TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Since I have just spend a silly amount of money on a '52 reissue Telecaster, I was thinking about changing the pickups in my other Tele so it doesn't just sit gathering dust. I am not wanting to sell it as it has alot of sentimental value to it since it the first "good" guitar that I ever bought. It is an unusual Telecaster as it is a USA neck and body, but Mexican electrics, and it was assembled in Mexico. I am not keen on routing it, and it would generally be used for rather heavy rock tones, but not metal.Any suggestions are welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strat Harry Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Since I have just spend a silly amount of money on a '52 reissue Telecaster, I was thinking about changing the pickups in my other Tele so it doesn't just sit gathering dust. I am not wanting to sell it as it has alot of sentimental value to it since it the first "good" guitar that I ever bought. It is an unusual Telecaster as it is a USA neck and body, but Mexican electrics, and it was assembled in Mexico. I am not keen on routing it, and it would generally be used for rather heavy rock tones, but not metal.Any suggestions are welcome. get your self a new scratchplate and fit a paf pro humbucker in the neck position, (most teles will not need extra routing as there is space for a bucker in the wood under the scratch plate anyways- but do chek first)stick a coiltap pot in either vol or tone and you have a monster tele or a more or less standard tele, get yourself a four way selector and you can have the fourth selection as two pickups in series (very common mod) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonhenry Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Lindy Fralins, steel polepieces, overwound. Big tone, no routing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted April 16, 2007 Report Share Posted April 16, 2007 Seymour Duncan 59n and a Seymour Duncan Hotrails... works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neill Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Maybe you should have got one of these:Fender Products?I think thats the one I want! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 Maybe you should have got one of these:Fender Products?I think thats the one I want!Nah, I'm delighted with the guitar I got. I just don't want my other Telecaster to go to waste.I'm going to look into Lindy Fralins and those Seymour Duncan pickups. Any other suggestions for brands I should look into? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeid Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 If you just want a fatter sound, but still retain the look and clarity... I'd take a look into Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound singles. Very nice pickups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nature_1 Posted April 17, 2007 Report Share Posted April 17, 2007 how about looking into Bare Knuckle Pickups?they do some lovely tele sets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I've said this before, and I'll say it again....don't overlook Wizard Pickups:up: surely there must be someone else out there that have tried/bought them.Super tone and power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted April 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I had a look at the Wizard pickups website and they look pretty cool, no sound clips though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britheguy Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I had a look at the Wizard pickups website and they look pretty cool, no sound clips though.I'm well impressed with the ones I put in my Epi SG. It rocks. I think I'm going to get another set to put into an old Tanglewood 335 I have for no other reason than to have two great sounding, relatively cheap guitars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B Posted April 18, 2007 Report Share Posted April 18, 2007 I have played britheguys Epiphone SG with the new Wizard pickups fitted. It sounds great. Really rocks. Money well spent.I think we tend to underestimate how much the pickups contribute to a guitar's sound. For a modest outlay you can make huge improvements to the tone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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