T-Style Pickup Control Cavity Wiring
.05uf
White
(.047)
Volume Tone Black
D
- AU
K
250
D
AU
Black 250K -
Black Green
from Bridge pickup *100pf or 120pf
Bare ((optional)
Green
from Neck pickup
from copper tape
(string ground)
Keep the bare wires from
contacting other connections!
Red & White
wires are soldered
together and This optional capacitor helps compensate for the
insulated with
heat shrink. For natural loss of high frequencies through the guitar cord
typical Tele-style which sometimes occurs when the volume control is
operation do partially rolled back.
not disturb this connection.
Use the hardware provided to mount both pickups. The neck pickup can be
mounted directly into the body using the 1” coarse-thread screws (vintage style),
or suspended from the pickguard using the 6-32 x 5/8” machine screws (on
newer guitars, the pickguard holes may need to be enlarged for the 6-32 screw).
2006 Joe Barden EngineeringTM
T-Style: String ground
and height adjustment
Adhesive-backed
copper tape
Ground wire
runs through
cavity to tone
pot.
String
Pickup
arr Body
Guitta
Gui Body
* Not to scale
Starting distance between string and pickup blades should be 4/32”
on the bass side and 3/32”on the treble side when the strings are
fretted at the higher frets. Raise or lower from here to suit your
playing style and your desired tone.
© 2006 Joe Barden Engineering
