Author Topic: what tele pickup combination? (Read 3461 times)

jackerypie · « **on:** March 24, 2006, 02:40:21 PM »

Hi need some help?

thinking of getting the piledriver for my bridge pickup and the yardbird for my neck in my us tele.
Would these pickups mix well?
also, in reg to the piledriver, is it an uber metal type pickup, cause thats not what im after, really looking for a crunchy, tight sound responsive to aaggresive playing technique?
like an 'at the drive in' type sound///

Tim · « **Reply #1 on:** March 25, 2006, 08:14:48 AM »

No, the Piledriver isn't uber metal, is' actually authentic early 50s spec and very close to the original Broadcaster.It does have plenty of muscle but still sounds like a good Tele should with great bite and twang-be prepared for humbucker type power!
It'll certainly sit with a Yardbird neck and the in between tones will be great too.

The amazing Phil · « **Reply #2 on:** March 25, 2006, 11:26:19 AM »

Howcomes Fender stopped making pickups that powerful after the broadcaster? Sounds like it'd have been worth doing and then some to me.

Ratrod · « **Reply #3 on:** March 25, 2006, 11:41:13 AM »

Quote from: The amazing Phil

Howcomes Fender stopped making pickups that powerful after the broadcaster? Sounds like it'd have been worth doing and then some to me.

Here's what I think.

1: In those days most players preferred a clean sound. The Tele was aimed at the country player to replace the accoustic or hollowbody electric.

2: Hot pickups have more winds and take longer to make wich is more expensive and we all know Leo was a bit of a cheapskate.

Elliot · « **Reply #4 on:** March 25, 2006, 04:22:17 PM »

As Rat says - also the Broadcaster pickups were just transplanted Fender Lapsteel pickups and they are much hotter for obvious reasons.

kevorkazito · « **Reply #5 on:** March 25, 2006, 11:06:40 PM »

Great info people! I just bought a Squier Tele today. The axe plays very nice and I know that my first order of business is to get new electronics for it.

From the advice here looks like the best config is the Piledriver and the Yardbird.

OK, dumb question time...
Do I have to worry about these BKPs fitting in the Tele... i.e. they are the same size and everything else?

What kind of pots and selector are recommended?

thanks from Newbie....

The amazing Phil · « **Reply #6 on:** March 27, 2006, 08:21:51 AM »

I know I'll always have a 4 way selector in my teles so I can have both pickups in series, although I've no idea how well this would work with Piledriver/Yardbird combo, it works fantasticly with a Boss set so imagine the results would be good.

Elliot · « **Reply #7 on:** March 27, 2006, 08:32:14 AM »

They fit standard sized pickup holes - you just solder them in - normal 250k pots too!