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"Enriqueta" telecaster (Sparkle silver 7 position tele)

Shelter

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Greetings,

I always loved the Mike Campell/Tom Petty "Red dog" telecaster and wanted to build something similar as a configuration.
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But I do not use the bigsby and I wanted a more adventurous color.
I ordered an Alder flake silver body with gloss nitro finish and a baked maple neck with satin nitro finish, 59 profile, 9.5R and 6150 frets.
I also ordered 2 pickguards cause I couldn't tell which one would look best.

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I decided the black looked very dark whereas the white one looked better. So I proceeded to the build.

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The switching is 5way and there is also a toggle switch in between the two pots.
That gives us 7 sounds in total
1) Neck
2) Neck - Middle
3) Middle
4) Middle - Bridge
5) Bridge
6) Bridge + toggle on = Bridge + Neck
7) Position 4 + toggle on = All pickups in series
 
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I've always liked the SHH configuration. Very nice build.
Also that position 4 + toggle on must be scorching.
To be honest, it sounds a bit thin to me.

I mostly use positions 1,3,5 &6
Sometimes I think it could work with a 3way and toggle, or maybe a 4way but I haven't changed it because I am getting stressed from the idea of lacking options :LOL:
 
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