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Post subject: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod questions??
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:24 pm
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Hi all i just picked up a silver black top Tele with rosewood neck
love the look and feel of this guitar but would like to modify a few things.
does anyone know if the folling things are possible or have been done
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1- I would like to reverse back the vol. tone, and selector switch back to
the normal Tele configuration, ( I seem to keep hitting the volume nob when playing) and I always keep the knobs on full and use the selector switch more so like it closer?

2-I would like to switch out these pickups to deeper sounding dimarzios that can
be coil taped any suggestions on types of pickups ????
( I read these pickups are 2 wire and can't be taped)???

3-finally I would like to put the original style chrome narled vol. tone controls on ???

thanks for any help or insight
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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 12:45 pm
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I don't know this tele but if it is a "standard" tele ;

1- You can reverse the volume/ switch plate assembly easely

2- Original pickups have two wires only.

3- What kind of pot's shaft you have ? Original knob are screw type an need a solid round shaft. You could use them too in a split shaft with small mod.


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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 1:55 pm
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It is a two humbucker tele. Do u think
I can un screw the vol / tone assemble
And just reverse it ?
Not sure what u mean pots is that
The vol/ tone nobs these are amp
Style nobs and I want to put on original
Chrome style they are smaller more
Sleek. Will different humbuckers fit
Or do they have to be fenders
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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 2:18 pm
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This is the tele ?

http://www.long-mcquade.com/products/10 ... Silver.htm


Yes , just remove 2 screws and reverse. I don't know if enough wiring lengt . Anyway easy to try

On picture this tele use srew type knob , Fender amp knob. Original knob will fit IMO.

Pickups look very close to standard size. Take some mesurements to be sure.


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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 7:09 pm
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Ya that's the guitar. I will try to do the mods.
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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:16 am
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From everything I've read, in order to reverse your control plate you'll have to route out some of the wood so the switch will fit. The switch will be too deep when reversed. I don't have one but have looked at these guitars for a long time and wondered the same thing.


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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:28 am
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My 1983 American Standard are routed for reverse control plate . I don't know for the new one.


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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:04 am
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I may be wrong here, as I've never had a Tele with a reversed plate, but my assumption is that the nearest control is the volume, then the tone, then the switch. If you simply turn the control plate around, the volume and tone pots will be in the wrong order for a traditional Tele.
It might require re-wiring the whole thing to achieve what is wanted.


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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:15 am
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you do have to route out some wood to flip the switch i was going to do it but didn't after i seen that

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Post subject: Re: Happy new black top Tele HH owner has a few mod question
Posted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 10:20 am
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as for the pickup they dont got to be fender i seen blacktops with seymour duncans in it and i also seen one with dimarzios

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