I thought I saw a thread in here but I couldn't find it through the search. Just looking for some suggestions for good replacements for a Mex Tele--both the neck and bridge...Ì was recommended the Dimarzio Virtual T's...

my mex tele has the tex-mex pickups in it and they seem to rock just fine....

-d. gauss

I have two Tele's (one a Custom Shop relic and the other a MIM) and a '73 Strat and all three Fenders have John Suhr pickups. But you might consider Seymour Duncan's, especially his vintage ones, the Antiquities.

It all depends on what sound your going for. I've installed the DiMarzio Virtuals and they were pretty noisy for a supposed series wired humbucking-
single-coil.

I would recommend the Bill Lawrence L-250's, Fender Texas Specials, or EMG's.

kudyba,

You don't say what your "goal" is for your replacement pickups... Vintage sound, noiseless, "different sound", or what?

Anyway, in advance of your reply here's some ideas.

Many vintage purists like Lindy Fralin pickups... I've had a tech tell me they're a little "spiky" sounding, but they can be custom wound by Lindy... They're expensive and there's typically a waiting list. http://www.fralinpickups.com/

I've heard good things about Kinman pickups, they're noiseless, are supposed to have a "vintage" sound, and there are some sound samples on the guy's website. http://www.kinman.com

If you want the "Danny Gatton" tele sound, then Joe Barden is your direction. http://www.joebarden.com Barden pickups are high output, "rail" type humbuckers... they give a tele a unique sound for sure.

Lace Sensors, although Fender has pretty much moved away from these, I like the blue ones I put in my American Standard Tele. Some people complain they are too "sterile", but I don't hear that... The Tele "colors" like "blue" mean different things from the strat "colors". Go to their website for more info: http://www.agi-lace.com/

Seymour Duncan's Antiquities are generally well regarded. They're modestly priced, and easy to find. Here's the URL: http://www.seymourduncan.com/

Anderson, (http://www.andersonguitars.com), Van Zandt, (no website), Rio Grande, (http://www.riograndepickups.com), and others have loyal supporters as well.

I picked my blue lace sensors because at the time, (three years ago), they were the quietest, best sounding, (to me) ones available. Now, I would probably try the Kinman's because quiet is still important to me and the strat Kinman's I've heard have sounded great.

Good Luck, hope this helps...

Beware of "paralysis of analysis"...

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