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[Scott!]

I've been playing around with my Telecaster lately, and I've been slightly irritated by the fairly low output pickups- it doesn't sound great when driving the amp and that sort of thing. I'm looking at a pedal to do something about that, and was thinking about a Boss GE7- it has some gain boost, but that isn't its primary function. Would a graphic EQ be the way to go on this or should I get something like a Micro Amp? I'm partial towards the equaliser because I need some mid boost as well, but if it wouldn't really help towards boosting the signal, I'd consider something else... Thanks in advance!

Scott

[HateEvent]

I need some mid boost as well

EMG SPC Control.

[Scott!]

Interesting... sadly no space on the control for wiring.

[Jan Deal]

Have you considered new pick ups?

[Bailz]

Either new pickups or an Ibanez Tubescreamer.

If it's a mexican tele I'd say do the pickups first, mim pickups are notoriously ball-less.

I tried an MXR Microamp and the Boss GE-7 and they both did little for me.

Most EQ pedals are noisy and the boss GE-7 is even worse. I'd recommend Slowdazzle's suggestion of changing pickups if you need a permanent change in sound.

The Crowther Audio Hotcake is good for pushing a valve amp without compressing the sound too much or losing bottom end.

[Jan Deal]

It's sounds like the problem of wanting a strat to sound like a les paul or vice versa, it's pretty hard to make a telecaster sound monsterously heavy.

[David]

For a pedal, some form of overdrive, so the Microamp, Tubescreamer or anythign else in that vein.
An EQ would be more versatile as to boosting certain frequencys, but it depends on how you have your amp set - if its already starting to break up then it could be the job to push it over the edge, but an overdrive could give you more gain, it depends on how you have your amp set (using an overdrive channel on your fender?) and what sound you are after

the best plan for if you have low output pickups would be new pickups, you can get higher output singlecoils or singlecoil sized humbuckers depending on ho wmuch gain and what sound you want, as always though, that would most likely be at the expense of some of the clean sound

David

This is what you need...


http://www.stompboxes.co.uk/gpage4.html

[Jeid]

Originally Posted by SlowDazzle

It's sounds like the problem of wanting a strat to sound like a les paul or vice versa, it's pretty hard to make a telecaster sound monsterously heavy.

I disagree, a pickup change really does make a difference. I put a Hotrail in my Tele and it did it the world of good.