View Poll Results: What pickup would you prefer on a "jazz" Tele?
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Single coil
79 56.03% -
Humbuckering
48 34.04% -
Other (please explain)
14 9.93%
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I have a Fralin P-92 on mine. I think that is supposed to be a mix between a P-90 and some type of decent humbucker. I can’t fault it. Very clear and well balanced.
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02-11-2021 11:40 PM
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A Fender Texas Special in one and a Fralin HB size p90 in the other. A p92 is another great shout.
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Originally Posted by semitone1
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by mr. beaumont
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Originally Posted by Paulie2
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Originally Posted by BigDaddyLoveHandles
Maybe have your friend email Dan Strain at Danocaster guitars. One of his claims to fame is matching pick-ups with Teles and their intended use. So your friend can mention what type of wood and hardware he is using.
My Danocaster has a Budz and a Danocaster A3. When he built mine I told him I was going for jazzy sounds with some all around versatility but I definitely was not going for chicken picking type sounds. I wanted jazzy type tones in the neck p/u but with some nice clarity. And he delivered.
Equally important is the bridge pick-up choice because you may have it in the middle position a lot unless you get a Hum Debugger
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Originally Posted by neatomic
Best of both worlds - humbucking power but with clarity of a single coil.
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Let’s face it, any good quality pickup will do for a beginner. Just avoid the harsh and chirpy ceramic pickups.
That said, my favorite is a Biltoff CC style blade.
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Funny, I also prefer single coil on my semi hollow... p90 has the best jazz tone ever
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Originally Posted by rlrhett
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As one of the biggest Tele lovers on the forum here's my $.02 worth: I've had bunches of different single coils, several CC's by different makers, and a few humbuckers, also by different builders and I've come to the conclusion that, to me, it doesn't really matter much. A few tweaks to the tone control and/or the amp and I still sound like me. I've got a homemade hollow Tele with a DiMarzio 36th Anniversary that sound real nice and warm and my partscaster (Allparts neck & body) with 'Nocaster' pickups can pretty much get a pretty fat tone with the right strings. I'm beginning to think that strings and pickup height make a bigger difference in tone than pickups. Of course, as always, YMMV.
As an aside, that partscaster is starting to get real heavy (close to 8lbs) on the old 75 yr old shoulder so I'm thinking of starting a new build with something like Paulownia for the body. Maybe get a nice roasted curly maple neck with 1.75" nut and keep my Nocaster pickups.
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I didn't want to mess with re-routing my Hahn Tele or re-routing a pickguard, so I ordered a custom "Blues Special" neck PU from Fralin wound +5% hotter and Bingo! I have a nice fat, clear, tone; and sounds great with the bridge PU (Lollar Special T). The "Blues Special" already sound fat, but the extra winding added a bit of girthy-ness and fullness. It also gave the PU added warmness. I'd love to try the Biltoft CC pickup that's a ready to drop in on a Tele.
Cheers,
Arnie...
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I'm building a tele partscaster in slow motion and plan to use a TK Smith C.A.R. pickup. Expensive, but I find the sound very appealing. (Couldn't be the player, could it?)
I started a thread about it a while back and got some great insights from the forum. In case anyone else is curious...
Putting a TK Smith CAR pickup in a Telecaster?
Last edited by Flat; 02-12-2021 at 03:26 PM.
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I like a Lindy Fralin Tele neck pickup called the "Big T" designed for (or by) Jim Weider.
Its currently mounted in my '84 Fender (Japan) Squier.
Capable of a broad tonal range for a neck pickup and can do the full bodied and well balanced thing well.
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Originally Posted by patshep
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Originally Posted by marcwhy
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I have a Hod Rod Tele. It's got a Gibson Firebird style Seymour Duncan pickup in the neck position. It's a humbucker but it's very single coil-like by design. It's definitely fatter than the regular Tele neck pickup (I also have that on one guitar) but it's also not an in-your-face humbucker.
Last edited by Tal_175; 02-12-2021 at 03:39 PM.
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Lollar Imperial, hands down!
I built a parts Telecaster more than 20 years ago, and rebuilt it last summer. When I did, I Installed Lollar Imperials in the neck and bridge positions. Absolutely fantastic!
As a point of reference, I’ve been playing jazz for about 50 years.
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Originally Posted by Tal_175
Last edited by marcwhy; 02-12-2021 at 06:20 PM.
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This guy doesn’t need a humbucker.
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Originally Posted by semitone1
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If for some reason I wanted different pups in my Tele, I would get a pair os Seymour Duncan Lil' '59s. I ran one in my '66 Custom Telecaster for awhile in the bridge position and only took it out because it was so much hotter than the stock neck pup. I think a pair of them would be sweet.
Also, I find the stock neck pup to be fine for jazz. I like the N+B even better! Switches and knobs, boys and girls, switches and knobs!
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Originally Posted by ThatRhythmMan
Jarmo Hynninen - Guitarist in Vantaa, Finland
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finely played..tho i don't know if i'd call a guy with 100 vids of himself on youtube & his own .com website-hidden!...there's definitely an ego involved! haha
cheers
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