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JohnK24 · September 14th, 2003, 05:35 PM

I've got a Broadcaster in the bridge now (alder w/vintage 3 brass saddle bridge). What the difference in the Duncan '54 Vintage pup ? Brighter ? More snap and twang ?

Any comments welcome.

Thanks,

John

Darrell · September 14th, 2003, 07:42 PM

yes, it is brighter. More difficult to drive, less mids. It is a great pickup, but I like the little extra smoothness the Broad offers. One advantage of the 54 is that the string definition is better, and the tone is top drawer.

Kris · September 15th, 2003, 06:20 AM

Both pickups produce excellent tone. The 54 has less mids and sounds thinner in most applications; great for 60s country tones. I prefer the Broadcaster for broad range use and flexibility. The 54 to my mind is a specialty item with limited range but excellent at what it does.

Kris

hwestman · September 22nd, 2003, 05:00 PM

I believe the 54 is excellent in warmer sounding teles such as the MIJ basswood bodied ones. I tried one in my MIJ 50ies and it sounded absolutely fabulous.

Harald

Kevin · September 23rd, 2003, 10:17 PM

I just put a '54 in my project guitar -- poplar body with threaded steel saddles...

The pup is definitely brighter, but still a tele sound. It has less "growl" than my broadcaster pup in an ash-bodied guitar with brass saddles....

Jef · September 24th, 2003, 09:11 AM

I have one tele with a Vintage 54 and one with a Jerry Donahue pickup. The 54 is very bright, the JD is smooth. I'd like to try the broadcaster some day: is it somewhere in between the 54 and the JD? (that would be nice).
Jef

September 14th, 2003, 05:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
JohnK24 Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,590	Opinions...Duncan '54 Vintage vs Broadcaster I've got a Broadcaster in the bridge now (alder w/vintage 3 brass saddle bridge). What the difference in the Duncan '54 Vintage pup ? Brighter ? More snap and twang ? Any comments welcome. Thanks, John __________________ http://www.twloha.com/vision/ - sometimes we need to listen and lend a hand

September 14th, 2003, 07:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Darrell Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Houston, Texas Age: 49 Posts: 2,654	I have both yes, it is brighter. More difficult to drive, less mids. It is a great pickup, but I like the little extra smoothness the Broad offers. One advantage of the 54 is that the string definition is better, and the tone is top drawer. __________________ "Yeap, I like the American Standard Telecaster, I can even live with one a them PCB amps, and I even use one a them mul-tie-effects things too."

September 15th, 2003, 06:20 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kris Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Reykjavik, Iceland Posts: 368	I agree with Darrell Both pickups produce excellent tone. The 54 has less mids and sounds thinner in most applications; great for 60s country tones. I prefer the Broadcaster for broad range use and flexibility. The 54 to my mind is a specialty item with limited range but excellent at what it does. Kris

September 22nd, 2003, 05:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
hwestman Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 498	I believe the 54 is excellent in warmer sounding teles such as the MIJ basswood bodied ones. I tried one in my MIJ 50ies and it sounded absolutely fabulous. Harald

September 23rd, 2003, 10:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kevin Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Terre Haute, IN Posts: 2,967	I just put a '54 in my project guitar -- poplar body with threaded steel saddles... The pup is definitely brighter, but still a tele sound. It has less "growl" than my broadcaster pup in an ash-bodied guitar with brass saddles....

September 24th, 2003, 09:11 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jef Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 760 8 Photos	I have one tele with a Vintage 54 and one with a Jerry Donahue pickup. The 54 is very bright, the JD is smooth. I'd like to try the broadcaster some day: is it somewhere in between the 54 and the JD? (that would be nice). Jef

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