"late 50's" tele pickup replacement?

fernieite · June 18th, 2003, 01:57 PM

Hi gents. I'm planning on building a late 50's tele copy and was wondering your opinion on the most period corrct replacement pickups there are. Are SD 55 antiquity's the way to go ; or maybe Fender custom shop has a nice set? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Sean.

Michael · June 18th, 2003, 05:47 PM

... are the Duncan Broadcaster pickup and the Peter Florance Voodoo pickup. Neither is a late `50's pickup but I liked them both, particularly the Voodoo. I have an early `50's lap steel pickup in my Tele and the Voodoo was virtually indistinguishable. I'll probably use them on my new project Tele, an early `50's style with an mjtele finish job.

June 18th, 2003, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
fernieite TDPRI Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: B.C. Canada Posts: 36	"late 50's" tele pickup replacement? Hi gents. I'm planning on building a late 50's tele copy and was wondering your opinion on the most period corrct replacement pickups there are. Are SD 55 antiquity's the way to go ; or maybe Fender custom shop has a nice set? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks, Sean.

June 18th, 2003, 05:47 PM	#2 (permalink)
Michael Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: The Sunny Side of the Street Posts: 502	Two I've used... ... are the Duncan Broadcaster pickup and the Peter Florance Voodoo pickup. Neither is a late `50's pickup but I liked them both, particularly the Voodoo. I have an early `50's lap steel pickup in my Tele and the Voodoo was virtually indistinguishable. I'll probably use them on my new project Tele, an early `50's style with an mjtele finish job. __________________ "Help thy brother's boat across, and lo! Thine own has reached the shore".