I just got a tele!

[Mephis]

While I was in flordia I checked out a few guitarshops looking for an OLP MM-1F, Well, after awhile of checking out a few different guitars I decided on a mexcian telecaster.

It was made far better than the OLP, and it played far better to me.

The only gripe I have is the bridge pickup being far to trebbley.
So Im thinking about getting a tele hotstack for it, then getting a push-pull pot.


2005 Fender 2-tone sunburst telecaster. (MIM)

Only thing that had me wondering what was going on is the odd bridge, its more like a strat bridge or something. Its good and solid, and even the MIA ones have a bridge like that now for some reason, its just not as secshey as the original tele bridge.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: I just got a tele!

Have you got pics of the bridge?
You could also put a HR into the bridge... this is what I think I'd put in if I bought a tele... maybe I'll buy a squier one just for fun once...

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

I dont want a hotrails, the soundclip sounded way to powerful.
I want my tele to be fairly balanced, maybe a little more towards gain than cleans tho...

And the hotstack looks cool .

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: I just got a tele!

Hmmm when I think of stacks, the word "characterless" comes to mind every time... don't know... at least I find the Strat Stacks to bethat way... unspectacular.

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

Btw, I was looking to see how much a normal style tele bridge was and found a replacement for $49...
http://www.samash.com/catalog/showitem.asp?SKU=F0810

Seemed kinda cheap, I was expecting about $100.

 

[ratherdashing]

Re: I just got a tele!

Hmmm when I think of stacks, the word "characterless" comes to mind every time... don't know... at least I find the Strat Stacks to bethat way... unspectacular.

I respectfully disagree. See my recent thread ... the Classic Stacks in my new Strat have tons of character. Nice chimey vintage Strat tone.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: I just got a tele!

A Tele Bridge is nothing special, it has no trem in it so why should it cost so much? Btw are you sure you want the vintage 3 Saddle bridge and not a modern 6 saddle bridge? Or was it just the 6 saddle bridge that was in your tele?

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

I have 6 saddle, I just dont like the way it looks, its good quality and all, but the original tele bridges are just cool.

I might keep it on there, its much heavier gauge metal than a normal tele bridge.

And it looks close to the original tele bridge, but its flat, the sides dont stand up.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: I just got a tele!

I respectfully disagree. See my recent thread ... the Classic Stacks in my new Strat have tons of character. Nice chimey vintage Strat tone.

It's cool if you like them... as I said I don't know why but I always found them to have less character than a real single coil. But we all know tone is subjective... and I don't want to say it's a bad pup... none of the sd pups is bad imo.

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

I think EMG's have character.
So there! lol...

 

[Jimbojsr]

Re: I just got a tele!

mmmmm.... teletastic.......

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

Ohh ****.....
I went to emg's website and heard a few soundclips of the EMG-T set....
My pocket is already hurting.
$200.... Wish I could keep a the passive neck pickup and have the RT EMG bridge pickup.
I've never heard something sound that good :32:

*edit*

I just played with my amp and it'll mimmic the EMG's sound exactly just by cranking the gain and cutting the mids.

 

[drew_half_empty]

Re: I just got a tele!

maybe try a QP set?

in the middle position you should be able to get good humbucker sounds, the bridge'll be better for leads, and the neck position'll be incredibly bluesy

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: I just got a tele!

maybe try a QP set?

in the middle position you should be able to get good humbucker sounds, the bridge'll be better for leads, and the neck position'll be incredibly bluesy

From what I've hat I heard the QPs should be like dhe said... nice, rocky/bluesy lead sound...

 

[FenderStratRock3]

Re: I just got a tele!

Nice! MIM teles are great for the price. I intend to get a tele for my next guitar, I love them.

With the bridge thing, I think it'd be better to keep it on there. It has to do with the intonation.

Enjoy the axe!

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I just got a tele!

Thin trebley bridge pickup?

Easy solution: get a Jerry Donahue!

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

I like thin and trebbley.

I just want a "richer" thin and trebbley tele tone without the hum, but still distort well and have enough gain to do 80's rock. This vox can do brown sound with thies stock tele pickups, I'd only expect more gain with the hotstack.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: I just got a tele!

2 questions...

-What bridge do you have?

-What sound are you looking for...Tele's are bright, you can tone it down a little bit, but if you tone it too far down it stops sounding like a Tele.

 

[Mephis]

Re: I just got a tele!

I have a 6 saddle bridge.

And the Hotstack soundclip is the sound im looking for, its balanced with nice power, and it still sounds like a tele, just not earpearcing trebble levels.

If I wanted more trebble and versitility, I could get 500k volume pot thats push-pull for tapping the coil.

I like trebble, just not painful trebble ... Thies stock pickups are very very very trebbley, altho the lowend responce and midrange is nearly perfect.