Ol' Tex Project: Electronics (ASMR friendly)

If it's a day called today, we're talking guitars and life! Welcome back to the shop, everyone. Today, we are getting down to the "electronics business" on Ol' Tex, my Fojill FTLR-50 Tele-style project. I picked this one up for just $102, and while it’s got good bones, the guts definitely needed a little shop-talk TLC. In this episode, I’m walking you through my full wiring process—from filing down pot lugs for better solder adhesion to installing a Pure Tone output jack (my personal favorite). We’re following basic Fender Telecaster wiring, using a few tricks I’ve picked up from folks like Dylan Talks Tone and Smoke Eater Guitars. Grab yourself a Diet Coke and a big bowl of popcorn, meet me at the workbench, and let's get these electronics copacetic! Fojill Vintage Aged Heavy Relic https://amzn.to/48GqIXO Catch up on the series: Ol' Tex - Guitar Project (Fojill FTLR-50) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMhTW3lOIKQ38SuaA17lSoA94i2HcV9Xz Timestamps 0:00 – Intro: Meet Ol' Tex (Fojill FTLR 50) 0:33 – Snack Break! Grab your Diet Coke and popcorn 0:57 – Pregame: Filing lugs and pots for better "tinning" 1:24 – Why I prefer Pure Tone output jacks 2:03 – Shop Talk: Community, affirmation, and "Pistol Pete" updates 3:00 – Installing the capacitor (Basic Fender wiring) 4:17 – The "shakiest hands in the West" soldering technique 5:32 – Relic adventures and aging the hardware 6:48 – Learning as I go: No expertise, just a journey 7:22 – Connecting the volume pot and white cloth wire 8:45 – The mystery of lug numbering (1, 2, or 3?) 9:46 – Jumping the switch lugs with capacitor stems 11:11 – "If you ain't burning your fingers, you ain't soldering" 13:05 – Grounding the tone pot (Skinning the cat) 15:41 – Pause for the Red Solo Cup 16:35 – Prepping the control plate for the body 17:10 – Wiring the Temu pickups and final grounds 19:43 – Running wires through the "output shoot" 20:16 – How to wire a Pure Tone jack (The "Lug Sandwich") 22:43 – The "Twisty-Twisty" and the Tap Test 24:48 – Avoiding the "staticky nonsense" during final install 25:22 – The Maiden Voyage: Testing for noise 25:45 – Wrap up: What’s next for Ol' Tex? ____ @2Yards (Yard) @sparkyguitars971 (Sparky) @SmokeEaterGuitars (Jon) @j-mansgearcave (Jay) @BCG5150GUITARS (Chris) @TonJager (Brant) @DylanTalksTone (Dylan) Checkout our playlist page for more series and journeys https://www.youtube.com/@TedTalksGuitars/playlists Special Thanks to our channel members "The Jacks" Want to support the channel? Feel free to explore Channel membership options: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBr6kaWeOvldTHvntB3tnMg/join Ted Talks Guitars & Life Merch Store: https://tedtalksguitars-shop.fourthwall.com/ Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3W3PZox *If you click on this link to shop at Amazon the channel will receive a modest financial commission from your purchases. Disclaimer: This video is not sponsored. Some links are affiliate links. If you buy something I may make a small commission. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Guyker Referral Link: https://www.guyker.com/?ref=tedtalksguitars If you use the link you will save 15% at Guyker Use the coupon code: TEDSMITH #GuitarsAndLife #TedTalksGuitars #Telecaster #GuitarRepair #PureTone #BudgetGuitars #OldTex #Soldering #GuitarModding #Fojill #GuitarASMR