First Tele, First Mods

brewbuck72 · February 25th, 2008, 05:13 PM

I have completed my first set of mods on my first Telecaster so I thought I would share. The guitar is a 2007 MIM standard and I added the pearloid pickguard and some GFS lil puncher XL's (vintage wind). Here are some pics ...

I really like the sound of the pickups. No more hum and the bridge still has the tele twang. The neck pickup is darker, almost bordering on a little muddy.

dougc · February 25th, 2008, 05:48 PM

Great looking guitar--my first mod was a four-way switch on a highway one. So, how does it sound?

Bangbang · February 25th, 2008, 05:49 PM

Nice

dougc · February 25th, 2008, 10:59 PM

Doh--missed the last line in your original post.

voided3 · February 25th, 2008, 11:47 PM

If you feel the neck pickup is too muddy, try switching to 500k ohm pots if you haven't got them already and/or a no-load tone pot. Sometimes lowering neck humbuckers a tad can reduce the mud as well; it worked on my SG!

February 25th, 2008, 05:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
brewbuck72 NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: ohio Posts: 2	First Tele, First Mods I have completed my first set of mods on my first Telecaster so I thought I would share. The guitar is a 2007 MIM standard and I added the pearloid pickguard and some GFS lil puncher XL's (vintage wind). Here are some pics ... I really like the sound of the pickups. No more hum and the bridge still has the tele twang. The neck pickup is darker, almost bordering on a little muddy.

February 25th, 2008, 05:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
dougc TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 86	Great looking guitar--my first mod was a four-way switch on a highway one. So, how does it sound?

February 25th, 2008, 05:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Bangbang Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Walled Lake Michigan Age: 57 Posts: 295	Nice

February 25th, 2008, 10:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
dougc TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 86	Doh--missed the last line in your original post.

February 25th, 2008, 11:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
voided3 Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 693	If you feel the neck pickup is too muddy, try switching to 500k ohm pots if you haven't got them already and/or a no-load tone pot. Sometimes lowering neck humbuckers a tad can reduce the mud as well; it worked on my SG!