PROJECT: MEXSQUIRE

ye olde fretmonkey · April 27th, 2005, 12:37 PM

So I'm thinking about overhauling a 92 MIM top-loading Tele and making it into a Mexsquire of sorts.

Looking for a loud, twangy pickup without laying out too much $$.

Any of y'all using a DiMarzio Twang King out there??

Al Nico · April 27th, 2005, 12:58 PM

I've used a twang king - loud and twangy is just what it is! I find it has a more even and smooth response than the '52RI, but you can vary the degree of rudeness with pick-attack. It also behaves better under heavy overdrive than most vintage style pups.

You might also try a VanZandt vintage or Rio Grande Tallboy - all not too pricey.

ye olde fretmonkey · April 27th, 2005, 01:03 PM

Do the VZ and the Rio Grande have the same sorta color/character to em?

I'm looking for something that'll give a good country/chicken pickin twang but will still work for rock. It's currently got an EMG active single coil in the bridge, which is way too dark sounding for my tastes...that's why the guitar is 'retired' right now.

Raymond · April 27th, 2005, 06:09 PM

Oh man, I love those early 90's toploaders. The neck! Oh my, the neck! Why can't they make them exactly like that again?

Anyway...

For some time I had a BL L-290TL in my 91 MIM toploader. It’s very hot and hard to beat for 48 bucks. I really like it. Now that pup is on my Partscaster. The bridge in those toploader is ferrous, so it will twang very nicely and it will also rock very well.

kerc · April 27th, 2005, 06:25 PM

GFS Hot TC Alnico. $27.95 @ eBay. 8)

April 27th, 2005, 12:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,340	PROJECT: MEXSQUIRE So I'm thinking about overhauling a 92 MIM top-loading Tele and making it into a Mexsquire of sorts. Looking for a loud, twangy pickup without laying out too much $$. Any of y'all using a DiMarzio Twang King out there?? __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

April 27th, 2005, 01:03 PM	#3 (permalink)
ye olde fretmonkey Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin Posts: 3,340	Do the VZ and the Rio Grande have the same sorta color/character to em? I'm looking for something that'll give a good country/chicken pickin twang but will still work for rock. It's currently got an EMG active single coil in the bridge, which is way too dark sounding for my tastes...that's why the guitar is 'retired' right now. __________________ Just 'cause that's the way things are, that never did make it right.

April 27th, 2005, 06:09 PM	#4 (permalink)
Raymond Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Herndon, VA Posts: 2,417 3 Photos	Oh man, I love those early 90's toploaders. The neck! Oh my, the neck! Why can't they make them exactly like that again? Anyway... For some time I had a BL L-290TL in my 91 MIM toploader. It’s very hot and hard to beat for 48 bucks. I really like it. Now that pup is on my Partscaster. The bridge in those toploader is ferrous, so it will twang very nicely and it will also rock very well. __________________ "That's a hard pill to swallow, buddy; when you find out what the blues is all about"

April 27th, 2005, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
kerc Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Age: 37 Posts: 591	GFS Hot TC Alnico. $27.95 @ eBay. 8) __________________ Hey, try to play your guitar daily!

April 27th, 2005, 12:58 PM	#2 (permalink)
Al Nico Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 288 5 Photos	I've used a twang king - loud and twangy is just what it is! I find it has a more even and smooth response than the '52RI, but you can vary the degree of rudeness with pick-attack. It also behaves better under heavy overdrive than most vintage style pups. You might also try a VanZandt vintage or Rio Grande Tallboy - all not too pricey.