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I have a duncan tapped tele pickup from the custom shop. I was sent a wiring schmatic for a tele.I have a esquire (no neck pickup). Does anyone have an esquire diagram or instructions how to wire a tapped esquire.

Welcome to the forum. For Duncan schematics in general:

from : localhost//support/schematics.shtml

For the Esquire:

from : localhost//support...s/esquire.html

And for quot;tappedquot;:

from : localhost//support...pped_tele.html

Although, if you use a push/pull pot to tap, it would be like this:

from : localhost//support...ped_strat.html

Even though that shows a Strat, the wiring to the pup is the same.

Thanks Artie. The tapped pickup has an extra lead. So the Esquire diagram does'nt quite work. I need to know where to gofrom the lead wire to the switch. Do I just design around the tele circuit and leave out the rythtm PU wiring??

Basically, your tapped pup will have one ground, and two quot;hotsquot;. There's several different ways to implement the tapped function either using a push/pull, a SPST switch, DPDT, or the standard 3-way.

Tell me what you'ld like to have, using which switches, and we'll go from there.

Artie

Edit: btw - The Esquire wiring has some functions that are remnants of the old days, and to which, I wouldn't find all that useful, like the extra cap that rolls off all the high end.

Hey Thanks Artie. I have a standard 3 way. I'd like to wire it like a seymour duncan custom shop esquire.
Fender site says this:
Custom-Wired 3-position Blade:
Position 1. Full Output, Around 7.6K -- Punchy, Gutsy, Tele Lead Tone.
Position 2. Tapped Output, Around 6.0K -- Brighter with Less Output.
Position 3. Tapped Output with .022 Cap to Filter Out High-end

Something like this would be great.

Cool. That shouldn't be difficult. Let me just clarify one thing - you want a quot;normalquot; tone control on positions #1 and #2, and then the straight cap on #3, right?

Artie

I just went ahead and did it like this:(Click on the pic for the full-size version.)

This will give you this selection:

1. Full output (normal tone control - handle towards the bridge)
2. Tapped output (normal tone control)
3. Tapped output - .05uf cap

Then you have a simple option. If you leave off that blue jumper, the #1 position changes to quot;full output - no tone controlquot;.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Artie

Wow!!! Thanks Artie. Nice schematics work. (did you use adobe illustrator?) I will leave off the tone, I want to hear the bite of the lead pup.


Originally Posted by TeleFizzleWow!!! Thanks Artie. Nice schematics work. (did you use adobe illustrator?) I will leave off the tone, I want to hear the bite of the lead pup.

Those are diagrams. I just quot;touched them upquot; a bit. I wish I could do artwork like that.

Let us know how it works out.

Artie

Can you modify that to give (1) full output with no tone control, (2) full output with tone control, (3) tapped output with tone control?

thats almost exacty the way my esquire is wired. the only difference is that i think i used a .033 capOriginally Posted by ArtieTooI just went ahead and did it like this:(Click on the pic for the full-size version.)

This will give you this selection:

1. Full output (normal tone control - handle towards the bridge)
2. Tapped output (normal tone control)
3. Tapped output - .05uf cap

Then you have a simple option. If you leave off that blue jumper, the #1 position changes to quot;full output - no tone controlquot;.

Let me know if you have any questions.

Artie

Originally Posted by KelseyCan you modify that to give (1) full output with no tone control, (2) full output with tone control, (3) tapped output with tone control?

Sure. I can mod the diagram if you need, but that mod is real simple. Let me just describe it:

1. Omit the bottom cap completely.
2. Move the blue line down one step. That is, it will connect from the tone control to lug right below.
3. Do the opposite with the red jumper, so that it connects with the top lug and second one down.

(I'll post the modded diagram when I get home.)

Artie

Thanks, Artie. I'm always tempted to convert one of my Teles to an Esquire for a change of pace, although I usually end up missing the neck pickup whenever I try it. Don't feel like you need to spend anymore time on this one, as your instructions seem straightforward.

Actually, now that I think about it, I'm just as likely to use a stock Tele lead pickup and a no-load tone control if I convert to an Esquire, so I'm not sure how I'd wire it. Oh well, gotta save something for the future.

Cool. But I already made the quot;modsquot;. Just in case.Artie

Ok. If I leave out the blue lead. And then drop the tone control to the lower terminal ( and ground the terminal I just moved from..... I should get...

1. High Output no tone
2. Tapped no tone
3. Tapped .022 tone control

I believe this is what I wish to try. Artie I do like your Aja cover. I met Steve Gadd yesterday, Though to be honest, we only asked him a few Steely Dan Questions....

This ( I believe) is the official duncan tapped esquire wiringgt;gt;gt;gt;
Re: Fender's Signature Esquire
Lew:

You're pretty much right on the money. Here's the three-way switch tones:

Bridge-most Position: Full output of pickup. Fatter Fuller Sounding.

Middle Position: Inner coil only (1st tap). Brighter Sounding.

Neck-most Position: Inner coil only (1st tap) with tone capacitor to ground. (Warmer Sound).

I hope that helps.
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