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Old May 16th, 2008, 11:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
Tim73
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Upgrading Pickups - Who uses what & why?

I own a few MIM classic teles that are great guitars. I've lived with them now for a while and like the weights, the necks etc. I'd consider them all to be keepers. I'm going to upgrade the pickups on a couple, I particuarly find the neck pickups weak on the MIM models. First up will be a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster STL-1b going into my Esquire. What pickups upgrades are other people using & why? I like the classic country twang so figured the Broadcaster one would go well on that guitar.

Did people buy in sets or mix & match (obviously not the Esquire here)? I'm thinking that the designated pairs probably work best together and would go with the experience of the pickup companies. What other brands are out there that are decent? I'm thinking of upgrading my 69 thinline as well & seeing how I get on beyond that.
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