Baja Telecaster with humbucker in the neck

[juansolo]

Still musing this, but it's getting ever more likely. Which makes the next interesting propersition, what will work well together?

The Badger is a ash bodied Tele with a maple neck.

I'm not good at describing sounds, but I'm after a thickish tele rock tone from the bridge and something approaching the sound of an classic LP neck.

I was thinking something along the lines of a Boss + Stormy Monday...

[roland_rat]

I would think a Stormy Monday would be great in one of them.  Boss bridge sounds intresting too.  I have a bit of love hate thing with the boss bridge. Love it in marshall sounding amps but struggle with it in fender sounding ones (Prob just me). 

For me I would love to here a yardbird bridge with the stormy in the neck. Though boss bridge have a bit more balls and  does nail rock that little better.

Best of luck with it if you do go ahead with the project.

[BigB]

Can't comment on the Boss (never played it), but you may want to consider the (new) BGF50 bridge too - given the specs and clips and what I can get from my BGF52 bridge the BGF50 should deliver these "thickish tele rock tone" (possibly with the tone rolled down a bit).

[PhilKing]

Hi John, I think you would like the blackguard bridge.  If you go with the Flat 50, then I think you might like the neck sound anyway.  If you are going to fit a humbucker, then the Stormy Monday is the way to go (unless you can get Tim to make you a mini-mule!).

[Telerocker]

The Flat50-bridge and Stormy Monday would be a great set and very versatile too.  Personally I would look at the Missisippi Queen too. Does a nice job in the neckposition.

[juansolo]

Good food for thought there guys, cheers.

[juansolo]

Tim has spoken :)

He recommends either a Flat 50 / Piledriver mated to a Mule / Riff Raff.

Tempted to go 50 + Mule I have to admit.

[Philly Q]

Tim has spoken :)

He recommends either a Flat 50 / Piledriver mated to a Mule / Riff Raff.

Tempted to go 50 + Mule I have to admit.

I'd agree with you, Flat 50 and Mule.   :D

I'm sure the Riff Raff neck would sound too bright in a Tele (for my taste, that is - just don't like bright neck pickups)

[AndyR]

Yep, I think F50 + Mule sounds like the business.

[juansolo]

Yep, I think F50 + Mule sounds like the business.

Ordered :)

[shobet]

I'll be interested to hear that when you get it. I've never been really happy with the bucker in the neck of my nocaster.

[AndyR]

Yep, I think F50 + Mule sounds like the business.

Ordered :)

Blame Philly (and Tim!) if it don't work :lol:

Seriously though, I've not tried them in the same guitar (I prefer tele neck pickups in teles), but I do have a Baja with the BGs in and, sat next to it, is a Tokai Love Rock with Mules in. The two guitars seem to fit both sides of a certain mood for me, happily going through the same amp without needing to tweak the settings... so I reckon it'll be a nice pairing.

[juansolo]

Really liked the Mules in the Edwards that I've just sold and love the Tele bridge pup sound. Hoping to get a bit of all worlds with it. If it doesn't work, then there are other options. Though I think this does have a chance of working really nicely. Itching to get them and get it all back together again now.

[Philly Q]

Yep, I think F50 + Mule sounds like the business.

Ordered :)

Blame Philly (and Tim!) if it don't work :lol:

I was just following the crowd, like a lemming....

No, seriously, just expressing a preference based on the different options Tim suggested.  Definitely the combo I would've chosen.

[juansolo]

I'll be interested to hear that when you get it. I've never been really happy with the bucker in the neck of my nocaster.

Can always have a 'converge at Cleggys' thing again. Will have a few new toys to play with shortly!