Lipstick pickup and Telecaster neck pickup. What goes where? - Cigar Box Nation2024-03-28T10:17:11Zhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/forum/topics/lipstick-pickup-and-telecaster-neck-pickup-what-goes-where?groupUrl=cbgwiringelectronics&commentId=2592684%3AComment%3A3299576&groupId=2592684%3AGroup%3A153908&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThat will be great. You’re a…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32998152019-03-01T22:31:23.910ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>That will be great. You’re a star Paul. Thanks again and speak soon. Off to bed here but will message when I’m at the wiring stage of the build. Really appreciate your help. :0)</p>
<p>That will be great. You’re a star Paul. Thanks again and speak soon. Off to bed here but will message when I’m at the wiring stage of the build. Really appreciate your help. :0)</p> Thanks Paul :0)tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32996492019-03-01T22:27:23.976ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Thanks Paul :0)</p>
<p>Thanks Paul :0)</p> Google search for Telecaster…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32998142019-03-01T22:26:50.581ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Google search for Telecaster wiring scheme will help you with a regular 2 pickup wiring. 4-way switching is a bit more involved, but I have a schematic for that(did it on my green glitter avatar git) and I'll help you along.</p>
<p>Google search for Telecaster wiring scheme will help you with a regular 2 pickup wiring. 4-way switching is a bit more involved, but I have a schematic for that(did it on my green glitter avatar git) and I'll help you along.</p> Me too, your in my prayers.tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32996472019-03-01T22:23:47.235ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Me too, your in my prayers.</p>
<p>Me too, your in my prayers.</p> Thanks again Paul. I’m believ…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32997212019-03-01T21:43:13.723ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Thanks again Paul. I’m believing everything will be fine :0) Positivity goes a long way I believe!!</p>
<p>Thanks again Paul. I’m believing everything will be fine :0) Positivity goes a long way I believe!!</p> Thanks for coming in to help…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32996382019-03-01T21:41:16.371ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Thanks for coming in to help again Paul. Always great to have your opinion on things. Well, a lot of that went totally over my head but it gives me words to base my research around so thank you yet again. I’ll particularly look at wiring in series and in parallel. I particularly like the idea of looking at the possibility of having them both towards the neck position. That sounds exciting.</p>
<p> Thanks again and hope you’re doing okay? I really appreciate you coming to my rescue as you…</p>
<p>Thanks for coming in to help again Paul. Always great to have your opinion on things. Well, a lot of that went totally over my head but it gives me words to base my research around so thank you yet again. I’ll particularly look at wiring in series and in parallel. I particularly like the idea of looking at the possibility of having them both towards the neck position. That sounds exciting.</p>
<p> Thanks again and hope you’re doing okay? I really appreciate you coming to my rescue as you always do.</p>
<p>All the best.</p>
<p>Bear :0)</p> Hope every thing goes well wi…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32995762019-03-01T21:39:43.382ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>Hope every thing goes well with the surgery or whatever treatment they do.</p>
<p>Hope every thing goes well with the surgery or whatever treatment they do.</p> Hi David.
Good to be speaking…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32996312019-03-01T21:34:12.622ZSlow Blues Dani & Ol' Grey Bearhttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/SlowBluesDani
<p>Hi David.</p>
<p>Good to be speaking with you. Thanks for coming in and offering your help and advice too. I didn’t know that both of my available pickups were fairly low output so that helps and good to know that it won’t make much difference which way around they go. I’ll definitely give them a test placement first though so thank you both for that. The distance from the strings information will definitely help so that’s gone in the old skull bank ready for when I get to that stage of the…</p>
<p>Hi David.</p>
<p>Good to be speaking with you. Thanks for coming in and offering your help and advice too. I didn’t know that both of my available pickups were fairly low output so that helps and good to know that it won’t make much difference which way around they go. I’ll definitely give them a test placement first though so thank you both for that. The distance from the strings information will definitely help so that’s gone in the old skull bank ready for when I get to that stage of the build! All really useful information and I’m very grateful for it.</p>
<p> Thanks again David. Hope you’re doing well and good to hear from you again. Had some potentially bad news this end and have an appointment booked with the neuro surgery team in early April. Staying positive though and believing that all will be well in the long term. No point getting all down about these things and the treatment may not even turn out to be surgery anyway, right? It’s amazing what those guys can do nowadays.</p>
<p>Anyway, good to speak with you again and thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.</p>
<p>Bear :0)</p> If your doing one in the neck…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32995722019-03-01T21:31:50.188ZPaul Craighttps://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/PaulCraig
<p>If your doing one in the neck and one in the bridge position, put the hotter of the 2 in the bridge. use a 3-way blade switch or a 4-way blade switch for extra series option.</p>
<p>You could put both side by side in the middle and wire them to a 4-way switch. You could use either pickup alone or both in parallel or series. Or both in the neck or both in the bridge. Lots of options.</p>
<p>If your doing one in the neck and one in the bridge position, put the hotter of the 2 in the bridge. use a 3-way blade switch or a 4-way blade switch for extra series option.</p>
<p>You could put both side by side in the middle and wire them to a 4-way switch. You could use either pickup alone or both in parallel or series. Or both in the neck or both in the bridge. Lots of options.</p> Hi Bear,
Usually the higher o…tag:www.cigarboxnation.com,2019-03-01:2592684:Comment:32995602019-03-01T20:40:54.079ZDavid L.https://www.cigarboxnation.com/profile/DavidLloyd
<p>Hi Bear,</p>
<p>Usually the higher output pickup goes in the bridge position (particularly when you buy a paired set). For a telecaster neck pickup and a lipstick pickup both are fairly low output so I doubt it will make much difference. Normally you aim for both pickups to be of a similar volume so there is no large noticeable difference when you switch from one to the other. The strings move less at the bridge so a higher output pickup is used. If you find a noticeable difference you…</p>
<p>Hi Bear,</p>
<p>Usually the higher output pickup goes in the bridge position (particularly when you buy a paired set). For a telecaster neck pickup and a lipstick pickup both are fairly low output so I doubt it will make much difference. Normally you aim for both pickups to be of a similar volume so there is no large noticeable difference when you switch from one to the other. The strings move less at the bridge so a higher output pickup is used. If you find a noticeable difference you can always adjust the output by adjusting the pickup heights (nearer the strings = more output = louder) to get a volume match.</p>
<p>Pickups vary in their tonal "voice" so you might find one does sound better at the neck or at the bridge. Like Skeesix suggests doing a quick check will let you know.</p>
<p>Regards,</p>
<p>David L.</p>