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Elliot

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« on: November 11, 2005, 06:39:13 PM »
What are the best pups for slide?   What does a slide pup need, tonewise? I was thinking on a telecaster, but wouldn't mind knowing in general terms.
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big steve

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« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2005, 06:46:46 PM »
good question, i would maybe go for a MQ. definitely not a humbucker though.  oh, i see it's for a tele, i don't know anything about the BKP teles. to me, good slide tone is clean through a loud valve amp that is just starting to break up in the power amp section.
the most important thing for slide is, IMO, a REALLY high action.
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« Reply #2 on: November 11, 2005, 06:58:21 PM »
Id be interested in opinions here too. I agree that the action has to be high and clean sounds work best in my view. I use my Tele for slide but it has yet to get it's BKPs and it doesn't have a high action. I can imagine P90's to be ideal for slide though I am gonna get Country Boys for mine.
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« Reply #3 on: November 11, 2005, 07:15:59 PM »
If it's for a Tele, I'd go for something with a bigger magnetic field since the strings are a bit further away.

P-90's would be ideal for slide. I need to get me a new slide and let it rip on my Dean. 8)
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« Reply #4 on: November 11, 2005, 08:08:27 PM »
For slide on a tele the Piledriver would be my first call. It's moddled on the origional broadcaster pickup, which was taken from a lap steel design.
You want a high output pickup for slide, otherwise it will sound too harsh and bright, so the piledriver would be ideal.
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The amazing Phil

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« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2005, 07:04:59 AM »
I've found powerful and fat single coils make the best slide noises in my opinion. Slab bodied gibsons with soapbars and teles come to mind, at least for me.
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