Bridge Pickup Clean -- Strat vs. Tele

Toppscore · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:16 am **Posts:** 2337

The Word and the Breath wrote:

What are the differences, if any, between the sound of the bridge pickup, clean, on the strat vs. tele? What about with some grit?
While I'm at it, same question as to neck-only pickup and strat's middle only or 2 or 4 vs middle setting (both pickups) on tele. Please compare and contrast.
*** Oh, I'm talking about stock American Standards.... single coil pickups ***

IMHO, Strat bridge pickup is a bit less clean
and a Tele bridge pickup is a bit more twangy

Plus, there are so many Strats & Teles,
the best way to compare is to compare the
American Standard Telecaster (vs) American Standard Stratocaster.
Each with no extra add-ons. That way, you have the best low end Fender setups.
Toppscore

TheKingofPain · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:26 am

Agreed. While things like body wood, tone circuit, and the like will all affect tone. IMO, the biggest difference to how they sound is their proximity to the bridge. As a Tele's pick up, I believe (don't quote me, I'm a bassist), is slightly closet to where the strings contact the saddles it gets a "tighter" sound out of the pick up. As was pointed out above, the best way is to pick up one of each of the same series without any "extras". Wether it be an AmStd, AVS, or Classic Series and run them through the same amp with the same settings (I'd recommend 10:30, 10:30, and noon, or 10:30, noon, and noon) on the clean channel.

Toppscore · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:16 am **Posts:** 2337

TheKingofPain wrote:

Agreed. While things like body wood, tone circuit, and the like will all affect tone. IMO, the biggest difference to how they sound is their proximity to the bridge. As a Tele's pick up, I believe (don't quote me, I'm a bassist), is slightly closet to where the strings contact the saddles it gets a "tighter" sound out of the pick up. As was pointed out above, the best way is to pick up one of each of the same series without any "extras". Wether it be an AmStd, AVS, or Classic Series and run them through the same amp with the same settings (I'd recommend 10:30, 10:30, and noon, or 10:30, noon, and noon) on the clean channel.

I totally agree to start with the simplest common denominator of the Tele/Strat
from the American Standard lines, stripped down, no extras, MIA and easy to
find at local guitar stores.

Then once you decide which one, ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE!!!

Following are SOME of my axes with ALL HELL theory applied

2006 Fender Custom 1960s Reissue with Bigsby Tremolo System * Highly Modified

2008 Fender MIM HSS Fat Strat

Super Strat with Hand-Wired Pickups, Varitone Switching, TBX Switching, many extras

Fender Jaguar

Microtonal Stratocaster * Forty (40) Frets * 24 Notes per Octave

Late 1990s Fender American Standard Stratocaster * Highly Modified * Reverse Headstock
Super Strat * Locking Nut * String Lock Saddles * Vintage Locking Bridge
Scalloped Neck re-fretted with 6100 Dunlop Frets
Single “H” Active Seymour Duncan Live Wire Pickup * Two (2) 9-Volt Battery Ports
Similar Setup = Jim Martin (Faith No More)

Super Strat HHH w/Seymour Duncan Hot/Cool/Cool Rails * Tons of modifications

1990 Fender Plus Ultra with Lace Sensor Pickups

2011 Fender Standard American LEFT-HANDED Stratocaster * FLIPPED for RIGHT HANDED HENDRIX
Upgraded to three reverse wound Hendrix Pickups * FLIPPED & Filed Nut
Added Schaller Tuners on the Big Horn

Green SUPER STRAT * 24 Frets * Locking Nut * Locking Bridge
DeMarzio Super Distortion III, Guitar Fetish 12x Stacked, DeMarzio Humbucker from Hell

TheKingofPain · **Posted:** Thu Aug 30, 2012 5:53 am

That's awesome! The Strat and the Tele straight from the factory are both available in so many configurations it's staggering. Makes me glad I'm a bassist, or I'd be broke.

So many cool sounds and vibes. Great stuff.

Toppscore · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:16 am **Posts:** 2337

TheKingofPain wrote:

That's awesome! The Strat and the Tele straight from the factory are both available in so many configurations it's staggering. Makes me glad I'm a bassist, or I'd be broke.

So many cool sounds and vibes. Great stuff.

Yes. NONE of the ABOVE are "straight from the factory".
SOME started out as a Fender product and some guitars' genesis are Fender.
Hope I opened your mind a bit with looking for that "right sound".
Toppscore

1neeto · **Posted:** Fri Aug 31, 2012 9:39 am

That gazillion fret strat. How in the hell do you play that? :shock:

Toppscore · **Joined:** Sun Nov 20, 2011 3:16 am **Posts:** 2337

1neeto wrote:

That gazillion fret strat. How in the hell do you play that? :shock:

Come on, gotta use a better word than "gazillion".

I like "cajillion". How about you?

Anyway, I use my left hand to mess with the frets & fretboard
and my right hand to mess with the strings, pick and control knobs.
Toppscore

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