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Philly Q

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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #15 on: August 10, 2012, 02:10:46 PM »
No pickup suggestions from me, but just a thought... I'm not sure anyone makes a direct-replacement humbucker bridge for an American Standard Tele? 

You might have to drill some new holes, as well as routing for the humbucker itself.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #16 on: August 12, 2012, 11:22:08 PM »
Allparts has a bridge that seems like it would fit. But yeah, there'll be some routing necessary.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #17 on: August 13, 2012, 12:29:08 AM »
This one?

http://www.allparts.uk.com/online-shop/guitar-bass-parts/bridges-parts-tailpieces/bridges/guitar-bridges/bridges-for-tele-style-guitars/6-saddle-humbucking-brass-bridge-for-tele-w-rectangular-saddles-2-p-2613.html

It fits the vintage-style bridge pattern, with 4 screws in front of the string holes. The American Standard bridge has 3 screws, behind the string holes.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2012, 07:12:55 AM »

1. With a Piledriver you could sound like this: https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/soundclips/telecasters/vintage_hot/piledrivers/piledrivers-modern_metal_clip.mp3

2. A Piledriver is 30GBP less than a HolyDiver

3. No routing or new bridge needed

4. It's much more badass to play Metal on a Tele with a Tele Pickup!
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2012, 08:19:18 AM »

1. With a Piledriver you could sound like this: https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/soundclips/telecasters/vintage_hot/piledrivers/piledrivers-modern_metal_clip.mp3

2. A Piledriver is 30GBP less than a HolyDiver

3. No routing or new bridge needed

4. It's much more badass to play Metal on a Tele with a Tele Pickup!


That makes totally sense, unless you can't live with some hum.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2012, 08:45:09 AM »

1. With a Piledriver you could sound like this: https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/soundclips/telecasters/vintage_hot/piledrivers/piledrivers-modern_metal_clip.mp3

2. A Piledriver is 30GBP less than a HolyDiver

3. No routing or new bridge needed

4. It's much more badass to play Metal on a Tele with a Tele Pickup!


That makes totally sense, unless you can't live with some hum.

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Re: Hum, for what it's worth, the other guitar player in my old band (blackened noisecore hipsters called Hexis) played a Piledriver'd Tele and the hum was remarkably sparse. He played a Peavey 6505 with gain set to "silly" (like you do..) and no noisegate. Definitely backing the Piledriver here.

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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #21 on: August 13, 2012, 09:52:57 AM »
There is NOTHING badass about telecasters.
Bad ass, maybe, but definitely not badass. :)

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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #22 on: August 13, 2012, 10:24:04 AM »

1. With a Piledriver you could sound like this: https://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/main/downloads/soundclips/telecasters/vintage_hot/piledrivers/piledrivers-modern_metal_clip.mp3

2. A Piledriver is 30GBP less than a HolyDiver

3. No routing or new bridge needed

4. It's much more badass to play Metal on a Tele with a Tele Pickup!


That makes totally sense, unless you can't live with some hum.

BACKED HARD!!!

Re: Hum, for what it's worth, the other guitar player in my old band (blackened noisecore hipsters called Hexis) played a Piledriver'd Tele and the hum was remarkably sparse. He played a Peavey 6505 with gain set to "silly" (like you do..) and no noisegate. Definitely backing the Piledriver here.

Hum compared to humbuckers, but I must admit the singlecoils BKP's I have are quiet.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #23 on: August 13, 2012, 12:27:46 PM »
There is NOTHING badass about telecasters.
Bad ass, maybe, but definitely not badass. :)

Oh yeah, there we go ... AGAIN  :lol:
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #24 on: August 13, 2012, 04:49:48 PM »
Hum is definitely a dealbreaker for me.

As for the bridge : dammit!
Looks like the Tele is definitely going up for sale, I don't feel like doing major surgery to her.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #25 on: August 13, 2012, 05:05:09 PM »

I still think the Piledriver would be the Solution. But if it has to be hum cancelling, a hot rail or stacked humbucker from a different maker could be a great way to beef it up, too.
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Re: A Tele for heavy metal?
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2012, 08:40:03 PM »
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