Re: Candidates for Tele sounding, hum-canceling bridge pickup for LP humbucker route?
So I've got an update to share about my "quest" here. I decided to try the Fralin Twangmaster first. If that doesn't work out, I'd probably try the T-Deco next. And there are a few other good suggestions in this thread that would be the next choices if I need to keep re-trying, so thanks eveyone.
I decided to forego the route of cramming a traditional sized Tele singlecoil into a humbucker route because I didn't feel there was a high enough likelihood that the tonal result would be what I wanted, for the extra effort involved just to get it to fit in that slot. Since the sound of a traditional Tele singlecoil is shaped by it being in contact with all that metal on a Tele style bridge and the vibrations of the strings as they pass through the saddles on that Tele style bridge. Whereas the Twangmaster is advertised as managing to sound like a Tele despite the lack of that specific type of bridge design.
I'll post back after the pup arrives and I've wired it up. I was told 1-2 weeks lead time for the pup to be made.
By the way, it happened to be Lindy Fralin himself who picked up the phone when I called yesterday. He was a pleasure to talk to. He said he appreciated being able to talk on the phone while working to break up the monotony of winding Tele pickups non-stop for the last couple days -haha.
Finally, for anyone who is interested in an adaptor plate *made of metal* to fit a Tele singlecoil into a humbucker route, I discovered a guy named Joe Bence who is making them and selling them on Reverb.com - made out of aluminum instead of plastic. These being metal should help add back some of the sound missing from lack of a Tele style bridge. I exchanged a few messages with him with questions about measurements/dimensions and he was quick to respond. So I recommend anyone interested in this kind of product, to check out his listings on Reverb.com
So I've got an update to share about my "quest" here. I decided to try the Fralin Twangmaster first. If that doesn't work out, I'd probably try the T-Deco next. And there are a few other good suggestions in this thread that would be the next choices if I need to keep re-trying, so thanks eveyone.
I decided to forego the route of cramming a traditional sized Tele singlecoil into a humbucker route because I didn't feel there was a high enough likelihood that the tonal result would be what I wanted, for the extra effort involved just to get it to fit in that slot. Since the sound of a traditional Tele singlecoil is shaped by it being in contact with all that metal on a Tele style bridge and the vibrations of the strings as they pass through the saddles on that Tele style bridge. Whereas the Twangmaster is advertised as managing to sound like a Tele despite the lack of that specific type of bridge design.
I'll post back after the pup arrives and I've wired it up. I was told 1-2 weeks lead time for the pup to be made.
By the way, it happened to be Lindy Fralin himself who picked up the phone when I called yesterday. He was a pleasure to talk to. He said he appreciated being able to talk on the phone while working to break up the monotony of winding Tele pickups non-stop for the last couple days -haha.
Finally, for anyone who is interested in an adaptor plate *made of metal* to fit a Tele singlecoil into a humbucker route, I discovered a guy named Joe Bence who is making them and selling them on Reverb.com - made out of aluminum instead of plastic. These being metal should help add back some of the sound missing from lack of a Tele style bridge. I exchanged a few messages with him with questions about measurements/dimensions and he was quick to respond. So I recommend anyone interested in this kind of product, to check out his listings on Reverb.com
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