Route for Roadhouse t90 in tele bridge

[slider]

I will be pulling trigger soon on my first build (Tele). I want to put a mini HB in the neck and a Roadhouse T90 in the bridge.

Does one of the options in the build section work for the T90 or would I need to call them and tell them what it is?

Thanks in advance for any assistance. BTW, I have enjoyed reading posts in this forum several hr/week for the past few weeks as I'm getting ready to take the plunge,  I feel like I've learned alot from the experience of others on this board.

 

[bagman67]

I will be pulling trigger soon on my first build (Tele). I want to put a mini HB in the neck and a Roadhouse T90 in the bridge.

Does one of the options in the build section work for the T90 or would I need to call them and tell them what it is?

Thanks in advance for any assistance. BTW, I have enjoyed reading posts in this forum several hr/week for the past few weeks as I'm getting ready to take the plunge,  I feel like I've learned alot from the experience of others on this board.

I believe the T90 is a drop-in replacement for the standard Tele pickup, but Ken at Roadhouse will be able to tell you for sure.


Bagman

 

[TroubledTreble]

Slider, Thank you for thinking of my pickups. The T90 is a direct replacement for a tele bridge. It pairs very nicely with a Mini HB or what I call the "Runt" for my model. The T90 has a fully shielded coil and grounded poles for very quiet operation.
The pic is a pup that is going to be traveling to Ireland in the next few days.

 

[slider]

Thanks Ken.  That's my plan - Runt (neck)/T90 (bridge). Now I'm ready to build/order my body.

 

[Patrick from Davis]

I just put one in my latest build, fits in the regular tele route like a charm.
Patrick

 

[TonyFlyingSquirrel]

Slider, Thank you for thinking of my pickups. The T90 is a direct replacement for a tele bridge. It pairs very nicely with a Mini HB or what I call the "Runt" for my model. The T90 has a fully shielded coil and grounded poles for very quiet operation.
The pic is a pup that is going to be traveling to Ireland in the next few days.

Full of "Win"!!!

 

[Tempest]

I'm also considering the same pickup combination for my next warmoth (Jazzcaster).

Which MiniHB route does the Runt fit into?

 

[slider]

I'm glad you asked that, I thought it was just one option for route but I did notice there were 2 sizes of HBs??

 

[TroubledTreble]

If you are referring to the route in a pickguard, the duncan route is a better fit. For the body, just a standard HB route is needed.

 

[slider]

One more question and I think I got it - would that be a std HB routing, or a std mini HB routing?

 

[AprioriMark]

These sound AWESOME, just so you know.  I have one paired with a Gibson neck HB with Alnico4 magnets swapped in on a tele.

-Mark

 

[slider]

Picked up a used MIM Tele instead (for now), i'll probably still build one but going to be longer.

I still want to change pickups and want a mini HB in the neck.

I did have a few other questions about RH pickups:

1. What's the diff between the Roudhouse Specials and the Sweet-T?
2. Also could I use a set of either of the ones mentioned above and just go with a 4-way switch to get similar HB /sound plus keep the oter settings for classic telecaster?

 

[Patrick from Davis]

The Sweet T's are his vintage sounding offering.  The Specials have his modern sound to them.  I believe that they both have the "Mojo" that his process imparts.  The four way switch will add an extra position for the series sound, but it is not what you would call a classic humbucker sound.  There are a lot of reasons for it.  The highs are rolled off and it has quite a boost in level, but get a humbucker if that is the sound you want.  The single coils will have a tough time getting that sound.
Patrick

 

[slider]

Makes sense, thanks for the info. So I'm settled on Runt/T90 combo.