Pickup suggestions for a new guitar build

[justinhowley]

Hi All,

I'm building out another Warmoth guitar. This time its a Telecaster with mahogany body, wenge cap, wenge neck and ebony fretboard. I am currently stuck with decision paralysis on what type of pickups to get. I am considering the warpigs, but unsure. I'd like this guitar to be somewhat versatile but I lean on the side of heavier distorted tones. Any suggestions with the wood types what might suit this guitar?

Thanks!

[darrenw5094]

Depends on the style of music you want to play. The Warpig has a tonne of tight focused bass, which you might actually like.
What bands are you wanting to sound like?

[justinhowley]

FYI I have the sinner Strat set and I'm in love with them. Bands in which I like the guitars tones would be Nirvana's Nevermind, Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, Failure's Fantastic Planet.

[capac]

I'd go for a more vintage-oriented humbucker... Warpig would be over the top IMO.

[Telerocker]

I would also consider HSP90's like the Supermassive and Stockholm. Plenty of chunk and roar,l P90 topend ring and looks to kill.

[Dave Sloven]

You might be better off with a Crawler rather than a Warpig

[justinhowley]

I've been considering the H90's also. I'm in the choice paralysis mode right now. I have a Les Paul and a Start currently. So I have those tones covered. Maybe I'll jump in to the H90 world. The Supermassive and Stockholm are super interesting. I wish there were more sound clips available.

[Dave Sloven]

I've found the Stockholm to be quite versatile in my SG Junior.  Here's a demo I recorded a couple of years ago using it.  There are two guitars.  The lead guitar was a Telecaster with a SD Quarter Pound, I think.  Either that or it was his Epi SG with the stock Epi P-90s.  But I am pretty sure it was the Tele.  In any case the rhythm guitar track is the Stockholm guitar.

https://teraniapunk.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2015

[Dave Sloven]

That demo is pretty sloppy.  Everything was recorded together in one take.

Basically I have always found the Stockholm to be like a supercharged version of the P-90 used on the early Discharge recordings.  Its basic tone is pure A5 P-90