Neck HB in my Tele?

[Farkus]

Hey everyone,

I have an alder bodied Highway 1 tele that I'm considering dropping a neck humbucker into. I have an extra PGn pup around and I thought I might try it.

If I put the PGn in, what bridge pup should I use to match it well? Output and tone wise, I mean. I was considering a JD model as I've heard it's smooth and overall not too harsh. I'm really new to the tele and your input is appreciated.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Neck HB in my Tele?

Actually, I'd go with the STL-2 Hot Tele lead tapped. I have it in my MIJ Thinline with a nickel covered PG and they balance very well, plus with the tap, you get acces to great traditional tones as well as big, burly hot-rod tele tones in normal operartion.

 

[saladin]

Re: Neck HB in my Tele?

I have an A2P in the neck of my Tele which is not far from a PGn, the stock Fender bridge pu and the SD Vintage Stack I have in it now don't have enough juice to compete. I'm waiting on a QP I'm getting from a forum member and I'm sure that will make me happy. I play 70's punk style music and need the extra beef. The Hot might be the way to go if u want to retain the Tele vibe. I've also tried a Hot Rails bridge and it was too much(not bad if all u play is metal) it doesn't sound like a Tele on the clean sounds.

 

[Farkus]

Re: Neck HB in my Tele?

That's a couple of good ideas. I wanted to stay with a somewhat 'Tele' kind of sound. Does the Ant I sound teleish without the classic icepick?

I was going to use the PGn because it's not being used...maybe I'll try a Phat Cat instead? I wonder if it would match the more vintage tele bridge pickups' output?

Thanks
Mark

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Neck HB in my Tele?

The leaner bass response on the Phat Cat should help it balance a little better with a traditional Telel lead pickup.

I still think you'd like the STL-2. It has a great traditional sound when tapped without any ice-pick highs.

This is especially true if you're more of a rock player than a country player.

Sometimes, I feel like I need more push from my Tele than the Jerry Donahue has in my ash Fernandez. When this happens, I just pickup my Thinline RI with the PGn/STL-2 combo and get 98% of that tele tone with more perceived "balls". :burnout: