Hi guys, this is my first post and I'm sorry if you've covered this many times before.
Just looking for some advice regarding my MIM Tele, It has a great overdriven tone which a lot of people have commented on when they have heard it live, and so I am worried that any mod I make could interfere with that side of it's sound. I was looking at maybe converting to an Esquire because I never use the neck pup but from what I have read/seen that is maybe better for a clean 60's/70's sound, would you say that's true? Would it be better for me to just upgrade the internal components instead of trying anything drastic or should I just leave it alone?
Any advice would be great, Tele's are so versatile and it's hard to know if a mod would be good for the particular style you play and that's what is making me think twice about it all!
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^ this. However, if you want a more 'mojo' look a vintage style ashtray bridge fits straight on and you can get a six saddle one with brass saddles which do sound better than the stock MiM ones. The stock pickups are OK, but of course you can get better.
Still come back to 'if it ain't broke...' though.
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I'm building one up soon. (Currently making up some harnesses with a cocked wah position and decided I must have one).
Have an oil city 49'er ready to go.
Body is candy apple tangerine! :-S
As the OP only uses the bridge pickup, it makes sense to have a switching system that works on that position.
Removing the neck pickup reduces magnetic pull on the strings.
It will likely improve your bridge pickup sound but it's still a change, and it sounds like you might already have exactly what you need!
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