Hey everyone, new to the forum, but not guitars or pickups! I use the same handle over at TDPRI, where I've been a member for a loooonnngggg time...
Anyways, my question is this-I picked up a frankentele recently that happened to have a pair of original Fender pickups (along with what I think might be a DiMarzio hot strat pickup) a '76 WRHB in the neck (9.76k dc resistance) along with what appears to be a '69-71 Tele bridge pickup (reading 6k on the dot). There's not much info on actually dating Fender pickups out there (PickupMatch.com?) so I'm not totally solid on the dates, though they're pretty close and definitely original.
When I rewired the guitar, I mistakenly put 250k volume and tone pots in-the bridge sounds fine, happy and bright, but not ice-picky. The WRHB sounds dark and velvety, but not like what I was expecting (think Tab Benoit). Apparently, the WRHB wants to see a 1M volume pot, which in turn would make the bridge pickup into an instant ice-pick, something I really don't want, obviously!
Sooo, what would be a good pickup to stick in there? First thought goes to a SD Broadcaster, or similar, but maybe something that's a bit hotter? It was mentioned to me that part of the charm of the WRHB paired with a low wind bridge pickup was the great middle and neck only sounds, but lousy bridge tones. I naturally want all 3!
So what say ye, of the great pickup hive mind? I'm not in a huge rush to get this finished (the guitar needs a refret, among other things). I'm open to most ideas, as long as it doesn't involve heavy routing...
Thanks in advance,
Franc Robert aka backalleyblues
Anyways, my question is this-I picked up a frankentele recently that happened to have a pair of original Fender pickups (along with what I think might be a DiMarzio hot strat pickup) a '76 WRHB in the neck (9.76k dc resistance) along with what appears to be a '69-71 Tele bridge pickup (reading 6k on the dot). There's not much info on actually dating Fender pickups out there (PickupMatch.com?) so I'm not totally solid on the dates, though they're pretty close and definitely original.
When I rewired the guitar, I mistakenly put 250k volume and tone pots in-the bridge sounds fine, happy and bright, but not ice-picky. The WRHB sounds dark and velvety, but not like what I was expecting (think Tab Benoit). Apparently, the WRHB wants to see a 1M volume pot, which in turn would make the bridge pickup into an instant ice-pick, something I really don't want, obviously!
Sooo, what would be a good pickup to stick in there? First thought goes to a SD Broadcaster, or similar, but maybe something that's a bit hotter? It was mentioned to me that part of the charm of the WRHB paired with a low wind bridge pickup was the great middle and neck only sounds, but lousy bridge tones. I naturally want all 3!
So what say ye, of the great pickup hive mind? I'm not in a huge rush to get this finished (the guitar needs a refret, among other things). I'm open to most ideas, as long as it doesn't involve heavy routing...
Thanks in advance,
Franc Robert aka backalleyblues
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