Seth Lover + Lil' 59 = ??? (or other HB+HB combos)

[WilburBufferson]

Has anyone done this? I want to rock out my telecaster without having to rout the body (already has swimming pool cavity in the neck position). I would like to retain the playability of my telecaster, but gain the benefits of more of a Les Paul hum canceling sound. If I don't use a full sized HB in the neck, what hum canceling pickup could I consider to achieve the same result? From what I can tell, an important consideration is that the pickups are well matched to one another. Tell me your stories! Thanks.

[Bartholomew3]

68 telecaster - I have a 1970 D'Imarzio PAF for the neck and a "lil 59" in the bridge.

Didn't change any pots or caps - the "lil 59" is a bit dark sounding but for doing Blues leads it works really well.

Way better sound than the guys who get on stage with their ice-picks and skinny string sound - immediate ear fatigue.

The axe can do any kind of gig - jazz, hard-rock, soft-rock, pop, r&b.

Not much demand for country twang where I live.

[WilburBufferson]

Originally Posted by Bartholomew3

68 telecaster - I have a 1970 D'Imarzio PAF for the neck and a "lil 59" in the bridge.

Didn't change any pots or caps - the "lil 59" is a bit dark sounding but for doing Blues leads it works really well.

Way better sound than the guys who get on stage with their ice-picks and skinny string sound - immediate ear fatigue.

The axe can do any kind of gig - jazz, hard-rock, soft-rock, pop, r&b.

Not much demand for country twang where I live.

Thanks, this is exactly the type of info I am after. Can you tell me what the value of the pot in your tele is? Have you done anything fancy to split the coils (assuming this can be done)?

[Wrong-Note Rod]

The Lil 59er is great in either bridge or neck. It wont twang. At all. But it does rawk! nicely.

I knew a guy who had a tele with that in the bridge and a Cool Rails in the neck and both were coil tapped, using push/pull volume knobs, and a 5 way switch, and it got a wide range of sounds. I'm no wiring maestro and I have no idea how to do it, but, it can be done.