I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

[Zhaggy]

I have a Fender Telebration 75 Block Tele from a few years back. Swamp ash body, maple neck and fretboard. It has a stock 62 Tele Custom bridge pickup in it. It's quite trebly, even for a tele pickup.

I'd ike to upgrade it to a powerful pickup, something very badass. I play anything from hard rock to metal. Doesn't have to be a metal pickup though. However I'd prefer certain things...

1) I definitely don't want a mini humbucker. I want it to sound at least somewhat tele-ish.
2) I'd prefer it to be hum-cancelling, so stacked humbucker. True singel coil isn't out of the question though.
3) I'd like it to be not very expensive, so preferably not custom shop.
(This just silly bonus thing but if it didn't look like a "normal" tele pickup would be a bonus)

All that being said, here are the ones I've been considering.

Hot Lead Stack STK-T2b (strong favourite atm)
Quarter Pound for Tele
BG-1400 Lead Stack

So would the Hot Lead Stack be a monster pickup and still retain the tele sound? Or would the others be better? Why? Or a totally different pickup all together. Doesn't have to be a Duncan even. Any experiences with any of the pickups would be appreciated.

 

[AlexR]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

Zhangbucker, just Zhangbucker. Not hum cancelling of course. But 100% tone. Go the Paul Bunyan.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

BG1400. Worth the money and the wait when ordering from Europe.

If you are planning to stray into Metal territory, it is probably wise to mount the pickup using rubber tubes rather than metal springs to minimise microphonic noises.

 

[Aceman]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

DiMarzio Chopper

 

[elelpe]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

QP

 

[Van Noord]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

Yeah, Chopper T.

Lotsa heft, hot but not overly hot, vintage to modern tones, and hum canceling. Its warm, clear, and still retains a Teles natural tone.

 

[jake_xms3_punk]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

Zhangbucker, just Zhangbucker. Not hum cancelling of course. But 100% tone. Go the Paul Bunyan.

I came into this thread to say exactly the same thing! I've got a few zhangbucker pickups (including the Paul Bunyan) and I love them!

 

[Chickenwings]

Re: I need powerful Tele bridge pickup. Suggestions.

go to 21:20 to hear how a quarter pounder sounds in a cheap tele copy. The audio is only the video camera, but its still pretty wicked.