How to Change Out Pickups on Fender Telecaster

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Here is a tutorial on how to change pickups in a Nashville Fender Telecaster. I'm putting new DiMarzio pickups in this to really beef up the sound. Check out DiMarzio.com or SeymourDucncan.com for schematics or to search for the right pickups for you. Both companies make great products, I just prefer DiMarzio.

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[pouckis]

u can change the pickups directly from pickups wire right? i mean ithout opening anything else... if u dont want to keep the old ones...

[stlausdeo]

@pouckis I guess I don't understand the question. You could just cut the wires and use a connector to connect them i suppose. Just make sure the metal on the connector doesn't touch anything else..

[JonathanMichaelSpain]

I'm curious, why is your tele lined with a foil inside ?

[stlausdeo]

@JonathanMichaelSpain That's how many guitars are. It's for grounding. I think I explained it in the video. All guitars need to have continuity between the pickups, strings, pots, and 1/4" jack (where the ground is dissipated) to remove hum/buzz from the line.

[standardtele]

where can you buy the grounding?

[stlausdeo]

@standardtele You don't HAVE to have the metal (copper) lining the inside of the pickup cavity. You really just need to make sure the ground is solid all the way through the potentiometers as well as through the 1/4" cable. The ground is what keeps the pickups from buzzing when the electrical current passes through everything. You could use some metal tape from a heating & air store I'm sure, or a Home Depot/Lowe's should have some. But, again, probalby not necessary.

[DrProgNerd]

@standardtele - I believe you're talking about the copper shielding in the cavity of his guitar. I used this on two of my strats with great results. type 'copper shielding kit' in ebay. About 20 bucks shipped. Hope this helps.

[adrian14752]

Great video. Just wish you had a tripod

[ravenshield56]

@stlausdeo :D it's alright man i did it evanutally :)))

[stlausdeo]

@ravenshield56 for some reason I overlooked this post. Really all you have to do is look at the switch as you toggle it. The posts are pretty much opposite the direction of the switch as that is sort of the laws of physics. Look up some YouTube videos on it. I'm sure someone has something that explains it a bit better. If you can't figure it out, maybe I'll make one for you to explain it. Really, though, you should be able to just look at the switch and figure out how to solder it all up! :)

[stlausdeo]

@standardtele If you're talking about the wire, you only need a little. You can use any wire, but I'd use something that's twisted and not solid (like telephone wire). Most electrical wire for household electronics would have good conductive wire for this. Use something that you don't need anymore. The metallic tape can probably be found at a home improvement store or other hardware store, perhaps - and of course you need solder and a soldering iron.