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Post subject: Strange Tele Wiring (((What is this))) ???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 6:56 pm
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Just picked up this MIM 2010 Tele and opened up the control cavity and found this, What the heck is it ?
Dummy coil for noiseless maybe ?
Its got an orange wire thats cut
WEIRD !!!

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Post subject: Re: Strange Tele Wiring (((What is this))) ???
Posted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 7:52 pm
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Answered my own question with a tiny bit of solder.

I can't believe how quiet it is ! I cranked my Clark piedmont Tweed 4X10 Bassman
clone and had the guitar volume cranked and had zero noise !
The Clark is dead quiet even when cranked alone so it was a good test, it did have an affect on the tone, somehow it brightened up the neck pick up just a tiny bit and in a very good way.

It really does not fit in the control cavity and takes a bit of nudging to make it lay flat but it does work.

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Post subject: Re: Strange Tele Wiring (((What is this))) ???
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 3:37 am
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Shure it look like a dummy coil .


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Post subject: Re: Strange Tele Wiring (((What is this))) ???
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2013 11:26 am
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And a very effective one too !

I'm not generally a fan of noiseless pickups but this set up sounds pretty good.

I bought this tele with the idea of adding a humbucker in the neck and something extra wild in the bridge.
Still might just do that !.
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