Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

[Ranger Jim]

:smack: I need some help in selecting some SD pups for a telecaster I am building. I play Classic Rock and Country Rock, Mesa Boogie MK IV amp. I wood like to try some Joe Barden pups but they are way over priced, Please give me some ideas !!!!!!! I have listened to all the tele pups on the CD but they all sound the same,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Thanks Jim

 

[59paul]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

In a Tele, I really dig the STR-1 Vintage 54 for rhythm, and the STL-1B Vintage For Broadcaster in the Bridge. .........

 

[JumpMarine]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

Check out the "Ultimate Tele Tone" thread, it will help.

https://forum.seymourduncan.com/showthread.php?t=4044&highlight=ultimate+tele+tone

 

[BS123]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

For Classic Rock, I would not choose Bardens. Bardens are nice pickups; but very clean. A good friend of mine runs a set in his Tele and he has a hard time getting them to overdrive without sounding plastic and processed. I like the JD for about anything. You could also do the Quarter Pounder. It's loud with an almost P-90 tone.

 

[Wattage]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

I'd go with a set of QP's. Get the tapped version and you can run flat out for a totally rockin' tone or tap it and run in the vintage ballpark.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

I'd go with a set of Antiquitys, or an Antiquity neck and Jerry Donahue bridge. If you need more overdrive try a Boss DS-1. I can play any style from country clean to Led Zep with my Tele, a DS-1 and a great tube amp. When I use it, I leave the DS-1 on all the time (like Vai and Satriani do) and go from sparkling clean to burning overdriven with just the volume control of my Tele. Lew

 

[Curly]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

Has anyone tried a Hot set for this?

 

[jeremy]

Re: Help Me Out Guy's,,,, Telecaster Pups

i run a hot its strat pup in the neck and a qp in the bridge, sounds killer. into a clean fender it still spanks a little, but in a much thicker less twangy way. a tapped version would give you a more twangy option. into a cranked fender it sounds nice and meaty with a great bite and tight bottom. into a marshall you get great rock tone