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Introducing the Telecaster 'HS Supreme' 3 and 5 way pre-wired kits

Introducing the Telecaster 'HS Supreme' 3 and 5 way pre-wired kits

— James P Gascoigne
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The Telecaster is an iconic instrument that defined a brand, inspired so many musicians and set the bar for the solid body electric guitar moving forward. Thanks to the likes of Keef, Andy Summers and many more, 'HS' (Humbucker/Single Coil) configuration Teles have been incredibly popular for many years too.

But mixing pickup types highlights a particular issue when it comes to wiring, the pot choice compromise! Do you opt for the more traditional Tele choice of 250k pots, which can lead to a dark sounding humbucker position. Or 500k pots which could lead to an overly bridge Tele single coil sound. Some players may well prefer either of those anyway, but if you'd rather do your best to reduce the compromise and try to help each pickup sound it's best, then this harness may be of some help to you!

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How to Guide - Fitting a 4-way Pre-Wired Harness to a Telecaster!

How to Guide - Fitting a 4-way Pre-Wired Harness to a Telecaster!

— James P Gascoigne
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A very long overdue 'how to guide' post here today looking at the step by step process of installing one of our Signature Series 4 way Telecaster wiring harnesses along with a fresh set of pickups! The 4 way harness takes your traditional 3 pickup positions of neck only, neck and bridge parallel and bridge only, but adds a 4th position where the neck and bridge are in series providing a beefier tone. It requires a little more work than a standard 3 way, but the results are great! 
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How to Guide - Fitting a 3-way Pre-Wired Harness to a Telecaster!

How to Guide - Fitting a 3-way Pre-Wired Harness to a Telecaster!

— James P Gascoigne
Tagged: 3 way harness guitar wiring guitar wiring install How to guide how to wire a 3 way telecaster how to wire a telecaster Pre-Wired harness Telecaster Telecaster 3 way wiring Telecaster wiring Telecaster wiring harness Telecaster wiring install
A very long overdue 'how to guide' post here today looking at the step by step process of install one of our Signature Series 3 way Telecaster wiring harnesses! Telecasters are an iconic modular design, making them very easy to work on, but I hope this guide helps you during your harness install if it is a new task to you. Here I will break down each and every step during the install process including removing the original wiring and installing your new harness. For this example, I will be retaining the original pickups but very similar steps would follow if you were to be installing new pickups and a harness at the same time. I will write a post about swapping pickups on a Telecaster in due course though too!
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