Fender Telecaster Grease Bucket Wiring Diagram

Greatly improve your fender telecaster for 3 bucks. Cts solid shaft 250k audio taper pots vintage dishback style. Complete listing of all original fender telecaster guitar wiring diagrams in pdf format.

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There is the possibility that you might not want to use this tone control all of the time.

Fender telecaster grease bucket wiring diagram. We call this telecaster harness the brown sugar blend. This month were taking a look at the fender greasebucket tone circuit introduced in 2005 on several guitars in the highway one series as well as in various custom shop stratocaster models. If that is the case you might want to install a dpdt switch which will switch the greasebucket tone circuit off and if the tone control previously used a 02 mfd capacitor will make the tone control work exactly as it always did. Its been speculated upon for years exactly what keith richards has under the hood of his main tele macawber.

Note that the resistor is soldered in series with the 0022 mf cap the rest of the strat wiring including the volume pot stays standard. Fenders greasebucket circuit in all its glory. Fender greasebucket tone circuit. The greasebucket name which is a registered fender trademark by the way is my favorite when it comes to fenders habit of choosing cheesy marketing names for new products.

A greasebucket tone circuit is also a 250k potentiometer with 022 capacitor but with 47k resistor and 1uf capacitor. However it sometimes seems like bass is being added because the standard tone circuit removes so much from the midrange as you turn the tone knob farther down. To view or download a diagram click the download link to the right. You cant add anything with a passive tone control.

By now most agree that its not stock tele wiring but a modified broadcaster circuit. Usa spec 38 bushing diameter x 14 shaft diameter. Oak grigsby 3 way switch. A regular tone circuit in a strat is a 250k potentiometer with 022 orange drop capacitor.

This wiring diagram comes courtesy of seymour duncan pickups and is used with permission. We think weve nailed it with this harness. Premium wiring harness for telecaster greasebucket type setup oak grigsby cts switchcraft k40y 9 nos vintage russian pio caps. Breja toneworks 209197 views.

With the regular 250k as the tone is rolled off there is an increase in bass frequency. Stratocaster mod wiring dual capacitors. Fenders description of it as not adding bass is misleading because the standard tone control doesnt add bass either. Original fender telecaster wiring diagrams.