sorry if that's the wrong term, I'm building a project guitar and I just bought a cheap and cheerful pickup off ebay
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121433852158?var=420373142439As I was pretty sure that I'd mess something up and it would end up as fire lighters
But to my shock it actually worked and I have a playable guitar - the pick is I guess your classic tele - cutting, harsh etc. (sorry don't know the terms)
Could you recommend me a tele bridge pick up that's a little warmer? I know it won't ever be a neck pick up and I could also be trying to change the unchangeable... but worth an ask.
I made the guitar body out of an old piece of Oak if that makes any difference?
And suggestions much appreciated.
Cheers
Mark
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Use rubber tube spacers on the height adjustment screws rather than steel springs.
A250k pots rather than 500k.
It's got Tele twang and clarity when the volume is down, but thickens up as you roll on. It's great with gain too.
https://cziltangbrone.bandcamp.com/album/null-hypothesis-5-ep
https://cziltangbrone.bandcamp.com/album/machine-space-2
Edit: it is one of these
More rock and less country. .
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I’ve heard some people remove the neck pup from the tone circuit, so they can tone down the bridge without making the neck too dark.
It certainly has a less harsh top end than most and makes for a good pairing with the wide-range humbucker in the neck.
I don't hear the APTL-1 (Alnico Pro II Tele) mentioned very much, but it's a good option.
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It's only to go into a cheap and cheerful project I've just done turning an old piece of oak work top into this.
It's a bit rough round the edges... weighs a tonne... but I wanted to learn a bit more about building a guitar body.
Plays nice enough (to my surprise) and the pick up ain't bad - I've used @OilCityPickups in the past so that will be the way I go I think...