Good Tele Bridge Pickup

Well, it will have some high end roll off, but I always liked the sound of SD Quarter Pound Bridge pup. P-90s really have a sound their own but you will be sure to get a lot of midrange growl with a sweet moderate/high output single coil in a tele bridge through your AC30. AC30 circuits love teles.

If I were building an esquire-ish guitar, I would get either a SD Hot for Tele or a Fralin Bridge pickup.

 

The Fralin Blues Special is probably my favorite Tele bridge pickup. It is Phat sounding but not too hot to lose that all important Tele "twang".

 

i second the fralin. he knows his teles.

 

For nigh-P90-ish growl you probably can't beat the Harmonic Design Super 90.

I have the Super 90 as the bridge pickup on two of my guitars. One of them is an Esquire-style thing. It's not a traditional Tele pickup, but it sounds really good. And the individually adjustable pole pieces are a nice bonus.

 

The Nocasters are great...especially in an esquire...!!

 

Also check out the Voodoo pups by Peter Florance. Fantastic.

 

I have the HD Super 90 in my Suhr Esquire. It is fantastic.

However, DON'T overlook the Dimarzio Virtual Vintage Hot T. I just put one of these in my ash/maple Suhr Tele and it is flat out AMAZING. I mean really amazing. It is loud, big, dynamic AND noiseless. From a boutique-leaning guy like myself, I'm very impressed. It is louder than the HD Super 90, and easily keeps up with the full sized humbucker in the neck of the guitar. In fact, I had to raise the neck bucker to compete with its output. Add to all this the fact that it does not sound overwound and has Alnico 2 magnets---gravy.

 

My vote's for Budz Purebred underwound

 

Fred Stuart Lapwrap - it's hot, almost P-90ish, but still retains SOME tele

A 1/4 pounder is muddy.. you dont want that

 

Wagcaster by WCR if you can get it...

 

Call Don Mare.

www.donmarepickups.com

Just do it.

 

+1

Best money I ever spent. Haven't even thought about trying another bridge pickup since.

 

+1

You won't be sorry!

 

+3 to Don Mare. Amazing pickups.

 

Does it still twang with the best of them without sounding thin and shrill?

 

I have a "stock" Fralin bridge pu in my '52RI Tele and it always makes me smile.

 

Bill Lawrence Keystone pickup, incredible.

Zhangli's bunyan bridge, fat tone !

 

I am a tele lover but in NO way a tele purest...I love the Rio Grande Dirty Harry I put in one of mine. Lots of balls and bark!