Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

[areyouthere]

I have a japanese telecaster with an unknown brand P90 neck and telecaster bridge.
The neck position is very muddy and loud, even with the height at the pickguard.
The bridge position is bright and weak. The volume drop is significant. I’ve tried adjusting the height of bridge p/u without much improvement.
I have no idea if the pots inside are 250k or 500k.
The middle position balances the two problems and it is actually very sweet.

I want to change out the bridge p/u first - to a Quarter Pounder bridge OR a Little 59 bridge perhaps.
I dont mind losing a bit of the tele characteristic (i have an american std tele).
I’m hoping to achieve some nice clean and low-medium gain overdriven sounds. Something different to the usual icepicking/overbright tele bridge p/u.
Probably will change the p90 neck at some later stage too. If there's any combo suggestion thats cool too.

Any suggestions or experience for a p90 + tele bridge combo??

 

[areyouthere]

Re: Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

 

[jeremy]

Re: Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

the qp and lil 59 are both cool pups and i think they sound great with a little dirt, dont love either clean though. not that they are bad, but the things that make me like them with dirt (strong output, fat slightly dark tone) make me not love them clean. the mixed neck & bridge with a p90 might be a very cool clean tone though

 

[BenPerkins]

Re: Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

Bridge = Jerry Donahue (does clean and dirt, I can play early Sabbath with mine - Squier VM Tele)
Neck = Antiquity P90 or something a little hotter

 

[areyouthere]

Re: Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

Bridge = Jerry Donahue (does clean and dirt, I can play early Sabbath with mine - Squier VM Tele)
Neck = Antiquity P90 or something a little hotter

I've heard so many good things about the JD bridge.
Does the output match my p90 though (Loud)?

 

[radekvitr]

Re: Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

I tried the Lil 59 with a Phat cat in the neck and I hated it. I have the JD with the Phat Cat and it keeps up perfectly, I don't know how hot your p90 is though...

 

[BenPerkins]

Re: Tele P90 neck and tele bridge p/u recommendation (QP or Lil59?)

I've heard so many good things about the JD bridge.
Does the output match my p90 though (Loud)?

Not sure what P90 you have, but I'm sure with the right height adjustment they'd be close.

Here's my Tele: