What pickup combo Neck/Bridge should I get for my Tele to get as close as possible to matching the output of my Les Paul (Slash Alnico II set).....I'm thinking either Hot rails set or a hot rails and quarter pound neck...I know it will not be exact but I'm trying to get as close as possible for live playing situations. Thanks!!!
Pickups for telecaster
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Re: Pickups for telecaster
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The closest might be a Hot Tele neck with a Little '59 bridge. The Little 59 won't sound very Tele like, however. A Quarter Pound Tele bridge is closer to the sound of a Tele, though darker. A Hot Rails might be more output than a typical LP pickup.
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The closest might be a Hot Tele neck with a Little '59 bridge. The Little 59 won't sound very Tele like, however. A Quarter Pound Tele bridge is closer to the sound of a Tele, though darker. A Hot Rails might be more output than a typical LP pickup.
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Re: Pickups for telecaster
If you're okay with Custom Shop priced, a set of Strabro90s made for Tele would be pretty rocking. It's basically a set of single coil sized P90s that are tapped to reduce them to a more vintage output. Other than that, there are very few production Tele pickups that could reach even A2 Pro levels of output while maintaining a Tele tone, if that's what you want.
A boost pedal and more traditional Tele pickups could also get you equal in output with IMO a better tone. If there's one thing a Tele is good at, it's sounding like a Tele. They can be really hit or miss when you try to make them something they don't want to be.
If you're okay with Custom Shop priced, a set of Strabro90s made for Tele would be pretty rocking. It's basically a set of single coil sized P90s that are tapped to reduce them to a more vintage output. Other than that, there are very few production Tele pickups that could reach even A2 Pro levels of output while maintaining a Tele tone, if that's what you want.
A boost pedal and more traditional Tele pickups could also get you equal in output with IMO a better tone. If there's one thing a Tele is good at, it's sounding like a Tele. They can be really hit or miss when you try to make them something they don't want to be.
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