'72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

[Thor]

Am I wrong? The humbuckers in a Fender '72 Deluxe Reissue look larger than a standard humbucker. I'd like to get one of these beasts and eventually replace the Fender stock p-ups with some nicer boutique ones.

Maybe I'm looking in the wrong spot on the web site, OR Seymour Duncan does not make a larger humbucker for these types of guitars?

I would LOOOVE to be wrong.

DOES S.D. make a pickup that will work or is there another company that does?!?

I'd love to know before I spend what little money I have on this guitar.

Many thanks,

Thor

 

[TimmyPage]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

I believe they are.. duckbuckers, or something.. quacky.. erm... I think they are bigger.

 

[Stinger]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

I have a 72 Tele Custom which used the same pickup as far as I know. I installed a Dimarrzio years ago and made a cheap little plastic square-ring (is that an oxymoron?) to cover the gap. Later when I had it worked on the tech made a nicer one for it. I recently replaced the Dimarrzio with a SD Jazz Humbucker and couldn't be more please with it. I have a Jerry Donahue that I just got to replace the bridge pickup. Wired the Jazz with the three way switching and then have the bridge wired to a phase switch so I can get a strat in-between type sound. That gives me a 10 different tones!

 

[viewaskew2k5]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

Yeah, the only way to get one would be getting a Rio Grande' or just sending the 72 tele pup to seymour for reworking/re-wiring/pole replacment etc. Thats what i'm going to do

 

[Matt Blackett]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

Before you do anything with that guitar, give those pickups a chance. They were designed by Seth Lover and the ones I've played sounded pretty cool . . .

 

[Voxman]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

Yeah,The only replacement pu that will fit perfect is the rio grande 72`big bottom set
I have both stock and the muy grande (mg72hb) bridge hb`s but i`m thinking of getting a pickguard that will fit a SD trembucker. I think warmoth makes them.
the reason for not using a plastic ring is the "low" hardtail bridge,i won`t be able to adjust the pu "hight" enough that way

 

[James Rock]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

There are a few brands that make replacement 72 tele pickups just search around .. duncan dont make them but custom shop probably could

 

[Mojambo]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

I also have a '72 Tele Deluxe. I found the stock pickups to be so-so, but they were a little too mellow for my tastes.

Seymour Duncan does not make any pickups in the same dimensions as the Fender Wide-Ranges. So what I did was, researched what kind of pickups I needed. If you do decide to go with SDs, you will need to get a Trembucker for the bridge, and a regular sized pup for the neck.

Then I traced my old pickguard, factored in the dimensions for the SD pickups (dimensions can be found on the website), and had a guy cut me a new custom pickguard to fit the SD pups. I then installed new 500k pots for the volume and tone controls, as well as a couple other wiring mods.

Now, this guitar is better than I could have ever imagined. The Custom in the bridge position on this axe...is...just ****in perfect. I'm still not totally sold on my Pearly Gates in the neck, but it's good enough for now.

Going for the all-out custom route like I did, requires a lot of patience, research, and cash, but it was all worth it. Now I have a guitar that nobody else has, and it is quite a beast.

Good luck in your quest for tone.

 

[Thor]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

:bowdown: WOW!

This has been a good collection of thought-provoking replies. I am grateful to all who took the time to write to me.

I am most grateful to a member of SD company who encouraged me to try the pickups first. VERY honest and forthright. Most companies and their peeps try to wring some $ out of you.

What you DON'T know, is that I plan to replace my strat pickups in September (new job...better pay!) and it WILL be Seymour Duncan that I work with. At least I know they have some honest employees.

Muchas Gracias.

Pleasantly surprised and ever a fan,

Thor:bowdown:

 

[kmcguitars]

Re: '72 Telecaster Deluxe Pickups?

There are a few brands that make replacement 72 tele pickups just search around .. duncan dont make them but custom shop probably could

The Custom Shop Make's Em' Check out the J.Lang model in the Custom shop.:banana: