Neck humbucker for Tele?

[Bach5G]

Suggestions?

I had an SD Jazz in a basswood Strat once. Sounded great.

Thinking about replacing the neck pup in my MIM Tele.

[entresz]

There are so many options. My personal preference is something low output to blend well with a standard Tele bridge pickup. I recently put a 70's Gibson T-Top in the neck position of my Telecaster and am very happy with the results.

[marcwhy]

I'd do a humbucker sized P-90!

[omphalopsychos]

If you have a mini humbucker mount the lollar Johnny smith makes for an amazing tele neck pickup.

[jads57]

Agreed with either Mini Humbucker or lower output PAF type 7 to 7.5k range output.

[Oscar67]

It depends on the sound you’re after. If you’re going to frequently use the bridge pickup then a lower output neck pup makes sense. If not, then choose what you like. A lot of the well-known Tele jazz tones out there are based on older Gibson PAF’s. Something like a Lollar Imperial has more clarity and a more open and even response. It’s worth checking out sound samples on the websites of brands like Seymour Duncan, Lollar, etc.

[Woodstove]

I have a thinline tele with a Fralin mini humbucker in the neck that sounds great.

[Jimmy Smith]

It depends on the sound you’re after. If you’re going to frequently use the bridge pickup then a lower output neck pup makes sense. If not, then choose what you like.

This. You might want to be more specific or you're going to get a bunch of random suggestions. Break it down by what pickup construction type first and then what tone you like from that. My favorite is a SD 59 with A2 because I like fat and syrup-y.

[Average Joe]

I like SD 59s in Fender style guitars. I'm sure plenty of ofther models would do as well

Fender had a model for a while,Hot Rod something or other, which came with a firebird neck pickup. That soounded really really nice as well. Brighter and not as bassy, but that's not necessarily a bad thing for a balanced sound

[Gladders]

I have a Bare Knuckles Stormy Monday in the neck of my Eastman AR371. I'm very happy with it.

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[Gitfiddler]

My two recommendations are:

1. Seymour Duncan "Phat Cat" humbucker-sized P90

2. Seymour Duncan "Seth Lover"

[garybaldy]

Is a regular Tele neck pickup not suitable for Jazz?
My 80s Am. Std has a SD A2 Pro tele neck pickup.

[jads57]

Another thought is to have a 4 conductor wire pickup.That way you can split the coil or run it parallel or series. Any great choices already mentioned. I say buy used here or on TGP Forums, and save some money!

[pingu]

i was pointed at Fleor pickups
by Littlejay (thanks man)
and i got a Fleor alnico 2 Humbucker
from ebay for my tele neck posn

I’m pleased with it ….
(its not boutique but it is cheap
and sounds good to my ears)