Good Tele/P90 pup combo recommendations needed

[llmtelecaster]

I'm stuck at the planning point in my next tele build where I decide on the pups. I have my mind set on a tele/P90 pickup combo but could really use some ideas for the tele and P90 pups. I definietly want an overall "hot" sound from the guitar, but more importantly i want the neck and bridge to compliment each other well.

All ideas and suggestions welcome.

 

[Updown]

If your going with 2 pickups, the Seymour Duncan P-Rails are great, best of 3 worlds then.
But I used mine on a Strat .....

When I got mine I got a HOT P-rails for the bridge  :icon_thumright:
Just a thought ....
Or
Use a Tele in the neck & 1 HOT P-Rails in the bridge, then could have what you want Tele / P90, plus having on hand a Hum or Single to go with the Tele neck pickup.

 

[tfarny]

I'm not sure why you'd want hot tele and p90 pickups, as the real flavor of both of those comes through with a moderate wind. One issue with this combo (which I've had on three axes now) is that neck P90s tend to be louder than bridge tele pickups. A hot prails would overwhelm just about any "real" tele pickup.

I love, love, love the Lollar special T and Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue sig tele pickups out of anything I've tried. My best sounding guitar has a lollar 50s wind neck p90 and SD donahue tele bridge pup. I had to get the neck pickup specially wound the reverse of normal so that it would hum cancel with the SD. Those are never going out of the guitar.

 

[AprioriMark]

I'm not sure why you'd want hot tele and p90 pickups, as the real flavor of both of those comes through with a moderate wind. One issue with this combo (which I've had on three axes now) is that neck P90s tend to be louder than bridge tele pickups. A hot prails would overwhelm just about any "real" tele pickup.

I love, love, love the Lollar special T and Seymour Duncan Jerry Donahue sig tele pickups out of anything I've tried. My best sounding guitar has a lollar 50s wind neck p90 and SD donahue tele bridge pup. I had to get the neck pickup specially wound the reverse of normal so that it would hum cancel with the SD. Those are never going out of the guitar.

I have to agree concerning "hot" winds on Tele pickups.  If you want it to have any Tele charactaristics, don't use a "hot" wind.  Lower wind P-90s are amazing, by the way.  I would suggest giving some a shot, especially through Roadhouse pickups.  Ken is a member here at UW, and unless he's changed his ways, you could try out non "hot" winds and then have him rewind them if it really isn't what you want.

-Mark

 

[lafromla1]

I agree with contacting Ken at Roadhouse.  He'll wind them exactly the way you want them.  He did for me  :icon_thumright:

 

[Jusatele]

I went Lollar for my Tele with P90s
I cannot be happier with the way it turned out

 

[Hbom]

Having spent the past couple of months trying to answer the same question. I would agree with everything already said.
I was able to try several different arrangements and ended up buying these. I just got them this week & am waiting for a switch. So I just have to believe that they are going to be every bit as great as they look. I am sure they will live up to their rep.

P.S If you are still interested in p90s I have an almost new set of Dirty Harry's that I am not going to use.
:rock-on: