nvilletele
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I just bought a 1997 California Series Fat Tele which according to the posting had JB humbuckers in both neck and bridge . . . seemed a little odd at the time, as I didnt think there was a JB bridge bucker for the Tele . . . anyway, when I got the guitar (long distance craigslist purchase), neither of the pups turned out to be JB model. The neck pup's sticker says APH1NL and the bridge pup sticker says T59. Am I right in assuming these are Alnico II Pro™ APH-1 and Little ‘59™ for Tele ST59-1b, respectively? The appearance matches, and the stickers are close to the model numbers as appearing on the website, but if someone could confirm if I'm correct, it would be much appreciated.
Additionally, the original California Series Fat Teles came with a five way switch:
5th (all the way up): neck hum
4th: split neck hum
3rd: hum and bridge
2nd: split hum and bridge
1st: bridge
Unfortunately, the guitar I bought turned out to have a 3 way switch . . . so I am thinking about swapping it out for a 5 way, but not sure if that would work with these pups. Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Luckily, the guitar is otherwise in very good condition and the price was very reasonable ($380) for a US made Tele (only the painting and application of finish was done in Mexico, with all parts made and assembled in the US).
TIA.
Additionally, the original California Series Fat Teles came with a five way switch:
5th (all the way up): neck hum
4th: split neck hum
3rd: hum and bridge
2nd: split hum and bridge
1st: bridge
Unfortunately, the guitar I bought turned out to have a 3 way switch . . . so I am thinking about swapping it out for a 5 way, but not sure if that would work with these pups. Any info/advice would be appreciated.
Luckily, the guitar is otherwise in very good condition and the price was very reasonable ($380) for a US made Tele (only the painting and application of finish was done in Mexico, with all parts made and assembled in the US).
TIA.
You are correct the Neck is an Alnico II pro neck and bridge Lil 59, for Tele. You might need a Super switch for that switching..
