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eyerish · July 2nd, 2009, 08:28 AM

I have a 2009 american standard pickup in a partscaster esquire. Its kinda trebly,not so ice pick but more then I like. It sounds good both high gain and clean. I think I can have better. the am standard has no base plate. Do you folks think a baseplate would help? What sort of pickup do you think might "warm" it up? its an ash body,maple/maple allparts neck.

jefrs · July 2nd, 2009, 11:38 AM

Have you tried adjusting its height?

Too high and they get ice-pick, so logic suggests lower for warmer sound. But a tele/esquire bridge pu is supposed to be bright and trebley.

Parma_TeleMon · July 2nd, 2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jefrs

Have you tried adjusting its height?

Too high and they get ice-pick, so logic suggests lower for warmer sound. But a tele/esquire bridge pu is supposed to be bright and trebley.

+1. That's exactly what I was thinking - plus it's way easier to experiment with pickup height than ripping it apart and messing with the internals.

Then again....I normally rip mine apart and mess with the internals every time I change strings.

maestrovert · July 2nd, 2009, 01:14 PM

1st: i'd try lowering/adjusting the P-up's angle...1/8" can make a huuuge difference tonally...
2nd: i'd swap out the cap, even for one of the same value as there can be a +\ - 10% variation....

Bluesjam · July 2nd, 2009, 02:02 PM

How about a .047 cap?

eyerish · July 2nd, 2009, 08:37 PM

Hi all
I don't mind taking it apart as I am the one who put it together. I have taken the pickup height all over the map. It actually sounds good. I want something warmer is all. I have an esquire type that was built for me with an SD broadcaster pup in it. As soon as I can pay it off I will have that to try. The Am standard tele pup does not have a base plate and I was reading on it and wondered if maybe a based pup was the way to go.

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 2nd, 2009, 08:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
eyerish Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2009 Location: Arizona USA Posts: 158	Q I have a 2009 american standard pickup in a partscaster esquire. Its kinda trebly,not so ice pick but more then I like. It sounds good both high gain and clean. I think I can have better. the am standard has no base plate. Do you folks think a baseplate would help? What sort of pickup do you think might "warm" it up? its an ash body,maple/maple allparts neck. __________________ Whoops I accidently started to like a specific guitar,but I am okay now because the "regular members" set me straight. Thanks

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jefrs Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 54 Posts: 2,090	Have you tried adjusting its height? Too high and they get ice-pick, so logic suggests lower for warmer sound. But a tele/esquire bridge pu is supposed to be bright and trebley. __________________ There's two kinds of people, those that hear the music and those that don't.

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Bluesjam TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 82	How about a .047 cap? __________________ 2002 Fender Nashville Telecaster w/STL-1b, SSL-2, STR-1 Fender Jimmie Vaughan Strat w/ WB 6707's set#7 Gibson 2001 LP Standard Honeyburst w/WB Habaneros Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany w/ WB Vintage Hot's

July 2nd, 2009, 08:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
eyerish Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2009 Location: Arizona USA Posts: 158	Hi all I don't mind taking it apart as I am the one who put it together. I have taken the pickup height all over the map. It actually sounds good. I want something warmer is all. I have an esquire type that was built for me with an SD broadcaster pup in it. As soon as I can pay it off I will have that to try. The Am standard tele pup does not have a base plate and I was reading on it and wondered if maybe a based pup was the way to go. __________________ Whoops I accidently started to like a specific guitar,but I am okay now because the "regular members" set me straight. Thanks

July 3rd, 2009, 01:29 AM	#7 (permalink)
Ringo Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Memphis TN Posts: 2,064	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...

July 2nd, 2009, 01:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
maestrovert Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Somewhere over the rainbow Posts: 8,024	1st: i'd try lowering/adjusting the P-up's angle...1/8" can make a huuuge difference tonally... 2nd: i'd swap out the cap, even for one of the same value as there can be a +\ - 10% variation....

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