72' Neck/Bridge Humbucker -Any Diff?

[castpolymer]

I am in the process of building a Tele with single coil bridge and humbucker in neck. I would like to use the 72' Reissue Humbucker. Is there any difference between the neck and bridge p/u ( I am planning on buying a used one )? I want to use the 72' humbucker as this is will be a Christmas gft for my father in-law and he is fanatic about all Fender parts. Thanks ahead of time for any input.

[jwells393]

Looking at the parts list for the 72 Thinline, we see different part numbers for the two pickups. I can't tell you what the difference would be. I'll bet either would work just fine.

'72 Thinline Parts List

[zachy]

the 72 reissue pickups are a bit bigger than regular, gibson-sized humbuckers

[Trimac20]

Originally Posted by castpolymer

I am in the process of building a Tele with single coil bridge and humbucker in neck. I would like to use the 72' Reissue Humbucker. Is there any difference between the neck and bridge p/u ( I am planning on buying a used one )? I want to use the 72' humbucker as this is will be a Christmas gft for my father in-law and he is fanatic about all Fender parts. Thanks ahead of time for any input.

I think the difference is in the wiring not the actual pickups (but I could be wrong)...I think the electronics bring out the bassier sound of the neck and the treblier sound of the rhythm, but they are essentially the same pickup.

[jivetrain]

the difference is that one pickup uses an alnico 4 bar magnet and the other alnico 2. the alnico 4 used in the bridge is much more trebly than the alnico 2 in the neck, which is much smoother and darker. otherwise they're about the same.