[Lee Bob]

I'm looking at adding a tele to the herd but I need to know which tele pickups will be able to hold up (in a live situation) with the humbuckers in my LP's (PRS Tremonti Treble and Duncan Distortion). I play rock in the vein of STP, Foo Fighters and other 90's bands.

I'm basically looking for a bridge pickup that will allow that clear, articulate, spanky tele tone to shine through, but still provide thickness and drive of a humbucker under high gain. For a neck pickup I would like something that provides nice full cleans and smooth leads.

If you could provide some backup info on your recommendations so I can narrow down my choices.

Thanks.

 

[Short Circuit]

I put GFS Li'l Puncher Hot Leads set in my Tele. I can get the heavy rock thing going with the bridge and the middle position and the Tele "spank" with the neck.

http://store.guitarfetish.com/catepisethle.html

They work for me and the price is right too.

Mark

 

[Lee Bob]

What does everyone think about the EMG T pickups. I absolutely love Keith Urban's tone, and wonder how much the pickup has to do with that.

 

[hoser]

I swear by an SD lil 59er in the bridge and SD vintage in the neck.

 

[danbo]

My Godin Freeway EMG has 2 EMG 81 active pickups in it.
It's a monster..like a tele on steroids! :banana:

 

[Lee Bob]

My Godin Freeway EMG has 2 EMG 81 active pickups in it.
It's a monster..like a tele on steroids! :banana:

But I don't want humbuckers in a Tele. Let alone EMG 81's. I'm just interested in what the EMG T single coil pickups sound like.

 

[PaulS]

I like the custom shop texas tele pups, lots of bite....