Hello guys! I got myself a very nice Fender Telecaster Telebration 62 Custom a few weeks ago, that I love to bits and is my axe of choice these days. The guitar is great in every way, and I would probably not exchange the pickups if I was not returning a pickup I recently bought and did not have any use for. The original pickups are a set of Fender 62 Custom pickups with alnico II magnets. The sound is great and very versatile, I love how I can go from country twang to balls to the wall heavy rock and even metal! However, they are a little bit soft in the bass and also a bit loose in the low end response. It could also use a tad more bass. The pickups are bright, but that does not concern me as the tone knob is very effective. The guitar has steel saddles so I doubt I would miss brightness regardless of my pickup choice. It has an alder body and rosewood fingerboard also. Here is my slight dilemma however: I am really curious about the Piledriver, but I am afraid it would be too much. I have other guitars for heavier styles as well. My main concern is its versatility, which is really important to me. Versatility and tight bottom end, but I know the Piledriver is tight. The Boss, on the other hand, I understand is really versatile, and wound with the same wire as two of my other favourite BKPs (Riff Raff and Nantucket). But is it tight? I play most rock and heavier styles, but in my head the Telecaster is equally a country guitar as much as it is a rock n roll guitar. And even though I am not a "country boy" I enjoy fiddling around with some Alan Jackson stuff when I grab the tele. So having a Telecaster that cannot do country is totally out of the question really. Thanks a lot for your answers in advance!
