wierd question

present_tense

I just bought myself a mexican telecaster, and was curious, has anyone ever seen someone pop in some beefy pickups in these guitars? I know that kinda defeats the purpose of the guitar, but i love the feel of it, i just cant get used to the shitty sustain, compared to my les paul.

enharmonic

sustain is a product of a good setup. Sure, you can get sustain from super hot pickups, but maybe if you have the guitar set up, you won't need to spend the money on the pickups

Those Mexi tele's are nice. I'd have a tech make sure that your nut is cut right, and that the action is set up properly. If those things are already happening, then I'd consider a tuner upgrade. Pickups are a slippery slope. Once you start tweaking them, you will seldom if ever be able to stop

samquigley

Yeah, teles by nature of their construction (maple neck and string-thru bridge) should have much better sustain - acoustically, at least - than any LP you'll ever play. Of course, after a set-up, putting a good set of Kinmans or Fralins is perhaps the best thing you can do for a mex tele. That said, if you want REALLY long sustain, take a lesson from Stone and Mike: get a tubescreamer. Even crappy pickups and a TS sound better than those hotrails or lil '59er things.

dan_vedder

man i rekon thats a pretty kick ass idea, u should so do that haha