I know that vintage stuff has a lot more variance in sound so I would like to find a Telecaster set that can get the sound of THIS 64 Telecaster. I love how the neck pickup is full, round and not dark or boomy. The bridge has great girth and lacks the ice pick sound. Could you guys recommend me some options. I can't really afford stuff like Bareknuckle but other stuff could work. Skip to 10 minutes 15 seconds (it won't let me post time starts with youtube vids). THANKS!
Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
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Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
The my device is not set up for vid playing.
If said guitar is an actual 64, then congrats.....you've stumbled upon the impossible 'how to make my guitar sound like a vintage one' that has been stumping people for decades.
You can get some great sounds from a lot of pickups, but the true x factor will come from of the small things done that the mass producers don't find economical. My suggestions are Don Mare and Zhangbucker.......referencing this vid to them as what you want to sound like.
Hope you have a nice amp and speaker too, as well as a great guitar to put them in. Can't skimp on any part of the chain really.
The my device is not set up for vid playing.
If said guitar is an actual 64, then congrats.....you've stumbled upon the impossible 'how to make my guitar sound like a vintage one' that has been stumping people for decades.
You can get some great sounds from a lot of pickups, but the true x factor will come from of the small things done that the mass producers don't find economical. My suggestions are Don Mare and Zhangbucker.......referencing this vid to them as what you want to sound like.
Hope you have a nice amp and speaker too, as well as a great guitar to put them in. Can't skimp on any part of the chain really.
Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
What amp is being played in the vid?
I mean I had a Blackstar HT50 head and nothing I ever got out of it would have done a vintage guitar and the nuance of tone justice.....the drive was too compressed and modern even down low. YMMV
I moved on to a marshall JTM clone and that seemed to do what I want better.
edit - amp is a 2-rock studio. Hmmmm, doubt your HR5 is going to get close to that......but you can try your best.
What amp is being played in the vid?
I mean I had a Blackstar HT50 head and nothing I ever got out of it would have done a vintage guitar and the nuance of tone justice.....the drive was too compressed and modern even down low. YMMV
I moved on to a marshall JTM clone and that seemed to do what I want better.
edit - amp is a 2-rock studio. Hmmmm, doubt your HR5 is going to get close to that......but you can try your best.
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
There is a lot more to an axe than the pickups. Starting with the selection of woods and everything that comes after that.
Let alone the two rock amp and the king of tone.
What is the rest of your tele like?
What kind of amp are you using? Pedals? Speakers? This is only the tip of the iceberg.
There is a lot more to an axe than the pickups. Starting with the selection of woods and everything that comes after that.
Let alone the two rock amp and the king of tone.
What is the rest of your tele like?
What kind of amp are you using? Pedals? Speakers? This is only the tip of the iceberg.
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Chickenwings
Alnico 6/8
Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
So HT5. ok.
Still gonna need a lot more than a new set of pickups.
My bad. I did not read post 3.
So HT5. ok.
Still gonna need a lot more than a new set of pickups.
Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
Yep, thats my feeling too.....didn't want to come down on the amp too much before others had echoed my point.
The Ht5 is great for those guys wanting to have modern Marshall tone in a convenient small package......It has 1 tube in it I think, most is SS designed for convenience and weight/price.
It ain't really going to cut it for pure vintage tube tone or nuance.
If a Vox Ac4 or AC10 is in the budget this might be the ticket.....or the SF Princeton custom.....trying to think of nice small all-tube amps that really have the tone for not much $$$
Yep, thats my feeling too.....didn't want to come down on the amp too much before others had echoed my point.
The Ht5 is great for those guys wanting to have modern Marshall tone in a convenient small package......It has 1 tube in it I think, most is SS designed for convenience and weight/price.
It ain't really going to cut it for pure vintage tube tone or nuance.
If a Vox Ac4 or AC10 is in the budget this might be the ticket.....or the SF Princeton custom.....trying to think of nice small all-tube amps that really have the tone for not much $$$
The Convert
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Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
For the sound I was looking for (different than yours, more than a bit), I did the same thing. I started with Fender Broadcasters (which I kept in one Tele, but not the other), tried some 3rd party, and ultimately went back to Nocasters. I'm still dialing in my clean amplification...saving up for a tweed Fender now. Gave up after blackface, Peavey Classic, Egnator Tweaker, a boutique combo, and others I've since forgotten (and of course my "British" rigs). I got close, but I want what I want, so I can wait till I can drop $2500 on that beautiful SOB.
I've played Teles since '86, but as they say before fights, "this time, it's serious."
For the sound I was looking for (different than yours, more than a bit), I did the same thing. I started with Fender Broadcasters (which I kept in one Tele, but not the other), tried some 3rd party, and ultimately went back to Nocasters. I'm still dialing in my clean amplification...saving up for a tweed Fender now. Gave up after blackface, Peavey Classic, Egnator Tweaker, a boutique combo, and others I've since forgotten (and of course my "British" rigs). I got close, but I want what I want, so I can wait till I can drop $2500 on that beautiful SOB.
I've played Teles since '86, but as they say before fights, "this time, it's serious."
Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
There is apparently a lively discussion as to whether the HT-5R is a hybrid or tube amp. For me I needed something small that had a good feature set. Namely an FX loop and headphone out. I know it's blasphemy but where I live rocking out with a loud tube amp is just not practical. However, I am able to get a range of interesting tones by using my amp eq and tone knobs on my guitar. I just want a Telecaster set that is warmer while still being tight. I figured the best way to illustrate that is with the video. I realize I don't have anything near the equipment these guys have. Was just hoping to get in the ballpark where I could tweak the EQ and make it work. Thanks for the suggestions.
I haven't picked a new tele body/neck yet, but I've been looking at a string-through Ash body from Rondo. http://www.rondomusic.com/furrianmhashhsb.html
Put that into an East River Drive into a Soul Food into the amp (I like stacking drives).
Hopefully that clears things up a bit.
There is apparently a lively discussion as to whether the HT-5R is a hybrid or tube amp. For me I needed something small that had a good feature set. Namely an FX loop and headphone out. I know it's blasphemy but where I live rocking out with a loud tube amp is just not practical. However, I am able to get a range of interesting tones by using my amp eq and tone knobs on my guitar. I just want a Telecaster set that is warmer while still being tight. I figured the best way to illustrate that is with the video. I realize I don't have anything near the equipment these guys have. Was just hoping to get in the ballpark where I could tweak the EQ and make it work. Thanks for the suggestions.
I haven't picked a new tele body/neck yet, but I've been looking at a string-through Ash body from Rondo. http://www.rondomusic.com/furrianmhashhsb.html
Put that into an East River Drive into a Soul Food into the amp (I like stacking drives).
Hopefully that clears things up a bit.
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Southbound Suarez
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Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
Don Mare and Peter Leonard aka "The Pickup Wizard"
http://www.buckcannon.com/telesetsbridges.html
http://pickupwizard.com/index.php?pr=Telecaster_Style_Pickups
Don Mare and Peter Leonard aka "The Pickup Wizard"
http://www.buckcannon.com/telesetsbridges.html
http://pickupwizard.com/index.php?pr=Telecaster_Style_Pickups
Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
I don't play loud either......as in people can watch TV in the next room. But I still use a nice tube amp becaue of the depth of tone you get.....I use pedals for drive and use the amp clean.
I have had a Blackstar.....a HT50 which has more tubes and more clean tone flexibility and it still didn't have enough depth to make the OD pedals shine for me.
But each person has to solve tone for themselves. I guess the point here is that you can put in an original 60's set of pickups in your guitar and still not get close to your tonal goals if the amp is letting you down.
I don't play loud either......as in people can watch TV in the next room. But I still use a nice tube amp becaue of the depth of tone you get.....I use pedals for drive and use the amp clean.
I have had a Blackstar.....a HT50 which has more tubes and more clean tone flexibility and it still didn't have enough depth to make the OD pedals shine for me.
But each person has to solve tone for themselves. I guess the point here is that you can put in an original 60's set of pickups in your guitar and still not get close to your tonal goals if the amp is letting you down.
Nostalgic Distortion
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Re: Tele set that sound like this 64 Telecaster
Yeah dude, you should be looking into new amps, not new pickups. I mean perhaps both, but I'd definitely recommend starting with a different amplifier? A old S.S. Fender Champ & some MIM Tele pup's would give you a more similar tone to that 64 than physically taking the pickups out of the guitar in the video, putting them into yours, & playing through you're HT5....
Yeah dude, you should be looking into new amps, not new pickups. I mean perhaps both, but I'd definitely recommend starting with a different amplifier? A old S.S. Fender Champ & some MIM Tele pup's would give you a more similar tone to that 64 than physically taking the pickups out of the guitar in the video, putting them into yours, & playing through you're HT5....
