Here's what you need for wiring those pickups into your Tele®! All the parts you'll need, plus a diagram to show you how.
The premium kit features cloth-covered push-back wire—the right wire for Fender and vintage-style guitar circuitry. The pots in this kit are upgraded to CTS brand for longer life and a smoother, more accurate response.
Wiring Kit for Telecaster includes
- Switchcraft output jack
- 250K CTS control pots (2)
- Orange Drop Capacitors: 0.047uF and 0.001uF
- CRL Lever Switch: 3-way with mounting screws
- Switch knobs: black barrel and top-hat knobs included
- Non-shielded cloth-insulated push-back circuit wire: 22 AWG, white, 12" long
- Non-shielded cloth-insulated push-back circuit wire: 22 AWG, black, 24" long
- Shielded braided push-back circuit wire: 22 AWG, 12" long
- Wiring diagram
CTS control pot specifications
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Shaft diameter |
1/4" (6.35mm) solid shaft (requires a set-screw knob) |
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Thread |
3/8" x 32 |
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Thread height |
3/8" |
(9.52mm) |
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Required mounting hole diameter |
3/8" |
(9.52mm) |
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Switch specifications
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Body cavity depth required |
1-3/8" (34.93mm) |
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Mounting screw spacing |
1-5/8" (41.28mm) |
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Lever stem |
.052" x .188" (1.32mm x 4.78mm) |
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Pickguard slot required |
1/16" x 1-1/16" (1.59mm x 26.99mm) |
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