Tele Wiring help pls - humbucker content

impmann

I’m wiring up a Tele and am after some advice. In the neck position is a humbucker, in the bridge a regular Tele pickup.

Ive had this combo in the past and it’s a compromise due to pot selection.

Is there any (pref simple) way of connecting it up so that each pickup ‘sees’ the ideal pot value?

Ta! 

Funkfingers

METHOD 1
If you interrupt the "collector" wire between the two poles of the selector switch, it is possible to direct the signal from each pickup to the appropriate half of a dual-ganged 250/500k stacked pot.

The signals are combined by linking the centre terminals of the ganged pots.

impmann

Thanks!!

tone1

https://youtu.be/gzqZnJ-qcwM

I’ve been pondering the same question…Paul in the link above has done a great job of demonstrating 

ICBM

Personally I think they sound better with 250K pots - the difference is actually fairly subtle, and a Tele is a much brighter guitar inherently than a typical Gibson, so a humbucker doesn't sound too muddy.

Either that or use 500K pots and simply add a 470K resistor to the bridge pickup so it sees a roughly 250K load.

lovestrat74

@sixstringsupplies every time..

sixstringsupplies

Thanks @lovestrat74 ;;

if you can’t handle my monosyllabic voice on the video …this diagram will do

https://sixstringsupplies.co.uk/pages/hs-telecaster-wiring-diagram

benvall

Sorry for stealing the thread.
does the above wiring apply to a tele with a P90 in the neck?

lovestrat74

benvall said:

Sorry for stealing the thread.
does the above wiring apply to a tele with a P90 in the neck?

Can do. Just means neck pup sees 500k and bridge 250k