Worlds Best Mod for Fender Telecaster - Voodoo Lounge! Worlds Best & Most Complete Services for all Fenders Start Price USD 599.00 Current Price USD 599.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, November 02, 2007 End Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 Location Seattle, Washington See more about 'Worlds Best Mod for Fender Telecaster - Voodoo Lounge!' Description Pat's Guitars Fender USA American Deluxe Voodoo Lounge Telecaster Pre Sale        SquareTrade © AP6.0       Pat's Guitars   Triple Voodoo Modification   for your   Fender Telecaster     Turn Your Tele Into   The World's Coolest Telecaster!       Your Tele will Receive:   Professional Routing & Shielding!   Superb Duncan '59 Humbucker at the Neck!   Amazing Duncan Strat Vintage Rails in the Middle!   Twangin' Duncan Vintage Stack ~or~ Smokin' Hot Rails at the Bridge!   7 Pickup Combinations plus Blender!   Custom Cut "Black Satin" (Or Other) Pickguard with Beveled Edge!   All New Premium Electronics, Electro-Socket & Mil Spec Jack!   Engraved Pat's Guitars Neck Plate!   Fender Schaller Strap Lock System!   Full Pro Set-Up with DR Pure Blues Hand Wound Nickel Strings!       Only The Best!                       Although no two are ever made exactly the same, my own "Voodoo Lounge" configuration upgraded Telecasters always sell quickly (to see examples, click HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE ...and to see another with a beautiful "Brazilian" design "twist," click HERE). In fact my Voodoo Lounge configurations are so popular that now "by some strange coincidence" other sellers seem to be offering configurations and using descriptions that appear so much alike, you'd almost conclude they were knock-offs of the Pat's Guitars Voodoo Lounge Edition. Amazing, isn't it? Life is just full of coincidences! Why are my upgraded Fender Telecasters so popular? Allow one of the buyers to explain:       Message Received September 19, 2007 concerning eBay Item #: 150150976050 (Voodoo Lounge Tele)   Hi Pat The Telecaster arrived about two hours ago. I have been playing it for two hours!!!!!!!!!!!! HOLY S@!T!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This guitar feels like it's been played for ten years. The neck is so nicely rounded and comfortable. It looks fantastic! The vintage color of the body and neck are just outstanding. And the setup is remarkable. I just tuned it up and away I went. The playability is absolutely first rate. This guitar plays like one that you have in your dreams, because the real ones never quite measure up. Everything is in tune at every point of the neck, it sounds good everywhere. And for a Tele, the sustain and the tone up at the octave are just awesome. The clarity, the absolute no hum clean signal it gives, and the sound of the guitar is just so appealing. I'm playing it at the moment through a small vintage Carvin tube amp because my Mesa Boogie needs some new tubes, but even through the Carvin, it is just so toneful. And with a tube amp, it has that amazing stretchy feel of tone to it. This is a true professional guitar!! I love the case and all the fun stuff, but it's the quality and the perfect attention to detail that really knocks me out. There's no substitute for people that are in love with their craft, taking the time to do it right. And all of the little tricks that you learn over the years that almost can go unnoticed. Except I noticed. This is a lifetime keeper!!! I had to swallow hard to buy this guitar from you. I guess seeing all of those beautiful digital photos made me believe that you would take the same care on a guitar. Of course I feel like a genius now having decided to get this guitar. Just amazing!!!!! As soon as I send you this e-mail, I'll leave you the most positive feedback I can think of. Another extremely happy customer!!!!!! All the best, Randy F. (Southern California)       Yes, now by popular demand, the Voodoo Lounge configurations are available as a modification on any Fender Telecaster, from Squier to Custom Shop. Just send me an email or give me a call to discuss configuration and pricing, ship your guitar to our shop, and in just 2 - 4 weeks after we receive it, it will be returned to you with a whole new sound, look, and feel. Here's an email I received from a customer in New York City after I performed the Triple Voodoo Upgrade on his Cherryburst American Deluxe Telecaster:       Message Received November 5, 2007 concerning a "Triple Voodoo" Upgrade   Pat, the telecaster has now become an ULTRACASTER thanks to you !!! the guitar has so many tone options its really unbelievable... the neck pickup is warm in clean mode but becomes a tiger with a little gain , the middle pickup simulates the sound of a strat to a tee...and the bridge pickup is what every telecaster should be equipped with from the factory....each pickup alone provides a savory palette to choose from, then the hallmark addition of the blender provides an endless array of tones that anyone from beginner to pro can appreciate....the guitar runs in a stealth mode when not being played, totally quiet as you said it would be...your hard work shows in this guitar... and I'm glad to be the proud owner of an American deluxe telecaster that has been transformed into a true work of art by you... when you say "ONLY THE BEST' i now know its not just another statement or sales pitch but the truth....thanks again for all your support and making me so happy I chose you to transform my guitar into a timeless treasure..... Charlie C. (Staten Island, NY)   ...and here is a look at how Charlie's Cherryburst American Deluxe Tele looks today, after the Triple Voodoo Upgrade-             IMPORTANT: This is an advertisement for a SERVICE, which is a professional set of modifications to be performed on YOUR existing guitar. If you are looking to purchase a COMPLETE Voodoo Lounge or Triple Voodoo Telecaster, please check my other listings, by clicking HERE.       TERMS: EMAIL ME at pat@patsguitars.com -or-   CALL ME at (425) 358-1036   and we'll discuss configuration and pricing!       I have included many high resolution images in this description, and if you are on a dial-up Internet connection it is going take some time for all of them to load. I apologize for that, but if you'll kindly be patient and allow them to pop into view, I think you'll agree that seeing the photographs will be very worthwhile.               The guitar in these photos is an American Deluxe Ash Telecaster in Butterscotch Blonde, but this service is available for any Fender Telecaster. Lots of people love the look of the famous 1952 Telecasters and wish that Fender would offer that look on Tele's with more modern features than one finds on the 52 Reissue. Lots of people also love the special look and sound of the the legendary Tele owned by Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones -which he named Micawber- that features an old Gibson "PAF" humbucker in the neck position.             This mod to your Telecaster will satisfy all of those desires, and more! Let's take a tour of this very special musician's guitar:             I'll install a beautiful thick Black Satin custom cut pickguard with a beveled edge. Only the best! Would a different color or material work better with the color of your Tele? We have many options available (solid colors, three ply versions, faux tortoise, pearloid in many colors), take your choice at no extra charge.             Now let's talk about pickups and electronics.             My very popular "Classic" Voodoo Lounge model uses a Duncan Antiquity humbucker at the neck and a Duncan Hot Rails at the bridge. It would have been simple to add a third pickup to that combination, but instead I have spent months experimenting with countless pickups and control schemes in search of a three pickup Telecaster with the very best possible tones in every combination, matched with controls that are uncluttered, easy and intuitive to use, and which will produce the widest possible array of great sounds. After long hours of development, here's the outcome. The bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan Vintage Stack. The Vintage Rails produces outstanding twangy Tele leads with the classic 50's style vintage Tele single coil tone. Just like the Tele pickups, it is yarn-wrapped with a copper base-plate. But guess what? It isn't really a single coil. This amazing Duncan pickup utilizes a stacked coil arrangement to create a noise-free humbucker that fits in a single coil space. You'll love this pickup for your leads, and you'll love the crisp Tele bite you'll hear when the Vintage Rails blends with the other pickups in the Triple Voodoo. Want a little more heat? I also frequently use a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails. The Hot Rails spits out the trademark twangy Tele leads with the classic 50's style vintage Tele single coil tone, but with added heat and punch. It allows you to also venture into harder blues, rock, even overdriven metal sounds. And guess what? It isn't really a single coil. This amazing Duncan pickup utilizes a dual rail arrangement to create a noise-free humbucker that fits in a single coil space. You'll love this pickup for your leads, and you'll love the full crisp sound you'll hear when the Hot Rails blends with the other pickups in your Triple Voodoo Tele. Hot Rails or Vintage Stack, you can take your pick.             The middle pickup is a Seymour Duncan Vintage Rails for Strat. What a fine pickup this is! Clean and clear Strat bell tones, lot of chime and transparent glassy sounds, with just the right output to balance well with the other two pickups (I tried the Hot Stack, as used in Brent Mason design and the copies you often see, but its hot output strikes me as inappropriate for the middle position....the Duncan Duckbucker is a good choice but the string spread on the Modern Tele bridge is just not right for the pole placement on the Duckbucker). The Vintage Rails for Strat gives you the unmistakable Stratocaster sound, and brings a whole new tonal dimension into the Voodoo Lounge.             And what about that Humbucker in the neck position? This is the classic humbucking pickup for PAF tone: Seymour Duncan's '59 humbucker!             The '59 is very similar to the Antiquity pickup used in my 2 pickup "Classic" Voodoo Lounge Edition, in fact you could think of it as an Antiquity that is machine wound and not given the "relic" treatment. Tonally the two are quite similar, with classic fat and creamy PAF tone. I find the '59 to be just a little brighter (though just as warm) and that slight pinch of added brightness results in the most pleasing tone when blending with either or both of the other two pickups in the Triple Voodoo. The '59, like the Antiquity, is an outrageously accurate reproduction of the late 1950's Gibson PAF's. Seymour worked closely during the 1990's with Seth Lover, the man who developed the PAF's, and Seymour learned the inside scoop from Seth. Seymour even bought the old machinery Gibson used "back in the day" in Kalamazoo to craft the pickups that secured Gibson's place in electric guitar history. This is a great humbucker for the big Les Paul tone we all crave. Some three pickup Teles will settle for a mini-humbucker at the neck, but I did not want a thinner sounding neck pickup - this is a Tele that can make the classic full bodied sound of the PAF era. At Pat's Guitars "only the best" is good enough.             You may notice that I have mounted the pickup right side up with the pole pieces near the lower edge of the neck. Keith mounted his PAF in the original "Micawber" upside down, in order to achieve a slighter brighter sound at the neck position. I love the way it sounds, but if you'd prefer the pickup in the Micawber orientation, I'll be happy to set it up that way before shipping, just let me know you'd like me to turn it around at the time of payment.             This '59 PAF, Vintage Rails and Vintage Stack pickup combination has simply INCREDIBLE tone, and thanks to the true humbucking design of all three pickups, and the complete shielding in the body, this Tele will stay dead quiet at idle. A major design goal of the Triple Voodoo was to create a control layout that preserves the clean, simple, user-friendly classic Tele set-up, with the best possible exploitation of the full potential of this terrific Duncan pickup combination. Some Teles try to incorporate controls for a third pickup by adding a third knob in between the other two, and/or by adding push-pulls. I have never liked crowding a Tele's control plate with a third knob, or having to work push-pulls or toggles. After much experimentation, I came up with what I consider the most elegant and powerful solution. The Triple Voodoo stays with one switch and just two well spaced control knobs. However the switch is a five way, giving you the same five pickup combinations you can select on a modern Stratocaster, and I added a "blender" control in a concentric knob arrangement under the master tone control.             Here is what the blender will add to each of the five switch positions:       Switch Position without blender Blender adds: with blender 1 Bridge Blends in neck pickup Bridge/Neck 2 Bridge/Middle Blends in neck pickup Bridge/Middle/Neck 3 Middle - nothing - Middle 4 Middle/Neck Blends in bridge pickup Bridge/Middle/Neck 5 Neck Blends in bridge pickup Neck/Bridge       As you can see, the blender extends the basic 5 positions on the switch to all 7 possible combinations. The blender also allows you to fine tune the degree of the blend, so if you simply want to warm up the lead tone with just a little of the neck, you can just bring it slightly. Likewise if you want a little more edge at the neck position, you can blend in just a little of the bridge. You can shape your tone in what feels like an infinite number of ways. Some Teles use a blender to just bring in the middle pickup in a standard Tele three-way switching arrangement, but this Triple Voodoo layout is much more powerful, blending whatever pickup is not already selected on the switch, as well as giving you the five standard Strat-style switch positions plus the traditional Tele Neck + Bridge, and the BIG sound of all three pickups together. 7 sounds, and the power to blend. That's the Triple Voodoo Advantage! And if you prefer no blender, it can be left out, upon request. But I think you'll love what the blender adds to the Triple Voodoo.             TWO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE "TRIPLE VOODOO" CONTROLS:     Question: My question is about the blender pot. When it is all the way down, does it still allow any signal from the other pickup to come through? Answer: NO. When my blender is rotated down, the blend effect is completely off, and the only signal you will hear is the pickup that is already selected on the switch. Think of the blender as a volume control dedicated only to the added pickup. That's really what it is. When the master volume on your present guitar is all the way down, is there any signal coming out of your guitar? NO. The blender works the same way. You will not hear the blended pickup at all when the blender is all the way down. When you leave the blender down, the signal passing through the 5 way switch is the same as if there was no blender at all. Anyone who might tell you otherwise is either using inferior or incorrect parts that allow a signal "bleed," or that person simply does not understand how to properly set up a blender.   Question: My question is about concentric knobs. Do they ever stick together so that I will accidentally turn one while turning the other? Answer: NO. Unlike a crowded three knob layout, or push-pull pots, the beauty of the high end CTS concentric controls is the fact that you will never turn a knob that you don't mean to turn. Turning the tone knob will not also rotate the blender control, and turning the blender knob will not also rotate the blender control. The two knobs do not bind together, you won't bump anything accidentally, and you will enjoy all the open space between the concentric controls at the back and the volume knob at the front that you have on a conventional 2 pickup Tele control layout. So my Triple Voodoo system is the most easy to use and "accident-free" system available for expanding the power of a Tele's tonal range with 3 pickups, 7 combinations, and the power to blend.   That's the Triple Voodoo Advantage!             Your body will be fully shielded in every one of the pickup and control cavities, and every cavity is grounded to every other, and grounded in turn to the controls, using only vintage cloth-covered wire, for absolutely dead quiet operation. You'll see other guitars that are shielded in the pickup cavities only, and/or without the point-to-point grounding that is needed to effectively box out all noise and interference. But at Pat's Guitars, "only the best" is good enough.             Consistent with the top quality of these pickups, the controls are equally first rate. he switch is a genuine USA CRL 5 way switch. The CRL switch has a real coil spring, just as they did in the 50's and 60's. Most newer Fenders use a cheaper form of switch, one that does not have the same positive contact, and the same satisfying feel of the click, that these more expensive and durable old-school CRL switches have. The control wiring is neat and tidy, as you'd expect from Pat's Guitars, using high quality vintage style cloth covered push back wire, just like the kind that was used in Leo Fender's day. The volume, blender, and tone controls are all genuine USA CTS 500K control pots with a real SPRAGUE "Orange Drop" .022 microfarad tone capacitor (ask any tube amp tech about why Sprague capacitors set the industry standard for great audiophile-quality tone and long life!).             Also please note that I have completed the control harness with the perfect finishing touch: my very popular resistor-capacitor volume kit. If you have a good ear, you have probably noticed that when you roll off the volume control on a guitar your tone changes. There is a minor yet significant treble roll-off that occurs along with the volume roll-off. Although the treble cut in the volume control is not nearly as steep as the treble roll-off that occurs with your tone control, it is still strong enough to annoy any player who makes much use of the volume control on his or her guitar. The treble loss problem is solved on this Telecaster, thanks to a 1000pf capacitor and a 220K resistor wired together to the volume pot, which work to eliminate the usual loss of high frequencies at lower volume settings. Finally your volume control will only cut your volume, it will not cut your highs as well!             A weak spot in many Telecasters is the jack design, Tele jacks tend to get loose and noisy with the passage of time. There is only one solution that works, and this guitar has it: the patented "electro-socket," in combination with a military spec Switchcraft jack. The jack itself is a military spec Switchcraft USA part. It may look somewhat similar, but it is designed completely differently than the standard Switchcraft version normally used in even high-end guitars. This uprated part has an extra layer, with the ground contact nearest the base of the plug (where it belongs), and other enhanced features including superior silver plated contacts. Again, only the very best. The electrosocket secures directly to the body, and will not wiggle or come loose over time. Your cable snaps in with a solid and satisfying click, then stays rigid in the jack. No more static and noise. The electro-socket has that special look of quality too, with its "bowl-shaped" rather than "cup-shaped" contours. In 2006, the Electro-Socket name and patented design came under new ownership, and production was out-sourced overseas. The new import version is of very high quality, but I am proud to have located a significant quantity of New Old Stock American-made electro-sockets, built in Oregon before the buy-out, and I bought I every last one of them. I use these USA electrosockets only in my Voodoo Lounge Series guitars and upgrades, and you won't find them elsewhere.             Your guitar will be shipped with the Pat's Guitars deluxe engraved chrome plate! The real Fender-Schaller strap lock system is included too, so you need never worry about damaging this beautiful guitar by a fall from the strap.             The Triple Voodoo Lounge Tele Mod definitely has it all and will give you a "bigger bang" for your buck. Your guitar takes on all of the virtues of the great Teles of the 1950's, mixed with some terrific modern enhancements like strap locks, the updated jack design, not to mention the best pickups and electronics available, all in a properly grounded and shielded platform.       FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SERVICE:     Question: Can you also offer this upgrade for your 2 pickup, "Classic" Voodoo Lounge layout (Antiquity Humbucker and Hot Rails)? Answer: YES. If you prefer the Classic Voodoo Tele layout, I'll be happy to do that mod instead.   Question: I am thinking about changing some other parts too. Can you add other parts at the same time? Answer: YES. Most people will be happy to keep the bridge, tuners, and other parts of their existing guitar, so I don't charge customers for parts that don't need to be changed, and I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to upgrades and mods. I can supply vintage style 3 saddle bridges by makers like Fender and Callaham, modern style 6 saddle steel bridges by Fender and Gotoh, the best vintage style Kluson tuners as well as all modern tuners (including locking designs) by Fender, Schaller, and Sperzel. Let's talk about your needs, and if you want to add other changes, I'll set up a special Buy-It-Now auction just for you.   Question: I have a favorite pickup that I think I would like you to substitute for one that you use in this configuration. Is that ok? Answer: YES. I don't charge customers for parts that don't need to be changed, and I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to upgrades and mods. Let's talk about your needs, and if you want a different configuration, I'll set up a special Buy-It-Now auction just for you.   Question: I have some fine Fender-licensed replacement parts that will need high quality finish work and fret preparation. Can I have that done at Pat's Guitars? Answer: YES. Expert fretwork is performed in house, and Pat's Guitars works together will the very best finish shops in the business to offer their state-of-the-art finish work at favored-partner pricing. We also offer hand cut bone nuts and other high end services and upgrades. Whatever it is, if you need it for your guitar, we can help. I don't believe in a one-size-fits-all approach to upgrades and mods. Let's talk about your needs, and if you want to add other services, I'll set up a special Buy-It-Now auction just for you.   Question: I have a Stratocaster project in mind. Do you work on Stratocasters as well, or just Telecasters? Answer: YES. Pat's Guitars provides Stratocaster (and other model) work as well. Let's talk about your needs, and if you want services for a different model, I'll set up a special Buy-It-Now auction just for you.   Question: I still have some questions. Can I reach you to discuss? Answer: YES. There are lots of ways of communicate with us! Send a message through eBay by clicking "Ask Seller a Question." E-mail us at pat@patsguitars.com. Or call us at (425) 358-1036. Visit the Pat's Guitars eBay "About Me" Page BY CLICKING HERE to learn more about my company and to access hundreds of photos of past work. All questions are welcome.             Pat's Guitars: where beauty meets tone!             Who are those guys, anyway?... Back to business- The greatest guitars deserve only the best so your guitar will receive a full pro set-up when reassembled using the finest DR Pure Blues hand wound strings. You'll even get your guitar back with an assortment of Fender and Pat's Guitars picks to get you started playing your newly re-incarnated "Triple" Voodoo Lounge Telecaster.             So like I said at the outset: This is an advertisement for a service, one that will result in your existing Tele having an all new configuration that brings it to a much higher level of excellence. However, your guitar will not become some "Franken-Tele" thrown together from left-over parts, by some person who works all day changing oil at the Quicky-Lube, and who then returns home to the trailer park and spends the evening screwing mis-matched resprayed used guitar parts together and copying other listings for fun and profit. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of those amateur-made mutant "parts guitars" and "conversion" services roaming the back alleys here on eBay and ("by some strange coincidence") some of these mutant sellers appear to mimic my designs, my presentation style, and even my fonts, phrases, images, and camera angles. So be careful, compare feature-to-feature, and don't get confused or misled by a copycat and end up with a "Putrefaction Edition" instead of a true Voodoo Lounge, because the amateur builders that sell these mutant parts guitars on eBay often can't distinguish their frets from their nuts, if you know what I mean! This beautiful Pat's Guitars Triple Voodoo Lounge Edition Telecaster Modification Service is something else completely. This service results in a tastefully restored and upgraded guitar, made using ONLY the highest quality authentic Fender USA and Seymour Duncan elements, which compliment each other in complete harmony, and which together result in a guitar that is unique (and to many eyes so much finer) than any mass produced corporate product. Most importantly, the construction will be carried out by a respected professional who operates a legitimate full-service guitar business. Proudly serving eBay customers for over 9 years, I am a professional who sells only the best, and I care about my customers' happiness. My PayPal-verified business is proud to hold the SquareTrade Seal. The Seal stands as more evidence, along with my excellent feedback and constant repeat business, of my complete commitment to ethics and honesty in online sales.          SquareTrade © AP6.0     PayPal Verified!   Pat's Guitars is a Gold Level eBay Power Seller!       Guitars ARE my business, not something I dabble in, and guitars are my passion in life. This is your avenue to make your Tele into a completely special and unique guitar. I think you've earned the very best, don't you agree?             IMPORTANT: PLEASE REMEMBER: This is an auction for a SERVICE, which is a professional set of modifications to be performed on YOUR existing guitar. If you are looking to purchase a COMPLETE Voodoo Lounge Telecaster, please check my other listings, by clicking HERE.   NOTE to INTERNATIONAL eBay members: I ship world wide! Take advantage of the historic low value of the American dollar! I                 And don't miss seeing any of my auctions this week...click HERE to learn more about my company, and to find links to some additional very cool gear, before the Buy-It-Now bidders snap it all up! Please take a look at my feedback. I like making people happy and I do it by describing items honestly, accurately, and completely, packing carefully, and shipping promptly--every time!     TERMS: EMAIL ME at pat@patsguitars.com -or-   CALL ME at (425) 358-1036   and we'll discuss configuration and pricing!       Thank you!              SquareTrade © AP6.0             Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal!         Place a Bid!