PUP's for a Custom Made Thinline Tele

[jbear]

This will be an ash body with flame caps and Musikraft maple neck. I can have the body routed any way I like. Style...clean to low-gain/moderate overdrive. I am considering all of the options. What would you put in there?

[JohnW400]

I have a 90's Tele thinline. USA made in natural with 'tortoise' binding. Very nice guitar.

I changed out the front pup for a Duncan HB with a push pull and a Texas Special for the bridge. (I probably should have put a Joe Barden in the bridge.) But what I have sounds great and versatile.

[jbear]

Thanks for the response. I have pondered putting a Seth or a 59 in the neck and Broadcaster or a 62 RI in the bridge. I have a modified Esquire with a TexMex neck and a Broadcaster bridge. I really like that combo, but that's a solid ash body. I'm trying to get the most out of this guitar's "semi-ness."
I play a Carvin Holdsworth that has their H22's which sound amazing in that guitar. I'm considering those as well.
Sooooo many options!

[spiral]

You haven't really said what kind of sound you want. Right now the parameters are: every pickup made.

I personally like the Bardens front and back. They are dead quiet, and have a really detailed, full, and chunky sound. If you like a little more twang, TV Jones makes unbeatable pickups.

Whatever you do don't ask this on the tele board, you will get as many options as there are members. That's the downside to message boards: more choices than when you started.

[Stackabones]

Joe Barden all the way. Gorgeous pups.

[Archie]

Gretsch Filtertrons are quite popular in Teles.

[jbear]

Thanks for the responses. I didn't specify what I play (beyond clean-mod. OD) just to get the widest variety of opinion. I find that sometimes when I specify I get people recommending what the players I emulate use. That is a logical response...sometimes I like to check out the illogical and spontaneous when it comes to art. I play fusion, non-trad. blues, and jazz.