Members Lensrock Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 I'm considering putting some different pickups in my tele. Its an American Deluxe Ash and has the SCN's, which are nice, but I'm thinking I may want a true single coil. I was looking at the Custom Shop Texas Tele set, any opinions on those or is there something better? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BP90 Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 the antiquitys would be cool...... but I think Kinman makes some MEAN tele pickups..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GSH Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Fender HOT noiseless would {censored}ing be awsome in your Tele. Just my two cents Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tremolo531 Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 The noiseless pickups would be nice in a Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lensrock Posted April 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 I already have the SCN's which are noiseless. I want a true single coil though, that has a FAT tele sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BP90 Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups I tell you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 i LOVE my Lindy Fralin Hot Blues set. phenomenal clarity and plenty loud. thick and warm but still twangy like a tele should sound...just SLIGHTLY more mellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kimsuzzie... Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Check out BudZ..www.budzguitars.comvery cool guy AWESOME pickups and saddles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kimsuzzie... Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 pickup link.. the site is hard to navigate..http://www.budzguitars.homestead.com/pickups.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wood Chuck Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Originally posted by BrianPhase90 Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups I tell you! i have those in my tele now...... but am interested in the p/u's from budzguitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members The*Ataris Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Or......you could go the P90 route like I did on one of my teles. I'm a big fan...www.harmonicdesign.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members booher Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 {censored}, b10... but i'll post it anyways:apparently, lindy fralin > your mom > * > youor so I've heard. they're not cheap pickups, but if you go to www.fralinpickups.com you'll see a selection of all of his stuff. One of these days, i'll manage to afford a set of the strat pickups...steel poled 43 probably...p90ish strat sound! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gil1 Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Lollers or Genesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members saturdaysaviour Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Lollar Specials, dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PaulS Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Ok back to your original question, custom shop texas tele pickups for your tele.... I put them in mine and there is no looking back. They are great sounding pickups and not a bad price I paid 199 canadian . Also don't stop there check out a 4 way switch for the tele, has a great sound with these pickups in series.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stacks McGhee Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 I recommend checking out the Just Pickups forum at Telecaster.com. That should give you plenty of good ideas. Here's the link...http://www.tdpri.com/viewforum.php?f=6 I'm very pleased with the GVCG / Jason Lollar AlNiCo 3 staggered pole pickups I bought after checking out the above forum. Here's the link for the pickups I bought...http://www.songsofjonathanwilson.com/GVCGLollarAL3.htm Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members box handler Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 EMG-T, all the way! The neck pickup is the best-sounding single coil pickup I've ever heard, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members book_of_lies777 Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 SD Quarter Pounders for Teles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lensrock Posted April 4, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Originally posted by PaulS Ok back to your original question, custom shop texas tele pickups for your tele.... I put them in mine and there is no looking back. They are great sounding pickups and not a bad price I paid 199 canadian . Also don't stop there check out a 4 way switch for the tele, has a great sound with these pickups in series.... You can grab the set of two for $89 from musiciansfriend right now, which is why i was wondering about the texas's. I already have the S-1 switching so the 4-way won't be neccessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members henk Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 Suhr makes a great neck pu. The Duncan STR-3 is pretty good too. For the bridge I like the Dimarzio virtual hot T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members supascoopa Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 what do you think about duncan broadcaster? the thing is - i have texas specials in my tele now, and the neck pickup is ok, but the bridge one is kind of harsh, and they're both a little bit stiff. i listened to the samples on the duncan site, and i liked the broadcaster the most, seemed like it was soft and airy. the vintage 54 on the other hand was stiff and shrill. here are the samples:broadcaster cleanvintage 54 cleanbroadcaster dirtyvintage 54 dirty do these samples tell the truth? what are some other pickups that sound like the broadcaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freeRadical Posted April 4, 2006 Members Share Posted April 4, 2006 I had a set of Kinnman's in a Deluxe Power Tele I got rid of. I loved the Kinnman's. I just put a set of hand wound OC Duff's in the Hwy 1 Tele that I now have (true single coils,- Nancy neck and Alnico IV bridge). I asked for more clarity in the neck and I got what I asked for. It really depends a lot on your taste what you end up liking. If you know what you want OCD can make it for a reasonable price. I think I miss the Kinnman's although I was never quite satisfied with the neck pup. I really dug the bridge. I really miss the Deluxe Power Tele I had. Anyway, I would be interested in hearing what the SCN's sound like compared to what I've had. Let me know when you change them out if you want to get rid of them. Regards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members saturdaysaviour Posted April 5, 2006 Members Share Posted April 5, 2006 Originally posted by blackmoreisgod SD Quarter Pounders for Teles! I have one of these (bridge version) that I'll let go of for $30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members preservation Posted April 5, 2006 Members Share Posted April 5, 2006 FRALINS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Lensrock Posted April 5, 2006 Author Members Share Posted April 5, 2006 The SCN bridge is nice, however its a fairly modern sound. The neck pickup leaves a little to be desired as its kind of muffled sounding, it needs more clarity. I really do like the middle position with the S-1 engaged, but with OD it gets a little flabby in the bass. Its gonna take me a while before I can afford some of these pickup suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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