Before surgery... The Tele in good company, with the Exit-22 Godin.
Vintage Vibe's CC Rider.
Le Micro Vintage-T . Pour celui-ci, j'ai demandé à Pete de me préparé un micro de pont qui s'agencerait bien avec le CC Rider. Il m'a proposé le Vintage-T. Aucuns regrets. Je ne suis pas vraiment doué pour donner les bons termes alors je vous reporte aux fils de discussions mentionnés plus haut.
The Vintage-T. For this one, I simply asked Pete for a pickup that would perform well with the CC Rider. This is what he proposed me . No regrets. I'm not very good at describing the tone, etc... so please go to the forum threads that I suggest before.
Impedance reading. As indicated on the pictures, some difference in reading can occur as it is a function of the temperature at the moment of reading. So, all is well.
See before...
Pour enlever le pont, il faut déplacer les étriers du chevalet afin d'avoir accès aux vis qui maintiennent le chevalet en place. Si on veut éviter les désagréments de refaire l'intonation et ajustements nécessaire, on peut mesurer précisément l'espace entre le chevalet et les étriers.
Before unscrewing the bridge, we need to take the saddles out so we can access the screws that holds the bridge in place. If you don't wan't to go thru all the process of adjusting the intonation, you can measure precisely the distance between each saddle and the bridge.
Obviously, don't forget to take notes ...
Étant donné que les étriers ont tous une hauteur différentes, il est préférable de les identifier. J'ai donc indiqué sur chaque étrier la corde (note) correspondante avec l'aide d'un crayon indélébile...
Since the saddles each have their own specific heights, I have marked them with their respective notes using a sharpee pen so they can be reinstalled properly.
Dismantling ...
Before unsoldering / cutting any wires, it's always a good idea to make a sketch of the circuit we are working on... ;)
The Vintage-T and the bridge. (Standard MIM Tele bridge)
A crucial step. Checking the contact between the bridge and the black wire (ground) of the pickup. It MUST be 0 Ohms. In other words, a perfect contact.
Bridge pickup installed...
The CCRider is larger than a normal single coiled pickup. Some routing will have to be done...
Pour agrandir le trou sur le "pickguard", j'ai utilisé une scie à chantourner électrique. C'était l'outil qui m'était disponible à ce moment et la coupe se fit en un clin d'oeil. J'ai coupé légèrement trop grand, mais ça ne se voit presque pas. De toute façon, je pense installer un nouveau "pickguard" dans le futur...
To widen the pickup hole, I used a scroll saw. This was the tool that I had on hand at the moment. It was very easy to cut the pickguard. The hole is slighty too big but it's ok. There will be a new pickguard in the future anyway...
Once installed with the height adjustment screws.
Pour agrandir le trou du corps de la guitare, j'ai utilisé une "dremel". Très facile avec la mèche utilisée (je n'ai malheureusement pas le numéro de modèle).
To do the routing in the body, I have used a "dremel". It went very easy with the cutting tool I chose. (unfortunately, I don't have the part number...)
OUCH !!! A "small" careless mistake... Oh well, it's a Tele... :)
J'ai soudé les fils de masse des micros et du connecteur de sortie ensemble sur le boîtier du potentiomètre de volume. En plus du fil "shieldé" du CCRider et d'un ground de la guitare.
I have twited and soldered together both ground pickup wire (blacks) along with the output jack ground on the volume pot casing. I also soldered on the same pot the CCRider shielded wire and the guitar ground wire.
Job's done ...
From the first notes, I knew that I would like this combination of pickups. I ordered a microphone and I should record some sound samples in a near future. I was very surprised about how silent the pickups are. No hum unwanted noise. Plus I did'nt put any copper or aluminium tape under the pickups. All is well ...
Thanks again Pete.
Without forgetting Professor and Maxvintage.