Antiquity Tele w/ 4 way switch

[benbenben]

Hey there guys
I decided in a previous post that i want to do the 4 way switch on my tele right now. So as to have a series and parallel as well. How will i wire this with Antiquities? What sorta caps would i use?

[jeremy]

the switch should come with a diagram, i would use a .02 tone cap. orange drops are a good bet

[benbenben]

So i would just wire it as per the diagram, regardless of what type of pickups?

[jeremy]

the diagram will show how to wire up two fender single coils. wiring the antiquitys will be the same

[benbenben]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Ceramic-Disc-...QQcmdZViewItem
is this the cap i'd use?

[jeremy]

you could and it will work fine but i think
http://www.tubeampdoctor.com/index.p...80&language=en
are worth the little extra $

[benbenben]

does voltage matter? what voltage should i aim for?

[benbenben]

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....link:middle:au
will that do for the pickup switch? OR should i go for a fender one?

[jeremy]

i dont see why that wouldnt work just fine.

the voltages in guitars are tiny, typically not even 1 volt. i tend to use 200-600v caps cause thats what i have laying around

[benbenben]

Alright. Sweet, so i just go with the 0.022 orange drop caps (how many do i get?) and just the toggle switch yeh? What else should i get for my tele while i'm at it?

[jeremy]

just one cap for a tele. what else should you get? how bout a calaham tele bridge with three fat brass saddles

[Slider]

just one cap for a tele. what else should you get? how bout a calaham tele bridge with three fat brass saddles

Trust me, if the Callaham tele parts can do in a tele what the strat parts did for my strat...they are worth every penny...!!!

I know Callaham will be going into my rig this summer when i get around to finding a piece of wood to start cutting..!!

[benbenben]

Are they expensive? And how much will they improve my tone? Intonation? Sustain?

[tone4days]

be sure to separate the neck pup cover ground from the pickup itself if you are doing the series mod .. you do not want the cover in the circuit
t4d

[jeremy]

very good point bill!

http://www.callahamguitars.com/

[benbenben]

How do i do this tele grounding thing? Maybe i'll ask when the parts arrive. Also, what did the parts do to your strat? In terms of sound?

[Slider]

How do i do this tele grounding thing? Maybe i'll ask when the parts arrive. Also, what did the parts do to your strat? In terms of sound?

Well, i added the Callaham trem block and new saddles, it honestly opened up the sound of the guitar. Made it alive. The trem block was a big change on itself, cause the one that comes in the MIM strats is 5 oz, where the new Callaham one was 10oz.

From what I understand those Callaham tele saddles in brass are pretty sweet. You can get straight or slainted compensated saddles. They also have nice tele bridge plates, with a cutaway for accessing the strings better.

All in all, they just make high quality parts...!!!

[MikeS]

How do i do this tele grounding thing?

Check the Duncan diagram. You have to supply a new ground to the pickup cover, as it's currently grounded with the pickup.