Size of strat vs tele pickup?

[fretful]

Seems simple but...I've got a MIJ JD Tele with strat pickup at neck position. Is it the same width as tele neck pickup? If I changed to another colour tele pickguard - I know I'd need one with height adjusting holes to side - would the pickup hole fit!?

Anyone done the same?

 

[KokoTele]

Strat neck pickups are bigger, so you'll need a pickguard cut for a tele neck pickup. The pickup cavity will be plenty big, so don't worry about that one.

 

[Jack Wells]

Strat neck pickups are bigger, so you'll need a pickguard cut for a tele neck pickup.

????????? ........... He has a guitar with a Strat neck pickup. I think he wants to keep that pickup and only change the pickguard. Normal Telecaster pickguards will not fit unless he changes to a Tele neck pickup.

 

[chickenpicker]

I'd remove the original pickguard and use it as a template to mark the new one, then enlarge the hole in the new one and drill two holes for the pickup screws.

Or I'd just leave it as it is.

 

[mellecaster]

Guitarfetish sells Tele Guards (8hole) cut for Strat pup...Fit like a Dream...and I'm Picky........

 

[fretful]

Thanks - I'll have a look at Guitarfetish if they're online...

 

[mellecaster]

Here ya go.....El Linko

 

[KokoTele]

????????? ........... He has a guitar with a Strat neck pickup. I think he wants to keep that pickup and only change the pickguard. Normal Telecaster pickguards will not fit unless he changes to a Tele neck pickup.

D'oh! I don't know why I read into the post that he wanted to use a tele neck pickup instead of the strat neck pickup.

 

[BrianF]

BTW...the Strat pickup in the neck position is a major improvement over a normal Tele neck pickup.. not even close...!

 

[woodman]

BTW...the Strat pickup in the neck position is a major improvement over a normal Tele neck pickup.. not even close...!

... unless you remove the cover from a Tele neck pickup (see numerous other threads).

 

[fretful]

On the MIJ JD Tele the strat pickup loses the tone control on 5 way switch's fifth position - it's full treble and too thin, but in the other 3 positions wherer you can roll off the treble (apart from the bridge pickup only) it's genuinely interesting and warm...The pickups sound really good through my Tech 21 Trademark 60 but you can't help wondering what some Custom Shop ones would sound like.