Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

[BossRoss]

I recently put in a lil 59 in my Squier telecaster bridge and it rocks. Just wanting to know what neck pick up I should use. Looking for a twang but with good rhythm lows so it will pair with the 59. Please help someone. Thanks


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[gregory]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

Area 61
Cruiser Bridge
STK-S4B
STK-S7

 

[Chistopher]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

If you're willing to change out the pickguard and do some potential routing, a P90 will rock in the neck. If not, I'd say a Quarter Pound neck would also work.

 

[Mincer]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

Welcome to the forum!
Thing is, the twang of a tele isn't really the neck pickup. But do you want a traditional neck pickup, or something else entirely?

 

[gregory]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

twang of a tele isn't really the neck pickup

+1

 

[BossRoss]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

I guess I am looking for a full hot sound. I play a lot of lead on the neck pickup/bridge mid position. Just don’t want a strong pickup and a weak one in neck but also don’t want the humbucker stacked coil that Seymour Duncan recommends.


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[BossRoss]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

Also what are the benefits of putting in a different volume pot? Don’t know anything about the electronics just seen where some guys talk about changing them out


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[gregory]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

Worry about the pots after you've put the pickups in and tried them out.

I [...] don’t want the humbucker stacked coil that Seymour Duncan recommends.

You mean you don't want one of these?

Do you not want one of these either?

 

[BossRoss]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

Yeah the vintage stack looks good. Thanks for everyone’s help


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[gregory]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

That or the Area 61 and you can't go wrong.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CN4kq5QVS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8isoHVY0Tk


Next step up from that would be the Injector Neck.

It's louder with more low end and mids and a bit less bright than the Area 61.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzx2O2isBA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgO3xdkYQS8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qifgdTZ61Uw

 

[BossRoss]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

Another question should I use 500k pots? I have 250 in right now and qtr2 / hot for Tele in the neck.


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[Mincer]

Re: Advice on Litttle 59 bridge with neck pickup

I think you can start with 250k. If you think it doesn't sound bright enough you can move to 500k, but I'd start with 250k.