Design my Tele!

[Mr. C]

I just picked up a tele (copy) off of ebay. Very nice, made of African mahogony and walnut. It is routed for two humbuckers. I play mostly 70's classic rock. I'm just putting this out there for ideas on types of pickups to use, whether to have the classic tele 3 way switch with one volume, one tone in line, or other ideas. Also what type of bridge? I have some ideas, but would like to expand my brainstorm to others. Thanks!!
P.S. I don't have a neck yet either so any ideas for that concerning woods and style would be welcome also.

 

[jdier]

I have always wanted to try using a humbucker with 4 leads in the neck with a nice twangy bridge pick up then wire with either an added mini toggle or possibly a 5 way switch so I could get the standard tele sounds, then add in bridge+humbuck neck and also just humbuck neck.

To me, if it works, this seems like the ultimate tele.

 

[freshmattyp]

Have a look here for all the ideas you could want about building a tele-style guitar:

www.telemodders.com

 

[Mr. C]

Hey thanks for the tip. Looks like I'll get some good ideas from here!

Have a look here for all the ideas you could want about building a tele-style guitar:

www.telemodders.com

 

[apl]

These guys have lots of very good parts, including necks, at pretty good prices.

 

[Buck62]

I'd put a Seymour Duncan SH-4 (also called TB-4) Trembucker in the bridge and combine it with a Duncan SH-2 Jazz-Neck pickup.

This is Seymour Duncan's personal favorite combo of his pickups and there's a good reason for that... because it smokes everything else out there.

I put both of these pickups in my '80 G&L F-100 and it's the tone sounds like it came from God himself.

Go here and give it a listen: http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/products/humbuckersdescr.shtml#JB153Model

(Listed under "JB Model")

 

[Easto]

See if you can find a used pair of Rio Grande humbuckers on eBay.

 

[Mr. C]

Here are some pics...

hoping to hear more. I've posted on Harmony Central but it is a pain to get ont there.

 

[darrin_h2000]

EMG 81 in the bridge...58 in the neck position. then sand the finnish off the neck and do an oil finnish.

 

[dragonworks]

Very Important, do not forget to install a White Parsons B bender.


http://www.stringbender.com/electric/default.html