Author Topic: stratty neck pup for tele (Read 1443 times)

dankomal · « **on:** July 15, 2007, 09:27:33 AM »

newbie here,
i'm after some new pups for my usa 52 reissue tele, I want a bridge pickup that has all the vintage tele tone together with a neck pickup that hints at the tone of a strat neck pickup.
what would be the best pickups that would work together when played clean and with overdrive,
cheers,
mal.

PhilKing · « **Reply #1 on:** July 15, 2007, 12:17:54 PM »

The Black Guard set is perfect for what you are looking for. The neck pickup has a lot of Strat tones in it. There are 2 versions of the brdge pickup. the first is 'Flat Poled', this is like the Broadcaster and is a bit growlier than the 'stagger pole'. However both of them have all the great Tele tones in them.

dankomal · « **Reply #2 on:** July 15, 2007, 01:07:08 PM »

is this blackguard tele pup a new line, I can't see it on the site, and how does it compare to the country boys or any other vintage type pup.
I just need a neck pup that 1..works well with say a country boy or a yardbird/brown sugar bridge pup.
2. gives a bit more than a regular neck pup, similar to an apache strat neck pup.
cheers,
mal

PhilKing · « **Reply #3 on:** July 15, 2007, 02:55:17 PM »

In your initial post you had said you were looking for a bridge and neck pickup, that's why I suggested the BG set. Not sure why they aren't on the products page, here is Tim's note about them coming out http://bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8051. The BG neck will work with the other bridge pickups, it is a little more powerful sounding, due to the winding.