My Tele has the feel but not the sound.

[XmasTree]

I need more rock out of my tele. I love to pick it up but the sound isn't pleasing me.
Im looking to fix this with a bridge pickup swap.
I don't really want the noise of traditional twang.
My Reverend w/ humbuckers is absolutely killing the tone battle with my Hwy 1 Tele. ...and I'm using an AC30. JEEZ ..i know.

The good companies probably don't make a noiseless or faux humbucker style bridge pickup huh?

Im researching the Duncan Lil 59
...and maybe....a fender noiseless.
I don't know.

Help me rock.

 

[Jahn]

my tele has a firebird in the neck and dimarzio area T in the bridge. it kills. and hum free.

 

[* velcro-fly *]

Lollar Special T. Game over.

 

[Janglin_Jack]

Get a Seymour Duncan Hot for Tele Bridge. Thank me later.

Jack

 

[12guitdown]

Somewhat unrecognized but after many swaps in my tele bridge I settled on a DMZ Tone Zone, Dual blade w/ 4 cond. Sounds great when split and gets that tele twang too. In HB mode, you could take it to metal but does an awesome rock sound as well and cleans up nice when rolled back. super versatile in my book.

 

[XmasTree]

my tele has a firebird in the neck and dimarzio area T in the bridge. it kills. and hum free.

The Area T's description nails it for me.
I hope it doesn't sound cheap. I assume your friend uses a decent amount of gain/distortion. ?? "It kills" sounds damn appealing.
I might just go for this one.


Thoughts anyone?

 

[jbay555]

Nothing better than a lollar! I mean NOTHING!!! His stagger pole is killer if you are looking for more breakup. His special T is magnificant as well!

 

[big mike]

If you want bucker tone, the Duncan lil59 is great. Right off the shelf. Seriously good bucker tone with some slice still in it.

You don't HAVE to go high end, but it depends on what you want. Thicker fatter tone, Me I'd use a Mare Tweed Monster...but I still want some signature T tone out of it.

 

[XmasTree]

My gain is turned up pretty good most of the time.
I need something that works well with gain.
My stock Hwy 1 pickups are supposed to be gain friendly, which they are but the tone sucks.

I've looked at the Lollars and Fralins. CAN THEY HANDLE SOME GAIN AND GRIT? I need rock tones. Not twangy country.
I would be willing to go with the Lollars, ..IF... they are able to handle a modded tube screamer through a driven AC30. (it gets loud and dirty)

I'm pretty sure it'll give me too much noise and that's why I'm after a noiseless ROCK pickup.


I love my Tele. And I need this to work out.

 

[Jahn]

you know they just came out with an Area Hot T. probably even more fire breathing than mine!

 

[buckwild]

I have a Dimarzio Chopper in my thinline bridge and it is a rock machine. Probably pretty similar to the tone zone I'd think

 

[big mike]

My gain is turned up pretty good most of the time.
I need something that works well with gain.
My stock Hwy 1 pickups are supposed to be gain friendly, which they are but the tone sucks.

I've looked at the Lollars and Fralins. CAN THEY HANDLE SOME GAIN AND GRIT? I need rock tones. Not twangy country.
I would be willing to go with the Lollars, ..IF... they are able to handle a modded tube screamer through a driven AC30. (it gets loud and dirty)

I'm pretty sure it'll give me too much noise and that's why I'm after a noiseless ROCK pickup.


I love my Tele. And I need this to work out.

Duncan Hot Stack

I honestly don't think the Lollar is going to give you what you want. I like the Fralin a lot,but they can squeal a bit under heavier gain.

Duncan Hot Stack
Lil59 for buckeresque tones
Mare Tweed Monster (true single though so it'll 60hz hum)
More potted Fralin


those would be my thoughts.

 

[Garygtr]

Fralin SP43 or HD Super 90

 

[The Golden Boy]

Fralin SP43 or HD Super 90

I've got a Harmonic Design Super 90 in my Tele. It's a rock machine. Cross a snortin' LP Jr with a Tele. That's that guitar.

 

[K-Line]

Lollar Special T. Game over.

Yes, or the Lollar J-Street for a bit more bang. Roll the tone off and P-90 all the way. The J-Street has a bit more low end and hotter, originally designed to use with a P-90 or hum in the neck.

 

[rob2001]

I know this isn't what your asking but my Tele has some custom wounds in it and they are great with low to medium gain. Any time I want to go to higher gain tones, I have to roll the tone knob almost off, like 20%, for fat rock tones. Also, rolling the volume just a bit can take the edge off. But then your cutting the output so i'll use a boost of some sort. But thats the beauty of the Tele, or at least the beauty I find in mine. It can go from twang to hard rock with some adjustment of the controls. I wouldn't want to loose the great cleans/twang.