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Post subject: Good Tele pickup that's not as bright and twangy?
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 1:49 pm
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Before I start, let me say that yes, I know part of the Telecaster's appeal is the bright and twangy tone. What I'd like is to find a pickup that not as bright and twangy. I play a lot of blues and have an American Deluxe Telecaster. My favourite tone for lead is to use both pickups with the S-1 switch engaged.

Any help or advice you can give me would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.


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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 3:35 pm
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The new Twisted Tele pickups are said to be more Strat-like and YouTube clips I've heard of them seem to confirm that. A little less twangy than a traditional Tele pickup.

I don't know if you can get just the pickups though - they may only be available in Custom Shop guitars.

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Post subject: Re: Good Tele pickup that's not as bright and twangy?
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 4:40 pm
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I wanted the same thing on my telecaster, so after listening to lots of audio clips of different pickups, I picked Tonerider TRT2 pickups. I couldn't be happier with the sound.


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Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 9:10 pm
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I have a Hwy 1 Texas Tele that came stock with "hot vintage" pickups. They are not real trebley or twangy. I like them a lot, but I don't know if you can buy them. :D


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Post subject: Re: Good Tele pickup that's not as bright and twangy?
Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:55 pm
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Try the Bare Knuckle flat 50 pickups, very fat sounding bridge pickup not as twangy.


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Post subject: Re: Good Tele pickup that's not as bright and twangy?
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 2:07 pm
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Its a stacked humbucker, but I've got a Seymour Duncan little '59 in the bridge of my tele.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/e ... _59_for_t/

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Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 5:31 pm
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yodacaster wrote:
Its a stacked humbucker, but I've got a Seymour Duncan little '59 in the bridge of my tele.

http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/e ... _59_for_t/

Thanks to all who have replied to my question. The Little '59 sounds like it might be just what I'm looking for.


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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 9:52 am
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I'm not sure what kind of fret board you have, but rosewood will darken up the color a little bit. My Muddy Waters Tele has just the sound you are looking for. The tone is great for blues and rock.


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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 1:52 pm
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paris wrote:
I'm not sure what kind of fret board you have, but rosewood will darken up the color a little bit. My Muddy Waters Tele has just the sound you are looking for. The tone is great for blues and rock.


I love the color that rosewood gives the tele. I look the look too.
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Post subject: Re: Good Tele pickup that's not as bright and twangy?
Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:34 am
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paris wrote:
I'm not sure what kind of fret board you have, but rosewood will darken up the color a little bit. My Muddy Waters Tele has just the sound you are looking for. The tone is great for blues and rock.


I think this is very subjective and alot would debate that fact. I personally hear no difference.

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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 3:38 pm
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yodacaster wrote:
paris wrote:
I'm not sure what kind of fret board you have, but rosewood will darken up the color a little bit. My Muddy Waters Tele has just the sound you are looking for. The tone is great for blues and rock.


I think this is very subjective and alot would debate that fact. I personally hear no difference.

http://www.fender.com/news/index.php?di ... rticle=395

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Maple. A heavier, flat-sounding and often beautiful wood of which there are several species, maple is used in acoustic guitars because of its sonically "transparent" qualities, which let the tonal character of the top ring through without significant tone coloration from the back and sides.

Brazilian rosewood. Strong and clear at the low end, rich and sparkly at the top end, with a reverberant quality.

Indian rosewood. Very similar to the Brazilian variety, but with thicker, more midrange-y tonality.


I can hear the difference! A maple fingerboard has a brighter, more complex top-end. A rosewood fingerboard would definitely contribute to mellowing out the tone of a bright sounding guitar.

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yodacaster wrote:
paris wrote:
I'm not sure what kind of fret board you have, but rosewood will darken up the color a little bit. My Muddy Waters Tele has just the sound you are looking for. The tone is great for blues and rock.


I think this is very subjective and alot would debate that fact. I personally hear no difference.


I hear a difference because I own guitars with both types of necks. My Strats with Maple necks are little brighter and snappier than the ones with rosewood. I do believe that your personal attach also plays a part as well.


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Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 7:04 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 8:38 am
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yodacaster wrote:
paris wrote:
I'm not sure what kind of fret board you have, but rosewood will darken up the color a little bit. My Muddy Waters Tele has just the sound you are looking for. The tone is great for blues and rock.


I think this is very subjective and alot would debate that fact. I personally hear no difference.

http://www.fender.com/news/index.php?di ... rticle=395

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Maple. A heavier, flat-sounding and often beautiful wood of which there are several species, maple is used in acoustic guitars because of its sonically "transparent" qualities, which let the tonal character of the top ring through without significant tone coloration from the back and sides.

Brazilian rosewood. Strong and clear at the low end, rich and sparkly at the top end, with a reverberant quality.

Indian rosewood. Very similar to the Brazilian variety, but with thicker, more midrange-y tonality.


I can hear the difference! A maple fingerboard has a brighter, more complex top-end. A rosewood fingerboard would definitely contribute to mellowing out the tone of a bright sounding guitar.


This article is for acoustic guitars, not for fingerboards. I don't think the same argument can be applied here. I own guitars with both rosewood and maple fingerboards and if there is a difference, I do not hear it. I highly doubt it is going to affect the sound enough to matter.

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Post subject: Re: Good Tele pickup that's not as bright and twangy?
Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:10 am
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yodacaster wrote:

This article is for acoustic guitars, not for fingerboards. I don't think the same argument can be applied here. I own guitars with both rosewood and maple fingerboards and if there is a difference, I do not hear it. I highly doubt it is going to affect the sound enough to matter.


lol. As my dad would say; "that's what you get for thinking." Yes, the article is about wood in relation to acoustics. However, the tonal qualities of tonewood don't change because you are using them on an acoustic guitar. Maple is maple, and rosewood is rosewood.

Let me get more examples for you... Here, from Sweetwater:

Maple -- Medium to heavy weight, very bright with long sustain.

Rosewood -- Plays smooth and fast with very warm tone.

http://www.sweetwater.com/shop/guitars/ ... uide.php#2

...if you want to tame a bright sounding guitar, changing the neck from maple to rosewood *will* contribute to warming-up the tone!

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