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new tele pickup--technical question
I'm working on solving a problem in my tele and need some assistance. I'm thinking that the best way to solve the problem is to get a new lead position tele pickup.
Problem:
When the neck and bridge are both selected, the sound is thin. When the volume is backed off one of the two pickups, the full volume returns, but the sound is still slightly thinned out. It is only when one of the two pickups' volume is all the way off that the sound returns to normal. This is not what I had in mind.... I had wanted to get the beef of the Humbucker to mix with a bit of the bite of the lead--for the two pickups to compliment each other, not have (what I'm assuming are) phase problems (although it could also be magnetic orientation problems?). When the P-90 and the Humbucker are mixed, I don't have any problems--so I think it's best to change the tele pickup.
Tele Pickup Configuration:
I have a 4 cable '59 humbucker in the neck (coil tapping done in a toggle switch), an Antiquities P-90 in the middle, and the stock MIM Fender tele single coil in the lead position. The two single coils run into a stacked volume/tone pot and then into a 4 position selector switch (1-bridge, 2-bridge+mid, 3-mid, 4-nothing) and finally out to the jack. The Humbucker runs into the 2 position toggle switch, then into another stacked volume/tone pot and finally out to the jack.
The Question:
Which SD tele pickups are oriented to match the '59 in a way that will get me what I'm looking for? I should also ask if anyone can put the technical terms behind what I'm looking for--what do I need to look for in the replacement pickup?
Thanks for your help!
Problem:
When the neck and bridge are both selected, the sound is thin. When the volume is backed off one of the two pickups, the full volume returns, but the sound is still slightly thinned out. It is only when one of the two pickups' volume is all the way off that the sound returns to normal. This is not what I had in mind.... I had wanted to get the beef of the Humbucker to mix with a bit of the bite of the lead--for the two pickups to compliment each other, not have (what I'm assuming are) phase problems (although it could also be magnetic orientation problems?). When the P-90 and the Humbucker are mixed, I don't have any problems--so I think it's best to change the tele pickup.
Tele Pickup Configuration:
I have a 4 cable '59 humbucker in the neck (coil tapping done in a toggle switch), an Antiquities P-90 in the middle, and the stock MIM Fender tele single coil in the lead position. The two single coils run into a stacked volume/tone pot and then into a 4 position selector switch (1-bridge, 2-bridge+mid, 3-mid, 4-nothing) and finally out to the jack. The Humbucker runs into the 2 position toggle switch, then into another stacked volume/tone pot and finally out to the jack.
The Question:
Which SD tele pickups are oriented to match the '59 in a way that will get me what I'm looking for? I should also ask if anyone can put the technical terms behind what I'm looking for--what do I need to look for in the replacement pickup?
Thanks for your help!
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