Good Sounding Bucker'

wademp · August 3rd, 2003, 02:41 PM

What is a good sounding humbucker pickup to put in the neck position of a tele (Stock or aftermarket). After I get my tele this is one thing that I am seriously thinkin about doin so throw me some ideas.

Thanks

Andy B · August 3rd, 2003, 05:08 PM

My favorite is a Duncan Vintage Firebird. Second favorite is a Gibson / Epiphone Mini Humbucker.

Wayne Alexander · August 3rd, 2003, 07:55 PM

Depends what pickup you've got in the bridge position. If you have a stock-type tele pickup, then you'll need a PAF-type humbucker (lower output than the modern high-output ones) to match up. Choices for those range from actual Gibson PAF's, to Seymour Duncan 59, Seth Lover, Antiquity, 57 classic etc, Tom Holmes, Lindy Fralin, many others. My favorite of these is the Tom Holmes, yours may not be.

eryque · August 3rd, 2003, 10:31 PM

I absolutely *love* the sound of a Duncan '59 in the neck of my tele. It's got that humbucker fatness, but lots of openness in the sound, so it doesn't kill the Tele vibe. You know how when you play a chord on a Les Paul, you can't really hear the individual notes and it just sounds kinda thick and muddy? Well, with this pickup in a telecaster it ain't so.

Brad · August 4th, 2003, 01:16 PM

Depending on the type of music you play, there are a bunch of great sounding humbuckers out there. I'm simply nuts about the Seth Lover in my tele. Sweet, rich, woody and so touch sensitive it's scary. Jason Lollars Imperial Humbucker is outstanding. It will be my next humbucker purchase for sure. Duncan 59 or Jazz are excellent for teles as are the Stewart McDonald "Golden Age" pickup line. As a bonus, the Stew Mac pickups are lower cost than the others mentioned and they sound very good. DiMarzio makes some great sound pickups and their humbucking soapbar size pickup ( the DLX, I believe ) sound very cool in the neck of a tele. I've had quite a few different bridge pickups in this tele and they have all matched beautifully with the Seth.

porklash · August 5th, 2003, 09:24 AM

I´m thinking of getting a Lindy Fralin Unbucker.
That pickup could just be the right one for me.
I think ordinary sized humbuckers in the neckposition always sounds too...smeary if thats the word?
I want something that sounds "tighter" but still kind of "humbuckish".

So my advice for you is buy an Unbucker and then tell me about it!

pEr

wademp · August 5th, 2003, 11:16 AM

I'll be sure to get right on that porlash!!!

August 3rd, 2003, 02:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
wademp TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Posts: 59	Good Sounding Bucker' What is a good sounding humbucker pickup to put in the neck position of a tele (Stock or aftermarket). After I get my tele this is one thing that I am seriously thinkin about doin so throw me some ideas. Thanks

August 3rd, 2003, 05:08 PM	#2 (permalink)
Andy B Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Englewood, Colorado Posts: 287	Mini Humbuckers My favorite is a Duncan Vintage Firebird. Second favorite is a Gibson / Epiphone Mini Humbucker. __________________ Andy

August 4th, 2003, 01:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Brad Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,294	Bucker Depending on the type of music you play, there are a bunch of great sounding humbuckers out there. I'm simply nuts about the Seth Lover in my tele. Sweet, rich, woody and so touch sensitive it's scary. Jason Lollars Imperial Humbucker is outstanding. It will be my next humbucker purchase for sure. Duncan 59 or Jazz are excellent for teles as are the Stewart McDonald "Golden Age" pickup line. As a bonus, the Stew Mac pickups are lower cost than the others mentioned and they sound very good. DiMarzio makes some great sound pickups and their humbucking soapbar size pickup ( the DLX, I believe ) sound very cool in the neck of a tele. I've had quite a few different bridge pickups in this tele and they have all matched beautifully with the Seth. __________________ We don't stop playing because we get old, we get old becasue we stop playing.

August 5th, 2003, 09:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
porklash Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Sollefteå Sweden Posts: 235	I´m thinking of getting a Lindy Fralin Unbucker. That pickup could just be the right one for me. I think ordinary sized humbuckers in the neckposition always sounds too...smeary if thats the word? I want something that sounds "tighter" but still kind of "humbuckish". So my advice for you is buy an Unbucker and then tell me about it! pEr __________________ Slicing eardrums...

August 5th, 2003, 11:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
wademp TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky Posts: 59	RIGHT I'll be sure to get right on that porlash!!!

August 3rd, 2003, 07:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wayne Alexander Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 997	Depends what pickup you've got in the bridge position. If you have a stock-type tele pickup, then you'll need a PAF-type humbucker (lower output than the modern high-output ones) to match up. Choices for those range from actual Gibson PAF's, to Seymour Duncan 59, Seth Lover, Antiquity, 57 classic etc, Tom Holmes, Lindy Fralin, many others. My favorite of these is the Tom Holmes, yours may not be.

August 3rd, 2003, 10:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
eryque Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: albany, ny [not chicago] Posts: 6,929 44 Photos	I absolutely love the sound of a Duncan '59 in the neck of my tele. It's got that humbucker fatness, but lots of openness in the sound, so it doesn't kill the Tele vibe. You know how when you play a chord on a Les Paul, you can't really hear the individual notes and it just sounds kinda thick and muddy? Well, with this pickup in a telecaster it ain't so.