Favorite Tele Pickups for Classic Rock
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dr.barlo
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Re: Favorite Tele Pickups for Classic Rock
Muy Grande, Fender TX specials had them extra uppermids. I cannot take it in a tele lead pickup.
Duncan Broadcaster is a great pickup. So is JD. Because that my tele has a hardash body and maple neck (it sounds great by the way is not shrill or anything) JD worked out very good so far. Better than the broadcaster on the non-wound strings. JD might sound too smooth for hardcore tele players especially in dark guitars. A2p is clearer but since I also use my tele for semi overdriven stuff in my case JD worked better.
Fralin Blues Sp. on the other hand, is again a very good pickup, and, I think, has more balls than the Broadcaster and the JD (and of course the a2p). Me thinks that it is a great classic rock pickup. I would say the best among the ones I have tried. Yet, still my first choice is a JD. It is LESS clear than a JD, sounds brighter on the non-wound strings, but darker on the wound ones. Rolling off the tone give a very nice 57LP kinda tone. JD, too, is not that bad in that regard.
I have a torres tele blues special staggered lead. 7.50K or so. I really like that pickup. Got it quite cheap. It is quite a good pickup that sounds similar to a fralin blues sp. Still I prefer the JD on my tele. :smokin:
I love my JD. Indeed, I recently bought another one for future use.
On the other hand, some time ago I installed a Phat Cat bridge into my 95LPSTD. I loved the results. Thus, am not using my tele for overdriven tones that much anymore. That's why I kept looking around for a pickup that sounds like a JD BUT has more clarity, and more of that twang. I am not saying that JD is not clear or JD does not have any twang. No! It is a very good pickup for sure. Anyways, this curiousity of mine lead me to Hamel's. 4 or 5 days ago I received 2 Hamel tele leads in the mail: STD-A (the blackguard tele lead) and the STD-B (broadcaster tele lead). Did not do the installation yet, but will be doing it asap. JD for sure is serious competition for them Hamels too, still I hope I did not waste my money.
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Muy Grande, Fender TX specials had them extra uppermids. I cannot take it in a tele lead pickup.
Duncan Broadcaster is a great pickup. So is JD. Because that my tele has a hardash body and maple neck (it sounds great by the way is not shrill or anything) JD worked out very good so far. Better than the broadcaster on the non-wound strings. JD might sound too smooth for hardcore tele players especially in dark guitars. A2p is clearer but since I also use my tele for semi overdriven stuff in my case JD worked better.
Fralin Blues Sp. on the other hand, is again a very good pickup, and, I think, has more balls than the Broadcaster and the JD (and of course the a2p). Me thinks that it is a great classic rock pickup. I would say the best among the ones I have tried. Yet, still my first choice is a JD. It is LESS clear than a JD, sounds brighter on the non-wound strings, but darker on the wound ones. Rolling off the tone give a very nice 57LP kinda tone. JD, too, is not that bad in that regard.
I have a torres tele blues special staggered lead. 7.50K or so. I really like that pickup. Got it quite cheap. It is quite a good pickup that sounds similar to a fralin blues sp. Still I prefer the JD on my tele. :smokin:
I love my JD. Indeed, I recently bought another one for future use.
On the other hand, some time ago I installed a Phat Cat bridge into my 95LPSTD. I loved the results. Thus, am not using my tele for overdriven tones that much anymore. That's why I kept looking around for a pickup that sounds like a JD BUT has more clarity, and more of that twang. I am not saying that JD is not clear or JD does not have any twang. No! It is a very good pickup for sure. Anyways, this curiousity of mine lead me to Hamel's. 4 or 5 days ago I received 2 Hamel tele leads in the mail: STD-A (the blackguard tele lead) and the STD-B (broadcaster tele lead). Did not do the installation yet, but will be doing it asap. JD for sure is serious competition for them Hamels too, still I hope I did not waste my money.
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Re: Favorite Tele Pickups for Classic Rock
I currently use the virtual T and virtual T neck in my Tele. I am looking to go to a true sc in the bridge (maybe a JD, after reading this thread), but I really like the virtual T neck. A bit smoother than a regular Tele neck pup, almost minibucker-like. Which isn't too surprising, since it is actually a humbucker. I find it extremely useful for neck position stuff, much more so than any other Tele neck pup that I've used. But, I should say that I've never been a fan of traditional Tele neck position pups.
teleblooz said:
I currently use the virtual T and virtual T neck in my Tele. I am looking to go to a true sc in the bridge (maybe a JD, after reading this thread), but I really like the virtual T neck. A bit smoother than a regular Tele neck pup, almost minibucker-like. Which isn't too surprising, since it is actually a humbucker. I find it extremely useful for neck position stuff, much more so than any other Tele neck pup that I've used. But, I should say that I've never been a fan of traditional Tele neck position pups.
