The missing bits from the kit have eventually arrived, I managed to contacted them on the phone after it rang for what seemed like a week. I told them the bits that were missing: jack socket, jack socket cover and the wiring instructions. .
. . they sent the jack socket, the wiring diagram/instructions and another control plate complete with the three way switch, the pots and the volume and tone controls (which Im keeping by the way since theyv'e messed me about so much, if your'e reading this and want it back 'the musicking.co.uk' you can ring me or email me and I'll be happy to reply with the same promptness you replied to me).
I have to say the instructions they sent must have been written by a two year old colourblind labrador! Firstly they make no sense whatsoever, secondly they refer to colour wires on the diagram which is printed out in black and white (helpful), thirdly they refer to coloured wires on the actual pickups and control plate that are the wrong colour and fourthly they DONT MAKE ANY SENSE.
I admit I'm not the most experience in electronics, I have soldered a bit when I made a distortion pedal when I was about 15, and I kind of understand basic curcuitry, but unless your a)Mr Fender himself or b) the forementioned labrador who wrote the damn thing, you're screwed.
More importantly there is not mention of grounding the electronics as far as I can tell, which I only heard about from scouring a telecaster forum. Apparently its quite important to ground it so you dont get electriceuted and die, one guy on the forum got his lip burned off when he sang into a mic when his guitar wasn't properly grounded.
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