Fender 51 Nocaster Pickup Set in 62 Japan Tele

[skm001]

Hello,
I own a Fender 62 Japan Telecaster and I am happy with it ;-)
Does anybody have more Information about the Pickups?
http://www.thomann.de/gb/fender_62_t...om_rw_3tsb.htm

For distortion they could have more power.
Does an upgrade to Fender 51 Nocaster Pickups make sense?

I would love to hear some opinions.

regards
skm001

[Nick Fanis]

Some MIJ Custom Teles had US Fender Texas Special pickups,unfortunately yours is NOT one of them,YES a NOCASTER set will sound MUCH better than the generic MIJ pups of your guitar.

[elelpe]

Originally Posted by skm001

Does an upgrade to Fender 51 Nocaster Pickups make sense?

Are you kidding me? Look the answer above ^

[gypsyblues73]

I just posted basically the same thing earlier today in this section of the forum, about a '62 MIJ Tele I just got. I've been messing with the pickup height a bit, and while I'm still set on replacing the bridge with something a bit meatier, the neck pickup is pretty sweet at around 5/64-6/64. Very smooth and clear, even with distortion. The only info I've been able to find about the stock pickups (simply listed as "Japan Vintage" on the Fender Japan website) is that the bridge is 6.5k and the neck is 7.5k.

[skm001]

Originally Posted by elelpe

Are you kidding me? Look the answer above ^

Are there other good options for pick up upgrades or should it be the nocaster version?

[elelpe]

What are you after? Tell us more about what sound you have in your head, what you like/not about your tele, is it dark or bright sounding one, what is your rig etc. As for Nocaster, the bridge pickup delivers twang without icepick while sounds great with gain/overdrive too. The neck pickup has stratty sound. If you want more traditional sound from neck pickup, go with OV. What I really love about Nocaster is they are very pick sensitive. Of course other pickup makers have great products too.

[skm001]

Originally Posted by elelpe

What are you after? Tell us more about what sound you have in your head, what you like/not about your tele, is it dark or bright sounding one, what is your rig etc. As for Nocaster, the bridge pickup delivers twang without icepick while sounds great with gain/overdrive too. The neck pickup has stratty sound. If you want more traditional sound from neck pickup, go with OV. What I really love about Nocaster is they are very pick sensitive. Of course other pickup makers have great products too.

I love the twang sound of this guitar but I would love to have more rock compatibility to be more flexible, sorry it´s hard to explain.

[elelpe]

Well, whenever I hear "twang-rock", these pickups come to my mind: Nocaster, SD Jerry Donahue and SD Broadcaster. They're all great. Nocaster is darker than Broadcaster with Jerry Donahue in between, IMHO. Just pick which one would suit best in your tele. If you don't have a problem with neck pickup, no need to replace it. Keystones can twang and rock nicely too, in refined way (clearer).

[skm001]

Originally Posted by elelpe

Well, whenever I hear "twang-rock", these pickups come to my mind: Nocaster, SD Jerry Donahue and SD Broadcaster. They're all great. Nocaster is darker than Broadcaster with Jerry Donahue in between, IMHO. Just pick which one would suit best in your tele. If you don't have a problem with neck pickup, no need to replace it. Keystones can twang and rock nicely too, in refined way (clearer).

How do you mean "darker"? I heard the neck sound is pretty high and clear.

[elelpe]

Originally Posted by skm001

How do you mean "darker"? I heard the neck sound is pretty high and clear.

When I mentioned Nocaster, SD Jerry Donahue and SD Broadcaster, I was talking about the bridge pickup, not the neck. I guess most usually mentioned warm, smooth, sweet, clear, articulate, bluesy or jazzy when talking about neck pickup, not twang or rock.

[skm001]

thx, other opinions?

[skm001]

What about 62 Tele Custom Single-Coil Pickups? They are stocked in the american teles but I can´t find a place to buy them without the guitar?

[Stylemaster]

Originally Posted by skm001

What about 62 Tele Custom Single-Coil Pickups? They are stocked in the american teles but I can´t find a place to buy them without the guitar?

The '62 AVRI bridge pup from dbg-guitar on eBay for $42.45 with shipping http://bit.ly/I09SSC. You can't beat that. I got mine from him. He is a great guy to deal with too. Also he's selling the "62 AVRI neck pup for $46.28 http://bit.ly/I25u6r. My favorite set that Fender makes!

[skm001]

Originally Posted by Stylemaster

The '62 AVRI bridge pup from dbg-guitar on eBay for $42.45 with shipping http://bit.ly/I09SSC. You can't beat that. I got mine from him. He is a great guy to deal with too. Also he's selling the "62 AVRI neck pup for $46.28 http://bit.ly/I25u6r. My favorite set that Fender makes!

thx, are those the pickups that are stocked in the american Fender 62 Vintage Custom?

[Stylemaster]

Originally Posted by skm001

thx, are those the pickups that are stocked in the american Fender 62 Vintage Custom?

Yes absolutely - and if you doubt it check the Fender part numbers with Dave at dbg. He is a really good guy. They are great pickups - I love them. There are a few threads about them in the pickups discussion group if you do a search.