Telecaster Modern Wiring Diagram
Part diagram 90s telecaster thinline.
Telecaster modern wiring diagram. To view or download a diagram click the download link to the right. Complete listing of all original fender telecaster guitar wiring diagrams in pdf format. Is modern wiring better. Not necessarily gibson 50 s wiring only refers to how the tone cap is wired into the guitar.
Assortment of fender telecaster 3 way switch wiring diagram. A wiring diagram is a simplified conventional photographic depiction of an electric circuit. This wiring is referred to as the modern or standard telecaster wiring and is still in use today. Modern wiring what gives.
To understand why tele wiring changed in 1967 it. The 3 way switches must forever at the start and at the close of the circuit. It shows the elements of the circuit as streamlined shapes and the power and also signal links in between the devices. I picked up a modern player tele plus from a local music go round.
In 1967 in an attempt to cut costs by reducing the number of capacitors used and by simplify the factory wiring process cbs changed the wiring of the telecaster to what is now referred to as the modern wiring style and again though the schematic continued to subtly evolve as is fender s m o. The world s largest selection of free guitar wiring diagrams. If you have a les paul or telecaster deluxe chances are you have run into this thing called 50s wiring. This is basically how it looks.
Now that we ve analyzed the telecaster dark circuit that fender used from mid 1952 up to late 1967 factory telecaster wirings pt. Humbucker strat tele bass and more. With the appropriate wiring any single switch that s flipped should create the light to continue or off. Original fender telecaster wiring diagrams.
1 august 2013 it s time to explore the tele wiring that was introduced after 1967. As can be found in the diagrams below there s almost always a 3 way switch at the beginning and end of the circuit with 1 or more 4 ways between. This wiring is referred to as the modern or standard telecaster wiring and is still in use today. The model list is for the most part of instruments currently in production.