Good Bridge Humbucker for Tele

[Maggot]

I'm wondering if any of you have tried any bridge humbuckers in alder or ash-bodied teles, with a humbucker version of the metal tele bridge/bridge pickup setup. I'm looking for a low or medium output pickup with a good organic sound.

I'm guessing non-potted pickups like Seths or Antiquities would be out due to microphonics...Any other advice?

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Good Bridge Humbucker for Tele

Unless you run insane gain at very high volume levels, potting is not an issue. For an organic sound from a 'bucker,the Seths, Antiquities, Pearly Gates, and to a certain extent, the 59 will get the job done.

 

[Stevo]

Re: Good Bridge Humbucker for Tele

I have had several humbuckers in teles of ash, poplar and alder. I like the 59 for transparency and rawness. I like the custom custom for great mids and agressive solo tone. The C5 works well too. It's like a 59 with more bass and smoother highs. The JB works nicely too. I think the JB is very versatile and definitely goes well with the natural tele tone. The Seth Lover really sounds good too. I have not had feedback problems but I don't send a high signal in to my amp.

If I were to pick one, today, it'd be the JB. It cleans up well. It's punchy and it rocks.

 

[saladin]

Re: Good Bridge Humbucker for Tele

I used a JB for 3 years in my Tele and got tired of the excess treble, been using a set of Stewmac Golden Age humbuckers but I just got a '59 set and I'll be trying out these tomorrow, let you know what I think then. The JB sounds good when going for a heavy sound but now I'm looking for vintage sounding pickups.