The neck pickup is a little trickier. I will defend the Telecaster’s chromed-out neck pickup to the bitter end, but I’ll also begrudgingly admit I’m somewhat in the minority in that regard. It sounds rather dark, not quite as brilliant as the sparkle of a Strat pickup and not ...
There are some things the Strat struggles to pull off: like the true depth and meat native to PAF-type humbuckers, and the bridge pickup twang native to Telecasters. But the things it does well—the neck pickup cleans, the quack tones—no other guitar can touch....
The Telecaster is known for its twangy, bright sound; the Stratocaster for its range of smooth, clear tones. The Tele has three pickup configurations; the Strat five. The Telecaster has a brighter signature tone, but still offers plenty of versatility. Its neck pickup has a clear, bell-lik...
Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup Configuration SS Hardware Bridge 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Chrome Barrel Saddles Hardware Finish Nickel Tuning Machines Vintage-Style Pickguard 1-Ply Black...
That's not to mention the variations on each that have come out over the years, such as the newAmerican Performer SeriesorPlayer Series, with assorted specs like pickup configurations, neck profiles and tonewoods. Throughout the ages, guitarists have gravitated towards either the Strat or ...
Strat or Tele? Which one is for you? We often pick up a guitar our heroes played, we try to emulate their riffs, tone and even their moves. We think that’s a good place to start – nothing is more inspiring than that. But there are key differences that are important to understand...
Neck: Maple, "C" Shape Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester Fretboard: Maple Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm) Frets: 22, Jumbo Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm) Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) String Nut: Synthetic Bone Pickups: Modern Player Humbucking Pickup (Bridge) Modern Player Strat Pickup (Midd...
Strat. Position three is the middle pickup, which is a Tele bridge pickup that has been moved to the middle. The nice thing about it being here is that it still delivers classic Telecaster bridge tones, but slightly more rounded sounding. Position five is standard neck Tele pickup tone, ...
Position 1:Bridge Pickup with Tone Control Position 2:Neck Pickup with Tone Control Position 3:Neck Pickup Only with Cap (Dark tone) Whew, that was a marathon of Telecaster wiring configurations! Did you know? We can prewire aTelecaster Control Platefor you! We have a ton morediagrams on...
It comes in an HSS pickup configuration with aModern Modifiedbridge humbucker in the bridge position. This is paired with twoFender Hybrid II Custom Voiced Single Coilmodels in the middle and neck positions. Grafitti Yellow ·Source: Fender ...