Brian May/Fender wiring hybrids

  • Starting next month in Playmusic, I'll be looking at wiring mods that might deliver a Holy Grail: classic Burns, Fender and Brian May Red Special tones in one workable instrument! The hard part is not just working out how to combine series and parallel wiring options, it's reducing the number of switches to produce a giggable guitar. Fortunately, I've managed to rope in veteran guitarist and circuit designer Deaf Eddie, who's spent decades refining his ideas. We'll not only publish the circuit diagrams, we'll let you hear the results and tell you where you can get the bits to do the mods yourself. Let me know, if you have any wiring ideas on your wish list. Cheers, Si

2 comments
  • anthony wilson
    anthony wilson Would this be possible on my Fender Baja telecaster as it already has series/parallel selections from new, or would the mods accentuate what is already their
    March 12
  • Simon Croft
    Simon Croft Assuming your Tele has two single coil pickups, the possible combinations are:
    Neck pickup only
    Neck and bridge in parallel
    Neck and bridge in parallel, phase reverse...  more
    March 12