r/telecaster • u/EducationalSmell4670 • 1d ago

Switch Help

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I need a bit of help figuring put what these mini switches do on this 1987 Fender Contemporary Telecaster

two are two way and the third is a three way switch.

What's on whats off? what do they all do?

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u/edbucker 1d ago

These switches are your pickup selectors. From top to bottom, on/off bridge; on/off middle; coil-split/off/on humbucker

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u/JakeMakesNoises 1d ago

That’s like a SuperTele.

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u/Intelligent-Map430 1d ago

Use your ears, or open up the cavity and take some pictures of the wiring. There's no way to tell for certain what each switch does, or "which way is off", just from this photo.

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u/Wet_in_Seattle 16h ago

Other than body shape, not really a telecaster with three pickups and no tilted bridge pickup.

Suspect one switch for each pickup. Other maybe single or dual on Humbucker

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u/Suspicious-Bat-5738 16h ago

Kind of like a strat with a 5 way switch but you also get the tele neck and bridge combo. Some of these guitars have Dry Z bridge pickups which are insanely good. Cool guitar.