For Those Looking for Different Tele Neck Pickup Tone

[EllenGtrGrl]

Tim Lerch just posted this several hours ago on YouTube - I never would have thought about using a DeArmond Rhythm Chief pickup in the Tele neck position. It really sounds good! I don't think I'd do it to my American Performer Tele (Tim mentioned he made the mod to an MIM Vintera 50s Roadworn). But another Tele.....hmmmmmm.

[Cunamara]

Sounds great for TL (but then he'd make a three string cigar box guitar sound great).

IIRC Cornell Dupree put a DeArmond, forget which model, in the middle position on his Telecaster.

[citizenk74]

It is undeniably a sweet tone! Hmmmn...

[marcwhy]

Sounds great for TL (but then he'd make a three string cigar box guitar sound great).

Exactly - that's why I love and hate Tim's demos! Amazing player, cool cat.

[Rhythmisking]

Kinda makes me sorry I did this:

[EllenGtrGrl]

BTW, Part 2 has been posted of the Rhythm King pickup/Tele combo.

[Gladders]

It sounds good. Is it a tele tone though? For me, tele neck tone is about softness with clarity. That's got the clarity but not the softness, to my ears at least.

You can make a tele sound pretty much anyway you want I guess. I like them to sound a bit like teles.

There no argument with the playing though. It's a good to watch as to listen to.


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[Gladders]

Actually, I just listened again and it sounds great. Ignore me ^^^

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[Jim Soloway]

Tim Lerch just posted this several hours ago on YouTube - I never would have thought about using a DeArmond Rhythm Chief pickup in the Tele neck position. It really sounds good! I don't think I'd do it to my American Performer Tele (Tim mentioned he made the mod to an MIM Vintera 50s Roadworn). But another Tele.....hmmmmmm.

I love the way that Tim hacks around with these things. He's almost perfectly answered the question I was thinking about when this thread began (although now I'd really like to hear it with the 1000).