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Funkybot · May 30th, 2009, 04:42 PM

In relation to what Ron said, I agree, but I'm not quite in the "I want to sound just like Keith Richards" boat, nor was my request meant to convey that. When I brought up Richards and Bloomfield, I did so to get the point across that I want a "60's-ish rock tele" sound, which I was trying to allude to in order to rule out Broadcaster or Nashville inspired pickups.

I know what this guitar sounds like, and I know what I want it to sound like. What I've got are bright, thin, and shrill sounding pickups in a bright, thin sounding Telecaster. What I'm looking to do in a set of Telecaster pickups is keep a legit Telecaster tone, while shedding off some of the shrill and super bright aspects of this guitar while possibly even boosting the output some. Pickups can most certainly help in that regard.

My question could have been more specific as I think I've narrowed down what I want to three options:

1. Fralin Stock Tele
2. Fralin Stock Tele overwound 2%
3. Fralin Blues Specials

I'm leaning towards option 2 right now as I'm hoping the overwound stock Tele pickups will mellow out the guitar some while helping with output as this can use some help in the sustain department. But if that difference between that and the stock Tele pickups isn't that big, maybe I'd be better off going with the Blues Specials which should be even darker and hotter. Finally, if someone could really make a case for the non-overwound stock Tele pickups, I'd be all ears.

I suppose I'll just give Lindy a call, but I'd still like some insight from some of you guys here first. Oh, and the reason I think I'm going to go with Fralin's is the budget vs. quality ratio. Fralin makes great pickups and seems to be able to do so $60-70 (per set) cheaper than his competition. So price was a factor in deciding on Fralin's.

May 30th, 2009, 04:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
Funkybot TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: NJ Age: 28 Posts: 36	In relation to what Ron said, I agree, but I'm not quite in the "I want to sound just like Keith Richards" boat, nor was my request meant to convey that. When I brought up Richards and Bloomfield, I did so to get the point across that I want a "60's-ish rock tele" sound, which I was trying to allude to in order to rule out Broadcaster or Nashville inspired pickups. I know what this guitar sounds like, and I know what I want it to sound like. What I've got are bright, thin, and shrill sounding pickups in a bright, thin sounding Telecaster. What I'm looking to do in a set of Telecaster pickups is keep a legit Telecaster tone, while shedding off some of the shrill and super bright aspects of this guitar while possibly even boosting the output some. Pickups can most certainly help in that regard. My question could have been more specific as I think I've narrowed down what I want to three options: 1. Fralin Stock Tele 2. Fralin Stock Tele overwound 2% 3. Fralin Blues Specials I'm leaning towards option 2 right now as I'm hoping the overwound stock Tele pickups will mellow out the guitar some while helping with output as this can use some help in the sustain department. But if that difference between that and the stock Tele pickups isn't that big, maybe I'd be better off going with the Blues Specials which should be even darker and hotter. Finally, if someone could really make a case for the non-overwound stock Tele pickups, I'd be all ears. I suppose I'll just give Lindy a call, but I'd still like some insight from some of you guys here first. Oh, and the reason I think I'm going to go with Fralin's is the budget vs. quality ratio. Fralin makes great pickups and seems to be able to do so $60-70 (per set) cheaper than his competition. So price was a factor in deciding on Fralin's.