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BMKindoll · January 11th, 2009, 07:40 PM

Hello all. I am looking to possibly purchase a new set of pickups for my CV Squier. I really like the neck pickup, but the bridge pickup is just a little shrill to my ears. Would like to have a little "rounder and deeper" sound out of the bridge. ala Brent Mason and Brad Paisley. I guess what I am saying is it doesn't have to be pure vintage, but I do like a little TWANG!!

Would prefer to try and stay with something in the GFS line to keep the costs down.

I would like to get a matched pair and replace the neck pickup while I am at it, but would be cool with just the bridge pickup as well.

Here is what I have been looking at:

1.) GFS "Cool Vintage" XL Lil' Punchers Set.
2.) GFS Fat Body Tele Set, and possibly the "Overwound" Bridge P/U

And as little background I play some country guitar, thus the love for the TWANG, and I play blues as well. Love the Tele tone for the blues.

What do you all think? Any other opinions?

Thanks

Brandon

e-merlin · January 11th, 2009, 07:57 PM

The DiMarzio PRE-B1 is exactly what you're looking for.

Chrismo · January 11th, 2009, 07:58 PM

Fatbody set. Overwound bridge.

TequilaCaster · January 11th, 2009, 08:51 PM

I'll second the Dimarzio 'Pre B-1' (DP112). It's $50 at MF, which may be a few dollars more than the GFS, but more than worth it.

TelZilla · January 11th, 2009, 09:05 PM

I say Lindy Fralin blues, but that's well outside your budget...

BMKindoll · January 11th, 2009, 09:50 PM

I think Brad Paisley uses LF Blues, isn't that right?

And about the Dimarzio Pre-B1, can I still get the twang with this pickup?

Would it sound similar to a Fralin Blues? Key word being similar. What would be the differences?

Again, I still want my Tele bridge P/U to sound like a Tele bridge P/U, just with a little more meat.

Thanks.

Brandon

2ndstringer · January 11th, 2009, 10:37 PM

Here's a clip of the GFS Cool Vintage Li'l Punchers XL in a MiM maple neck ash body Tele:

Li'l Punchers

However, to me they didn't sound quite Tele enough, so I took them out and put in a set of Tonerider Vintage Plus, which are very articulate, snappy and twangy.

John

e-merlin · January 11th, 2009, 11:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMKindoll

And about the Dimarzio Pre-B1, can I still get the twang with this pickup?

Yes, but not as much as, say, a Twang King. You give up a bit of twang for a beefier, punchier pickup. That's why I have more than one Tele.

BB · January 11th, 2009, 11:05 PM

Zhangliqun "Paul Bunyan" winds will get you there.

slauson slim · January 12th, 2009, 01:27 AM

Rio Grande Muy Grande.

hwestman · January 12th, 2009, 07:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slauson slim

Rio Grande Muy Grande.

+1

it's a darker, fatter twang, but still has good treble on top.

To me it's the Johnny Cash of tele pickups

.

DMace · January 12th, 2009, 10:20 AM

OV'52: does all of the above, and they're selling dirt cheap on feeBay these days.

Bluej58 · January 12th, 2009, 10:51 AM

Good pots and a orange drop cap. might help

OSdave · January 12th, 2009, 11:26 AM

Tonerider Hot Classic. Almost as cheap as GFS and sounds almost as good as my Fralin Blues Special. ALMOST.

badmelonfarmer · January 12th, 2009, 12:30 PM

Not tried the tele ones, but they get great reviews and are GREAT value .... keystones!

I got a set of the Strat pickups and they are great, I would say they what you are describing you want but the quack is there rather than the twang due to it being a strat.

Next time I replace my tele pickups they will be on the top of my list along with Joe Bardens ( but they are expensive so not relevant to this thread)

Cheers

BMF

twangcaster1 · January 12th, 2009, 12:33 PM

Seymour Duncan Five/Two pickups.

Guitartom_ca · January 12th, 2009, 04:50 PM

seymour duncan vintage stack for tele bridge. That is the bridge pickup brent mason uses as well.

pbenn · January 12th, 2009, 05:16 PM

What spec bridge is in that thing now? Will an OV interchange? (Twang's not just in the pickups, IMO.)

roland polintan · January 12th, 2009, 06:06 PM

Hi,

Roland here, I place 2 EMG-SAs on my solid mahogany partscaster and an EXB tone pot, it's sounding great! You actually have a tone choice, a regular tele twang with the tone pot all the way back (left) and a choice 2 to 10 for boost in the low and high frequency range and with the mids gradually dropping-off.

madmark · January 15th, 2009, 11:08 AM

+1 thats what I have in my Highway One..

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMace

OV'52: does all of the above, and they're selling dirt cheap on feeBay these days.

HOBBSTER01 · January 15th, 2009, 12:35 PM

Rio Grande Muy's or Vintage Tallboys.

2ndstringer · January 15th, 2009, 02:40 PM

Here's a clip of Toneriders Vintage Plus to go with the Li'l Punchers clip I posted above. I love the Toneriders, but some people have told me that the Li'l Punchers clip sounds better. I disagree, but tone is in the mind. When I swapped out the Punchers, I also installed a shielding kit and reversed the control plate so that I could do volume swells with my little finger. Both pickup sets are recorded through the Tweed Bassman model in PodFarm.

Tonerider Vintage Plus

John

TB72 · January 15th, 2009, 03:09 PM

Another +1 for the Rio Grande Muy Grande. More oomph, and still plenty of twang.

Later...

teleftcaster · January 15th, 2009, 03:16 PM

Bill Lawrence Keystones are around $75.00 for the set and have some good "tonal body" to them and still can twang very well. Very nice pickups IMO, worth much more than what they charge for them.

GhostRider · January 15th, 2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMace

OV'52

Sorry, but I haven't heard of the "OV" before. Is this what you guys talking about?

PJ · January 15th, 2009, 11:07 PM

Try a Duncan Vintage Stack - it's a Single-Coil-Size Tele bridge that's two single coils stacked on top of one another. The copper baseplate and orientation of the coils gives you some humbucker qualities without losing the Tele twang.
Certainly will give you a little more warmth. Also, the Duncan Alnico II Pros are a tad warmer than stock Tele pickups. Oh....no, not Seymour here or any relation. And I only have a few Duncans out of many possibilities, but I think mine do what you describe you're after.

BMKindoll · January 15th, 2009, 11:16 PM

I actually JUST ordered...........

The GFS Alnico Fatbody Neck Pickup
and the GFS Alnico 10K Overwound Bridge Pickup.

Hoping I will like them. Hoping I don't lose too much twang! I don't think I will. Thanks for all the advice and opinions. They were greatly appreciated.

Brandon

Chrismo · January 15th, 2009, 11:25 PM

Give us a review once ya get 'em in and try 'em out :)

DaleH · January 15th, 2009, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by teleftcaster

Bill Lawrence Keystones are around $75.00 for the set and have some good "tonal body" to them and still can twang very well. Very nice pickups IMO, worth much more than what they charge for them.

+100

DaleH · January 15th, 2009, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMKindoll

I actually JUST ordered...........

The GFS Alnico Fatbody Neck Pickup
and the GFS Alnico 10K Overwound Bridge Pickup.

Hoping I will like them. Hoping I don't lose too much twang! I don't think I will. Thanks for all the advice and opinions. They were greatly appreciated.

Brandon

IMO Keystones eat them for lunch for fat tone. I have both. I like the Fatbodies but when it come to thiick heavy stuff the Keystones rip. I put in a 4-way switch and it just kills. I have the KT Keystones.

GhostRider · January 16th, 2009, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chrismo

Give us a review once ya get 'em in and try 'em out :)

+1 That's the set that I am looking at getting, a review/sound clips would be great!

BMKindoll · January 16th, 2009, 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaleH

IMO Keystones eat them for lunch for fat tone. I have both. I like the Fatbodies but when it come to thiick heavy stuff the Keystones rip. I put in a 4-way switch and it just kills. I have the KT Keystones.

I understand that, but I USUALLY don't play "thick heavy stuff," so to each their own. I am glad you like your Keystones. Hopefully I will like these GFS Pickups just as much.

Brandon

Chrismo · January 16th, 2009, 03:13 PM

From what I hear, you're in for a treat:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf3Ir_IytPg

BMKindoll · January 16th, 2009, 05:23 PM

Like I said I just hope I don't lose too much "twang." But I agree that the clip you posted does sound pretty impressive.

Chrismo · January 16th, 2009, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMKindoll

Like I said I just hope I don't lose too much "twang." But I agree that the clip you posted does sound pretty impressive.

To me it sounds like a fat Strat-like tone, the bridge sounds plenty twangy to me! Like a beefed up twang

BMKindoll · January 16th, 2009, 10:49 PM

Hopefully so because that is exactly what I am after. I can't wait. I am gonna try and install them myself. Hopefully it is not that hard.

Brandon

Chrismo · January 16th, 2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMKindoll

Hopefully so because that is exactly what I am after. I can't wait. I am gonna try and install them myself. Hopefully it is not that hard.

Brandon

I'm almost tempted to buy a set - for what I don't know

They just seem like they'd be fun to try out. So I'll live vicariously through you

I believe that all sets come with proper wiring instructions if you get lost.

whiskeytown · January 18th, 2009, 05:01 PM

maybe you should go with Seymour Duncan Hot for Tele lead STL-2, its got bass, mids, twang, and plenty of sustain.

petebradt · August 13th, 2009, 01:12 AM

Fred Stuart Blackguards. The best on the market.

Cole · August 13th, 2009, 08:25 AM

instant fat, round & warm tones: play with the shoulder of your celluloid pick and roll back your tone knob on your guitar. Works every time... no exceptions. Vintage SD pro Alnico II's help too. But most pick ups respond well to tone knob tweaking on guitar and amps pretty well.

January 11th, 2009, 07:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
BMKindoll TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 29	"Fatter" "Rounder" "Thicker" still "Twangy" Tele pickups? Hello all. I am looking to possibly purchase a new set of pickups for my CV Squier. I really like the neck pickup, but the bridge pickup is just a little shrill to my ears. Would like to have a little "rounder and deeper" sound out of the bridge. ala Brent Mason and Brad Paisley. I guess what I am saying is it doesn't have to be pure vintage, but I do like a little TWANG!! Would prefer to try and stay with something in the GFS line to keep the costs down. I would like to get a matched pair and replace the neck pickup while I am at it, but would be cool with just the bridge pickup as well. Here is what I have been looking at: 1.) GFS "Cool Vintage" XL Lil' Punchers Set. 2.) GFS Fat Body Tele Set, and possibly the "Overwound" Bridge P/U And as little background I play some country guitar, thus the love for the TWANG, and I play blues as well. Love the Tele tone for the blues. What do you all think? Any other opinions? Thanks Brandon

January 11th, 2009, 07:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
Chrismo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Age: 21 Posts: 1,391 7 Photos	Fatbody set. Overwound bridge. __________________ Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said..."I'm too drunk to taste this chicken." http://thetonechasers.wordpress.com/

January 11th, 2009, 09:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
TelZilla Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cleveburg, USA Age: 39 Posts: 2,853 6 Photos	I say Lindy Fralin blues, but that's well outside your budget... __________________ "Slade was the coolest band in England. They were the kind of guys that would push your car out of a ditch." - Alice Cooper Thanks, Nick

January 11th, 2009, 10:37 PM	#7 (permalink)
2ndstringer Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 191	Here's a clip of the GFS Cool Vintage Li'l Punchers XL in a MiM maple neck ash body Tele: Li'l Punchers However, to me they didn't sound quite Tele enough, so I took them out and put in a set of Tonerider Vintage Plus, which are very articulate, snappy and twangy. John __________________ Having said all that, I might be wrong.

January 12th, 2009, 11:26 AM	#14 (permalink)
OSdave Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Romeoville, IL Age: 38 Posts: 278	Tonerider Hot Classic. Almost as cheap as GFS and sounds almost as good as my Fralin Blues Special. ALMOST. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/davidbrasier

January 11th, 2009, 08:51 PM	#4 (permalink)
TequilaCaster TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Way Out West...Oregon Coast Age: 54 Posts: 79	I'll second the Dimarzio 'Pre B-1' (DP112). It's $50 at MF, which may be a few dollars more than the GFS, but more than worth it.

January 11th, 2009, 09:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
BMKindoll TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 29	I think Brad Paisley uses LF Blues, isn't that right? And about the Dimarzio Pre-B1, can I still get the twang with this pickup? Would it sound similar to a Fralin Blues? Key word being similar. What would be the differences? Again, I still want my Tele bridge P/U to sound like a Tele bridge P/U, just with a little more meat. Thanks. Brandon

January 11th, 2009, 11:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
BB Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pacific NW Age: 54 Posts: 3,430	Zhangliqun "Paul Bunyan" winds will get you there.

January 12th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#10 (permalink)
slauson slim Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Yolo County CA Age: 61 Posts: 910	Rio Grande Muy Grande.

January 12th, 2009, 10:20 AM	#12 (permalink)
DMace Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 2,993	OV'52: does all of the above, and they're selling dirt cheap on feeBay these days.

January 12th, 2009, 10:51 AM	#13 (permalink)
Bluej58 Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Marsellies, Ill USA Age: 51 Posts: 215	Good pots and a orange drop cap. might help

January 12th, 2009, 12:30 PM	#15 (permalink)
badmelonfarmer Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: The Land of the Wurzels - UK Age: 39 Posts: 490	Not tried the tele ones, but they get great reviews and are GREAT value .... keystones! I got a set of the Strat pickups and they are great, I would say they what you are describing you want but the quack is there rather than the twang due to it being a strat. Next time I replace my tele pickups they will be on the top of my list along with Joe Bardens ( but they are expensive so not relevant to this thread) Cheers BMF

January 12th, 2009, 12:33 PM	#16 (permalink)
twangcaster1 Friend of Leo's Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 2,201 15 Photos	Seymour Duncan Five/Two pickups. __________________ Louisiana Twangmaker

January 12th, 2009, 04:50 PM	#17 (permalink)
Guitartom_ca Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada Age: 34 Posts: 360	seymour duncan vintage stack for tele bridge. That is the bridge pickup brent mason uses as well.

January 12th, 2009, 05:16 PM	#18 (permalink)
pbenn Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Toronto Age: 53 Posts: 803	What spec bridge is in that thing now? Will an OV interchange? (Twang's not just in the pickups, IMO.)

January 12th, 2009, 06:06 PM	#19 (permalink)
roland polintan NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bulacan, Philippines Age: 64 Posts: 8	Hi, Roland here, I place 2 EMG-SAs on my solid mahogany partscaster and an EXB tone pot, it's sounding great! You actually have a tone choice, a regular tele twang with the tone pot all the way back (left) and a choice 2 to 10 for boost in the low and high frequency range and with the mids gradually dropping-off.

January 15th, 2009, 12:35 PM	#21 (permalink)
HOBBSTER01 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: North GA. Age: 47 Posts: 1,623 4 Photos	Rio Grande Muy's or Vintage Tallboys. __________________ The Hobbster

January 15th, 2009, 02:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
2ndstringer Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: California Posts: 191	Here's a clip of Toneriders Vintage Plus to go with the Li'l Punchers clip I posted above. I love the Toneriders, but some people have told me that the Li'l Punchers clip sounds better. I disagree, but tone is in the mind. When I swapped out the Punchers, I also installed a shielding kit and reversed the control plate so that I could do volume swells with my little finger. Both pickup sets are recorded through the Tweed Bassman model in PodFarm. Tonerider Vintage Plus John __________________ Having said all that, I might be wrong.

January 15th, 2009, 03:09 PM	#23 (permalink)
TB72 Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ottawa Canada Posts: 532	Another +1 for the Rio Grande Muy Grande. More oomph, and still plenty of twang. Later... __________________ Why is easy-listening music so hard to listen to?

January 15th, 2009, 03:16 PM	#24 (permalink)
teleftcaster Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 152	Bill Lawrence Keystones are around $75.00 for the set and have some good "tonal body" to them and still can twang very well. Very nice pickups IMO, worth much more than what they charge for them.

January 15th, 2009, 11:07 PM	#26 (permalink)
PJ Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 3,128 8 Photos	Try a Duncan Vintage Stack - it's a Single-Coil-Size Tele bridge that's two single coils stacked on top of one another. The copper baseplate and orientation of the coils gives you some humbucker qualities without losing the Tele twang. Certainly will give you a little more warmth. Also, the Duncan Alnico II Pros are a tad warmer than stock Tele pickups. Oh....no, not Seymour here or any relation. And I only have a few Duncans out of many possibilities, but I think mine do what you describe you're after. __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

January 15th, 2009, 11:16 PM	#27 (permalink)
BMKindoll TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 29	I actually JUST ordered........... The GFS Alnico Fatbody Neck Pickup and the GFS Alnico 10K Overwound Bridge Pickup. Hoping I will like them. Hoping I don't lose too much twang! I don't think I will. Thanks for all the advice and opinions. They were greatly appreciated. Brandon

January 15th, 2009, 11:25 PM	#28 (permalink)
Chrismo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Age: 21 Posts: 1,391 7 Photos	Give us a review once ya get 'em in and try 'em out :) __________________ Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said..."I'm too drunk to taste this chicken." http://thetonechasers.wordpress.com/

January 16th, 2009, 03:13 PM	#33 (permalink)
Chrismo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Age: 21 Posts: 1,391 7 Photos	From what I hear, you're in for a treat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf3Ir_IytPg __________________ Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said..."I'm too drunk to taste this chicken." http://thetonechasers.wordpress.com/

January 16th, 2009, 05:23 PM	#34 (permalink)
BMKindoll TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 29	Like I said I just hope I don't lose too much "twang." But I agree that the clip you posted does sound pretty impressive.

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January 16th, 2009, 10:49 PM	#36 (permalink)
BMKindoll TDPRI Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 29	Hopefully so because that is exactly what I am after. I can't wait. I am gonna try and install them myself. Hopefully it is not that hard. Brandon

January 18th, 2009, 05:01 PM	#38 (permalink)
whiskeytown TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 52	maybe you should go with Seymour Duncan Hot for Tele lead STL-2, its got bass, mids, twang, and plenty of sustain. __________________ The first thing I remember knowing, Was a lonesome whistle blowing, And a young un's dream of growing up to ride...

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petebradt Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Niner Country Posts: 4,255 12 Photos	Fred Stuart Blackguards. The best on the market.

August 13th, 2009, 08:25 AM	#40 (permalink)
Cole Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Louisville KY Age: 58 Posts: 331	instant fat, round & warm tones: play with the shoulder of your celluloid pick and roll back your tone knob on your guitar. Works every time... no exceptions. Vintage SD pro Alnico II's help too. But most pick ups respond well to tone knob tweaking on guitar and amps pretty well. __________________ ~Cole Cole's website Cole's MySpace "The only currency we have is influential communication."