Texas Special Tele Pickups

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"Proper wiring for Texas Special Tele pickups"

Feature:
1 for the wiring diagram

Value:
Overpriced I got mune for $100 new

Support:
Fender rep I talked to had no knowledge of the wiring

Overall:
I bought a set of the pickups to replace the ones that came in my Highway One Tele. I gave a 1 for features because the wiring diagram is for a 4 way switch that they dont bother to tell you. These now come with 3 wires out of the neck pickup which shows the white to the switch and the black to the switch and a yellow to the pot. The bridge shows white to switch (the wire is yellow) and black to pot, which is right.I called Fender and the best the rep there could come up with is: I guess you wire it the way the diagram shows. Here is the right way to wire them for a standard 3 way switch: white to switch, black (which is the coil ground) and the yellow ( which is a chassis ground) both go to the pot with the black (coil ground)from the bridge pickup. I got this info from my tech that got it from his contact at Fender. You would think that Fender would have the forthought to include a diagram that shows both 3 and 4 way switch wiring as much as they charge for these. The pickups are a great upgrade over the stock pickups. Oh and another thing, the screws they give you for the neck pickup are the ones for srewing the pickup into the body. If you dont have you stock screws you can use humbucker screws or grind the ends off a little. I hope this gets posted in hopes that it will help someone else so they dont have the hassel I did.

User: a customer from bak.rr.com

Submitted: 7/15/2007

Style of Music: blues

Location: bakersfield, ca America!