Replacement pickup similar to Baja neck one

telbert twang · November 11th, 2009, 06:10 PM

Howdy

I am looking to replace the neck pup of my baja, which otherwise is a really great one , but seems to lack ( to my ears) some bottom, roundness and warmness. Any similar experience or suggestions?

I would basically like a very similar pup in terms of clarity and output, but I just want it to be a little warmer and definately ´rounder´ (a bit more lows and a bit more (upper ) mids, to compliment the otherwise superior clarity ) .....

thanks,
TT

tonfarbe · November 11th, 2009, 06:23 PM

I also have a Baja and love the neck pickup.

My 2nd favourite neck pickup is the Rockinger Telly Rhythm: http://www.rockinger.com/index.php?c...a2bc11e06e6985

It (almost) has the clarity of the Twisted Tele neck pickup but with stronger bass and mids.
The Rockinger comes with a German Silver cover which has less dampening effects to the high frequencies.
Of all the Tele neck pickups that I've tried, the Baja is the 'clearest', closely followed by the Rockinger Telly Rhythm.

telbert twang · November 12th, 2009, 03:09 AM

The Seymour Duncan Fiwe-Two´s seem interesting . Has anybody experience with them ? Is there a danger they´d be too much refined/smoothed (not able for ´glassy´clear cleans) ?

heinzlorenzo · November 12th, 2009, 04:18 PM

Bareknuckle blackguard pickups are great. They do a vintage one at about 5K with a solid nickel cover that sounds clear, round and warm. Come to think of it, they do such a large range, there's plenty to choose from, and the best part is that they arrive real quick, no messing, just great customer service and a great handmade product - can't say enough about that!

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ZT-teleseries.html

fernando · November 12th, 2009, 07:31 PM

Maybe a Nocaster neck pup or a Keystone neck pu, both strong and clear

Broly · November 12th, 2009, 10:01 PM

Don Mare's Stelly.

telbert twang · November 13th, 2009, 09:25 AM

But no experience with the SD Fiwe-Two ( 3 low strings alnico 5 3 upper strings alnico 2 ) ?

November 11th, 2009, 06:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
telbert twang Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 516 65 Photos	Replacement pickup similar to Baja neck one but rounder Howdy I am looking to replace the neck pup of my baja, which otherwise is a really great one , but seems to lack ( to my ears) some bottom, roundness and warmness. Any similar experience or suggestions? I would basically like a very similar pup in terms of clarity and output, but I just want it to be a little warmer and definately ´rounder´ (a bit more lows and a bit more (upper ) mids, to compliment the otherwise superior clarity ) ..... thanks, TT __________________ tt Last edited by telbert twang; November 12th, 2009 at 03:07 AM..

November 12th, 2009, 03:09 AM	#3 (permalink)
telbert twang Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 516 65 Photos	The Seymour Duncan Fiwe-Two´s seem interesting . Has anybody experience with them ? Is there a danger they´d be too much refined/smoothed (not able for ´glassy´clear cleans) ? __________________ tt

November 13th, 2009, 09:25 AM	#7 (permalink)
telbert twang Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Estonia Posts: 516 65 Photos	But no experience with the SD Fiwe-Two ( 3 low strings alnico 5 3 upper strings alnico 2 ) ? __________________ tt Last edited by telbert twang; November 13th, 2009 at 11:37 AM..

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tonfarbe Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Berlin, Yer-up Posts: 863 20 Photos	I also have a Baja and love the neck pickup. My 2nd favourite neck pickup is the Rockinger Telly Rhythm: http://www.rockinger.com/index.php?c...a2bc11e06e6985 It (almost) has the clarity of the Twisted Tele neck pickup but with stronger bass and mids. The Rockinger comes with a German Silver cover which has less dampening effects to the high frequencies. Of all the Tele neck pickups that I've tried, the Baja is the 'clearest', closely followed by the Rockinger Telly Rhythm.

November 12th, 2009, 04:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
heinzlorenzo TDPRI Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: england uk Posts: 30	Bareknuckle blackguard pickups are great. They do a vintage one at about 5K with a solid nickel cover that sounds clear, round and warm. Come to think of it, they do such a large range, there's plenty to choose from, and the best part is that they arrive real quick, no messing, just great customer service and a great handmade product - can't say enough about that! http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/ZT-teleseries.html

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fernando Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Barcelona, Spain Posts: 788 16 Photos	Maybe a Nocaster neck pup or a Keystone neck pu, both strong and clear

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Broly TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 92	Don Mare's Stelly.

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