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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: richard on June 30, 2023, 02:09:18 PM

Title: Tele bridge pickup
Post by: richard on June 30, 2023, 02:09:18 PM

I recently got a Tokai Custom Shop Tele which is a really nice guitar but I find the bridge pickup to be a little lacking in punch. I really like the Irish Tour bridge pickup in my Strat. Which BK Tele pickup would be the closest to the Irish Tour?

Title: Re: Tele bridge pickup
Post by: richard on July 02, 2023, 10:46:24 PM

23 reviews and no opinions ? What's happened to this place ?

Title: Re: Tele bridge pickup
Post by: timmy_b on July 03, 2023, 12:15:34 PM

Strictly speaking, the Flat '52 would be the closest wind and magnet combination to an Irish Tour, but it definitely has a more punchy midrange, so I would say that the slightly hotter Boss bridge would be a closer tonal equivalent. You'll definitely get a bit more output from that, due to both the stronger wind and the baseplate.

Title: Re: Tele bridge pickup
Post by: b.gandt on July 27, 2023, 10:08:12 PM

I haven’t played the Irish Tours.

I have used the Flat 52s and the Boss.  The 52s aren’t very punchy.  The Boss is.   A punchy, muscular Tele bridge pickup.