Baritone Tele. Pickups?

[tundra]

Hello all.  I am building a baritone tele.  And I am at a loss as to which pickups might work best for it..  Wondering if anyone has any suggestions.

It's a three piece rosewood solid body with a rosewood top, and a wenge neck with rosewood fretboard..

looking for woody

 

[dNA]

I reckon that's going to be a beefy sounding guitar. I would worry that a tele body with a baritone neck would suffer serious neckdive...
but yeah, based on the fact that you're going with rosewood and wenge and baritone, It's probably going to be a very warm guitar and I would recommend going for something really clear and probably not high output. Beyond that, you have a million options. I personally just got some new pickups from Ken (TroubledTreble on the board) that just blew me away. Everybody on the board who's used them seems to feel the same. I hate to sound like a raving fanboy (I'm not getting paid for this, I can promise you that) but I would highly recommend them because the product is great, Ken is a great guy, they're handmade to your specs here in the US, they have a lifetime warranty and money-back guarantee. Did I mention that they sound awesome? www.roadhousepickups.com

 

[tundra]

Thanks, i'll check them out.

I went with a wenge neck, because I know that it will be able to handle the scale and tension well.. I own a Warwick Thumb bass, and its
neck is amazing. 

Thats good to know about maybe choosing something clear with a low output.

I reckon that's going to be a beefy sounding guitar. I would worry that a tele body with a baritone neck would suffer serious neckdive...
but yeah, based on the fact that you're going with rosewood and wenge and baritone, It's probably going to be a very warm guitar and I would recommend going for something really clear and probably not high output. Beyond that, you have a million options. I personally just got some new pickups from Ken (TroubledTreble on the board) that just blew me away. Everybody on the board who's used them seems to feel the same. I hate to sound like a raving fanboy (I'm not getting paid for this, I can promise you that) but I would highly recommend them because the product is great, Ken is a great guy, they're handmade to your specs here in the US, they have a lifetime warranty and money-back guarantee. Did I mention that they sound awesome? www.roadhousepickups.com

 

[tfarny]

Low output and very clean. You want a full spectrum response and as much treble in the signal as possible - I'm assuming this is not for modern metal and that you want to play clean sometimes.

 

[tundra]

Low output and very clean. You want a full spectrum response and as much treble in the signal as possible - I'm assuming this is not for modern metal and that you want to play clean sometimes.

Thats correct, mostly clean, maybe with a small amount of warmth once and awhile through some tubes.
Thanks for the tip!

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

With hardware & only a bridge pickup in it, mine is reasonably balanced.  Hoping to slot the nut this weekend.
I'll be sticking a GFS Surf 90 in the bridge, and a GFS Neovin neck in there.  They're reasonably priced so you can experiment with different models without breaking the bank.
I have a spare D-Sonic in the bridge for now just to make sure that the pre-wire job I did works for the nut slot & intonation come out ok.  Easier to plug into a tuner to set the intonation that way.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

OEM change, lol.

I'm having a friend locally her custom wind me a humbucker that's a cross between an old Filtertron and a PAF.

www.carlsenguitar.com

Check him out.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

Thanks, i'll check them out.

I went with a wenge neck, because I know that it will be able to handle the scale and tension well.. I own a Warwick Thumb bass, and its
neck is amazing. 

Thats good to know about maybe choosing something clear with a low output.

I reckon that's going to be a beefy sounding guitar. I would worry that a tele body with a baritone neck would suffer serious neckdive...
but yeah, based on the fact that you're going with rosewood and wenge and baritone, It's probably going to be a very warm guitar and I would recommend going for something really clear and probably not high output. Beyond that, you have a million options. I personally just got some new pickups from Ken (TroubledTreble on the board) that just blew me away. Everybody on the board who's used them seems to feel the same. I hate to sound like a raving fanboy (I'm not getting paid for this, I can promise you that) but I would highly recommend them because the product is great, Ken is a great guy, they're handmade to your specs here in the US, they have a lifetime warranty and money-back guarantee. Did I mention that they sound awesome? www.roadhousepickups.com

Yeah, I am in full agreement on this one.  I would add that it is best to get in contact with him and discuss what you are after with him for a few emails.  He is very good at nailing it once he gets the vibe you are after.  And they sound really good.  Like turn your head and and open your eyes wider good.  I now it is a cliched word, but there is, "depth," in them there pickups. 
Patrick

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Custom wound to 7k, with characteristics similar to a cross between a Filtertron and a PAF, courtesy of John Carlsen of www.calsenguitar.com out of Tacoma, Wa.

This is with the recently modded PAF cover open slotted similar to some Gretch pickups.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Vid clip of pickup...

http://www.youtube.com/user/FlyingSquirrelTony#p/u/12/9egBbbBv_7o

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Vid clip of pickup...

http://www.youtube.com/user/FlyingSquirrelTony#p/u/12/9egBbbBv_7o

Still can't figure out why the vid doesn't just post...

 

[reluctant-builder]

I'm willing to bet it has something to do with the server-side programming that parses the URL into the embedded player. It might not be written to translate links with usernames in them, just ones with the watch = random string of characters links.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9egBbbBv_7o

Edit: I'd say my success at posting the video from its watch= URL proves my theory.

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Thank you kind sir.