WilburBufferson
May 20th, 2011, 08:32 AM
Has anyone done this? I want to rock out my telecaster without having to rout the body (already has swimming pool cavity in the neck position). I would like to retain the playability of my telecaster, but gain the benefits of more of a Les Paul hum canceling sound. If I don't use a full sized HB in the neck, what hum canceling pickup could I consider to achieve the same result? From what I can tell, an important consideration is that the pickups are well matched to one another. Tell me your stories! Thanks.
Bartholomew3
May 20th, 2011, 10:07 AM
68 telecaster - I have a 1970 D'Imarzio PAF for the neck and a "lil 59" in the bridge.
Didn't change any pots or caps - the "lil 59" is a bit dark sounding but for doing Blues leads it works really well.
Way better sound than the guys who get on stage with their ice-picks and skinny string sound - immediate ear fatigue.
The axe can do any kind of gig - jazz, hard-rock, soft-rock, pop, r&b.
Not much demand for country twang where I live.
WilburBufferson
May 20th, 2011, 10:37 AM
68 telecaster - I have a 1970 D'Imarzio PAF for the neck and a "lil 59" in the bridge.
Didn't change any pots or caps - the "lil 59" is a bit dark sounding but for doing Blues leads it works really well.
Way better sound than the guys who get on stage with their ice-picks and skinny string sound - immediate ear fatigue.
The axe can do any kind of gig - jazz, hard-rock, soft-rock, pop, r&b.
Not much demand for country twang where I live.
Thanks, this is exactly the type of info I am after. Can you tell me what the value of the pot in your tele is? Have you done anything fancy to split the coils (assuming this can be done)?
Wrong-Note Rod
May 20th, 2011, 11:21 AM
The Lil 59er is great in either bridge or neck. It wont twang. At all. But it does rawk! nicely.
I knew a guy who had a tele with that in the bridge and a Cool Rails in the neck and both were coil tapped, using push/pull volume knobs, and a 5 way switch, and it got a wide range of sounds. I'm no wiring maestro and I have no idea how to do it, but, it can be done.