I need to turn my Tele into a doom machine.

ThurberMingus · Post by **ThurberMingus** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:29 pm

I restrung my Telecaster with heavy assed strings and have been playing it in B standard. So far, so good, but the pickups are letting me down for really heavy stuff. I'm thinking about going the sc-sized humbucker route. I'm not too concerned with losing the "tele" vibe of this guitar, as my Telemaster covers that territory better than my Tele ever did.

Cheap is better. I know BLK TRI is the best, but I don't want to pay the price or wait for the Meteorite to get back in stock.

What pickups would you use in a Telecaster for sludge/stoner/doom?

Also: I need neck and bridge pickups, and they need to fit normal Tele routes.

GardenoftheDead · Post by **GardenoftheDead** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 8:48 pm

Honestly you might get good mileage out of a SD Tele Hot Rails set.

ThurberMingus · Post by **ThurberMingus** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:03 pm

Yeah I can, but my single coils are pretty noisy/unwanted feedbacky at volume. Plus my neck pickup is just too weak to make the dream happen. I love swapping pickups!

rickenbastard · Post by **rickenbastard** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:06 pm

GardenoftheDead wrote:Honestly you might get good mileage out of a SD Tele Hot Rails set.

Dave Murray from Maiden uses Hot Rails in his Strat and he has some of the smoothest, thickest tone I've heard from a single coil sized pickup. That would also be my vote. 3 way switch in the middle position with those would probably sound meaty as hell.

HeavyXIII · Post by **HeavyXIII** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:49 pm

Christian still uses single coils in his Tele for the Whores stuff; not sure if it's stock stuff, though.

BoatRich · Post by **BoatRich** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 9:55 pm

Duncan Quarter Pounder for the bridge, single sized 59 in the neck. It'll doom hard as hell. That's what's in my tele vi and it gets heavy as fuck.

gnomethrone · Post by **gnomethrone** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:20 pm

Dimarzio Area T Hots are nice punchy noiseless single coils. kinda like tele meets p90 but without the hum.

CyaNitrate · Post by **CyaNitrate** » Sat Nov 19, 2016 10:35 pm

Bare knuckle Flat 50s, with a 4 way switch. So, so, good in the series position.

_r_ · Post by **_r_** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:12 pm

When I saw Earth, Dylan Carlson was rocking a Tele with JBE pickups in it, the Danny Gatton ones I think, and obviously it was the best sound I've ever heard come from a Tele. Thinking of picking up a set to put in mine.

whoismarykelly · Post by **whoismarykelly** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:35 pm

ThurberMingus wrote:I restrung my Telecaster with heavy assed strings and have been playing it in B standard. So far, so good, but the pickups are letting me down for really heavy stuff. I'm thinking about going the sc-sized humbucker route. I'm not too concerned with losing the "tele" vibe of this guitar, as my Telemaster covers that territory better than my Tele ever did.

Cheap is better. I know BLK TRI is the best, but I don't want to pay the price or wait for the Meteorite to get back in stock.

What pickups would you use in a Telecaster for sludge/stoner/doom?

Also: I need neck and bridge pickups, and they need to fit normal Tele routes.

I seriously doubt that Meteorite pickup will turn your guitar into a doom machine. Construction and DC resistance suggest its just going to be a vintage-style tele pickup.

I suggest this inexpensive set from GFS. I had them in a cheap tele once and they had tons of punch and clarity and really delivered on heavier parts.

http://www.guitarfetish.com/KP--Lil-Pun ... 21968.html

gnomethrone · Post by **gnomethrone** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:59 pm

yeah GFS can be awesome. really good way to try out different styles of pickup without breaking the bank. i havent tried the lil puncher but i like their mean 90s and crunchy PATs a lot.

antennafarm · Post by **antennafarm** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:35 am

I have a single HB tele (I guess a HB esquire) with the duncan Pearly Gates Tele bridge... pretty much spot on.

Antlerface · Post by **Antlerface** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 1:44 pm

Always Duncan QPs.

I have 'em in the neck position of all my guitars pretty much. I only use the neck pup though. I play in B as well with one of my bands and the QP does me just fine.

PeteeBee · Post by **PeteeBee** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:19 pm

How are the quarter pounders for non sludge applications? I'm very happy with the neck pickup in my tele (blk tri something or other) but not thrilled with the bridge. I want something that can really bring the meat but doesn't sound crummy for lighter bits.

Antlerface · Post by **Antlerface** » Mon Nov 21, 2016 3:25 pm

PeteeBee wrote:How are the quarter pounders for non sludge applications? I'm very happy with the neck pickup in my tele (blk tri something or other) but not thrilled with the bridge. I want something that can really bring the meat but doesn't sound crummy for lighter bits.

They're awesome pickups in general. A guitar teacher turned me onto them when I got a MIM tele when I was like 14. The bridge pup was shot on that guitar and I replaced both pups with QP's.

I use a strat with a QP in the bridge and no other pickups in a surf project and the thing rips. I can't say enough good things about these pickups. I replaced the stock noiseless in my custom shop Tele with QPs because I really think they're that damn good.

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