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One quick test is to attempt to lodge the three-way selector switch half way between the central and bridge positions. If this yields a different sound from any of the three existing options, the wiring must be the '52 circuit.
Damned by faint praise, methinks.
Right now, I have under my roof an AVRI '62 Stratocaster and an MIJ FSR Sixties Stratocaster. Unplugged, the American guitar is louder and sustains for longer. The American guitar does what most people would wish that the MIJ one could do. Both play nicely but the American guitar gives back more of what the player puts in.
Having said that, the MIJ re-issue is a fine platform for modification. If the owner is happy for it to look like a "vintage" Telecaster whilst sounding very unlike one, all manner of pickup upgrading possibilities are open.
Absolutely the best Tele neck pup in history.
@TheGuitarWeasel will assist!
*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
P.s. He's already bought a new pick-up for it, which he wants me to fit. I'm just checking whether I even need to. It's a Dimarzio affair I think. Not my cup of char, but each to their own.
I would replace the lot - CRL switch, CTS pots (you need 8mm bushings unless you want to drill out or replace the plate - they do these now) and Switchcraft jack.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Put in CTS Pots (you will probably have to ream the pot holes in the plate to take the fatter shaft), CRL switch, switchcraft output jack and a single Sprague Orange drop cap .... and everything will feel, and almost certainly sound a ton better.
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I would just drill them out to fit the pot shafts.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein