What pup to make your tele sound like a Gretsch?

[klasher]

Who's getting close to that Brian Setzer sound with your tele? Is it possible? How you doing it? What kind of pups you using? You using a standard tele body or an f-hole body? Any thoughts?

[Billis Magoops]

Originally Posted by klasher

Who's getting close to that Brian Setzer sound with your tele? Is it possible? How you doing it? What kind of pups you using? You using a standard tele body or an f-hole body? Any thoughts?

This may seem kinda obvious, but try a gretsch p\u. You can buy a different pickguard and and put it in the neck position. Or Pickup a humbucker style bridge plate, and chuck it in there. I love "that Gretsch sound", I've often thought about the mods. I have a 335 copy, (that I'm gonna post about, in a minute or two) that I'd like to chuck them into. If you don't like the results you can always sell the parts to folks like me. Oh and you will most likely have to cut some wood out for clearance.

[JamonHamon]

TV Jone Pickups are the pickups that Brian Setzer uses!!!...

[klasher]

Oh yeah, duh. I guess I never thought of that. that would work, though it would probably be a pretty big job getting them in there. replacing the bridge, routing, etc.

[Billis Magoops]

Originally Posted by klasher

Oh yeah, duh. I guess I never thought of that. that would work, though it would probably be a pretty big job getting them in there. replacing the bridge, routing, etc.

Yeah but you can always change it back. It'd be worth it if you really want the sound tho. Or look into one of the solid body Gretsch guitars. The P\U will cost you at least $100, for an extra $400 you could buy a used Gretsch.

[Ringo]

Gretsch used a lot of different pu's, Dearmond single coils, their own single coils, humbuckers.
Fender made a Tele with the newer Dearmond pu's, I've played a home brew Tele that had some of those and it sounded really good to me, don't know if it sounded like any particular Gretsch model though.