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Obsidian®

T3 Vintage 250k

Vintage '3-Way' for Tele®

Regular price
US$89.00
Regular price
Sale price
US$89.00
Option

Super Easy, Solder-less Install
Key Features:

  • The Obsidian® Take on Vintage Wiring
  • Improved Clarity
  • Smoother Volume & Tone Control
  • Fits Fender® Telecaster®
  • Fits Squier® Telecaster® with adjustments

  • Hurry, only 15 items left in stock!

FAST SHIPPING

5 YEAR WARRANTY

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Super Easy, Solder-less Install
All Obsidian® Pro-Wired Electronics are super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian® Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors. 

 

The Obsidian® Vintage Plus wiring harness for Telecaster® is your traditional three way wiring harness with some Obsidian® mods to improve the sound and play-ability.  This is the Tele player who likes to keep things simple, with a more balanced volume control that retains highs at lower volumes, and a smoother tone control.

CRYSTAL CLEAR TONE

Retain clarity at lower volumes. To make your tone crystal clear at lower volumes we include an Obsidian® Custom spec treble bleed mod. This prevents tone 'muddiness' at low volumes by allowing high frequencies to pass along a separate path to your amp, rather than being stopped short by the increasing resistance at the volume control.

SMOOTH CONTROL

Even tone and volume control all the way from zero to ten. Obsidian® tone and volume controls incorporate carefully selected and custom-built components, as well as our own clever mods to smooth out the taper of your tone and volume controls, so you get a more even roll off all the way from zero to 10.

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Vintage &

Traditional 3-Way Wiring - for SS Telecaster®

The Vintage '3-Way' for Tele®

  • The Obsidian® Take on Vintage Wiring
  • Improved Clarity
  • Smoother Volume & Tone Control
  • Fits Fender® Telecaster®
  • Fits Squier® Telecaster® with adjustments

Details

Description

ObsidianWire solderless install logo

Super Easy, Solder-less Install
All Obsidian® Pro-Wired Electronics are super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian® Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors. 

 

The Obsidian® Vintage Plus wiring harness for Telecaster® is your traditional three way wiring harness with some Obsidian® mods to improve the sound and play-ability.  This is the Tele player who likes to keep things simple, with a more balanced volume control that retains highs at lower volumes, and a smoother tone control.

CRYSTAL CLEAR TONE

Retain clarity at lower volumes. To make your tone crystal clear at lower volumes we include an Obsidian® Custom spec treble bleed mod. This prevents tone 'muddiness' at low volumes by allowing high frequencies to pass along a separate path to your amp, rather than being stopped short by the increasing resistance at the volume control.

SMOOTH CONTROL

Even tone and volume control all the way from zero to ten. Obsidian® tone and volume controls incorporate carefully selected and custom-built components, as well as our own clever mods to smooth out the taper of your tone and volume controls, so you get a more even roll off all the way from zero to 10.

Specs

MADE IN HOUSE WITH

  • Potentiometers: Obsidian® Custom CTS® Pots 250K (+/-10%) Solid Shaft 1/4"
  • Capacitors: Vintage Plus // 150 Series Polyester Film 0.047UF - (+/-5%) or True Vintage 52' // Radial Metallized Polyester Film (+/-10 %)
  • Switch: Genuine Oak® 3 Way Switch
  • Jack: Pro-Wired Switchcraft® J11 Mono

Compatibility

BUILT TO FIT

  • Fits: Fender® US & MIM Telecaster® - Direct Fit // Right Hand Guitar Only
  • Fits: Fender® Japan Telecaster® - Replace control plate & knobs
  • Fits: Squier® Telecaster® - Replace control plate & knobs
  • Knobs: Requires US Spec 1/4" Solid Shaft Knobs Control Plate: Use Genuine Fender or Obsidian® plate only - Other aftermarket plates will NOT fit
  • Pickups: Built for two single coil pickups

DOES NOT FIT

Does NOT Fit: Thinline telecaster, or any guitar not specified above

Install

For install help and other resources please go to our Info Hub.

Shipping

Where We Ship

We are currently shipping direct to:

  • United States
  • Australia
  • United Kingdom
  • New Zealand
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • Norway
  • Switzerland

For other countries - See International Dealers

United States

Standard Orders 

Ship from Michigan, USA

Please note that due to the way in-state taxes are collected, we cannot ship website orders within Michigan state. If you are based in Michigan, please order through our Amazon store here as this is set up to collect the required sales taxes. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Shipping method: Business days: Price (US$)
USPS TRACKED 3 - 5 6.99
FEDEX HOME DELIVERY 3 - 5 19.99
FEDEX EXPRESS SAVER 2 - 4 22.99
FEDEX EXPRESS SAVER 2 - 4 28.99

Pro-Wired Loaded Pickguards  

Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

All ObsidianWire™ Loaded pickguards are made to order and ship direct from our location in Christchurch, New Zealand. We have an expected build time of 6 - 12 business days, and will let you know if we expect any delays.

Rest of World

Ship Direct from Christchurch, New Zealand

We ship all orders outside of the United States from our location in Christchurch, New Zealand. Get shipping cost and delivery timeframes at checkout.

Taxes and duties

Obsidian® DOES NOT pay duties, taxes or customs clearance charges.
Duties and taxes charged by your local customs agency, will be your own responsibility.
If you live outside the USA, we recommend checking with your own country's customs agency what these may be prior to ordering. 
If you are concerned, consider ordering from dealer near you 
International Dealers

  • Solderless Install

    Super easy to install, and allow for solder-less pickup changes with Obsidian® Plug, Play & Enjoy connectors.

  • Pro-Grade Quality

    The absolute best guitar wiring upgrades, using custom specified parts and perfected techniques to ensure that your harness will be an upgrade for you and your guitar. Every time.

  • Greater Functionality

    Guitar electronics that will deliver a greater range of sounds from your pickups, with more switching options, and more dynamic setups to suit your guitar.

  • Improved Sound

    Guitar wiring that allows the full dynamic range of your pickups, and just as importantly, help find a harness that is matched to you.

Customer Reviews

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Marvin

High quality parts and craftsmanship! I’ve used a number of their products for years now and I’ve yet to be disappointed.

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mike ayers (Fort Collins, US)
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
so easy

I am old and my hands shake but, I find it is so much easier than sodering. If I make another guitar I will order from you guys.

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Lynne Penman (Sunshine Coast, AU)
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Would love to but......

I would love to review this but unfortunately it is still sitting at Auckland airport and has been since the 12th.
So when and if it arrives I will update you with a review.
Mean time I have a half finished guitar.

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Conner Guitart (Flower Mound, US)
Install Time: 11 - 20 minutes
Build Quality:
Very bad
Excellent
Functionality:
Same as stock
Greater range of sounds
Sound:
Terrible
Amazing
Game Changer! 5+ Stars.

I’ve been building/wiring custom/concept guitars for years and this product is a game changer for me. In my opinion, the concept, design, execution, and functionality of this product infinitley surpasses any/all other pre-loaded control solutions.

At first glance, it appeared a bit pricey. But when I considered the cost of combining the highest-quality components with the time it takes me to create/wire something like this, I see it as a VERY clear value.

From matched CTS pots, cold-war era caps, treble-bleed filter, to a genious plug-and-play termional that allows for easy alterations, this product rocks!

It is also so well designed and elegant, with such a small footprint, that it leaves ample room for my “messy” wiring. :)

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L.S.

Quality piece of kit perfect upgrade for my tele.