Jaguar/Jazzmaster/Mustang pickup in neck...vs Strat P/U

[TonyR]

I'm looking to see if I can get some surf/rockabilly sounds from my Tele neck position. Have a Strat pickup (Duncan Antiquity II 'surf' model) in there now and it's not quite doing it for me - not bright/sparkly enough and just not the character of tone I think I want.

Has anyone tried a Jazzmaster / Jaguar / Mustang neck P/U in their Tele?

Any idea if it will sound that much different than a Strat ( P/U there?

Thanks
Tony

[sjtalon]

I would say if you want the "surf" sound, you need two pickups to get it.

Stratocasters and Jazzmasters give the chime/bell & QUACK because of TWO pickups. The spacing of these two to each other, is part of the equation too.

That may not be the answer you're looking for but one pickup won't cut it.

[TonyR]

Thanks. So if I listen to the Ventures or Chantays or something, that typical sound is two-pickups-at-once?

Tony

[biker joe]

I respectfully disagree- not all surf sounds were done in the inbetween positions on strats and middle positions on jazzmasters, jaguars, mosrites. I would love to see an experiment where someone put a jazzmaster neck pickup in a tele. Technically, I don't know what would be necesary (pot values, routing?) but I would imagine it could be done. Yes it won't get them the sound of a jazzmaster, but it could get them closer to what they want.

[imsilly]

On a related note I was looking at some retro Indo-pop sturf stuff and found this picture. What the hell is that guitar on the left?!

It looks like a Strat and a Jaguar got it on together! Surely making it the ultimate Surf Guitar! Tielman Brothers FTW!

[futureperfect]

That's a Bass VI
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fender_Bass_VI

[Funkybot]

Originally Posted by biker joe

I would love to see an experiment where someone put a jazzmaster neck pickup in a tele. Technically, I don't know what would be necesary (pot values, routing?) but I would imagine it could be done. Yes it won't get them the sound of a jazzmaster, but it could get them closer to what they want.

Someone here has already done that and posted the pictures. It's the guitar player from The Cars. It's somewhere in the main thread. Anyone still have the link?

It's probably one of the coolest looking Teles ever.

Anyway, I just got a Jazzmaster and got some Duncan Antiquity II's in there and the neck pickup is actually quite dark with strong mids, and neither the neck or the bridge sound close to a tele. I'm thinking that a Jazzmaster neck pickup in a Tele is not going to give you the sound you'd equate with 60's surf music, but it'd probably be something cool and fairly unique.

[sjtalon]

Originally Posted by TonyR

Thanks. So if I listen to the Ventures or Chantays or something, that typical sound is two-pickups-at-once?

Tony

Yes I'm talking QUACK ! That distinct Stratocaster tone ! (and Jazzmasters have there unique voice too)

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:...&ct=clnk&gl=us


Having the vibrato is key to that Surf music sound too.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surf_music



So a quote from 'Gunny' Highway is in order:



"This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy. It makes a distinctive sound when fired at you. So remember it. "