Telecaster/Esquire 4 way switching option?

[SJW]

Hi - my first post here.

I’m looking to find out how to wire a telecaster for four way switching - a hybrid of Esquire and Tele as follows:

1. Bridge only - no tone
2. Bridge only - tone control
3. Bridge and Neck - Parallel
4. Neck only - tone control

How could this be done and are there diagrams for this type of switching combination? Thanks.

 

[beaubrummels]

Welcome to the forum

I think it could be done like this (assuming all lugs on 4-way blade switches are independent; e.g. no built-in Lug1 + Lug2 stuff going on)

Side A lugs:

A1 - bridge hot
A2 - jumper from A1
A3 - jumper from A1
A4 - tone control
AC - to volume input


Side B lugs:

BC - jumper to AC
B1 - jumper from A4
B2 - (empty)
B3 - jumper from B4
B4 - neck hot

 

[SJW]

Thanks! I will see if this works!

 

[SJW]

One other suggestion I received was to use a no-load tone pot combined with three way switching - it will give the same tones, but may require adjusting the tone control after switching pickups.

 

[jeremy]

some people love no load pots, i dont care for them. it is worth a try if you dont mind playing around