So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

[ejendres]

I love the stock look

But I HATE the pickups. I thought they were okay at first but at this point I can't stand them. They're muddy AND thin, which is just impossibly gross.

I'm wondering how feasible it'd be to pull apart another pickup and slap it onto the Fender Widerange base plate. The donor pickup would need to be F spaced right? The biggest issue I can think of is that both coils of the donor pickup would have to be adjustable, and I've only ever seen DiMarzios like that. I've heard that some DiMarzios are glued together and that poses a real issue.

What are y'alls thoughts on the matter?

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Are you discussing a vintage piece or a re-issue? (The pickups are not the same - by a long way.)

 

[ejendres]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Are you discussing a vintage piece or a re-issue? (The pickups are not the same - by a long way.)

Oh yeah, this is a reissue. I've pulled the pickup apart and its literally just a typical bar mag pickup. Slapping another pickup on to the base plate shouldn't be hard, but I've never tried anything like it so I wanted to get some feedback first.

 

[jtougas]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Well, you're already halfway there... give it a shot.

 

[ejendres]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Well, you're already halfway there... give it a shot.

Now I just need a donor pickup :scratchch

I'm guessing these pickups are F spaced, can anyone confirm that?

 

[G0lden]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Contact the Custom Shop and send them your pickup. They will make it sound like anything that you want.

That is what I would do.

 

[uOpt]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

I'd get a pickguard with regular humbucker slots. There is no way to know what will sound good in there without trying a couple things.

Plus I wouldn't pull the original pickups apart, you might need them when you sell the guitar. Or just sell the pickups.

 

[ejendres]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Contact the Custom Shop and send them your pickup. They will make it sound like anything that you want.

That is what I would do.

The SD custom.shop? I didn't know there was one lol

I'm kinda broke and I'm inpatient so I'm trying to keep this cheap and quick. I have a normal humbucker guard on the way just in case but I want to maintain the stock look

 

[elelpe]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Contact Telenator. No affiliation here. Just heard guys like you that have their similar problem with Wide Range hb solved by Telenator.

 

[Funkfingers]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Of course, you could always invest in a pair of original Wide Range humbuckers.

 

[dystrust]

Re: So I've got a Tele Deluxe (pickup question inside)

Of course, you could always invest in a pair of original Wide Range humbuckers.

If those are a bit spendy, you could always look into Curtis Novak Wideranges. I haven't had a chance to try them myself, but I've heard they're the closest you can get to original these days.