Telecaster Pickup
Telecaster Pickup
What is a Great in-expensive($50?) set of electric guitar pickups for a Fender Telecaster?
Im an looking into buying a Saga electric guitar kit, the tc-10 model, and i had heard that the pickups were good but i was just wondering if there was any better kinds out there that wont cost a big chunk of change
You're going to have to go a little more than $50 bucks for a set of Tele replacement pickups if you want anything that's actually going to be an improvement over what you've already got in there.
Seymour Duncan makes several replacement pickups for Tele, depending on whether you want a vintage or hot rodded sound. But, they cost betwen $60 - $90.
Joe Barden pickups are also very popular Tele replacements. They're also very pricey, at about $160 each!
My suggestion to you is to get the guitar and play it for a while. Maybe the pickups in it will be acceptable to you.
I know that Saga guitars are not real expensive, and I always discourage people from putting a lot of money into an inexpesive guitar (you'll never recover it). It's better to save your money and get a better guitar later on.
True story...I was working part time in a music store in Killeen, TX many years ago. This kid brought in a $200 Ibanez guitar. He wanted me to do the following to it:
- Install Active Pickups ($190)
- Change out the tremelo to a true Floyd Rose ($210)
- Route a "monkey grip" in the body like the Steve Via guitars ($375)
- Refret the neck with larger frets ($275)
So...$650 into a $200 guitar? I showed him a couple of guitars on the wall that would give him almost all of what he wanted for less money, but he was insistant.
Something didn't smell right, so I asked how he was going to pay for it, and he whipped out a credit card. I called to check on the card, found out it was his dad's and called him. He hit the roof because his son told him he just wanted to get a set of strings at the store.
The dad was there 10 minutes later, and the last thing I remember was the dad motioning for the son to come outside.
Neither were ever seen again.
Greetings from Austin, TX
Ken
Telecaster Pickup
Texas Special Telecaster PIckup Demo
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Fender Telecaster - 2-Tone Sunburst $1499.99 A mahogany body distinguishes this remarkable Telecaster model, which also features a gloss urethane finish, split-coil neck pickup, humbucking bridge pickup and maple neck. |
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Fender Vintage Noiseless Telecaster Single-Coil Pickup Set $114.95 Sounding like a 60's Tele without the 60-cycle buzz, that's the Vintage "Noiseless" Tele pickup. Made with the same technology as the "Noiseless" Strat, but voiced for that traditional Tele tone. Special Alnico 5 magnets and enamel coated magnet wire along with Fenders "Noiseless" technology produce a unique vintage sound that is quiet. The neck pickup has a nickel-silver cover for added clarity while the bridge pickup was developed to produce the traditional "twang" you'd expect from a Telecaster. Each pickup sports a very stylish "Noiseless" logo. OEM on the American Deluxe Telecaster. |
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Seymour Duncan Antiquity Telecaster Neck Single-Coil Pickup $89.95 This neck pickup for Telecaster guitars is wound as a full-sounding rhythm pickup. It comes with an aged, deep drawn cover for vintage looks and added coil protection. The neck pickup comes with schematic and mounting screws. Each pickup re-creates the look and sound of an aged early '50s pickup. The pickup comes complete with screws, schematics and vintage "push back" cloth-braid hookup wire. |
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EMG T Active Pickup Set for Telecaster Guitars (2-Pack) - Black $159 Give your Telecaster the update it craves with this set of 1 RT bridge and 1 FT neck active pickups that will help you get that vintage hard-edged blues-rock sound or the classic clean Tele twang. |
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Seymour Duncan Antq for Telecaster $80.95 Seymour Duncan Antq for Telecaster Seymour Duncan Antq for Telecaster Description: Pickups and Hardware for Telecasters® 11024-21 neck (rhythm) pickup for telecaster® This neck pickup for Telecaster® guitars is wound as a full-sounding rhythm pickup. It comes with an aged, deep drawn cover for vintage looks and added coil protection. The neck pickup comes with schematic and mounting screws. Each pickup re-creates the look and sound of an aged early '50s pickup. The pickup comes complete with screws, schematics and vintage "push back" cloth braid hookup wire. 11024-22 bridge (lead) pickup for telecaster® I have a great time re-creating the beauty of an early '50s lead pickup Tele®. Using vintage techniques, each pickup is hand-fabricated and scatter-wound. All parts of the pickup are aged and given the look of a pickup played for 40 years! Like the originals, the ferrous bottom plates are not wax-potted for that "breakin'-up Tele twang tone" that's just on the verge of feedback. The pickups are Dun-Aged™ and come with mounting hardware, schematics, and tons of tone! The hookup wire is the classic "p back" cloth braid wire. 11024-27 1955 bridge (lead) pickup for telecaster® (raised D & G pole) After early production of the flat pole lead pickup for Telecaster® , the pickups were manufactured with a raised D & G pole for better string response and output. These classic pickups had great sound too, and I wanted to re-create the look and sound of this classic. Seymour Duncan Antq for Telecaster Specifications: Antiquity™ for Tele® Neck Bridge 1955 Bridge top pickup length: see cover 2.870 2.870 top pickup width: see cover .770 .770 bottom pickup length: 3.150 2.885 2.885 bottom pickup width: .780 1.510 1.510 total pickup height: .670 .678 .740 total magnet height: .625 .625 .688 winding direction: top going top coming top coming magnet polarity: north south south calibrated no yes yes pickup cover length: 2.565 none none pickup cover width: .585 none none pickup cover height: .570 none none height adjustment: screwed into body cavity 6/32 round head, slotted 6/32 round head, phillips magnet pattern: flush with top & bottom all flush with top & bottom of pickup staggered & raised above flatwork DC Ohms: 7.6K 6.4K 6.1K Inductance: 2.13 henries 2.1 henries 2.0 henries Q : 1.80 2.05 2.0 Get your Seymour Duncan Antq for Telecaster today! |
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Fender Vintage Telecaster Neck Pickup $55.38 Fender Vintage Telecaster Neck Pickup.... |
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Fender Vintage Telecaster Bridge Pickup $55.38 Fender Vintage Telecaster Bridge Pickup.... |
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Telemaster A Wiring Guide For The Fender Telecaster $11.92 Learn step by step how to completely wire a Telecaster and all of the potentiometers, capacitors, switches, ground wires, hot wires, pickups, output jack, and bridge ground. Even if you dont own a Fender, this guide will teach you how to wire a guitar with 1, 2, or 3 pickups. This book will also show you the secret "hot rod" techniques that the pros use like: coil tapping, coil cutting, phase swit... |
Telecaster Pickup