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    Tele with a ‘bucker

    Has anyone here actually owned/tried a telecaster with a PAF like humbucker in the bridge position?

    I’ve been listening to a lot of guys who use that combination, like Terry Reid for instance.

    What were your impressions?

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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    not yet. been wanting to try a Micawber for a long time, get my Keef on.
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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    Quote Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan View Post
    not yet. been wanting to try a Micawber for a long time, get my Keef on.

    Yes, Keef is probably the most notorious user but there are others. Check out Terry.

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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    Difference being, Micawber has a 'bucker in the neck - the OP is looking for one in the bridge.
    There's a few metal guys who have bridge buckers - Jim Root from Slipknot, I presume John 5, a couple others I can't remember names.
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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    Quote Originally Posted by jrgtr42 View Post
    Difference being, Micawber has a 'bucker in the neck - the OP is looking for one in the bridge.
    There's a few metal guys who have bridge buckers - Jim Root from Slipknot, I presume John 5, a couple others I can't remember names.

    Actually that was my mistake. I was thinking neck but wrote bridge.

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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    I have played a couple - older and newer.

    Recently played a new one with a neck HB with a coil tap - new - felt nice - sounded good. VERY New.....not sure how it would be once I got it home through my amp and messed with setup/strings. LIked it thought - nice seafoam green - in a satin finish

    PLayed some kind of AmDlx or similar about 10 years ago - neck pup was anemic (HB)

    Played a few modded ones through the years, but I'm a hack at best. Was able to coax soem cool sounds though.

    Played Dave Brombergs a few times, it has some different things going on under the skirt. Cool guitar with a LOT of history
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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    Quote Originally Posted by Sérgio View Post
    Actually that was my mistake. I was thinking neck but wrote bridge.
    Ah, I gotcha. I've played a few Teles and Tele-styles with it - Fender had a model about 20 years ago called the Fat Tele that was stock with a neck humbucker, then there was a 52-reish that had it. I forget the name of that model, this was maybe 10 years ago?
    I did a 4-way switch mod to my MIM Tele - the 4th wires the 2 pickups as if they were a bucker - it sounds great, gives a volume and *oomph* boost to the guitar. I wish I did it years ago. I'd swapped the pickups from stock to the Custom Shop Texas Special set when I got it, this finished the picture.
    I also have in mind to build a Micawber-inspired one, probably from Warmoth parts.
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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    One of mine has a neck humbucker and makes for some interesting tones. But for me the Tele bridge pickup is what makes it a Tele. Not to say that it would be a bad thing. It just wouldn't be a Tely anymore.

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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    I have a Fender CS Thinline with Bigsby that has a Duncan Antiquity PAF in the neck and a Fender Nocaster in the bridge. It has gotten 95% of my electric guitar gigs since I got it.

    When I saw it, I wasn’t that interested as it was “reliced”.
    Once I felt the neck, (heavenly), I played it unplugged. Played great. I plugged it in and then it was just coming up with a justification for the wife LOL.

    The only thing I adjusted was dropping the neck HB pup so it’s sonic output was equal to the bridge. With that, the middle position became a new spot to live in.

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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    The only thing I can say negative about this guitar is, I'm not in love with the guard. Until I can figure out a better guard, it will stay where its at.

    MOP - too blinging for this one. Same for black MOP.
    Mint - no go. White, too stark. Black maybe?
    Thinking a clear guard back painted silver or just a different tort guard.
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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    Triple-ply black would look pretty classy.
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    Re: Tele with a ‘bucker

    A humbucker (PAF preferred) is THE mod to make on a Tele. I played one for a long time until I paired it out. One day I'll do another one

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