ive gotten years out of it. But the thing is with my abnormally large hands i tend to turn the volume down greatly just by strumming. Looking at things like the Jared Dines sig, would a stacked pot be a viable option for a one tone knob and one volume not situation? Would it effect tone too greatly?
Regarding sustain... "Does it matter when you're playing... an Allman Brothers song in a bar?" HAHAHAHAHA Well put. I've always wondered why guitar players are so concerned with sustain. Most of us play several notes a second.
Hey I’ve got a question for you. I’ve got a Nashville deluxe tele with a strat pickup and a 5way switch. The middle position on my guitar currently just activates the strat pickup by itself. I never particularly play just that pickup and would much rather have the middle position be a combination of the bridge and neck like a traditional tele. How complicated would that be for a novice like me to tackle or better yet how much would it cost to have a pro take a look at it? Thanks!
From Leo: An old luthier told me the cutting string deal was from vintage Classical guitars that had sintered bronze tuning machines and bone string sleeves that were brittle. Modern guitars have far superior tuning machines and string sleeves. I have had a 40 year old classical guitar crack a string sleeve but that was in storage as the material dried out, not during a string change.
I could be wrong but my understanding is that the main purpose is to decouple the pickup cover from whichever lead of the pickup is "carrying" signal (meaning the lead wire that is not wired to ground). In a "fixed phase" wiring you know which side that is and can just wire the cover to whichever wire of the pickup leads is grounded. The problem comes when you want to "reverse" (or swap) the role of those pickup wires. But if you have no pickup cover to decouple then no worries... just one less obstacle.
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Better than Stew Mac's explanation, and Stew Mac is like the gold standard. Subscribed. I just bought my first Tele today, after playing for 53 years. I can't get the out of phase sound that I want so I have to do a mod like this. I am thinking about a 5 way Stratocaster switch and seeing what I can do with that.
I’ve done this mod to two of my telescope one with tele pick ups Twang Kings, the other with a Quarter pound tele bridge and a p-90 neck all with 500 k pots orange drops and four way switching. I also replaced the tuners with locking tuners, a bone nut, and brass saddles. My thinking came with noiseless Fender pick ups and a Foucault switch . Each one of these things has its own set of tones. I Lao am a huge fan of the switchcraft plugs and monotone cups that screw in.
Love your channel. You explain the mods so thoroughly, making them easy to follow.
Telecasters not telescopes
Thinline not thinking
That is seriously a great idea!
That is such a great idea that it should be standardized.
hey brother after watching this vid i was able to sort out that "phasing issue" in one of my teles...
thanx a million brother!
That was a really good video about polarity and that extra ground for alternative switching and wring. Really good and clear explanation.
Well, been there, done that.
My Harley Benton TE-20 has a 4-way that adds series mode to the 3-way and also a p/p-pot for phase inversion of the neck-pu. Phase inversed neck-pu in series w/ the bridge-pu has this very special sound that sounds great on less usual chords, like sus-chords, on major chords the non invased sound is better imho.
I also had to disconnect the the cap of the neck-pu from the ground wire.
Just went through this with my paranormal offset. Very informative. I think the neck pickup is not grounded though.
I heard 1 TH-camr did some investigation and the longest actual playing sustained note was just 4 seconds! (not sure if he included any Pink Floyd) but that was it, just 4 seconds max.
Somehow I think Spinal Tap have more than "this one goes up to 11" to answer for!
I'm working on a custom wiring on a Tele, with a push-pull for series-parallel and another one for phase. Neck pickup is a humbucker, so I added a switch for split-series-parallel.
However the master series-parallel push-pull isn't working, the neck pickup just disengage and you only hear a buzzing noise. I haven't took the time yet to find the problem, I'm assuming a bad solder.
You need make wiring where reversingg phase is after series /parelel switch, you need to use hot and negative from series switch
I can`t find wiring diagram for a 4 way switch wiring: pos 1 bridge, pos 2 paralllel , pos 3 parallel out of phase , pos 4 neck. Is it not possible to wire it that way? I found some wiring with 5 way switch and some using push-pull pots . Thanks
Cool stuff! My 2018 Player (MiM) Tele came from the factory with a separate ground wire on the neck pickup cover. Does Fender do that as a matter of course now?
I would like a diagram of how to wire tele pickups like you have whereby you get a push pull pot to have tge tele out of phase in the middle position. I saw Budda Guedes on his channel play a tele wired like this.
Unrelated question here: On a bass, (left handed jazz to be specific) if I'm removing a reverse audio taper tone pot and want to install a linear pot in its place, would I have to wire it opposite of the reverse audio pot it's replacing for it to have the same orientation as before?
Thanks Dylan
What's your thoughts on this 4 way switching mod on a G&L Asat Special Tribute with the dual single coil MFD pickups ?
Can't wait for this ..
I would like a diagram of how to wire a push pull pot in the middle position to put the Telecaster out of phase when the pot is pulled up and pushed down would just make it normal with pickups in phase. Can't seem to find a diagram for this. Would really like to see a video of how to do this
Thanks for this! I appreciate everything you're doing
So if i have a strat and i love it to death. Its my first guitar and ive gotten years out of it. But the thing is with my abnormally large hands i tend to turn the volume down greatly just by strumming. Looking at things like the Jared Dines sig, would a stacked pot be a viable option for a one tone knob and one volume not situation? Would it effect tone too greatly?
Regarding sustain... "Does it matter when you're playing... an Allman Brothers song in a bar?" HAHAHAHAHA
Well put. I've always wondered why guitar players are so concerned with sustain. Most of us play several notes a second.
Could this be done with an sh tele(humbucker in neck braided cable) and a 4 way?
Can you make the 4 way mod with out of phase pickups?
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Hey I’ve got a question for you. I’ve got a Nashville deluxe tele with a strat pickup and a 5way switch. The middle position on my guitar currently just activates the strat pickup by itself. I never particularly play just that pickup and would much rather have the middle position be a combination of the bridge and neck like a traditional tele. How complicated would that be for a novice like me to tackle or better yet how much would it cost to have a pro take a look at it? Thanks!
You could use green wire for ground. Similar to home wiring for 110.
From Leo: An old luthier told me the cutting string deal was from vintage Classical guitars that had sintered bronze tuning machines and bone string sleeves that were brittle. Modern guitars have far superior tuning machines and string sleeves. I have had a 40 year old classical guitar crack a string sleeve but that was in storage as the material dried out, not during a string change.
Cool video , very clear and useful,thanks. All the best.
but what about an uncovered neck pickup . . .?
I could be wrong but my understanding is that the main purpose is to decouple the pickup cover from whichever lead of the pickup is "carrying" signal (meaning the lead wire that is not wired to ground). In a "fixed phase" wiring you know which side that is and can just wire the cover to whichever wire of the pickup leads is grounded. The problem comes when you want to "reverse" (or swap) the role of those pickup wires. But if you have no pickup cover to decouple then no worries... just one less obstacle.
From Leo: No cover = no problem
BTW: James Burton made big bucks with that awful OOP sound when he played with Ricky Nelson.
There's one player that lets a note ring out for 15 seconds.... Steven Segal