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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: tele804 on August 25, 2013, 03:17:22 PM

Title: Pickups for my Tele
Post by: tele804 on August 25, 2013, 03:17:22 PM

Would appreciate some opinions. I'm wanting to replace the pickups on my 2011 American Standard Tele with a Maple neck. I would like something with a little more bite and have been looking at a set of Yardbirds. My genre is blues and some rock, no heavy metal. Any opinions or suggestions

Title: Re: Pickups for my Tele
Post by: PhilKing on August 25, 2013, 03:21:33 PM

The Yardbirds are a 60's set with a more mellow tone.  For a maple neck with aggression, I'd look at the Boss set.  When I was looking for a Roy Buchanan sound Tim recommended these.  I would also look at a set of Blackguards - probably the flat 50 if you want a bit fatter tone from the neck too.

Title: Re: Pickups for my Tele
Post by: Telerocker on August 25, 2013, 10:42:56 PM

Quote from: PhilKing on August 25, 2013, 03:21:33 PM

The Yardbirds are a 60's set with a more mellow tone.  For a maple neck with aggression, I'd look at the Boss set.  When I was looking for a Roy Buchanan sound Tim recommended these.  I would also look at a set of Blackguards - probably the flat 50 if you want a bit fatter tone from the neck too.

+1. Besides the Boss, a BG52-set would do too.