wierd question

present_tense
present_tense Posts: 121
edited February 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
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.
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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    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 :)
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  • samquigley
    samquigley Posts: 220
    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
    dan_vedder Posts: 213
    man i rekon thats a pretty kick ass idea, u should so do that haha :D
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