The treble bleed circuit wiring is one of the easiest mods that you can perform on your guitar. It’s one that might require extensive experimenting, however, before you’re able to get it perfect. The treble bleed is meant to preserve treble loss as you turn down the volume control on your guitar. It does this […]
The 12AX7, 12AT7, and 12AU7 all belong to the same family of nine contact, twin triode tubes. In many cases, these tubes are interchangeable and can easily be swapped. We will take a look at why you might, or might not, want to swap out these different types of tubes, and which one is the […]
A reader asked about turning off one coil of the bridge humbucker in his Telecaster via the three-way switch. What he proposed is: 1. Neck pickup 2. Neck + one humbucker coil 3. Both humbucker coils READER QUESTION: If I have a humbucker in the bridge position of my Telecaster, can one of the coils […]
Let’s take a look at how to wire a Les Paul three-way switch. While we’re at it, we’ll take a look at the rest of the circuit as well — the two humbuckers, the three-way switch, two Volume controls, two Tone controls, two capacitors, and the output jack.
Let’s talk about setting up 5-way switch wiring in a Fender Stratocaster. Even though this guide is specific to the Fender Stratocaster, the switch and wiring will work the same way in any guitar with one Volume and two Tone controls. If you’re changing your Strat switch, it might also be a great time to […]
Wiring Up a Telecaster Three-Way Switch This article will apply to any similar three-way “Lever” switches that are used in many different Strat-style guitars. This is distinct from Les Paul-style guitars that use a three-way “Toggle” switch — that discussion will be in a different article. For this guide, we’ll use all of the standard […]
Curious about how to wire your own Tone control? For many people, the Tone control itself is just a potentiometer (Volume knob) with a capacitor attached to it. When the Tone control is turned all the way up, the Tone is at its brightest, and as the knob is turned down (off), the Tone darkens […]
Rock Telecaster Bridge Pickups The Fender Telecaster is actually a great guitar for Rock. The twangy sound fattens up nicely when run through some overdrive or a fuzz pedal. Even though many people consider the Telecaster to be a country guitar, many great Rock players – including Jeff Beck, Mike Campbell, John 5, Richie Kotzen, […]
Perhaps your guitar tone is getting stale, or perhaps it never sounded that good to begin with. Well, before you buy a new one, review this post and put some thought into upgrading your pickups instead. If you play Rock or Metal through a Stratocaster then this information should be especially useful to you.
Many people think of the Fender Telecaster as a Country or Rock guitar but the Tele is actually quite good for playing the Blues. Eric Clapton, Muddy Waters, Albert Lee, and many other great Blues players played a Telecaster. The combination of the biting, gritty, bridge pickup mixed with the warm, smooth tone of the […]
It’s possible to upgrade your guitar at a reasonable price: change the pickups. Quite often, the results can be significant, especially with lower-priced guitars in which the quality of the pickups is questionable. It is possible to get the sound you are looking for simply by selecting the right pickups rather than buying a new […]