Fender HW Twisted Tele pickups

[kbbauman]

Well, I think I'm in a minority...I can't seem to get along with the Twisted Tele neck pickup in a new CS tele. As soon I switch it over there, it sounds like...a really nice modern tele, which isn't my thing.

Any recommendations for an accurate broadcaster (or other vintage, e.g., nocaster, etc.) neck pickup that does the vintage thing particularly well?

Thanks thanks thanks!

 

[Engine Swap]

Fender Original Vintage ‘52 or Nocasters.

 

[robt57]

Nickle cover perhaps. I like a brass cover sometime, for softer jazzy passes, especially.

 

[53Strat]

look closely at pickup height. These can sound great set a bit lower.

Edit ti add: I also have a Lollar vintage in one guitar and these two sound fairly close when the height is set right and the Lollars are not renowned as "modern"

 

[kbbauman]

look closely at pickup height. These can sound great set a bit lower.

Funny you mention that. I actually decided to raise the neck pickup a bit tonight because the bridge was so relatively loud, and wasn't terribly close to the strings. It sounds much much better...still pretty "modern" compared to what I'm used on the that tele and a CS Jazzmaster, but certainly better.