brockd
TDPRI Member
So - and forgive me that this is not regarding a tele, but I trust all y'all on this forum more than most anywhere else...
I recently traded out a locally-made tele that's been giving me too many issues to keep. The fella traded me for an Agile Cool-Cat jazzbox. It's a big, fat, gibson-ey brute, but with a few tweaks, I'm sure it could come out much more Gretsch/Guild-ey - Duane Eddy!
The Korean 'buckers in her right now are by no means bad pickups - they sound a bit like a Gibson L5 and a Gretsch had a baby - but they're way too fat and round and woofy for my liking. I mainly play a tele and a strat and, when switching over, these things crank the amp up 4 notches. Much as I'd love to get in to straight-ahead jazz... I'd rather muck about and get some spank for this girl.
Now - do I spring and go straight for the $450 SD Dynasonics - http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/specialized-1/duncan_dynosoni/ - and not eat for a month... not to mention have to carve out the guit to retrofit these long babies in... Or do I go for something a little easier on the wallet... say.. GFS Retrotrons...? http://www.guitarfetish.com/Nashville-Vintage-Filtertron-Style-Humbucker-Chrome_c_100.html
Anyone have any experience with a swap like this/any recommendations on something budget friendly? The GFS Nashvilles use a ceramic magnet... which makes me a little weary... but if they sound good... then why not!
Fire away!
I recently traded out a locally-made tele that's been giving me too many issues to keep. The fella traded me for an Agile Cool-Cat jazzbox. It's a big, fat, gibson-ey brute, but with a few tweaks, I'm sure it could come out much more Gretsch/Guild-ey - Duane Eddy!
The Korean 'buckers in her right now are by no means bad pickups - they sound a bit like a Gibson L5 and a Gretsch had a baby - but they're way too fat and round and woofy for my liking. I mainly play a tele and a strat and, when switching over, these things crank the amp up 4 notches. Much as I'd love to get in to straight-ahead jazz... I'd rather muck about and get some spank for this girl.
Now - do I spring and go straight for the $450 SD Dynasonics - http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/custom-shop/specialized-1/duncan_dynosoni/ - and not eat for a month... not to mention have to carve out the guit to retrofit these long babies in... Or do I go for something a little easier on the wallet... say.. GFS Retrotrons...? http://www.guitarfetish.com/Nashville-Vintage-Filtertron-Style-Humbucker-Chrome_c_100.html
Anyone have any experience with a swap like this/any recommendations on something budget friendly? The GFS Nashvilles use a ceramic magnet... which makes me a little weary... but if they sound good... then why not!
Fire away!