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Ringo · July 3rd, 2009, 01:29 AM

Actually I think it will sound warmer without the baseplate, when Fender came out with the Am Std Teles they went for a more modern sound, that's why the Am Std and some other Tele bridge pickups don't have a baseplate.
The plate refocuses the magnetic field, to my ears it's what is part of the twang factor for a Tele.

There are lot's of different Tele pickups you can try if you are looking for a fatter tone, Duncan Quarter Pounder, lil 59 for Tele, some of the GFS Tele get good reviews, really there so many good sounding pickups to choose from.

I have a Harmonic Design S90 Tele bridge pickup, it's a P90 style, sounds great, still gets a good clean tone but excels for blues & R&R etc...

July 3rd, 2009, 01:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ringo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 2,080	re baseplate Actually I think it will sound warmer without the baseplate, when Fender came out with the Am Std Teles they went for a more modern sound, that's why the Am Std and some other Tele bridge pickups don't have a baseplate. The plate refocuses the magnetic field, to my ears it's what is part of the twang factor for a Tele. There are lot's of different Tele pickups you can try if you are looking for a fatter tone, Duncan Quarter Pounder, lil 59 for Tele, some of the GFS Tele get good reviews, really there so many good sounding pickups to choose from. I have a Harmonic Design S90 Tele bridge pickup, it's a P90 style, sounds great, still gets a good clean tone but excels for blues & R&R etc...