BKP set for Tele

[m0icw]

Hi all,

Looking for some advice/comments before pushing the button on a BKP set for my Telecaster project.
The guitar is a Telecaster Classic player 60's Baja. It has an Alder body, maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard.
The stock pups are Broadcaster bridge and Twisted Tele neck with 4 way switching, and what Fender describe as
S1 switching (in the top of the volume pot). I have discovered that this doesn't work the same as the S1 switching
in my American Deluxe Stratocaster. It works in position 2 and 4 on the 4way selector switch, and puts the PUPs
out of phase, in either series or parallel.

I am fitting a Hipshot 6 saddle (stainless steel) Vintage replacement bridge to replace the 3 Brass saddle original
Fender Vintage bridge and a set of Hipshot Vintage closed Locking tuners to replace the Fender vintage set.
All this to improve tuning stability.

I have studied specs and listened to examples of BKP Tele PUPs on the net, and have narrowed down my choice to either
a flat 52 set or a Brown Sugar set.
I am hoping to use this guitar for mainly playing Blues and some Jazz/Jazz rock fusion.
Does any one have any comments on my choice of PUPs, that will help me make the final decision please ?

Kind regards
Fred

[Telerocker]

Both are good telepickups. The Blackguard 52 is a tad darker and has a little less cut in the topend and a bit more bass. For blues/jazz I would pick a BG52-set. For raunchy rock the Brown Sugar is a good choice.

[chrisj1602]

I've had a Brown Sugar bridge, it was a great pickup. I put it in a Mexican 72 Custom then in a Custom Shop Esquire, loved it.

By the way the broadcaster and twisted Tele pickups are stock on the 50s Baja, the 60s has American vintage pickups.