About Neck Humbucker

[ArcticWhiteTelecaster]

Hi,
I put (this week) a neck humbucker on my Standard Telecaster. I was very dispointed with my new sound. Too many bass for my taste. I try to put a 250k resistor between the humbucker and the selector but with no good result . This evening i find the solution: i just pull down the humbucker on bass strings and pull it up on treble strings, like the bridge PU. Now it sound very well. Simple solution are often the best !

[Brad]

You are correct sir! Sometimes the simple solutions prove to be the best. Now, go out there and play some blooz with that baby!

[TwinReverb]

....I got a Fralin Unbucker (7,5k). It has more clarity on the bass strings (due to uneven wound coils). It has a split coil too. Gives me 5 options.
I do have some trouble adjusting the bridgepu to match the volume of the Unbucker. I am using a Fralin Steelpole 43 for the bridge position. What are your experiences matching the two pu's ?

cheers
Erik

[GilmourD]

Originally Posted by TwinReverb

....I got a Fralin Unbucker (7,5k). It has more clarity on the bass strings (due to uneven wound coils). It has a split coil too. Gives me 5 options.
I do have some trouble adjusting the bridgepu to match the volume of the Unbucker. I am using a Fralin Steelpole 43 for the bridge position. What are your experiences matching the two pu's ?

cheers
Erik

My 'buckered Tele was originally a Tex Mex Tele Special. It's still got the stock Tex Mex 'bucker in the neck (cover and all) and that sounds pretty sweet, but the Tex Mex Tele bridge was a little weak comparitively. So, in went a Van Zandt Vintage Plus. I keep both pickups pretty low. The 'bucker is just high enough so that the cover "bubbles" over the guard. and the bridge pickup's a bit higher off the bridge plate (but not much). It took a bit of work, but got the things balanced and it sounds sweet. Volume-wise, the full 'bucker is still louder than the bridge, but the split 'bucker is a hair quieter than the bridge.

[TwinReverb]

I have my HB and SP43 "floating" really high. I even "screwed up" some poles of the SP43 to get a better match with the HB. It probably kills everybody within 10 feet now I guess...
Hmmm, maybe I will try your approach GilmourD and lower them. I do like the Fralin Unbucker a lot. It has a really clear and defined bass (not muddy at all). I wouldn't mind having some Unbuckers in a LP style guitar......find one first though 8)