Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

[usatele]

I have a beautiful Hot Rod Fat Fender tele from around 5 years ago. It is a lovely guitar with great tone, especially from the stock neck humbucker.

I want to change the bridge pick up for something a little hotter, warmer and fatter - also a little less "nasal". I really like QTR pounders (I use some in my other tele) but I am worried that a bridge QTR pounder might over power the lovely humbucker, especially in the split positions.

Any comments?

I am playing mostly classic rock (with a touch of country) through a Peavey Classic 50 (great tube amp for the money) with few effects.

Thanks guys!

 

[jeremy]

Re: Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

i think a tapped qp might be a great choice. fat rock tone and a brighter less full throttle option when you want it

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

I really dig the STL-2 Hot Tapped combined with the APHn in my Fernandez 50's style tele.

 

[mrturtle_91]

Re: Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

A stock MIM Tele bridge pickup is what you need. Trust me when I say those things are FAT!!! You could easily mistake the bridge pup for a Les Paul.

 

[idsnowdog]

Re: Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

My tele has QP's in the bridge and middle and a GFS Bigmouth in the neck. They are a perfect fit with each other.

 

[Porto Leone]

Re: Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

check the Haeussel Big Mag for Tele... i have it on the bridge of my Fender Standard and it's a great hybrid of a tele/P90 pup. it looks very similar to the QP (large flat oriented poles) and cleans well too (which QPs don't). it's not noisey either.

 

[usatele]

Re: Replacement Bridge Pick-Up for Fat Tele

Thanks for your replies guys. Might go for a Haeussel tele Big Mag if I can find one!

Regards