Putting my '80 Japanese Squier Tele back to... [Archive]

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June 30th, 2012, 11:58 AM

My Tele has had a HB in the bridge and a strat pu in the neck and saddle piezo's for decades. It's got a P/W B-bender, signed by Gene in '98, a Warmoth maple boatneck with 22 6105's on it. I just bought a parchment 5 hole pickguard(the body's black). I'm putting the original bridge back on.

I'm stuck on pickups! I know the GFS Lil' Puncher(modern vintage) pickups sound very good, as I use some on other Tele's, and I have heard(from you guys and my buddy Arlo) that Bill Lawrence Keystones are very good too!

Understand, I want to do this once! I play rock covers in one band and what I would call hard, punkish, country in another. Both bands require me to use clean twangy sounds and more gain cranked up "hairy" sounds. I don't play thrash or metal. Kind of like the late 60's Stones stuff, when Mick sang with a twang in his voice, but the Tele sounds were harder.

Can someone suggest some pickups that would fit what I do? Either other than one's I've mentioned, or your feelings on the one's I've mentioned. Thanks.


	Telecaster Guitar Forum > Other Discussion Forums > Just Pickups > Putting my '80 Japanese Squier Tele back to... PDA Putting my '80 Japanese Squier Tele back to... bendecaster June 30th, 2012, 11:58 AM My Tele has had a HB in the bridge and a strat pu in the neck and saddle piezo's for decades. It's got a P/W B-bender, signed by Gene in '98, a Warmoth maple boatneck with 22 6105's on it. I just bought a parchment 5 hole pickguard(the body's black). I'm putting the original bridge back on. I'm stuck on pickups! I know the GFS Lil' Puncher(modern vintage) pickups sound very good, as I use some on other Tele's, and I have heard(from you guys and my buddy Arlo) that Bill Lawrence Keystones are very good too! Understand, I want to do this once! I play rock covers in one band and what I would call hard, punkish, country in another. Both bands require me to use clean twangy sounds and more gain cranked up "hairy" sounds. I don't play thrash or metal. Kind of like the late 60's Stones stuff, when Mick sang with a twang in his voice, but the Tele sounds were harder. Can someone suggest some pickups that would fit what I do? Either other than one's I've mentioned, or your feelings on the one's I've mentioned. Thanks.