Carparelli

Carparelli Carparelli Guitars - Canadian company with Global Outreach with over 40 companies that manufacture Guitar related parts and accessories.

Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Carparelli Guitars has been involved in bringing quality instruments to the guitar buying public for nearly a decade. Servicing dedicated customers worldwide, we are involved in every aspect of the guitar business including: design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, distribution and retail of guitars and guitar related products. Our goal is to become more

than just a guitar company. Carparelli will become a lifestyle. We invite you to be part of that, a valued part of our family. Our difference: We listen to YOU. We strive to make guitars that won't ever stand in the way of your artistic creativity. Commitment to making players' instruments, guitars as individual as you are, is all we know. We understand that every musician, from the youngster out shopping for their first instrument to seasoned touring pro, expects only the best from their guitar. After all, a guitar isn't just a tool for making music, your guitar is a true extension of your personality, a means of expressing your inner self. As comfortable as a heart-to-heart with your best friend, incomparable sound, jaw-dropping looks, and roadworthy durability will all make your Carparelli one of the loves of your life. Rather than trying to squeeze every penny out of our instruments to satisfy a block of shareholders, we strive to provide YOU with twice the instrument at half the price. What this really means is that when you purchase your Carparelli, you own a guitar you can grow into, a guitar you can live with. We really do want you to reach for your Carparelli FIRST. We want your next instrument to be one of ours. We expect your friends to find out and look our way. And, buy their first Carparelli! Carparelli: Play, Love, Live. Carparelli Gives Back

It is an honor to be involved as a founder of the Music not Mischief program in association with the Toronto area Police Forces and School Districts. Making a difference through Music in the lives of our youth. http://www.musicnotmischeif.com/

We are also directly involved in ongoing efforts to help support the Warchild Charity. http://www.warchild.org/

Carparelli Patriotic Canadian T-Style Custom BuildRelic Canadian Flag Finish • Roasted Flame Maple Neck • Stacked P90 / ...
05/06/2026

Carparelli Patriotic Canadian T-Style Custom Build
Relic Canadian Flag Finish • Roasted Flame Maple Neck • Stacked P90 / Rail Pickup • Coil Splitting

Here’s a special one-of-a-kind Carparelli build made for the Patriotic Canadian player who wants something bold, unique, and seriously versatile.

This Carparelli T-Style features a Canadian flag-inspired relic finish over a lightweight basswood body, giving it that “already loved, already played, already got stories” look. It has just the right amount of light relic wear for a broken-in feel without looking overdone.

The roasted flamed maple neck is a beauty on its own, featuring the Carparelli headstock, black locking tuners, barrel string trees, and a bone nut. The neck has a warm roasted look with flame figuring that really pops against the red, white, black, and chrome hardware package.

Tonally, this guitar is loaded with a very cool pickup combination: a chrome covered stacked P90 in the neck and a railed stacked single coil in the bridge. You get the punch, clarity, and attitude of a T-Style, but with more tonal range than a standard Tele setup.

The electronics are where this guitar really opens up. It has a 3-way Brio switch, two push/pull controls for coil splitting either pickup, a 0.022 Vitamin Q Paper-in-Oil capacitor, and a Pure Tone output jack. That means you can run the pickups full, split either one, or combine them for a wide range of clean, gritty, twangy, and rock-ready tones.

The bridge is also something special: this is a lightweight aluminum bridge, not steel and not cast pot metal. It keeps the guitar lively, resonant, and comfortable.

Finished off with black strap locks, black locking tuners, chrome/black hardware contrast, and a lightly reliced Canadian flag body, this guitar is pure Carparelli attitude.

Specs

Brand: Carparelli Guitars
Model: Custom Patriotic Canadian T-Style
Body Wood: Basswood
Finish: Canadian Flag Relic Finish
Relic Level: Light relic / worked-in look
Neck: Roasted Flamed Maple
Headstock: Carparelli headstock
Nut: Bone nut
Tuners: Black locking tuners
String Trees: Barrel string trees
Neck Pickup: Chrome covered stacked P90
Bridge Pickup: Railed stacked single coil
Bridge: Lightweight aluminum bridge
Switch: Brio 3-way switch
Controls: Volume / Tone with 2 push/pull coil-split controls
Capacitor: 0.022 Vitamin Q Paper-in-Oil capacitor
Output Jack: Pure Tone multi-contact jack
Strap Buttons: Black strap locks
Hardware Finish: Chrome and black
Configuration: Stacked P90 neck / Rail bridge
Build Style: Custom Carparelli shop build

Why This Guitar Stands Out

This isn’t a plain production-line T-Style. It has a real identity.

You get the patriotic Canadian flag look, a roasted flame maple neck, upgraded electronics, coil-splitting options, boutique-style parts, and a pickup setup that gives you way more range than a standard Telecaster-style guitar.

The stacked P90 in the neck gives you fullness, warmth, and growl, while the railed bridge pickup gives you bite, clarity, and punch. With the push/pull coil splits, you can thin things out, brighten things up, or keep the pickups full for bigger tones.

It’s a great choice for blues, country, classic rock, indie, worship, roots rock, and Canadian bar-stage glory.

Condition / Disclosure

This guitar has been lightly reliced intentionally to give it a worked-in, played-in look. The finish wear is part of the design and character of the instrument.

02/25/2026
💙 Carparelli Community Raffle – Supporting Michael & His Family 💙Hey everyone,I’m reaching out today with something very...
12/31/2025

💙 Carparelli Community Raffle – Supporting Michael & His Family 💙

Hey everyone,
I’m reaching out today with something very close to my heart.

My cousin Josie’s husband, Michael, was in a serious accident while riding a bus. The bus braked suddenly, causing him to lose balance and strike his head on metal. He required emergency brain surgery due to internal bleeding.

Michael is now slowly recovering—he’s beginning to eat on his own again, and his memory is gradually coming back—but he faces months of hospitalization followed by a long road of rehabilitation. Josie, Michael, and their baby daughter Lydia have been through an unimaginable few weeks.

So I want to help the best way I know how.
I am launching a Carparelli Guitar Raffle, with 100% of proceeds going directly to Josie, Michael, and baby Lydia.

🎟 100 Tickets Only – $20 Each
🎸 Prize: A Custom-Built Carparelli Guitar
The winner may choose ANY guitar I have parts for on my website.
I will personally build it—no cost to the winner, no cost to the family.

This is a chance to show love, support, and Canadian/Global community strength for a family that truly needs it right now.

🙏 Thank you to everyone who has reached out already asking how to help.
This raffle is the best way we can come together to support one of our own.

Please share this post. Even if you can’t grab a ticket, sharing helps more than you know.

From my heart—thank you.

https://carparelliguitars.com/Support-for-Michael-&-His-Family-p805214847

A Short History of CTS Pot CasingsFlat-Back vs Dish-Back**When players talk about CTS pots today, most think about value...
12/28/2025

A Short History of CTS Pot Casings

Flat-Back vs Dish-Back**

When players talk about CTS pots today, most think about value (250k/500k), taper (audio/linear), or shaft type…
But the bottom casing design actually has its own little history — and it tells you when and why the pot was made the way it is.

🔘 The Original: Flat-Back CTS Pot (1950s–1980s)

The flat-back casing is the classic CTS style found in:

Vintage Fender guitars

Early Gibson models using CTS

Many U.S. electronics from the mid-20th century

The bottom plate is smooth, flat, unpressed metal.
This style was fast to produce during early CTS manufacturing and was the industry standard for decades.

Players associate flat-backs with:

Classic CTS reliability

Traditional audio taper

Vintage 50s/60s tone circuits

Authentic “pre-modernization” look

If you open up a real vintage Strat, Tele, P-bass, or LP harness from that era — flat-backs are what you’ll see.

🔘 The Modern: Dish-Back CTS Pot (1990s–Today)

The dish-back (indented base) casing appeared when CTS updated its manufacturing process.
The recessed stamp is NOT cosmetic — it comes from:

More automated stamping

Reinforced bottom plate integrity

Modern production tooling

Easier center detent placement for some specialty models

Dish-backs gradually became the industry default because they made large-scale automated production more consistent.

This is why:

Most current CTS 450G

Many custom-spec CTS pots

Modern OEM Fender/Gibson pots

…all use dish-back casings today.

**🎸 Tonal Difference?

None — just a different casing.**
The electrical performance comes from:

Carbon/resistive track formulation

Tolerance

Taper curve

Shaft style and torque

The casing shape alone does not change tone — it's purely a manufacturing evolution.

🏆 Guitar Tech Takeaway
Era Casing Where You Usually Find It
Vintage (50s–80s) Flat-Back Old Fenders, old CTS, vintage harnesses
Modern (90s–Present) Dish-Back CTS 450G, OEM guitar manufacturers, most new pots

Both are legit CTS.
Both are solid.
The dish-back is just the modern evolution of how CTS presses and reinforces the pot housing.

Carparelli Alnico 5 Kleers – Transparent Bobbin Humbucker Sethttps://carparelliguitars.com/%E2%80%8BCarparelli-Alnico-5-...
12/20/2025

Carparelli Alnico 5 Kleers – Transparent Bobbin Humbucker Set
https://carparelliguitars.com/%E2%80%8BCarparelli-Alnico-5-Kleers-Transparent-Bobbin-Humbucker-Set-p804016689

Product Details
Brand: Carparelli
Carparelli Alnico 5 Kleers – Transparent Bobbin Humbucker Set

Pure Tone. Pure Style. Pure Carparelli.

Introducing the Carparelli Alnico 5 Kleers, our newest custom humbuckers built for players who want clarity and character.
Kleers is a play on “Clear” — because these pickups feature a fully transparent bobbin, letting you see right through the coils. No painted shell. No plastic disguise. Just pure copper on display.

Perfect for players who want something visually unique with professional, studio-grade tone. These stand out beautifully on modern builds, boutique customs, ambient/shoegaze rigs, neo-soul setups, futuristic designs, or any guitar where aesthetic meets innovation.

Why the Kleers Are Special
Nickel Silver Baseplates (Premium Tone Upgrade)
We went with real nickel silver baseplates, not cheap brass knockoffs.
Why that matters:

Nickel silver helps maintain high-frequency clarity
Reduces eddy currents → less muddiness
Gives the pickup a more open, articulate, “boutique” voice
Essential for players who want maximum transparency and response
These are the same materials used in top-tier custom shop pickups.

Tone & Feel
Alnico 5 Bar Magnet – the classic recipe for punch, clarity, and dynamic feel.
Expect:

Strong attack
Tight low end
Chimey highs
Balanced mids
Perfect for rock, blues, fusion, ambient, indie, and anything that loves clarity.
Output Specs
Neck: 7.2K (warm clarity, articulate cleans)
Bridge: 8.2K (balanced bite, strong mids, never harsh)

String Spacing
Neck: 50mm
Bridge: 52mm
Perfect for standard Gibson, Epiphone, PRS-style, and most aftermarket bridges.
Wiring
4-Conductor Wire
→ Coil split, series/parallel, phase mods…
These Kleers are ready for any modern wiring scheme you throw at them.

Build Style
Standard humbucker size
Transparent clear bobbins — visually stunning
Nickel silver baseplate
Wax potted
Vintage-meets-modern aesthetic
Why Players Will Love the Carparelli Kleers
Looks unlike anything else — a real conversation starter
Ideal for transparent, articulate tones
Perfect match for both vintage and ultra-modern builds
4-conductor versatility
Boutique tone materials (nickel silver, Alnico 5)
Aesthetic that works for ambient, neo-soul, progressive rock, modern worship, experimental, and futuristic-themed guitars
Includes
1 x Carparelli Kleers Alnico 5 Neck Pickup
1 x Carparelli Kleers Alnico 5 Bridge Pickup
4 x mounting screws and springs

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Carparelli 4-Way REVERSE Tele® Control Platehttps://carparelliguitars.com/%E2%80%8BCarparelli-4-Way-REVERSE-Tele%C2%AE-C...
12/09/2025

Carparelli 4-Way REVERSE Tele® Control Plate
https://carparelliguitars.com/%E2%80%8BCarparelli-4-Way-REVERSE-Tele%C2%AE-Control-Plate-p801553261

For Players Who Demand More Reach, More Swells & More Tone

The Carparelli 4-Way Reverse Control Plate is built for Telecaster players who want maximum control at their fingertips. By reversing the layout, the volume k**b sits closest to the picking hand, allowing buttery-smooth volume swells, lightning-quick adjustments, and a far more ergonomic playing experience.

Each unit is professionally hand-wired in Canada using premium components and vintage-correct cloth wiring.
Smooth switching. Rock-solid reliability. Serious tone.

⭐ What Makes This “Reverse” Plate Special?
Volume k**b closest to the strings → perfect for swells
Switch moved further back → no accidental hits during strumming
4-Way switching adds the legendary Series Mode
Position 1: Bridge
Position 2: Bridge + Neck (Parallel)
Position 3: Neck
Position 4: Bridge + Neck in Series → fatter, louder, humbucker-like punch
This setup turns a Telecaster into a tone-shifting beast.

Included in the Kit
✔ 1 x Brio Premium 4-Way Lever Switch
High-quality mechanical feel, smooth action, and perfect compatibility with Telecaster routing.

✔ 2 x CTS Solid Shaft Potentiometers (250K or 500K)
Choose your value:
• 250K for classic Tele sparkle
• 500K for a hotter, more open tone
CTS = industry standard for durability, taper, and consistency.

✔ 1 x Pure Tone Multi-Contact Output Jack
The best jack in the game — twice the contact points, better grip, better connection, longer life.

✔ 1 x Tone Capacitor (Your Choice)
Pick your flavour:

Emerson Paper-in-Oil – warm, vintage, expressive
Vitamin Q PIO – rich, smooth, boutique feel
Orange Drop – punchy, clear, reliable
✔ 1 x Control Plate (Your Choice of Finish)
Gold
Black
Chrome
Built to Fender® dimensions and includes all mounting hardware.

Professionally Wired in the Carparelli Shop
Every harness is:

Correctly grounded
Neatly dressed
Fully tested before shipping
Ready for a fast, no-hassle drop-in install
All wiring is completed with USA vintage-style cloth push-back wire for the cleanest, most serviceable layout possible.

🎸 Ideal For
Tele players who do volume-k**b swells
Modern country, blues, worship, and session guitarists
Anyone wanting Tele clarity plus the beef of a series mode
Upgrading imports or customizing a USA/MIM Telecaster
Product Tags (comma separated)
Carparelli 4 Way Reverse, Telecaster 4 Way Harness, Reverse Tele Control Plate, Telecaster Series Wiring, Brio 4 Way Switch, CTS Solid Shaft Pots, Pure Tone Jack, Emerson Cap, Vitamin Q Cap, Orange Drop Cap, Tele Upgrade Kit, Tele Wiring Harness, Tele Prewired Control Plate, Tele Tone Upgrade, Canadian Made Guitar Harness

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Ottawa, ON

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