I inherited a 70s telecaster (my back doesn't thank me), and since it's been in my possession, the neck pickup has been very quiet, and doesn't react to any changes in the tone knob. The bridge works fine. The middle potion behaves just like the neck position.
So, I pulled the switch cavity, and gave everything I could a good skoosh of switch cleaner. The pots are enclosed in big square plastic boxes, so I couldn't real get to them. However, I think it's actually the neck pickup, or it's wiring that's at fault. When playing, if I wiggle the pickup, then the volume increases to normal levels, but drops again when I stop. I pulled the pickup to see if there wearer any obvious breaks in the soldering, but ca't see any.
Does this wiring look OK? I'm not really comfortable to de solder and resolver the connections anyway, but wanted to know what you guys think?
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"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
That's the original 1970s plastic wiring, and hence valuable . Actually there's nothing wrong with it - you don't need much thickness for the microamps in a guitar circuit.
"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
Hope these pics are OK.
"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
I inherited the guitar from my late father in law. I never actually met him as he died when my wife was little. It's also where I got the Vibrolux, which is just sublime.
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo168/gusman2x/Guitars/IMG_0419_zps194594aa.jpg
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo168/gusman2x/Guitars/IMG_0421_zpsdbb3c941.jpg
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo168/gusman2x/Guitars/IMG_0422_zps7a0ce94c.jpg
Not sure if the 6-saddle bridge is original, but it does look like a real Fender one. They used them on Tele Customs and Deluxes at that time I think, but not the standard model.
Vibroluxes are wonderful amps - I also had a '77 one of those, all original down to the valves. It had an original factory defect too - a wire not soldered into an eyelet, so every now and then it would jump in volume, like a solo boost you didn't ask for! Until I fixed it. QC at Fender was a bit ropy then...
"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
That's what I thought when I checked the serial, but somone elae said to be careful of the serial numbers and to pull the neck. It's got a weird set of info on it. It says P301, 1574. That's why I assumed it was 74. I did think that the horrid tuners might be too new for 74 though. It could well be a parts bin guitar. If you look at the picture of the bridge on the body, you can see a slight gap on the treble side where the bridge doesn't cover the routing. I guess this could be an indication that the bridge is not native, or just shitty QC I guess.
http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo168/gusman2x/IMG_7501_zps1414fdc8.jpg
Lovely looking thing.
No Worries man. Yes, the black guard on SB is a great look. The neck is just about my favourite of all my fender guitars too. Need to get the wiring sorted so I can start enjoying it properly.