Telecaster controls - Like em or not?

[fendermojoman]

Well theres your problem, your stuff is installed upside down/backwards.

Ain't it the truth! But if I play in front of a big mirror I'm back to normal. Now if I can just find my left hand chromatic tuner . . . . . . .

[Iago]

I would put the tone control a bit closer to the volume pot also..

I still think that a strat's volume pot is easier to put your hands on and make quick changes, but last month I played my friend's strat (the first I play after probably 3 months) and I was hitting my hand on the volume pot all the time. The way my hand now rests on a tele makes it a bit more tricky to play a strat. the bridge pickup, so as the saddles are further away from the neck on the tele.

[fendermojoman]

I guess Fender thinks anyone who can shred faster than the speed of light,
chicken pick behind their heads, palm mute the E-D-B string while bending the other
3 simultaneously shouldn't have any problems dodging the volume knob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"I'm unemployed BUT I'm in a band!"

[ted s]

I too didn't like the layout from the factory. I turned my plate 180 degrees & now the order is like this:

3-way switch nearest Jack (rear)
Tone in the middel
Volume nearest the neck (front)
BTW- I'm a Lefty and those are Glendale Saddles

Hey FenderMojo, was there enough slack in the wiring to just flip it ?

thanks

Ted

[Spudman***]

When I watched the Brent Mason Podcast I noticed that he had his control knobs further from the switch and closer together.

[fendermojoman]

Hey FenderMojo, was there enough slack in the wiring to just flip it ?

thanks

Ted

Not for every wire but, but it was moot for me-while I had it "out" I replaced all pots and cap with an upgrade kit from RS guitarworks. It even came with a Hoveland yellow cap!!!! Now my Seymour Vintage Stacks really come to life and no hum either!

[fendermojoman]

I bought a set of the finest Strat PUPS from this guy and now look what he has!
www.kinman.com

[Spudman***]

That's pretty smart too. Kinnman stuff is awesome.

I still don't understand why it's so difficult to just drill the holes closer together. Who needs that kind of room between the knobs? Do the companies think all Tele players have pudgy fingers of something?

[Highway_61]

My favorite guitar is a Yamaha 302s, Yamaha's take on the Tele. It's the feel and the tone(s) of the guitar, of course, that are the main reasons I like it as much as I do, but I also prefer the Yamahas diagonal Strat-like (though just a three-way) pickup selector to the standard Tele vertical selector switch. Also, the volume knob's location makes it easy (ier) to do volume swells and final chord tremolos.
Here's a picture of a 102s: