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What kind of tone would I get if I wired my Tele's Vintage Stack pickups so that they are split and the dummy coil is not doing anything? IOW, I would split the pickup and it would not be hum-canceling. Would I have basically a set of Vintage 54's? Would the output increase?

Okay, let's have a bit of fun and help me at the same time. Last Saturday was very difficult for me. I have a new Highway 1 Tele in honey blode and a maple fretboard. It came with a white/black/white, 8-hole pickguard. I spent the better part of Saturday trying all my different pickguards...

Sounds in the neck position of a Telecaster. Yowza!!! With a bunch of pickguards at my disposal, one is black with a route for a Tele neck pickup. One is black an routed for a minibucker. One, black and routed for a mini and a Strat middle pickup. One is white/black/white and routed for a...

Okay, from the other thread, I thought I'd start a fresh one. I'm looking to do a 4-way wiring scheme for my Tele. I'm using Vintage Stack Tele pickups instead of standard 2-conuctor pickups. I know how to wire it using standard pickups... Here's a diagram - 4-Way Diagram Here's the...

I have a new Highway 1 Tele in Honey blonde. Y'all know how thin and fragile the finish is right? I want to toughen it up a bit. I was thinking about throwing on several coats of poly. Would that do it? Just kidding.... That would be like putting ketchup on a filet mignon... :smack: I'm...

Well, here I am again, trying to maximize the tone and efficiency of my Telecaster. Here's what I have. • Hwy 1 Tele with - • Bridge - STK-T3b (Vintage Stack) • Middle - STK-S1n (Classic Stack for Strat) • Neck - Gibson minihumbucker The mini in...

I'm in the market for a new guitar and I was thinking of complimenting my Tele with a good Strat. I don't want to spend an arm and a leg so I'm looking for the best bang for the buck... Here are some options I have so far... 1. Fender Lite Ash Strat 2. Fender Highway 1 Strat 3. Fender...

Hi all, I was in one of my local "mall" music stores, a place I never buy stuff because of their unwillingness to any price matching, and I picked up the new 2005 Fender Frontline catalog. There's a lot of new cool stuff Fender is offering. A MIM 50's Esquire for one. It's part of the...

I recently installed an STK-S1n in the middle position of my Telecaster. I also have a Gibson minibucker in the neck and a Vintage Stack (STK-T3b) in the bridge. I wanted a totally quiet rig. That's what I got. It's nice and quiet and the tone is great. They're a bit lower output and have...

I know everyone here either owns a Telecaster or 2 or maybe 2 or 4. Some may not own one but it's on the "plate". Some are just interested or curious about Teles. I remember when I used to hate Teles. They were so simplistic that they couldn't be any good. :smack: I hated the look too. That...

I just bought another Telecaster. It's a Highway 1 in Honey Blonde with a maple fretboard. I am looking to make this one my "numero uno". I have a Duncan Vintage Stack that's going in the bridge, a Gibson minihumbucker (Epiphone style) that's going in the neck. I have a Duncan "Great White...

I'm selling my Peavey Classic 50/212 to finance a Telecaster that I have been jonesing for. It's about 2 years old and has been gigged with quite a lot. I have just replaced the preamp tubes and it is in great shape. It sounds great and is plenty loud. It has never let me down. I'm actually...

Let me tell you. I love it. If I were a bassist, it would be the bass I would use. I'll let you all be the judge though... http://www.line6.com/variaxBass/ Check it out and look at the video and check out the models. If you have a decent sound system on your PC, it's that much better....

I have a set of Vintage Stack Telecaster pickups and I would like to have an option, either by push-pull pot or by mini switch, of "turning on" the bottom coil of the pickups to give me more output and beef. I realize, that by doing this, I'm going to lose the hum-canceling function; but that's...

I know what happens when a metal plate is attached to the underside of a Strat pickup. It becomes more Tele-like. But, what would be the tonal product of attaching a metal baseplate to the bottom of a stacked noiseless Strat pickup like an STK-S1 Classic Stack or an STK-S2 Hot Stack? Would it...