I'm thinking about putting a quarter pound bridge pickup in my tele. Im using it with a twisted tele neck (for now). I want to get it tapped so I gave access to vintage tone as I like vintage tone in my neck. I'll be using it to play punk rock so I need something that will not turn to mud when chugging away at power chords and needs to cut through the mix. Any feedback would help!
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The tapped one is the right one to get. Use a push/pull switch, or even better, an S1 switch. The QP does punk really well, and full-on, isn't very Tele-ish. But tapped, it gets a lot closer.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Thanks Mincer I just put in a custom shop order for one. I got the quarter pound tele lead tapped I am having the custom shop make it with an aged bobbin with no logo. It's going in my road worn tele so I want it to look vintage... But looks can be deceiving!It's funny how some stories became historic,
especially when the authors clearly wrote them to be metaphoric,
But people will believe anything when it's written in stone or ancient scroll...-Fat Mike
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it‘s still some tele in there on full.
if you go custom i would get the tap higher than half.
more around 75% or so.
i think it‘s AWG 44, so around 8k of awg 44 is not too much. hell 10k worth of awg 43 can sound great!
so maybe 13k???
was thinking about getting the tapped version for myself a while ago:
1)Why is the DCR on the Tele version so much higher than the Strat Version? Different wire gauge? 2)Full is about 17k? At what DCR is the Tap?
found a regular one for cheap thoughLast edited by ToneFiddler; 04-26-2021, 03:11 PM.
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Originally posted by Mikelamury View PostThanks Mincer I just put in a custom shop order for one. I got the quarter pound tele lead tapped I am having the custom shop make it with an aged bobbin with no logo. It's going in my road worn tele so I want it to look vintage... But looks can be deceiving!Administrator of the SDUGF
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I'm curious how well do you guys think that the quarter pound tele lead (tapped) would go with an antiquity 2 tele rhythm? I like vintage output in my neck pickup to go with my high gain bridge pickup. What do you think it would sound like together?It's funny how some stories became historic,
especially when the authors clearly wrote them to be metaphoric,
But people will believe anything when it's written in stone or ancient scroll...-Fat Mike
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Originally posted by Mikelamury View PostI'm curious how well do you guys think that the quarter pound tele lead (tapped) would go with an antiquity 2 tele rhythm? I like vintage output in my neck pickup to go with my high gain bridge pickup. What do you think it would sound like together?Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mincer View Post
They should sound good, and if you want a more powerful sound, just use the full QP. It is a great combo for someone who wants a Tele with some diverse sounds, that all still sound Tele-ish.It's funny how some stories became historic,
especially when the authors clearly wrote them to be metaphoric,
But people will believe anything when it's written in stone or ancient scroll...-Fat Mike
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EQ wise, I'd think the Antiquity II would be the most balanced. It still has that bassy Tele neck thing going on, but there is a wee bit more mids in it than the Antiquity 55 , which would be my 2nd choice. Both of those pickups have just about the same power.Administrator of the SDUGF
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And just to be clear I was asking if you (Mincer) think the quarter pound tele lead pickup would go with the antiquity 2 tele rhythm pickup when the quarter pound tele lead pickup is in full force(not tapped,),? I like to use a high gain modern bridge pickup with a vintage neck pickup. Do you think they will sound good together when using the full 17k of the quarter pound tele lead?It's funny how some stories became historic,
especially when the authors clearly wrote them to be metaphoric,
But people will believe anything when it's written in stone or ancient scroll...-Fat Mike
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I agree, they will mix fine. One is louder than the other, so that one will dominate the blend, like in any 2 pickups whose outputs aren't the same. But it will be a good sound, nonetheless.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by Mikelamury View PostAnd just to be clear I was asking if you (Mincer) think the quarter pound tele lead pickup would go with the antiquity 2 tele rhythm pickup when the quarter pound tele lead pickup is in full force(not tapped,),? I like to use a high gain modern bridge pickup with a vintage neck pickup. Do you think they will sound good together when using the full 17k of the quarter pound tele lead?The things that you wanted
I bought them for you
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