S/H Tele thoughts ?

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Good people . . . what do you think of this configuration for a possible Tele build.

I 'discovered' a gentleman that build custom Tele's & Strat's to your specification, withOUT asking you an arm and a leg.

I am thinking about a S/H tone monster. (always wanted one)

What you the gurus think of a BG1400 [bridge] / '59 full size 'bucker [neck] ?

. . . or would a Quarter Pounder [bridge] work ''better'' with a full size Humbucker in the neck pos ?

Would love to know what you think.

 

[eclecticsynergy]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

I have no experience with the BG1400. But I have used Quarter Pounders with low output humbuckers and they worked well together.

 

[Chistopher]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

This is gonna sound odd, but there will be a volume mismatch. The BG1400 will be slightly louder than the Lil' 59, not enough to make a considerable difference, but it's there. I had this same setup, but with a full size 59n.

Quarter Pound bridge with a 59n would be pretty cool.

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

I wanted to do a faux Micawber with a BG1400 and a Pearly Gates or Antiquity, including a push/pull to split both. I think it would be a fun guitar.

 

[Mincer]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

Good people . . . what do you think of this configuration for a possible Tele build.

I 'discovered' a gentleman that build custom Tele's & Strat's to your specification, withOUT asking you an arm and a leg.

I am thinking about a S/H tone monster. (always wanted one)

What you the gurus think of a BG1400 [bridge] / '59 full size 'bucker [neck] ?

. . . or would a Quarter Pounder [bridge] work ''better'' with a full size Humbucker in the neck pos ?

Would love to know what you think.

I like the idea of the BG1400 & 59. There might be a volume mismatch, but that would be OK, here. I've only tried the BG1400 a handful of times, but it is a pretty massive bridge pickup- and it was quiet, too.

 

[Synapsys]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

I have an SH Tele clone in my ESP LTD TE-212.

I had installed a STK-T2b (Hot Lead Stack) and an APH-1n (Alnico II Pro), a Les Paul three-way position switch, and individual switches for each pickup for Series / Parallel / Split wiring. Some magic on the pots, allowing to select between 500k or 250k, depending whether in series or split, to try and catch some classic tones.

The Hot Lead Stack still gives a Tele character, although a modern one. No hum, handles high gain very well. A2Pro is a dream on the neck, liquid solos just pour out, and parallel and split gives very usable tones, mainly in clean/ breakup. No volume mismatch between pups.

Also a racing stripe for some Hot Rod look. Added an ABR brass bridge with individual saddles, Planet Waves Auto Trim locking tuners, Dunlop straplocks, a Graphtech TUSQ nut, and a string roller.

Some eye candy for you, as follows. I'm terrible at photography, BTW...

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[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

This is gonna sound odd, but there will be a volume mismatch. The BG1400 will be slightly louder than the Lil' 59, not enough to make a considerable difference, but it's there. I had this same setup, but with a full size 59n.

Quarter Pound bridge with a 59n would be pretty cool.

No, no, i am referring to the FULL-sized '59 Humbucker, not the little single coil version.

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

I like the idea of the BG1400 & 59. There might be a volume mismatch, but that would be OK, here. I've only tried the BG1400 a handful of times, but it is a pretty massive bridge pickup- and it was quiet, too.

Now that is good news !

Will the BG 1400 be that much louder than a full sized '59 Humbucker ?

 

[SirJackdeFuzz]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

I have an SH Tele clone in my ESP LTD TE-212.

I had installed a STK-T2b (Hot Lead Stack) and an APH-1n (Alnico II Pro), a Les Paul three-way position switch, and individual switches for each pickup for Series / Parallel / Split wiring. Some magic on the pots, allowing to select between 500k or 250k, depending whether in series or split, to try and catch some classic tones.

The Hot Lead Stack still gives a Tele character, although a modern one. No hum, handles high gain very well. A2Pro is a dream on the neck, liquid solos just pour out, and parallel and split gives very usable tones, mainly in clean/ breakup. No volume mismatch between pups.

Also a racing stripe for some Hot Rod look. Added an ABR brass bridge with individual saddles, Planet Waves Auto Trim locking tuners, Dunlop straplocks, a Graphtech TUSQ nut, and a string roller.

Some eye candy for you, as follows. I'm terrible at photography, BTW...

View attachment 82786

View attachment 82789

Oh man . . . that is indeed very nice !

I like that creation A LOT !!!

 

[Synapsys]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

Thanks!

 

[Mincer]

Re: S/H Tele thoughts ?

Now that is good news !

Will the BG 1400 be that much louder than a full sized '59 Humbucker ?

It is at least twice as loud to me. The difference is something like a JB & Jazz...there is a bump in output, sure. But it works for a ton of people, and that is exactly what they want.