Upgrades on a Tele- questions

[bnjp]

SCN pickups screw into threads on the pickup and mount to the pickguard not the body. If your import guitar didn't come with holes in the pickguard, I suggest drilling two holes in the guard and mounting them that way. That way you can adjust the pickup height with the screws without removing the pickguard. Otherwise you could drill out the studs in the pickup and mount it to the body.

[Kitchen Guitars]

Originally Posted by bnjp

SCN pickups screw into threads on the pickup and mount to the pickguard not the body. If your import guitar didn't come with holes in the pickguard, I suggest drilling two holes in the guard and mounting them that way. That way you can adjust the pickup height with the screws without removing the pickguard. Otherwise you could drill out the studs in the pickup and mount it to the body.

Do I need the tubing mentioned in a post?

[bnjp]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Guitars

Do I need the tubing mentioned in a post?

You could use springs but the tubing works better. Less prone to vibrating and making noises you don't want. It's a soft rubber surgical tubing. I'm sure it could be bought other places, but I got a couple feet of it from Stewmac a couple years ago.

http://www.stewmac.com/Pickups_and_E...ng_Tubing.html

[Jim.S]

Not that it is a big deal but that Latex tubing (slightly yellow) eventually perishes. A good alternative now is silicon tubing (whitish) as it lasts a long time. You can get it from pet shops that sell aquarium gear.

EDIT.
I get it off Ebay.

[Kitchen Guitars]

Originally Posted by Jim.S

Not that it is a big deal but that Latex tubing (slightly yellow) eventually perishes. A good alternative now is silicon tubing (whitish) as it lasts a long time. You can get it from pet shops that sell aquarium gear.

EDIT.
I get it off Ebay.

I have that stuff!
How do I know what height/length? to cut it?

[bnjp]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Guitars

I have that stuff!
How do I know what height/length? to cut it?

I would start with about 1/2". Kinda depends on how much your particular tubing will compress, but it seems it's common for it to be 3/8" or so. I don't actually measure it, but I probably should...

[Jim.S]

I just want to make sure I was being clear back there. Those aquarium places sell two types of tube, some of it is I think PVC it is clear and not very rubbery. The silicon tube is a little opaque and rubbery like the latex stuff.

[bnjp]

Originally Posted by Jim.S

I just want to make sure I was being clear back there. Those aquarium places sell two types of tube, some of it is I think PVC it is clear and not very rubbery. The silicon tube is a little opaque and rubbery like the latex stuff.

Yeah...a 1/2" piece will compress to 1/4" or less.

[Kitchen Guitars]

OK. I'm gonna gut her! I want to replace the bridge and the electronics/pots...
for with the noiseless pickups. Suggestions??
I am looking at the parts houses and ebay and frankly don't know good from bad.

I have a buddy that is the guitar tech on tours you have heard of. He's going to help with final set up (trading 16 homemade egg rolls for his help). I'd like to do the guitar set up right.

Don? Anyone??

[bnjp]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Guitars

Don? Anyone??

Anyone here...

Use 250k CTS pots and a .022uf capacitor

Here's the diagram for the guitar those pickups came in: http://support.fender.com/service_di...0_02A_SISD.pdf

You're probably gonna have a hard time finding an upgraded bridge that will fit that guitar easily. I would suggest maybe just upgrading the saddles.

[Kitchen Guitars]

Originally Posted by bnjp

Anyone here...

Use 250k CTS pots and a .022uf capacitor

Here's the diagram for the guitar those pickups came in: http://support.fender.com/service_di...0_02A_SISD.pdf

You're probably gonna have a hard time finding an upgraded bridge that will fit that guitar easily. I would suggest maybe just upgrading the saddles.

Thanks for all of your imput! Why is the bridge the B*t*h of the bunch?
I guess you've traveled this road a few times?
Any better place than ebay?

[bnjp]

Originally Posted by Kitchen Guitars

Thanks for all of your imput! Why is the bridge the B*t*h of the bunch?
I guess you've traveled this road a few times?
Any better place than ebay?

the bridge is a problem because it's imported and nothing US or Vintage will fit. If you find another something that is imported and fits close, it's no better than what you have. That's why I say upgrade the saddles and keep the bridge plate.

If your guitar strings through the body rather than the back of the bridge you might have some other options, but even then...string spacing between import and USA is different so the string through holes wouldn't even line up.

I've used these saddles from Guitar Fetish and they are nice, but they appear to be out of stock: http://www.guitarfetish.com/Upgrade-...Six_p_773.html

[Kitchen Guitars]

Oh man, my head is spinning with choices and vast cost differences and I have 0 idea what I am looking at lol

All kinds of options. Guess I better do some reading before I pull the trigger on replacements