Leon_ Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Hi: I'm going to replace the pickups in my telecaster, I'm thinking on either the 1.Hot Rails Seymour Duncan, 2.EMG, or 3.Dimarzio...I'm not quite sure what to do...I have stock pickups in the guitar right now..want something that's more hotter, sustain...I'd like to have a humbucker in the bridge position, but this would require a routing job...I'm looking for a pickup(s) which will give me a great rock tone...but have the clarity of the famous tele sound...Please share suggestions ! Cheers ! Leon www.leonmaclellan.com www.guitar9.com/leonmaclellan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I don't know if SD makes a JB jr. in a Tele bridge pickup, but that would be a good choice. If not, their Tele Hot Rails would be good, although you might want to reduce the bass on your amp to keep it from sounding muddy. I'd also want a 500k or 1M volume control with that pickup. As far as neck pickups, a Quarter Pound Strat pickup would be good if you like a classic single coil sound, only hotter. 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...
Leon_ Posted January 21, 2004 Author Share Posted January 21, 2004 Yes..the Hot Rails pickup, maybe my choice... Thanks..Bluestrat ! www.leonmaclellan.com www.guitar9.com/leonmaclellan.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dass101 Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I installed a hot rails in a Yamaha Tele copy. For rock sounds fantastic, it's tight, midrangey and HOT. It can also be splitted if you want a more classic tele single coil. Clean it's pretty dark, very midrangey and sounds nothing like a bridge tele. I reccomend that you listen to the samples on Seymour Duncan's site, they are VERY informative. If I were to to do it again I would choose one of the stacked models. They have great output, yet they still sound like a tele. The other humbucker option would be the little 59, wich, IMO sounds a bit muddier than the Hot Rails. Overall great distortion, punchy mids, tight low end. But no Tele chime. Dragos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funk Jazz Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 if you want it to sound like a tele why in the world would you put a 'bucker in it? the seymour vintage stacked sound fantastic. you get all the tele twang, very low noise, and higher output. plus it will sound like a tele. isn't the whole point of playing a tele to get that bridge single coil twaaaaaaanng? i love tele's (have one tattooed on my shoulder) and love that real deal tone. southern drawl: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 Originally posted by funk_jazz: if you want it to sound like a tele why in the world would you put a 'bucker in it? the seymour vintage stacked sound fantastic. you get all the tele twang, very low noise, and higher output. plus it will sound like a tele. isn't the whole point of playing a tele to get that bridge single coil twaaaaaaanng? i love tele's (have one tattooed on my shoulder) and love that real deal tone. southern drawl: "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."I agree, and wouldn't dream of changing that bridge pickup in my Tele (unless it was broke). More slice than the Ginsu factory.... 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...
Georg Cocron Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 You may want to visit Stewart MacDonald Online. They prodouce replacemnet pickups at reasonable prices. -GC cocronmusic.co.uk Georg Cocron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted January 22, 2004 Share Posted January 22, 2004 Rio Grande Pickups is sort of a new kid on the block. But a local store/repair shop is selling the (*&^*& out of them, and mostly for Teles. Tried one out and am very impressed. (Maybe down the road ) Just an option LynnG Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon_ Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Thanks everone ! Cheers ! Leon www.leonmaclellan.com www.guitar9.com/leonmaclellan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeon Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Harmonic Design Super-90 for Tele in the bridge, coupled with a Harmonic Design Vintage Plus for Tele in the neck. what a combo...it is like having a P-90 in the bridge, but still with Tele twang if needed, and the Vintage Plus just sounds like a Tele neck pup, but bigger, bolder, fuller...and none of the muddy sound of an overwound pup. no, not for metal, but if you need classic to hard rock and raunchy grind, they deliver in big ways. I loved recording a Tele that had the combo...just awesome tone through a Vox AC30TB and Marshall JTM-45. Go tell someone you love that you love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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