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Jerolin · February 19th, 2009, 05:25 PM

About 6 or 7 months ago I bought a Squier thinline (in shoreline gold of course!), and while it's a beautiful guitar I absolutely hate the way it sounds.

I'm more of a blues man, but a friend is trying to recruit me into a "hard rock" band (like Chevelle, Hurt, etc.) and instead of buying a new guitar with Humbuckers I thought about trying the Seymour Duncan Little 59 pickup.

My question is: Will it rock hard enough to do music like that or are they still a little "thin" to appeal to the average Tele player?

I almost bought a Hagstrom Ultra-Swede (or at least I think that's the name), but I thought this a much cheaper route that could also make the thinline more usable.

Chrismo · February 19th, 2009, 05:34 PM

Yes, they will rock hard enough under the right "drive".

Jerolin · February 19th, 2009, 05:43 PM

Very true, I'm thinking of investing in a Tubescreamer or something.

As I said I'm more of a blues guy so I mainly just use fuzz with a very, very light amp overdrive from my Blues Jr.

Chrismo · February 19th, 2009, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jerolin

Very true, I'm thinking of investing in a Tubescreamer or something.

As I said I'm more of a blues guy so I mainly just use fuzz with a very, very light amp overdrive from my Blues Jr.

You'll be fine. May not be the exact same as a full humbucker but you'll have enough chunk to get what you need from it.

TG · February 19th, 2009, 07:55 PM

I have a Blues Junior and the only pedal I use (occasionally for leads) is a Maxon OD808. It's a reissue of the original Tubescreamer and set as a low-gain boost it works a treat. That's the trick with Tubescreamers...you use them with the gain set low.

I went thru a number of real and supposed 'Tubescreamer' pedals before settling on this one. It was the most transparent and responsive.

February 19th, 2009, 05:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jerolin Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texarkana, TX Age: 22 Posts: 419	Duncan Little 59' About 6 or 7 months ago I bought a Squier thinline (in shoreline gold of course!), and while it's a beautiful guitar I absolutely hate the way it sounds. I'm more of a blues man, but a friend is trying to recruit me into a "hard rock" band (like Chevelle, Hurt, etc.) and instead of buying a new guitar with Humbuckers I thought about trying the Seymour Duncan Little 59 pickup. My question is: Will it rock hard enough to do music like that or are they still a little "thin" to appeal to the average Tele player? I almost bought a Hagstrom Ultra-Swede (or at least I think that's the name), but I thought this a much cheaper route that could also make the thinline more usable.

February 19th, 2009, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Chrismo Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Age: 21 Posts: 1,391 7 Photos	Yes, they will rock hard enough under the right "drive". __________________ Well let me just quote the late-great Colonel Sanders, who said..."I'm too drunk to taste this chicken." http://thetonechasers.wordpress.com/

February 19th, 2009, 05:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Jerolin Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Texarkana, TX Age: 22 Posts: 419	Very true, I'm thinking of investing in a Tubescreamer or something. As I said I'm more of a blues guy so I mainly just use fuzz with a very, very light amp overdrive from my Blues Jr.

February 19th, 2009, 07:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
TG Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Beside a bog in the west of Ireland Age: 48 Posts: 6,337 9 Photos	I have a Blues Junior and the only pedal I use (occasionally for leads) is a Maxon OD808. It's a reissue of the original Tubescreamer and set as a low-gain boost it works a treat. That's the trick with Tubescreamers...you use them with the gain set low. I went thru a number of real and supposed 'Tubescreamer' pedals before settling on this one. It was the most transparent and responsive.

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