If you are not using a metal control plate you will need to run a small ground wire from the volume pot to the tone pot. This gives you the usual tele sounds in the first three positions. Everything works except this. But you need to make one important. It s the 3rd or 4th try with a peavey generation series 2 tele copy but i have a persistent problem. This is another cool wiring scheme that gives you all the traditional sounds plus something extra. The resulting tone increases a telecaster s versatility so it wasn t long before someone came up with a nice solution. But in position 4 you get both pickups in series like a humbucker. Simply replace the standard 3 way switch with a special 4 way switch and follow the fender wiring diagram in fig. Tele wiring diagram with 2 single coils 1 volume 1 tone and the fender 4 way mod lever switch.
Wiring diagram for the 4 way telecaster setup which allows all three classic telecaster switch positions plus an extra position which puts the neck and bridge pickups in series giving a fuller fatter tone.
Adding a 4 way switch to a tele is one of my absolute favorite mods. Without any visual differences to the instrument you get a totally different and really really useful 4th sound namely bridge and neck pickups in series. But you need to make one important. This popular telecaster setup uses a 4 way switch. 3 it cuts out dead. 1 the mod is invisible from the outside and it provides this switching matrix.
When using a 4 way switch to add. This diagram shows how to wire a telecaster style guitar with the fender 4 way mod switch to add the neck bridge in series option. 4 to the series combo pos. Normally when 2 pickup are combined in position 2 of a telecaster they are wired in parallel. This is another cool wiring scheme that gives you all the traditional sounds plus something extra. Tele with 4 way switch. It s the 3rd or 4th try with a peavey generation series 2 tele copy but i have a persistent problem. The only special part you need is a 4 way switch. For the 4 way tele mod to work you need to add a third ground wire from the back of the volume pot to the pickup casing. 3 it cuts out dead.
Normally when 2 pickup are combined in position 2 of a telecaster they are wired in parallel. Telecaster 4 way wiring diagrams this wiring diagram assumes you are using a metal control plate. Pre wired harnesses kits. Tele with 4 way switch. For the 4 way tele mod to work you need to add a third ground wire from the back of the volume pot to the pickup casing. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes and the capacity and signal associates amongst the devices. This gives you the usual tele sounds in the first three positions. In the series setting the output will be stronger and have more bass than the standard middle neck bridge in parallel switch position. This is a fine and very classic fender sound. The resulting tone increases a telecaster s versatility so it wasn t long before someone came up with a nice solution.
3 it cuts out dead. Pickguards plastic covers. It s a big boost in output and a big fat tone. Jazz bass precision bass pre amps. The resulting tone increases a telecaster s versatility so it wasn t long before someone came up with a nice solution. 3 to 4 does not cut. But in position 4 you get both pickups in series like a humbucker. Tele with 4 way switch. Pre wired harnesses kits. If you are not using a metal control plate you will need to run a small ground wire from the volume pot to the tone pot.
Jazz bass precision bass pre amps. 4 way telecaster wiring diagram wiring diagram is a simplified gratifying pictorial representation of an electrical circuit. But you need to make one important. It shows the components of the circuit as simplified shapes and the capacity and signal associates amongst the devices. Thanks tyler for your clear wiring diagrams for a 4 way. For the 4 way tele mod to work you need to add a third ground wire from the back of the volume pot to the pickup casing. 1 the mod is invisible from the outside and it provides this switching matrix. Simply replace the standard 3 way switch with a special 4 way switch and follow the fender wiring diagram in fig. The nice thing about the 4 way. I m not enough of an electrician to fix it but can you offer an idea.
3 it cuts out dead. In the series setting the output will be stronger and have more bass than the standard middle neck bridge in parallel switch position. If you are not using a metal control plate you will need to run a small ground wire from the volume pot to the tone pot. 3 to 4 does not cut. The nice thing about the 4 way. With most standard tele style neck pickups the cover is grounded to the pickup coil ground. The only special part you need is a 4 way switch. 1 the mod is invisible from the outside and it provides this switching matrix. But you need to make one important. It s a big boost in output and a big fat tone.