Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster

asatbender · July 2nd, 2008, 08:46 PM

Anyone have one of these? I was just curious as to what the mini humbucker sounds like. Does it overdrive as easily as a regular humbucker?

adamjs69 · July 2nd, 2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by asatbender

Anyone have one of these? I was just curious as to what the mini humbucker sounds like. Does it overdrive as easily as a regular humbucker?

Ive played one a couple of times for about an hour each time. My impressions were that it doesn't quite have the bottom end of a regualr humbucker but it is a bit brighter. If you do a search for the vintage mini humbucker I think Seymour Duncan actually describes it as a cross between a single coil and a regular humbucker. I guess that's sort of accurate from what I experienced. I might describe it as a cleaner, thicker and quieter P90 maybe. Anyway, I'm not a big fan of humbuckers but to me this one was absolutely perfect. I loved it. I'm REALLY close to actually taking the plunge on the Hot Rod by the way so I'll post when I get it.

Durockrolly · July 3rd, 2008, 12:35 AM

I have one and love the Mini! For 35 years I have played guitars with single coil pick ups but when I plugged this thing in it was like magic. I am a blues guitarist and this tone fits in with my style.

sombiesam · July 3rd, 2008, 09:19 AM

I originally wanted to buy a hotrod 52. I tried it once long time ago, It sound very impressive to me. It soudn is very mellow. It make me feel like a reflction of a castle on a lake slowly moving

Telarkaster · July 3rd, 2008, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by sombiesam

It make me feel like a reflction of a castle on a lake slowly moving

Yeah! Nice! I know just what you mean!

fancychords · July 3rd, 2008, 10:00 AM

High..I saw one at my local music store tried it and really liked it..Then I justified buying it...Now I have to sell my Baja...That was part of the justification...

PJ · July 3rd, 2008, 06:02 PM

Duro....nice guitar! That's the one that's on my "must have" list.
You know, the "Bucket List" for Teles.

epimetheus81 · July 3rd, 2008, 07:27 PM

I simply don't have the scratch to pull one of those for a present, but it's definitely one for the future. Played one today at GC and loved the tone. The neck seemed a little funky, though. . . felt finished near the body and got a little rough to the touch working your way towards the headstock. I like it, since I like the feel of unfinished wood, but that doesn't seem to be what was intended.

nedray · July 3rd, 2008, 09:58 PM

I've owned two of them and couldn't get right with either one. Not that they sounded bad--they were OK, although I think the neck HB sounds thick and lifeless. I'm also just about decided that the flat board and big frets kill the chime and sparkle. There are some here who really like the Hot Rod, so obviously, it's subjective.

July 2nd, 2008, 08:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
asatbender Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: ga Posts: 258	Vintage Hot Rod '52 Telecaster Anyone have one of these? I was just curious as to what the mini humbucker sounds like. Does it overdrive as easily as a regular humbucker?

July 3rd, 2008, 10:00 AM	#6 (permalink)
fancychords Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: staten island ny Age: 61 Posts: 277	High..I saw one at my local music store tried it and really liked it..Then I justified buying it...Now I have to sell my Baja...That was part of the justification... __________________ "There are no bad notes,only bad resolution.."

July 3rd, 2008, 06:02 PM	#7 (permalink)
PJ Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,909 4 Photos	Duro....nice guitar! That's the one that's on my "must have" list. You know, the "Bucket List" for Teles. __________________ PJ "I don't know if it's art, but I like it."

July 3rd, 2008, 12:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
Durockrolly TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: L.A. Posts: 20	I have one and love the Mini! For 35 years I have played guitars with single coil pick ups but when I plugged this thing in it was like magic. I am a blues guitarist and this tone fits in with my style.

July 3rd, 2008, 09:19 AM	#4 (permalink)
sombiesam TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 13	I originally wanted to buy a hotrod 52. I tried it once long time ago, It sound very impressive to me. It soudn is very mellow. It make me feel like a reflction of a castle on a lake slowly moving

July 3rd, 2008, 07:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
epimetheus81 TDPRI Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, Il Age: 27 Posts: 75	I simply don't have the scratch to pull one of those for a present, but it's definitely one for the future. Played one today at GC and loved the tone. The neck seemed a little funky, though. . . felt finished near the body and got a little rough to the touch working your way towards the headstock. I like it, since I like the feel of unfinished wood, but that doesn't seem to be what was intended.

July 3rd, 2008, 09:58 PM	#9 (permalink)
nedray Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: No. Virginia Age: 55 Posts: 165	I've owned two of them and couldn't get right with either one. Not that they sounded bad--they were OK, although I think the neck HB sounds thick and lifeless. I'm also just about decided that the flat board and big frets kill the chime and sparkle. There are some here who really like the Hot Rod, so obviously, it's subjective.