Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

[Tony_H]

Hi folks,
Has anyone tried the Hot pickups for Telecaster? I know that hotter pickups can sometimes tame a guitar that sounds too bright. My Ash Tele clone is just that - very bright-sounding, almost painfully so, even with the A2Pro pups. So I'm seeking advice on the STL-2/STR-2 Hot Tele pickups - has anyone tried them? And to what result?

Thanks

Tony

 

[Curly]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

first, check the pickup heights

my ash tele was too bright, and I went to an Antiquity set in that one .... recommended

I have a JD bridge/ Hot neck in my AS tele, but that's alder

 

[Tony_H]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

first, check the pickup heights

You mean lowering them to eliminate the rasp?

 

[Imp]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

bit of a bump, one of my mates is considering a tele and watching carefully

are the STL/STR2 pickups wax potted? how well do they behave under med/heavy gain conditions?

 

[Tony_H]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

bit of a bump, one of my mates is considering a tele and watching carefully

are the STL/STR2 pickups wax potted? how well do they behave under med/heavy gain conditions?

I believe they are wax potted, since (I assume) they are intended for higher gain applications. But I may be wrong.

 

[Imp]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

interesting, he loves the look of teles, loves the clean sounds, but hates the bad kind of feedback, and plays a lot of heavier stuff. awkward sod :smack: hehe

cheers tony, it seems the hot pair are still in the running :burnout:

tom

 

[Tony_H]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

cheers tony, it seems the hot pair are still in the running :burnout:

tom

Thanks for the bumps.
Tony

 

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

The Hots are wax potted. The STL-2 is my favorite Tele pickup.

 

[Toenail-Tommy]

Re: Anybody tried the STL/STR-2 Hot for Tele?

HotRails for tele, is what the high gain buddy should look into, and it has a clean sound that (when vol rolled back a hint) is sweet n lovely..