Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard
Tele Deluxe: Your Way
$450
New & Improved Design
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Create a unique Telecaster Deluxe ’72 pickguard tailored to your preferences rather than a generic one! Built with our Wide Range Humbuckers, CTS® Pots, a Switchcraft Toggle Switch, and our custom Tone Caps, rest assured that your Prewired Tele Deluxe ’72 Pickguard is built with the best of the best.
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Features
At Fralin Pickups, we’re always trying to make you sound better. Our Lindy Fralin Prewired Telecaster Deluxe Pickguard offers the best tone and highest quality available. We use our world-famous pickups with the best ingredients we can get. We hand-wire your Tele pickguard with painstaking attention to detail.
Furthermore, you can customize your pickguard exactly how you want it! With our Telecaster Deluxe Pickguard, you can have the famous Fralin tone and ease of mind: All you need to do is solder a few wires, screw it in, string it up, and you’re off rocking!
Features:
- The ultimate “Build Your Own” Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard
- USA-Made pickups & electronics for superior quality
- Hand-wired with USA-Made vintage cloth lead for a traditional look
- Fully customizable – from appearance to function
- Hand-assembled, signed and dated by our pickguard craftsman
- 10-year warranty on materials and craftsmanship
How It's Made:
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Sound Samples for Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard:
About this Sound Clip:
All sound samples are played from Neck Position First and Bridge Position Last.
Tech Specs:
| SPECIFICATION | VALUE |
|---|---|
| Pot Manufacturer: | CTS® |
| Pot Value: | 500K (Recommended) |
| Switch Manufacturer: | Switchcraft® |
Installation Instructions
Congratulations on your purchase of Fralin's Prewired Telecaster Pickguard! We've made installation super simple. If you're uncomfortable soldering or working on guitars, simply bring this pickguard and your guitar to an experienced luthier for a professional installation.
This installation guide covers our Prewired '72 Deluxe Pickguard, Prewired Thinline '72 Pickguard and Prewired Custom '72 Pickguard.
Installation Overview
After removing your existing pickguard from your instrument, you'll need to solder at least two wires on the new pickguard. Each pickguard features one White and two Black wires. Here's where they go:
Note: For the Prewired Custom '72, see the note below.
Installation Steps & Tools Needed:
You'll need the following tools to install the Prewired Pickguard:
- Soldering Iron & Solder (We use Kester 60/40)
- Phillips head screwdriver (For removing pickguard and output jack mount)
- Wire cutters (for trimming excess wire, if needed)
- 1/2" Hex Nut Driver (for uninstalling and installing the output jack)
Step 1: Prep guitar for installation
- Remove the strings from your guitar
- Unscrew the Jack Mount plate to expose the output jack
- Use the 1/2" Hex Nut Driver to unscrew the hex nut while holding the output jack from the back to uninstall the output jack from the plate
- Unsolder the leads connecting the output jack (if replacing the jack, simply snip the leads off)
Step 2: Remove the Existing Pickguard
Next, simply unscrew all pickguard screws and put in a safe place. The pickguard should wiggle free and lift out of the guitar.
Cut or unsolder any of the ground connections holding the pickguard in the guitar. You will need to solder these connections back on the new pickguard.
With all the Ground connections removed from the pickguard, you may now remove the existing pickguard from your guitar.
Step 3: Install the New Pickguard
With the old pickguard out of the way, we can now proceed to install the new pickguard! It's a good idea to lay the pickguard down to make sure everything fits and the holes line up. If the mounting holes do not line up, mark the new location and drill a 1/16" pilot hole for the new screw location. This is a simple, non-invasive way to make sure the new pickguard fits perfectly. Wire it up according to the image above.
Install the Jack to the Jack Plate, wire it up, screw everything back in, and plug the guitar in before stringing it up to make sure everything works.
Final Step: Adjust Pickup Heights
Finally, adjust the height of your pickups to the appropriate height. We have a whole guide for you to follow here. Here's a cheat sheet to get it up and running quickly:
Prewired Custom '72 Installation
For the Prewired Custom '72 Pickguard, you'll need to solder the Bridge pickup independently of the pickguard. When the string are off, remove the Bridge assembly and install the Bridge Pickup according to this wiring diagram:
Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard FAQ's
Product FAQ's
People frequently ask these questions about our Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard. If you have a question that you don't see listed here, click "Ask" in the Quick Links section above.
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Which Tone Cap do I select?
We always recommend 0.022mfd as the Tone Cap value. A larger capacitance value means more roll-off, a lower capacitance value means less roll-off.
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7 Genuine Reviews for Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard
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These pickup`s have a punchy clarity that makes you want to pick up the guitar play, very satisfied.
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I have a 2012 MIM FSR 72 Deluxe Reissue Telecaster. Original pickups look like WRHB, but were not constructed like that or sounded like that. One-dimensional. I decided to go with Lindy Fralin’s take on the WRHB, in addition to new pickguard and wiring harness. I couldn’t be happier not only with how it sounds, but the gradient of the knobs for volume and tone are super-expressive and much-improved playability. A dramatically improved sound and playing experienced. Clear, chiming and expressive WRHB tones everywhere just like I’d hoped. I didn’t even have to have new pickguard holes redrilled. My guitar is a semi-rare guitar now particularly in as-new condition, so I trusted Lindy and his team to make this cherished guitar better, and it is in every way. I can’t think of any other thing I’d ever do now, additionally, to mod this guitar. Lindy Fralin has completed this guitar. Done. Worth every penny and customer service was great as always. You couldn’t ask for any better outcome, and I’ve worked with him and his team for almost a decade with no issues or reservations whatsoever. Reach out to Lindy Fralin. You’ll be glad you did. Thanks Lindy.
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These fabulous pickups sound bright and resonant with precise articulation. I really love playing my reissue again. Very happy with these pickups.
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These pickups rip! They are undoubtedly expensive but they have lots of clarity and articulation particularly in the middle and bridge position, yet still have lots of warmth and body. Fralin and the team did a great job with this product and their customer service is also great. I had to adjust something with the shipping details and they handled it quickly and professionally.
I got this prewired pickguard to put into a Squier Classic Vibe as a sort of sleeper build. It made sense to me to invest more money where it really counts, the pickups and electronics, and I am sure glad that I did, especially for my first guitar with humbuckers. This guitar is now my go to and while I love my other guitars, I find myself reaching for this one nine times out of ten. The combination of punch and clarity from these wide range pickups just make me want to play guitar more and I am more creatively inspired. It has a warmth that is humbucker-like but still does the tele bell-like twang thing well in the middle position. The neck position is maybe less usefyl for me but still sounds nice, especially when cleaner but it doesn’t get all that muddy when dirty either. The electronics and hardware are also good quality and the aesthetics add so much to my guitar also. The tortoiseshell looks exquisite and the raw nickel covers have a nice vintage vibe to them.
I have gotten many complements on my tone since playing this guitar and while I was really happy with it when I was playing my other fender single coil guitars, these Fralin pickups give that maybe 5-10% boost of quality and I’d say it is worth it. I mostly play worship music and they fit into this style well but I can see they can do way more than that. They’ve also handled playing on the road well through different room and power setups they have been quiet and reliable. The outpuck jack is also super solid. These pickups are perhaps lower output than I might have expected but this isn’t bad: I don’t know much about original WR humbuckers. These will likely not be the last Fralin pickups that I buy. The urge to chuck Fralins into my other guitars is strong at times.
TLDR; These pickups are worth it if you can afford them. Clarity and punch galore.
Just note that the pickup selector switch is Fender sizing and may not fit another model like a Squier Deluxe without body modification. -
I bought this as the final piece to complete my ’72 deluxe parts caster. I couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. The build quality is top notch, and the pickups are so unique. The best way to describe them is they are the perfect combination of single coils and humbuckers. There is the single note separation and clarity with the smoothness of the humbuckers. I have several guitars to choose from, including others with Fralin PAFs, and I find my self reaching for this one all the time. It still sounds like a tele, but it offers something more now.
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Could not be happier !!!!!!!!!!
Absolute screamers !!!! My son played his first gig with his new “Kitchencaster” last night and could not have been happier with the new pickups !!!!!!!Finally finished my son’s “Kitchencaster” yesterday and he used it last night at a gig. He could not be happier !!!!!!! The tone and volume of those pickups have no equal!! His high dollar guitars are going to be gathering dust for a while !!! Thank you ! Thank you!!!!!
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Exceeded expectations. Now it’s my go-to. Can’t put it down.
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NOTES ON COLOR:
- Please note that while we strive to provide the most accurate color representation possible, different computer monitors, manufacturer dye lots, and other circumstances may prevent the color from matching perfectly.
- Since we cannot guarantee color matching, we cannot provide a return to you if you are unhappy with the color matching of our Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard.
HARNESSES:
- Our parts and wire lengths are designed to work seamlessly with our Prewired Telecaster Deluxe ’72 Pickguard. Due to various guitar and instrument designs, we cannot guarantee that our parts will fit properly, and due to this, we do not offer Wiring Harnesses.
