Recommendations for three PU Tele (Nashville style)?

Man, all this talk about Teles... Then I popped in the Danny Gatton video last night. I want a Tele!

I played a Tele once with a 60's Gibson mini-HB at the neck and a stock bridge PU that sounded GREAT. I also like the Fender Nashville Teles with the Strat middle PU. Which readily available PUs do you recommend for that setup (Mini-HB neck, Strat mid, Tele bridge)?

Thanks.

[decay-o-caster]

I've never seen the mini-hum + Nashville Tele thing anywhere. It'd be way cool, but I think you're going to have to go the custom route (or rout, come to think of it...) to get there.

I dunno - does Fender put a swimming pool rout on Teles, or just Strats? If so, all you need is the pickups, a 5-way and a pickguard to make it happen.

If not, I imagine Warmoth would cut a body for you. Or your odd-Chapin or other custom guy would be able to build you one as well. But you want readily available, and I'm not sure you'll find it.

I would probably go with a USA Custom body with a swimming pool rout for the neck/middle. I have a USACG Strat that's just awesome.

I'm looking for pickup suggestions. There's just so many to choose from now and I'd like to hear others experiences.

[big mike]

Originally posted by tsvaughn
I would probably go with a USA Custom body with a swimming pool rout for the neck/middle. I have a USACG Strat that's just awesome.

I'm looking for pickup suggestions. There's just so many to choose from now and I'd like to hear others experiences.

My Mini /S/Tele ran a Seymour SM2/Alnico II/ Vintage stack and I liked it alot.

One ready done tele is the Valley Arts Brent Mason model

Good stuff, have fun!

[Jim Martin]

The setup you describe is what Brent Mason uses. You can actually buy a Brent Mason guitar from Valley Arts with this pickup configuration.

Incidentally, he has three knobs: master volume, master tone, and volume for the middle strat pickup. Plus the tele three-way switch.

- Jim

[Mark C]

I have a mini-hum in the neck of my Tele and I love it. Very bright and clear, but roll off the tone and it's great for jazz licks. It's a 70's mini-hum out of a Les Paul deluxe.

[poipounder57]

I saving up for some Suhr's for my Nashville Tele

[Tom Gross]

Yeah, I've been thinking about one set up like that for a while now.
If you check out Brent Mason's video, (besides the incredible playing) he shows in depth the tones available. He gets great Carlton tones & bright tele tones from the same axe.

[Brian Yarbrough]

Pounder,

You'll love the Suhrs in the Nashville Tele. I put them in mine and it sounds great. I also changed the pots to CTS and the tone knob is a push/pull that gives you the neck/bridge combo without the middle pup to give you a more traditional option.

I can't say enough about the Suhr pups.

[poipounder57]

I have a set of V60's in my now #1 Strat...killer tones

The push pull option sounds good...I'll try it out. Thanks!!!

Aloha

[george4908]

>>I have a mini-hum in the neck of my Tele and I love it. Very bright and clear, but roll off the tone and it's great for jazz licks. It's a 70's mini-hum out of a Les Paul deluxe.<<

Same here, except the minibucker in mine is a recent Dimarzio (their "vintage" as opposed to their higher gain minibucker). You've described the tone well.

I also have the matching minibucker at the bridge. Still very bright, not quite as twangy as a standard Tele bridge, but not as ice-picky, either, and a tad fuller.

[beNsteR]

Originally posted by george4908
>>I have a mini-hum in the neck of my Tele and I love it. Very bright and clear, but roll off the tone and it's great for jazz licks. It's a 70's mini-hum out of a Les Paul deluxe.<<

Same here, except the minibucker in mine is a recent Dimarzio (their "vintage" as opposed to their higher gain minibucker). You've described the tone well.

Hey i have that Dimarzio Vintage Mini-humbucker in my Tele too!
It was installed by the previous owner.
It does exactly like you described, and just I love the tone of it!
Check out the photos of my guitar here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/258633421GeLXjD

It's a hot-rodded G&L ASAT Classic.

[fullerplast]

Check out these, from the original relic master himself:

vinetto

[Tom Gross]

Originally posted by fullerplast
Check out these, from the original relic master himself:

vinetto

I really like the way the switching system he has is described. I'd be real interested in hearing that.

The extra knob makes it look like a strat, tho.

[george4908]

benster wrote:
>>Check out the photos of my guitar here:
http://community.webshots.com/album/258633421GeLXjD

Cool guitar!

fullerplast wrote:
>>Check out these, from the original relic master himself:
http://www.vinettoguitars.com/

Those Vinettos are what prompted me to try the Dimarzios in the first place, a brand I have otherwise stayed away from due to nagging memories of the Super Distortions from decades ago (silly, I know, but there you go), and more recent annoyance with their litigious copyright grab on double creams. But I have to admit, their minis sound great <prideswallowed\>.