Telecaster 4-Way Switch - Teaching an Old Dog a New Trick!! 

You're right. Darrell has undeniable charisma and a great sense of humor!

He's so incredibly Canadian - and I say that as a compliment!

+DallasRockNRoll Nice! It's such a great modification 👍

Totally agree. Even if you do Lindy Fralin's version with series and parallel in the middle two positions, it's still something else to think about vs the push pull or s1 style

I’ve got a Tele Am Pro II and I want to change pickups: do you think I can replace the originals copying the wiring and I will keep the push push feature of the original model ?

@@chiccosantulli9949 I suppose that you're addressing me, right? OK, if you change PUPs, your switching system SHOULD remain the same. Only thing to consider is phasing, you can have sound out-of-phase, but that's easy to manage. Follow instructions from pickups' manufacturer(s).

wow, really.

+Jamie Ralph Nice! Those are excellent Teles :)

+Marquez Gallegos Nice! 👍

Thanks! i appreciate the kind words :)

he does have some tasty riffs in this video. I like the fingerstyle combinations.

All kiiiinds of licks

Db is absolutely fabulous lol no I mean it

+Bigjoedo66 That sounds like a great setup you have! 👍

+JamCave Studio That sounds like a sweet Strat setup 👍

+Brock Barnes Nice! I'm sure you'll love the extra tones! 😀

+Παναγιωτης Νικελλης 👍

What is the 6th position on your Strat? All three pups?

@@calebbohrer3757 The sixth position of my Strat is the neck and bridge in parallel. The tone is Telecaster like. It is a great tone in my opinion.

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That sounds absolutely amazing! Great work 👍

+Thomas Campbell Yeah, it's a pretty cool mod!

What's the verdict?!

It does have a diff end tone quality yet I find that it was not that huge of difference, still nice sound. I have it in a 2005 telecaster American called AVRI 52’ it has a little more 60 cycle hum that I wanted so I added copper shielding in it to compensate for the louder hum. When you order it it is bare no noobs, no switch , no cover plate extra cost If you build it like it did from eBay.

+peutch Thanks! I'm glad you are enjoying the channel 👍 I'll add the string comparison to my list :)

+John Graydon Thanks! Yeah, the guys are really helpful :)

+J B Thanks J B 😀

+Jacob Griffiths 😀 Thanks!

+顺子 郭 I'm glad you the comparison :)

+Johnny Pascual Thanks :)

Are you deaf

+Gabriel David Thanks! I'm glad you're enjoying the channel 😀

I'm begginer with the electric guitar and you help me a lot to buy my first guitar :)

+Gabriel David Nice! I hope you enjoy playing guitar, it's such a fun instrument 👍

+Brojrod Thanks Brojrod!

check out the peavy omniac style wiring for a tele type guitar there are various options mostly based around a 5 way "super" switch.. it gives bridge , b+n series , b+n parallel b+n 1/2 out of faze , neck or,,,,, b , b+n series , b+n parallel , n , n+ a 1uf cap ( n+ 1uf capacitor = a bass like sound it's on some teles as an option ) you will need to do the neck pickup mod of giving it a dedicated earth for the cover and remove / split the little shared earth jumper wire for the 4 or 5 switch mod as it will ground out and not work if you don't ,their is a video on how to do this on youtube ,,, and various diagrams for wiring the 5 way super switch depending on the options you want online just search for "peavy omniac style wiring" ,, i have just got all the parts together to do a total rewire like this on my tele ( the vol/tone needed replaced so thought if im doing that anyway ) so now it's getting vintage taper volume pot with treble bleed ,,0 load tone pot with an on,on,on dpdt switch wired to select between a 47 ,,22 and 1uf capacitors ,,, and 5 way super switch wired as b, bn series , bn parallel , bn 1\2out of faze , n ( as i have the ability to switch in the 1uf cap on any position ) ,, that's the plan anyway :) hope this helps in your build it's a must do mod for any tele in my view

@@blacksnow150 that sounds awesome! Thanks for all the info.! I'm building it from scratch, so I might as well do something cool like that!👍😎🎸🎶

glad i could help i checked out a few of the drop in kits but found i could get a more personal and high end choice of parts and options by doing the omniac wire job myself and for about 1\3rd of the price,,, and there are diagrams and videos to follow....... apart from the 3 way on on on dpdt ( dpdt = dual pole dual throw ) switch as a capacitor selector which is a mod to the tone pot i have done on a few guitars ,,,,,you basically just wire a difrent value capacitor to bridge each on position of the switch ( if i remember right you have 6 polls middle 2 are in\out top2 are on one bottom 2 are on 3 and i think top left to bottom right is on two ) and wire the in/out wires to the tone pot as you would a single capacitor good luck with the build :)

@@blacksnow150 ya...I agree! If you can solder and read a diagram, you can have top shelf electronics for bottom shelf price! Parts aren't expensive at all. They make the money by wiring and soldering this stuff for people who can't do it. I've been doing that kind of stuff since I was a kid in grade school...for about 45 years! I'm definitely going to check out all these possibilities. I want something really cool and different! Thanks again!👍😎

no problem ,, glad i could help with some options to check out,,,

+towerdutydad Thanks!

+Alex Davis Yeah, I didn't mention it in the video but if a change of pickups is in your future, this kit will make it really easy :)

Darrell Braun Guitar It appears this product is coming from New Zealand? about how long did it take to get yours Darrell?

+Alex Davis About a week and a half. It was surprisingly fast :)

Mathew at Obsidian let me know via email it was on the way (same day) - also found out that on mine, with the Twisted Tele neck pickup, it already has the 2nd ground wire for the cover plate configured. So no soldering required.

+Alex Davis Sweet!

That's if you don't wanna stay with your factory pots, the complete set it's for general replacement

+lando27music 😀👍

Darrell Braun Guitar and now you inspired me to fix up my first partscaster with a 4way. had the switch ready to go for a couple years. 🎸🎸😆

+lando27music Sweet! Let me know how it turns out!

Darrell Braun Guitar turned out great. I didnt want to hijack your comments with a link, so check out my latest video. 😆

+lando27music Oh 😄 I'll head over and check it out 👍

+bpabustan 👍

+Ian Gonzalez Oh, man! I always have good intentions to do one, but always get sidetracked with making other vids! 😄

+Two Dollar Bill 😀 I'll see what I can do!

That would be one long video 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸😂

+musixmylyfe Nicely done! 🏆 Yeah, that's one of my own

+Daniel Sutterfield 👍 I've always wanted a Sienna Sunburst Strat or Tele too :)

I love a good sparkle top

+osvaldo antuña I hope you had a great holiday. Welcome back to the channel :)

+Angel Martinez Hi! If you like the way the Affinity sounds as it is go ahead and keep your original pickups. This 4-way switch works with anything ☺

+pho2 Exactly 👍

So, it does fit G&L ASAT?

+scozio Thanks! It seems the S1 switch does something different on every model, so I have no idea what it does on the Elite 😄

I think it combines both pick-ups in series. I was just wondering which of the two would feel more natural in actual use. :)

It is same thing just with S1 you don`t have use for 4 way CTS switch, also Tele is stock 3 way switch you get pup`s in series by fushing down top of volume pot. It is very discrete, all is as at classic Tele

+Jordan That would be interesting :)

+Mitchell Spille Sorry, I'm not sure. Hopefully someone who knows can help out :)

+somebodyelseuk 👍

If it was 100% solderless, I think it would be well worth it because the freedom to switch pickups in minutes is great. But since you DO have the solder, it really defeats the purpose. Where this is a good value is if you have wrecked 20 year old pots and wiring and need to replace them all. AT that point, $80 is reasonable because a local shop will gouge you for worse. But if you just want that 4-way switch, this is not worth the money, considering that you have to solder anyway. I have the Jazz Bass kit from Obsidian and highly recommend it, and it was a good value because my electronics needed to be 100% replaced. It was like $50 dollars and the quality is through the roof.

+Weeaboo Trashski I am hoping to do one on a Tele Deluxe, but I'll see if I can get my hands on a Jazzmaster too - the new lineup looks great!

Darrell Braun Guitar I know, the new Jazz Bass, Tele and Jazzmaster look pretty damned sexy.

+Weeaboo Trashski 👍👍👍😍