telecaster jack how the fuck does it work

Grant · Post by **Grant** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:05 am

plopswagon wrote:Make mine a double

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 8:33 am

ultratwin wrote:

That's kind of a cool idea, but in the wrong place, should be below the control plate.

But too much work unless you're making the guitar from scratch.

Shad's idea is better, and you can also get a square one with 4 screws.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 1:50 pm

robert(original) wrote:allparts should start making that jack plate dealio. its pretty cool looking and seems smart to me.

Looking at the real parts, I think that photoshop might be too cramped IRL but one could probably be made by eliminating the tone knob and using a concentric pot for tone/vol.

This sounds like a profitable idea until you consider 99%+ of teles would still have that hole on the bottom

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 2:26 pm

This was common on Japanese and European teles:

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robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 2:53 am

dammit guys the thing came with a big routed out hole in the bottom of it already.

anyways i got the cup to sit in there. but now i can only get it to play very quietly with the volume jacked up all the way on the amp.

J0K1 · Post by **J0K1** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 4:42 pm

That strat jack looks horrible on tele

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:04 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:Shad's idea is better, and you can also get a square one with 4 screws.

LISTEN TO THIS MAN

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Jan 29, 2017 11:13 pm

An Electrosocket will fit in your existing rout, look right, and be easiest to fit.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:35 am

benecol wrote:An Electrosocket will fit in your existing rout, look right, and be easiest to fit.

QFT

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:36 pm

THIS is one great option-- the other is to put the jack in the metal control plate on the front of the guitar and get rid of your tone knob (which is what i did on my esquire)

benecol wrote:I've built a few teles Rob - life is too short to not buy an electrosocket.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 6:37 pm

theshadowofseattle wrote:
Fakir Mustache wrote:Shad's idea is better, and you can also get a square one with 4 screws.
LISTEN TO THIS MAN

yeah i did that on another tele I built-- its a les paul jack plate

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:18 pm

robroe wrote: but now i can only get it to play very quietly with the volume jacked up all the way on the amp.

elaborate

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:40 pm

drill your own holes
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Custom-Made-ChromeTelecaster-Control-Plate-NO-HOLES-for-you-modders_p_197.html

aen · Post by **aen** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 1:47 pm

robert(original) wrote:those little retainer cups can be a pain in the arse.

Fuck em!
Get a football jack and breathe easy.

theshadowofseattle wrote:

THROW ALL THAT TRICK SHIT OUT THE WINDOW

NO MORE TELE CUPS
CUPS ARE FOR BEER
CUPS ARE FOR SODA
CUPS ARE FOR MENSES
CUPS ARE NOT FOR JACKS

vojtasTS29 · Post by **vojtasTS29** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 5:02 pm

Came from a LP. Sorry about all that messy shit and the screws being like that. It was an emergency mid gig repair and i use the tele pretty much only when i need to play some blues.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Mar 21, 2017 3:34 pm

Buy a plate for Les Paul like above only plastic one. Some Affinity teles came with them