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TELE® AND JAZZMASTER® DIAGRAMS

Tele® and Jazzmaster® Diagrams

Here are some of my favorite wiring diagrams that I drew up over the years. Most people have expressed appreciation commenting about the nice easy to read and color coded format. It is my hope that some people will get some use out of a few of these. Based on countless customer requests, Rothstein Guitars offers high quality wiring kits for the majority of these diagrams. To purchase a kit, simply click on the red link indicating a wiring kit is available for purchase. Please check out our

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• FENDER 4-WAY TELECASTER -
4 way switch with master volume and master tone which is a nice upgrade to the stock 3 way switch. This is the same diagram that Fender provides when you purchase a 4-way switch from them. This mod works best if the neck and bridge pickups have opposite polarity. Here are the switch positions:

Position 1 = Bridge alone
Position 2 = Bridge + Neck (parallel)
Position 3 = Neck alone
Position 4 =Neck + Bridge (series)

• FENDER 4-WAY TELECASTER WITH PHASE REVERSAL OPTION
Same as above, only this includes a DPDT switch to wack the bridge and neck pickups out of phase for a thinner rather wonky sound, but certainly useful as an effect in the right song. You will also need to read the info about the 4 way mod here.

SWITCH OFF
- Position 1 = Bridge alone
- Position 2 = Bridge + Neck (parallel)
- Position 3 = Neck alone
- Position 4 =Neck + Bridge (series)
SWITCH ON
- Position 1 = Bridge alone
- Position 2 = Bridge + Neck (parallel - out of phase)
- Position 3 = Neck alone
- Position 4 =Neck + Bridge (series - out of phase)

• STANDARD TELE WIRING -

• STOCK TELE WITH KILL SWITCH
Stock Tele wiring, with an added Kill Switch to shut off the guitar.

• REVERSE TELE WIRING
Same Stock Tele wiring, only with a reversed control plate. When playing the guitar and looking down at the controls, the volume pot will be first (all the way to the left), followed by the tone in the middle, and the 3 way switch will be all the way to the right.

• 50's ESQUIRE -

• GUITAR-MOD POWER TELE: Hum/Single with 5 way switch
Got a tele with humbucker in the neck and a single coil in the bridge? Looking for an interesting and versatile way to hook this up. Look no further!! This one requires a 5 way super switch to get a coil split in positions 2 and 4. Here is the switching:

Position 1 = Bridge pickup alone
Position 2 = Bridge pickup and SPLIT neck pickup
Position 3 = Bridge pickups and FULL neck pickup
Position 4 = SPLIT neck pickup
Position 5 = FULL neck pickup.

• 5 WAY TELE (For Single Coil Pickups) -
5 positions including neck/bridge in series, as well neck/bridge in series and out of phase! I have found that some of the 5 way super switches are a bit too bulky for a Tele, but this one sold by WD music products (part # WDE5XL) fits just fine into a Telecontrol cavity.

• 5 WAY REVERSE TELE -
5 Same as above, only the controls are reversed. In other words, when playing the instrument and looking down upon the controls, the volume is all the way to the left, followed by the tone in the middle, and the 5 way switch is all the way to the right.

JAZZMASTER® DIAGRAMS

• TRADITIONAL JAZZMASTER WIRING
Classic Jazzmaster wiring with Lead and Rhythm circuits Lead

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