Members El Gallo Negro Posted March 27, 2013 Members Share Posted March 27, 2013 I have the Tonerider Hot Classics in my Mexican Telecaster. Though they sound great and very legit-Telecaster, I would like a little more meat in there, even if it means sacrificing some of that classic Tele sound. The two sets I'm looking at the most are the Duncan Quarter Pound for Tele, and the Duncan Hot for Tele. Anybody using/used those and have any thoughts? I would prefer that they still sound decent while clean, but I definitely want more output and girth overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted March 27, 2013 Members Share Posted March 27, 2013 Why not just get a booster to run first in chain? If you like the existing pickups but want more output, that seems like a no-brainer option to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted March 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 They sound nice and all, but not aggressive enough for my taste, I guess. I thought about running an EQ on the board to compensate, but my board is already packed and I don't really feel like jamming anything else on there. A while back I had a Highway One Texas Telecaster, and that definitely had some hotter/beefier pickups, and even the stock Mex pickups in this Tele were hotter than these Toneriders. I dug the sound of both, but the big drawback was no RWRP for hum-canceling in the mid position. So I'm hoping there's something out there that hits all the marks. Thanks for the suggestion, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChuckNorris1982 Posted March 28, 2013 Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 No worries man. I'm not much help on the pickup suggestions, as I tend to prefer low output neck SCs and then HBs at the bridge. What does Christian use in his Tele/Esquire guitar? I'm sure he once told me it was a super high output single coil from GFS. Whatever it is, he swears by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 28, 2013 Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 I installed Rio Grande Muy Grande pickups in my Tele and I love them. They are hotter and fatter yet still sound like Tele pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members reverberlayed Posted March 28, 2013 Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 I second the Rio Grande Muy Grande pickups. They are sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted March 28, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 You guys tried the Dirty Harry combo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 28, 2013 Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 No, I have Muy Grandes in both my neck and bridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members alien Posted March 28, 2013 Members Share Posted March 28, 2013 Buy my Asat mfd puckups? They cheap give u a bro deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted March 29, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2013 Well, without exactly being able to explain why, I ordered a set of the Dirty Harry Tele pickups from Rio Grande. I will let you gentlemen know how it goes.Thanks for the input, everybody. Together, we can restore this forum to greatness. Behlee dat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beef Posted March 29, 2013 Members Share Posted March 29, 2013 Yeah and chime back in on how you like the Rio Grande's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members turnstylepoet Posted March 29, 2013 Members Share Posted March 29, 2013 El Gallo Negro wrote: Well, without exactly being able to explain why, I ordered a set of the Dirty Harry Tele pickups from Rio Grande. I will let you gentlemen know how it goes. Thanks for the input, everybody. Together, we can restore this forum to greatness. Behlee dat. Right on! I think you will enjoy the Rio Grande's. I just Esquire'd my tele and my Muy Grande bridge pickup sound incredible. I've had my Rio Grande set in my Tele for the better part of the past ten years. I'd love to hear what you think of the Dirty Harry's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted March 29, 2013 Author Members Share Posted March 29, 2013 Good to hear! I will report back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted April 9, 2013 Author Members Share Posted April 9, 2013 Initial report on the Dirty Harry set is good-- definitely has more girth and low end than before, although not a whole lot more overall volume. The P90's in my thinline are much louder in comparison. I attribute some of that to the fact that the thinline is significantly louder and fuller even unplugged, though, so these Rio's are probably quite hot. They are dark, which I normally like, but I would like to have a bit more treble available when I want it, so here's a question:If I go from a 250k pot to a 500k pot, will I lose (apparent) low end in addition to gaining treble, or will I only gain treble? I don't want to lose the meat of the low end that I have now, but a bit more treble would be welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted April 9, 2013 Members Share Posted April 9, 2013 No you won't lose bass with a 500k pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members El Gallo Negro Posted April 10, 2013 Author Members Share Posted April 10, 2013 Tested it out, and it turns out I prefer the 250k. It just felt a little too brash and thin, even with the tone knob rolled back. I'll just dial in a bit more treble at the amp. Pickups sound pretty damn good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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