I need Tele PuP advice for bridge/neck combo?

[deftgala]

I am upgrading the pickup combo in my '99 American Tele and am open to suggestions. I want to retain that beautiful tele tone in the neck, but get some beef from the bridge P/U re: Jeff Buckley, Dean Deleo, Mike Eisenger, Dave Grohl, Johnny Greenwood. I have 500k pots installed in the tone/volume positions.

What bridge/neck combos would you guys go suggest? I was thinking the QP Tele set or a QP neck/Hotrails Bridge?

If I go QP set, tapped or untapped? Why?
:dance: :bigok: :headbang:

 

[Kac]

Re: I need Tele PuP advice for bridge/neck combo?

QP Set sounds good. Rock On :smoker:

 

[Kelsey]

Re: I need Tele PuP advice for bridge/neck combo?

The Hot Tele set would be beefy and still very Tele. The Antiquity I flatpole set can get pretty beefy when you crank up the gain a bit and roll back the tone control. The JD Tele lead will do the same with a little bit more overwound tone, and is a great match with a Phat Cat neck pickup.

 

[deftgala]

Re: I need Tele PuP advice for bridge/neck combo?

Which PuP is hotter: the QP or the Hot Tele PuP?

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: I need Tele PuP advice for bridge/neck combo?

I agree about the Hot Tele set. If you go for the Hot Tapped bridge pickup you can put together a really versatile Tele and use a five way switch to get:

1. vintage output bridge pickup
2. vintage bridge & neck pickup
3. neck pickup
4. hot output bridge pickup & neck pickup
5. hot output bridge pickup

I use the Custom Shop version of that set and love the heck out of it.

Lew

 

[deftgala]

Re: I need Tele PuP advice for bridge/neck combo?

Alright, the Hot Tele Set sounds promising, does the tone and output for modern rock/vintage tele tone outway the QP set? I was under teh impression that the QP's were closer in competing with Les Paul Humbuckers?