Mats Nermark Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Hi, I want to improve the sound of my MIJ 62 Telecaster Custom. Do you have any suggestions? The Tele has a basswood body and rosewood fingerboard. Has anyone tried Fender's new 62 Vintage Tele Custom pick-ups? If you have any negative views on any unit that would also be good to know. Thanks! Mats Nermark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Note Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Mats, Although I do not play Tele's live, I do own one that I've used in the studio. The main reason I don't use my Tele live is because it's only 21 frets and I can't get the tones that come from Strat's by mixing either the front two or back two pickups. I have thought about getting a three pickup model Tele then I think I could gig with it but then again I've got three Strats so why bother. Now back to something to do with your post. I have the Joe Bardin pickups in my Tele which I think are great as long as your not looking for a true Tele sound. The Bardins are actually humbucking pickups and have a great blues sound, no noise, no high pitch squeal from the bridge pickup when cranked up, and a higher output to push your amp a little quicker into distortion, but then again they do not (in my oppinion) have the twangy Tele sound. I suggest getting in touch with Bill at Nash Guitars. Last fall I was considering replacing the Bardin pickups for something to get the true Tele sound and he sent me a cd with samples of Seymore Duncan Tele pickups, although the cd was not all that helpful to me just because of the styles of music being played but I did get a idea of which Seymore Duncan pickup I would buy that is if I did buy a SD pickup. Hope this has been of some sorta help. When in doubt, BEND IT!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel E. Posted February 18, 2003 Share Posted February 18, 2003 Kinman pickups are supposed to be really good. Noiseless while retaining the tone of "vintage" PS better than Fender or DiMarzio noisless PUs. "You never can vouch for your own consciousness." - Norman Mailer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickerman Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Rio Grande Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Originally posted by Mats Nermark: Hi, I want to improve the sound of my MIJ 62 Telecaster Custom. Do you have any suggestions? The Tele has a basswood body and rosewood fingerboard.1) what type of sound are you going for? Blues? Rock? Jazz? 2) what kind of pickups are in it now? What configuration? 3) Do you want modern or vintage tones? (kinda relates to Q1) BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Nermark Posted February 19, 2003 Author Share Posted February 19, 2003 1) what type of sound are you going for? Blues? Rock? Jazz? 2) what kind of pickups are in it now? What configuration? 3) Do you want modern or vintage tones? (kinda relates to Q1)Hi, 1) All of the above plus country twang. 2) Japanese originals 3) Vintage Thanks! Mats Nermark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc taz Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Like Duncans? Check these out... Check out the MP3 sound samples while you're at it sevenstring.org profile my flickr page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat0124 Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Originally posted by Wickerman: Rio Grande YES!!!!!!! Down like a dollar comin up against a yen, doin pretty good for the shape I'm in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I'm using a Nocaster pickup in the bridge and a Texas Special in the neck in my MIJ Tele. The Nocaster is an especially good Tele pickup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy d Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Mats, Back in the 80's I had a wonderful tele that had been modded a bit...(wish I still had it). When I purchased it, it had a 70's strat pickup in the neck (required some routing) and a dimarzio pre-b tele in the bridge. I hated the bridge pick-up and replaced it with a Duncan Alnico II which was one of the best pickups I've ever owned. It had everything I wanted in a tele. I kept the neck pickup as it was OK and added a third pickup (a Duncan vintage rverse wound reverse polarity) in the middle position like the current Nashville teles. Added a mini toggle and a 5 way strat switch you can get 7 pickup combinations. You've got a great tele plus all of the sounds that a strat can add. That Alnico II bridge pickup was wonderful. The others I had were OK but nothing exciting. Roy Roy http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/alexisdmusic.htm "once it stops bein' a mystery it stops bein' true" David Mowaljarlai - Ngarinyin Aboriginal Elder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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