Wiring For A Tele

[whoofnagle]

I was wondering if anyone knew where I can find schematics for a tele. The neck will be a p90 and the bridge a single coil. I plan on using rio's for both pups.

Can this be wired like a tele with two single coils?

Thanks in advance,

Bill

[stageleft]

Yes, a P90 IS a single coil pickup.

George

[whoofnagle]

Yes, a P90 IS a single coil pickup.

George

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Thanks, I know it is a single coil, but is the 250K pot the best to use? I thought I read somewhere that a 50K pot works well with a p90, or even a 300K, but I did not know how the bridge pup would do with a 300K or 500k pot.

Thanks again,

Bill

[x189player]

shouldn't matter. 500K pots are used with humbuckers not because they're humbuckers, but becasue traditional LP-style guitars are wired with volume controls for each pickup, so the volumes are inhibit-style rather than bypass-style like a single master volume pot is wired. higher value pots give a slightly brighter sound, lower give a slightly darker sound.

I use 500K pots for everything, no problem, single or humbucker or P-90. If your pot does not have high enough resistance in my experience you may not have the master volume go all the way down to zero.

here's some schematics:

T-riffic tele mod for more sounds

Standard tele wiring

Edited August 14, 2005 by x189player

[whoofnagle]

shouldn't matter. 500K pots are used with humbuckers not because they're humbuckers, but becasue traditional LP-style guitars are wired with volume controls for each pickup, so the volumes are inhibit-style rather than bypass-style like a single master volume pot is wired.

I use 500K pots for everything, no problem, single or humbucker or P-90. If your pot does not have high enough resistance in my experience you may not have the master volume go all the way down to zero.

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Cool. I have a 300K and a 250 handy - I might try the 300K just for the hell of it!

Bill

[x189player]

check the schematics posted above too!