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Wiring without the .022 capacitor on tone control Discussion in ' Stratocaster Discussion Forum ' started by Porsskar , Apr 17, 2014 . Porsskar Strat-Talk Member

The Telecaster is one of them! Without any doubt, Leo Fender was one of the great masterminds in musical history. Almost 60 years ago, he constructed an electrical guitar that remains a landmark today. The Telecaster is a guitar with very complex primary-tone physics, but on the other hand, is electronically very simple.

After doing some cap changing myself, and only being barely able to hear a .44 magnum fired at close range, even I can tell the difference between .047 in a '52 which results in mucho mud, and a .015 cap, (which of course could be anything) than the .047 I pulled out.

The guitar only works with a small voltage, so there is no need to buy a capacitor rated for 400 volts. Higher voltage has nothing to do with the operation of the capacitor and will only add cost and size to the component. You can test the actual value of a tone control capacitor with a voltmeter.

We show you how to wire your Telecaster, step by step, using the components within our Telecaster wiring kit - CTS pots, orange drop capacitor, treble bleed kit and a spring action CRL 3-way blade ...

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To wire a Telecaster, you will need; - 2 x CTS pots (250k solid shaft) - 1 x 0.047uF capacitor - 1 Switchcraft USA 1/4'' mono jack socket - 1 x CRL 3 way Tele spring action switch - 4ft guitar cloth wire (2ft black, 2ft cream) - Telecaster control plate - Telecaster wiring diagram - Wire cutters

The guitar is a tele btw. But now that you mention it, the article ( written by Björn Juhl of Mad Proffessor amps and pedals ) also mention putting a 220pf cap on the volume pot as a treble bleed ( which I already have on all my guitars), but ALSO putting additonal compenstion for the neck pickup in form of a 27k resistor and a 680pf cap in series, from the switch to the output on the vol pot.

I'm wiring-up a project and have never used the .1uf cap called for with the AV'52 Tele wiring. The '50s Tele wiring that I'd been using doesn't use this cap, just the .047 that I'm used to seeing in my old '70, '50 reissue, etc. If I'm using a set of Texas Specials, would you guys recommend using/not-using the .1 capacitor?

Vintage ’50s wiring. In closing, let’s look at the almost legendary ’50s wiring, which is by far the most discussed wiring scheme when it comes to Gibson guitars (Image 3). Here, the tone pot’s middle lug is also connected to ground, like in the ’60s wiring, so it also offers the benefit of superior signal-to-noise ratio.