Esquire Telecaster Wiring Diagram Original 50 S

Generally this wiring sounds best with two 250k pots and a traditional esquire telecaster bridge pickup.

Esquire telecaster wiring diagram original 50 s. Download 50s esquire 013 1502. I use the 4 way with my tele clone tokai its fun to have a more oomph setting available one of my fav tele wirings is very unorthodox standard volume knob then a blender knob that is neck only when rolled off all the way 50 50 mix of neck bridge at the center detent and bridge only when rolled all the way open then the 3 way blade switch becomes a tone control with. I ve adapted an esquire wiring diagram to have four settings. A while back i showed you leo fender s two pickup esquire wiring or broadcaster blend circuit the two pickup esquire wiring april 2013 which was the first telecaster wiring ever.

I admit that the fender esquire is one of my favorite guitars ever and i find its sound and simplicity very appealing. In his original hand drawn circuit leo identifies the 250k pots as 1 4 meg and there s even a little error the 15k ω resistor is shown as. Download 90s telecaster thinline upgrade 010 8200 02. If you do not find the list or diagram for your specific instrument on this page we may still be able to furnish you with a hard copy from our archive.

Third is the eldred cocked wah with 0047 cap and volume. 50s esquire guitar pdf manual download. To understand why tele wiring changed in 1967 it. Most people think of it as a poor man s telecaster or a forerunner to the tele but this is simply wrong.

1 august 2013 it s time to explore the tele wiring that was introduced after 1967. For many months we ve been investigating mods for the fender esquire. View and download fender 50s esquire wiring diagram online. I posted this to tele technical but there is more traffic here.

Mike actually prefers a hotter bridge pickup model with a more prominent midrange. Original fender telecaster wiring diagrams. Download 50s telecaster. Wiring diagram courtesy of seymour duncan.

All the way back is straight through no volume no tone. Next is volume and tone. This wiring is referred to as the modern or standard telecaster wiring and is still in use today. 1 shows the eldred esquire wiring schematic.

Complete listing of original fender telecaster guitar wiring diagrams in pdf format. To view or download a diagram click the download link to the right. Our journey began in the may 2012 issue with fender esquire basics from there we started tinkering with the esquire s wiring and electronics and even explored schemes for using humbuckers designed to fit a tele bridge.