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FDP Forum / The 'Pup' Tent / output on classic vibe tele pups
FDP Forum / The 'Pup' Tent / output on classic vibe tele pups
Tony F
Long Island, NY
When you come to fork in road take itMay 30th, 2018 01:40 PM Edit Profile
I've had a few CV tele's over the years and never noticed till I A/B'd it to my Jimmy Vaughan strat that CV pups are low output. I raised the height on the tele but still quite a volume difference. Not a problem really just curios if anyone else feels there low output pups. They have sweet tele tone but just a tad thin. I guess that's related to less windings?
Peegoo
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in a cake shopMay 31st, 2018 05:18 AM Edit Profile
They're not necessarily "low" output; they're dialed in to a power factor similar to a standard 1950s/1960s Telecaster.
The Tex Mex pickups in the Jimmy V Strat, which are a bit hotter (overwound) than your typical Strat pickup, will make the CV pickups appear weaker strictly by contrast.
Achase4u
U.S. - VirginiaMay 31st, 2018 07:17 PM Edit Profile
It's very tough to say what is low and what isn't in such a wide range(no pun intended) of pickups in the world out there. I think Peegoo is spot on here with everything he said.
Leftee
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VAMay 31st, 2018 07:31 PM Edit Profile
I had a CV Tele a few years ago and that’s how I remember it. Fairly low output pickups.
Mick Reid
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Australia
American-made in Oz!!Jun 1st, 2018 02:23 AM Edit Profile
FWIW, the OEM pickups in the CV's are Toneriders (unofficially that is ;^)
The set that's in the 50's Tele are the Vintage Plus model. They are definitely vintage spec/vintage output and would certainly not be as "hot" as the Tex Mex in the Jimmy Vaughan.
I think they sound very good myself, but I never A/B'ed them against another pickup.
I have a Tonerider Hot Classic in the bridge of my last Tele build. I like that one as well.
Achase4u
U.S. - VirginiaJun 1st, 2018 09:18 AM Edit Profile
I was given the Squier thinline of a late friend which has Toneriders in it. I had to rewind the bridge when it died, but I recall them sounding quite good.
Mick Reid
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American-made in Oz!!Jun 2nd, 2018 04:36 AM Edit Profile
"I was given the Squier thinline of a late friend which has Toneriders in it. I had to rewind the bridge when it died, but I recall them sounding quite good."
Hah! I find it ironic that if a TR pickup was going to die, it would have to happen to you!
At least you're one that can easily do your own rewinding. Good on ya!
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VAJun 2nd, 2018 07:10 AM Edit Profile
My recollection of the CV I had was that is was a great sounding Tele. It was a MIM killer. Especially at the price.
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American-made in Oz!!Jun 2nd, 2018 05:37 PM Edit Profile
"My recollection of the CV I had was that is was a great sounding Tele."
Why is it that the words "had" and "great sounding" appear in the same sentence around here?
If I had a dollar for every time I typed that combination of words...
I could buy another great sounding guitar.
(then sell it)
I need help...
Leftee
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VAJun 2nd, 2018 05:45 PM Edit Profile
I didn’t like the smallish neck. I had considered re-necking it.
Achase4u
U.S. - VirginiaJun 2nd, 2018 06:58 PM Edit Profile
"Hah! I find it ironic that if a TR pickup was going to die, it would have to happen to you!
At least you're one that can easily do your own rewinding. Good on ya!"
lol. Well to be perfectly honest, the pickup died when it was still in the possession of it's original owner, my good friend Tim Leclaire. I fixed it up for him as close to original as I could guess. Sadly, he was gone later that year and I would be given the guitar.
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