Telecaster bridge pickup in a Strat.Does it reall need the whole bridge piece?

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I was listening some demos of the Twang Banger Strat (APST-1) and I like this idea of a tele bridge in a strat, this particular model has the shape of a strat pickup so it can fit into the strat single coil routing and pickguard and it sounds pretty good to me even with the Stratocaster bridge. SO I was thinking, maybe I can try and route a Strat to fit any Tele bridge pickup while keeping the Strat bridge, but how much does the Tele bridge really add to the classic Telecaster bridge tone?

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Telecaster bridge pickup in a Strat.Does it reall need the whole bridge piece?

I’ve seen just the pickup installed in a custom pickguard. Make sure you include the steel plate on the bottom of the pickup.

Random photo I found

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[Benjy_26]

Re: Telecaster bridge pickup in a Strat.Does it reall need the whole bridge piece?

Going from brass to steel on my tele's bridge plate made a big difference in tone. I imagine not having the pickup attached to the bridge plate will have an effect on the sound of a tele pickup.

FWIW, I have a Rio Grande Stelly in a strat. It sounds GREAT, but it doesn't sound like a tele.

 

[GuitarDoc]

Re: Telecaster bridge pickup in a Strat.Does it reall need the whole bridge piece?

Having the pup mounted to the metal bridge plate makes a big difference in getting that Tele tone.