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Post subject: Telecaster Wiring (Sound) Issue
Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:36 pm
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Hey everyone,
I'm normally a Strat guy but have recently jumped into the Tele pool. I've built my own 52 hot rod with a Seymour Duncan mini-humbucker in the neck position and Alnico single coil in the bridge using the following wiring diagram : http://www.boblutz.com/pickup_schematics.pdf

This is my problem...The humbucker booms in the first position (great), the single coil rings in the third position (great), but when both are on (the middle position), it sounds real tinny and lame...almost underpowered in some way. Has anyone seen or heard of anything like this before? :cry:

Thanks in advance for your opinions!

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Posted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 3:38 pm
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could be wired out of phase maybe?

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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:05 pm
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That's it...NOBODY has any other ideas? Could it be that the neck is a humbucker and the bridge is a single coil? Something about resistance when they're on together? Surely someone must have seen or heard of something like this before...please...

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What is the value of the caps and pots?

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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:20 pm
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they are probably wired out of phase

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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:35 pm
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Thanks for breathing some life back into this...here are the specs:

Seymour Duncan Mini Humbucker in Neck (16.4K)
Fender High Output Single coil in Neck (8.5K)
2 - 250K Pots
1 - .1 mF Cap

Wired like this:
http://www.boblutz.com/pickup_schematics.pdf

Thanks a MILLION for any help!!!

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Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 5:40 pm
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Thank you folks - swapping the green and black wires did the trick (out of phase)!!! I was hesitant to try because of the wiring diagram I got from Duncan Seymour - but you were right!

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