Changing Telecaster Pick-Ups (Got pics)

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 4:24 am

Filmdude helped me out with one possible idea.. but i want to get all the input i can.

I want to change the pick-ups on my washburn imitation telecaster thats like ... 8 or 9 years old.
It was a mid range guitar back when, and the picups arent doing it for me, although it FEELS great. I played a thing at school for a show and it wasnt up to par.

I want to be Joe Pass-ish jazzy and also get that SRV bite..
so filmdude suggested a Humbucker in the neck and a certain type of single coil in the .. bridge.

Anyone else have any ideas? And.. where can you take a guitar to get this done? (Never done any pick-up swaps before)

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:18 am

dont forget the fishman powerbridge to replace your bridge

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 12:57 pm

ooooh yay! the first questoin about electric pickups since ive been here. post a pic of your guitar and ill give you my input. (i need to know the current setup and how the pickups are attatched)

and you can absolutely do this yourself. ill help you out if you're up for it.

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:24 pm

woo! ok let me go find my mommys camera.. lol

i suppose i should take a picture with the pickguard off?
(some rust)

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:28 pm

I still think there is nothing better sounding than a nice Gibson humbucker

. *runs and hugs his les paul*.

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:28 pm

powerbridge? what is that..
and that sounds expensive

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:29 pm

Ranting Thespian wrote:I still think there is nothing better sounding than a nice Gibson humbucker . *runs and hugs his les paul*.

but there are things better than a 9 year old washburn pickup.

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:49 pm

shit, i thought today was saturday. fuck fuck i have to go and do homework. i took the pics and will resize and upload them tomorrow.

praisedave.. is it real hard to wire them? i thought only prof. could do it.. but my dad is really good with electronics (england education and all) so ya.. i think i will have him do it with instructions(?) from you?

but ya, i dont think a humbucker will fit in the hole

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:51 pm

send me the pics over AIM ill get them up for ya

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 6:54 pm

woo i got em! thanks filmdude anyway i cant believe im doing this instead of biology homework.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/ ... elp002.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/ ... elp005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/ ... elp004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v139/ ... elp003.jpg

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:09 pm

i can beleive im doing this instead of biology homework

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:16 pm

i cant believe praisedave isnt back to humble me with knowledge like you did when telling me which pickups to use. (i lost them tho.. it was a seymore duncan jazz humbucker for the neck, and a ... what was the single coil you wanted me to use for the bridge filmdudE?)

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 7:42 pm

Semour duncan SH-2 in the neck
Fender Texas Special in the Bridge

and now seeing your brigde i dont think you can put in a power bridge

DAMN IT ALL!

gumbomadness · Post by **gumbomadness** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:10 pm

but how can a humbucker fit?

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Sun Mar 06, 2005 8:49 pm

gumbomadness wrote:but how can a humbucker fit?

i thought you told me it would fit a humbucker, but take it somewhere see if they can route it out.