Recommend a Telecaster bridge for good cleans and high gain

[Mincer]

A Hot Rails for Tele might work with a series/parallel switch. I think a Cool Rails (if they had made one) would be too bright. I think if there was a Tele Little 78, that might be perfect.

 

[Ascension]

The clips with the Kiesel Retro Solo guitars running the Duncan Antiquity Tele set are jaw dropping both clean and at high gain. Guitar itself has a lot to with it as they will nuke anything the Fender Custom Shop has but--.
Here is one as an example.

 

[Ascension]

Another clip Kiesel artist with a RS running the Duncan Antiquities. The clips kill! BTW a Retro Solo with this set up will likely be my next guitar purchase as need a good traditional Tele tone badly and I like these guitars better than the Suhr or Fender Custom Shop guitars I have played..

 

[Ascension]

Great demo on both the guitar and this pickup set up from Johnny Hiland.

 

[chadd]

I was on this quest in the past. I recommend Duncan Hot for Tele or Dimarzio Pre B-1. I still keep the latter in my Esquire.

I use the hot for tele in my partscaster and it works pretty well.

 

[Artie]

I think if there was a Tele Little 78, that might be perfect.

With all the modern parts and adapters available these days, you'd think there would be a Tele bridge cut for a Strat single. But I don't think I've ever seen one.

 

[jeremy]

mounting, angle, and shape are different. im about to install a tele bridge pup on a squier strat and i have to rout the body and pickguard to make it fit

 

[Mincer]

With all the modern parts and adapters available these days, you'd think there would be a Tele bridge cut for a Strat single. But I don't think I've ever seen one.

I haven't seen one either. It would be a good idea, though!

 

[McD]

Alnico II Pro and a pedal is what I do. I've found it's easier to start with a good clean tone and add dirt/gain via pedal or amp than it is to try and clean up a hot pickup.

 

[Mincer]

Alnico II Pro and a pedal is what I do. I've found it's easier to start with a good clean tone and add dirt/gain via pedal or amp than it is to try and clean up a hot pickup.

This is my approach, too.

 

[ToneFiddler]

You cannot route a Tele bridge for a strat single. The Tele bridge plate will not cover the „mounting ears“ -> visible holes in the guitar top!

I’ve seen a guy cut the ears off of a JB jr and glue it to a Tele base shaped fiber board though.
but if you don‘t like the result you‘re screwed

 

[ToneFiddler]

It‘s not much, but it‘s there:

 

[Artie]

It's not much, but it's there:

Nice.