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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: blueskiwi on February 02, 2006, 10:14:22 AM

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: blueskiwi on February 02, 2006, 10:14:22 AM

Hi

Just wondered if anyone had any experience fitting a Tele bridge pickup into a Strat?

I realise there will be a bit of routing involved. And that Strats have a different offset angle to Teles. Any other issues people have encountered?

There's a few companies sell soundalikes in Strat covers but I would kind of prefer it to look like what it is!

Harmonic Design sell one that still looks like a Tele and apparently just has a bit shaved off the baseplate or whatever to make it fit.  They even claim the poles line up better than the Strat p/u!  Which I can believe as they don't line up well on my Strat currently.

Love to hear from anyone who's tried this...

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: Ratrod on February 02, 2006, 05:04:03 PM

You'll need a new pickguard. A Tele pickup has three mounting srews. Reverend used to make a guitar with a Tele bridge pickup and two strat pickups. the Avenger T.

(http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/images/demo_cos_sec_models/avt_sky_big.jpg)

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: blueskiwi on February 02, 2006, 05:47:22 PM

I knew it was a good idea!

Besides... I'll need a new pickguard anyway for what I'm planning....

Man Bigsby trems are ugly aren't they?

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: indysmith on February 02, 2006, 10:38:23 PM

Quote from: blueskiwi

Man Bigsby trems are ugly aren't they?

Haha i wouldn't say that near ratrod dude. I quite them aestheticly in the right context - i.e. on retro looking guitars

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 02, 2006, 11:24:46 PM

Thats one cool looking guitar AND they've solved the cr@p Strat bridge pickup problem  :wink:  :lol:

I personally love Bigsbys & have toyed with putting one on my Les Paul in the past.

 :twisted:

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: sambo on February 03, 2006, 09:59:18 AM

yer i love the look of bigsby's too- they're so much more substantial than a tiny little trem-arm... :P

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: carlaz on February 03, 2006, 10:39:58 AM

Bigsbys do look cool on retro guitars.  I dig that big white beast the guy in Calexico plays -- an old Airline, I think.  There's a company that makes pretty replicas of those for quite reasonable prices .... Eastwood, I think.  Oughta get one some day to indulge my Mexican Spaghetti Western fantasies :)

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: Elliot on February 03, 2006, 11:36:26 AM

Richard Thompson's custom made 'Ferringtonocaster' has a P90 neck, strat middle and a telecaster bridge - he can get some cool sounds out of that combo:

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: blueskiwi on February 03, 2006, 12:09:58 PM

been thinking along those lines, although a P90 would presumably overpower the other two somewhat and it would be hard to get a volume balance when changing between pickups

I'm still not convinced about the Bigsby...

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: hobleguitars on February 03, 2006, 01:40:13 PM

If gochaz was here, he'd crusify you and your bigsby blasphemy! You'll pay for this mischief!  :evil:

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: Ratrod on February 03, 2006, 04:59:56 PM

Bigsby rules! Period.

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: sambo on February 03, 2006, 05:01:28 PM

^ ratrod summed it up nicely although it would have been better without the american terminology  :P

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: carlaz on February 03, 2006, 05:11:08 PM

"Bigsby occupies a majestically dominant position in the field of tremolo/vibrato systems! Full stop." :)

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: sambo on February 03, 2006, 05:15:31 PM

there we go... a thoroughly british answer... ahhhhhhhhhh.... :D

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: Elliot on February 03, 2006, 06:40:20 PM

Nah - Leo's original system kicks all others out of existence - so carve a great big whole in your guitar kids  :)

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 03, 2006, 09:31:48 PM

Quote from: Elliot

Richard Thompson's custom made 'Ferringtonocaster' has a P90 neck, strat middle and a telecaster bridge - he can get some cool sounds out of that combo:

RT could get great sounds out of a fence post - that guy is scarily good.  I'm going to see him play in Newcastle on Thursday (3rd time).

 :twisted:

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: carlaz on February 04, 2006, 12:16:07 PM

Quote from: Elliot

so carve a great big whole in your guitar kids  :)

The hole is greater than the sum of the parts! :)

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: The amazing Phil on February 07, 2006, 12:10:48 AM

Personally, I think that carving a hole in the back when you can stick a nice bigsby on the front is sheer madness!

Also, while it'll sound a bit ballsier and more telecasterish, it won't sound 100% like a telecaster. So much of a tele's tone is down to the simple bare bones construction and the unique bridge. It's to do with the coupling and the break angle I'm told, that and the lack of a gaping big hole in the back! :P

But it sounds like a really awesome idea either way, and that Avenger guitar looks awesome!

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: Elliot on February 07, 2006, 09:27:59 AM

The thing about the whole was a bit of a joke  :D

Of course Stetsbar make (expensive!) telecaster retrofit vibrato

www.stetsbar.com

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: Ratrod on February 08, 2006, 10:11:03 AM

A bigsby set for a tele is only $200.-

http://korgparts.com/content/estore_details.asp?product=756

Title: Tele bridge p/u in a Strat
Post by: The amazing Phil on February 08, 2006, 11:47:57 AM

Those tele stetsbars look so clumsy...and clunky...and archaeic......and cool. 8)