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Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:23 pm
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I already posted this in the "pickup and accessory" section but nobody answered. So, here it goes again. I tried to explain the sound I'm looking for but if you have any questions about it please ask.

Is there a pickup that is in the middle between the texas specials and the '57/'62 pickups. I like the "attitude" of the texas specials but I also like the "sweetness" of the 57'/'62 pups. Is there a pickups I can get both sounds out of?


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Posted: Tue Dec 18, 2007 8:45 am
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try custom shop 69's, adjust the gain,treble,base, even reverb and noise gate till you get that sweet spot.


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i don't know about the rest of u guys,
but the tex-mex's seem to fit the bill nicely

http://www.fender.com/products//search. ... 0992131000


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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:03 am
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timski28 wrote:
i don't know about the rest of u guys,
but the tex-mex's seem to fit the bill nicely

http://www.fender.com/products//search. ... 0992131000



Agreed!


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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:18 pm
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i vote van zandts pickups, blues for a more hot sweet sound and vintage pluses for more vintage but still a little overwound sound. extremely beutifull pickups :wink:

if you want tex-mex then they are beutifull too but are very height sensitive. also you could look into the custom staggered tex-mex that are even more sweet sounding and less bright than regular tex-mex's. you can get those on ebay but fender does'nt sell them seperatly.


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Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:08 pm
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Thanks, I've been listening to some sound clip of the custom shop '69s and they sound fantastic.


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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:53 am
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The 69' Set is a fantastic set of pickups- I think they are pretty close to what you want.

I also have some personal experience with some other nice pickups:

I can first recommend Kinman pickups- they are hand wired and wound by a gentleman in Australia. I have had personal experience with the Kinman AVn Blues pickups- lots of midrange detail to the pickups, but also have very sweet highs (something tells me you don't want a ton of high end but you want definition in the tone). As a bonus, they are dead quiet. I hate the Vintage Noiseless pickups that came with my Clapton Strat, and the Kinmans work great- plus the noiseless capabilities of the pickups mean I can use the midboost without a ton of noise.
http://www.kinman.com/html/myProducts/strats.htm

And of course, Fralin. I have a set of their Real 54's installed in my G&L Legacy. I tend to favor weaker pickups so I can get more out of the amp, so these are perfect for me. They are pretty quiet, but unlike Kinman tey aren't going for noiseless sounds- Lindy accepts there will be some 60 Cycle hum, but the pickups come with the reverse wound middle pickup.
http://www.fralinpickups.com/stratstyle54.asp

I would like to say though that the body woods of the guitars affect my tone- my CS Strat is fit with Texas Specials and it still is my favorite guitar in terms of tone. But it also has a birdseye maple neck which makes the guitar sound a little brighter, as does the ash body. My G&L, though, is alder with a rosewood fretboard, so it balances the brighter sounding 54's with the smoother quality of the woods.

Hope this helps...

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Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 5:03 pm
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Thanks for those two pickup suggestions. I went to the Kinmans sound clips and they sound great, so many choices..........


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