IMHO the Wilde/Bill and Becky Lawrence L280 noiseless pick ups are the best drop-in replacements for the sake of fat tone and clarity.
The Dimarzio Area T pickups are a close second. They might get you closer to the classic Ed Bickert pre-PAF tone, if that's what you're looking for, than the Wildes. Having used both extensively, I prefer the Wilde pickups.
Both of those have a bit of humbucker compression; if you really like the true single coil sound, the Wilde Microcoil pickups for the Telecaster are outstanding. While they are a true single coil, they pick up less noise due to the smaller coil not offering as much antenna. There are two versions, one with I presume a ceramic bar magnet and one with alnico polepiece magnets; I prefer the sound of the ceramics (the alnicos are a little too Stratty for my tastes).
In my case, I have found that I like adding a resistor in parallel between the hot output of the bridge pickup and ground to sweeten/round off the highs just a little bit and make it less spiky. There are wiring diagrams on the Wilde website and also Lindy Fralin's website has a very nice page on this. Basically, this makes the bridge pickup think it is seeing a lower resistance pot, say 100K, while the neck pick up thinks it's seeing 250K. Folks who belong to the icepick school of Telecaster bridge pickups would probably hate it.
Thought I would share. Aerodyne Telecaster. Stock pickup replaced with CC in P-90 case and upgraded bridge pickup. Both by Pete Biloft at Vintage Vibe pickups.
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I'm actually trying to talk him out of it. He has enough D'Angelico's, Gibsons and Epiphones as it is.
I don't know if this would be something he's really interested in. But,. we'll...
Okay I think I’ll maybe adjust and say definitely the Randy Vincent. It’s got great stuff for how to start incorporating some of those licks and things you might glean from beginner etudes into your...
I read a philosopher once whose name I forget who stated that humans have five means of expression that do not significantly overlap, but convey meaning in different ways:
Language
Mathematics...
Ragman is right, transcription and pulling licks is something you should do, asap and then also forever. Eventually you hear stuff and play it later without the part of finding it on the guitar. ...
What kind of L5 is that if I may ask? My Pavlovian reaction :cool: to some L5 models might be strong enough to lure me to Paris even if it's just to look/hear one in the flash (hands on my back like...
Are you talking about the Kleinanzeigen platform?
This website was previously owned by eBay and sold 1 or 2 years ago to the new owner from Sweden. Thats why the former adress "ebay-Kleinanzeigen"...
Yeah, I lusted over Gibson and Epiphone archtops my whole life. I bought these and consider them trophy guitars but, don't always play them for various reasons.
I can relate actually. I'm selling my L5. I'm not crazy about it but, I've played some that I wish I had.
A friend of mine gave me his Gibson Johnny Smith and bought a Zeidler. He loves that...
Where are you in Europe if you don't mind me asking?
I'm heading there in a few weeks. In fact, there's a good change I'm bringing my L5 to a friend in Paris.
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