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I have been reading reviews and forum for months to find the perfect p/u´s for my tele. I can´t decide between classical tele tone or a tone suited for my musical style. Up to now it has been down to either Antiquity or the Fralin Blues Special. Lately I have been reading a lot about the Donahue model which might be the answer. It seems it has the classical tele tone but with some extra power to pull off some heavier stuff. If I go with the Donahue,
what neck p/u should I get? For tone and looks I´m planning on a humbucker altough not sure if I wanna rout the body. What humbucker would be great with the JD? If not a humbucker, what then?
Please help.


Originally Posted by mowcheebaI have been reading reviews and forum for months to find the perfect p/u´s for my tele. I can´t decide between classical tele tone or a tone suited for my musical style. Up to now it has been down to either Antiquity or the Fralin Blues Special. Lately I have been reading a lot about the Donahue model which might be the answer. It seems it has the classical tele tone but with some extra power to pull off some heavier stuff. If I go with the Donahue,
what neck p/u should I get? For tone and looks I´m planning on a humbucker altough not sure if I wanna rout the body. What humbucker would be great with the JD? If not a humbucker, what then?
Please help.I'll tell you this...it's hard to go wrong with a set of Antiquitys. I have not tried the JD but some guys here have and they like it. You could also look at the quot;Hot Tele Leadquot;, you can get it tapped which would give you a more intage Tele tone AND a much hotter tone in one pickup, or maybe even a Quater Pounder tele lead tapped...as for neck pickups you either love Tele neck pickups or you hate them...If they are done right I like them, but a new bucker can be cool too...I would stay with some thine vintage in output so you don't over power the bridge pickup...maybe a seth lover or a 59.

I think Antiquities are the way to go with a '52 RI.

If you want the Keith vibe, then I'd suggest a Seth neck, but yes, it will require routing.

If you want a good match for a JD, I'd suggest an SM-1 or SM-3 mini humbucker.

The JD is a great pickup-It's got an Alnico 2 magnet and is smoother than the stock in your 52RI. There's a warm, naturally compressed feeling to it and although it doesn't quite give the vintage spank of an A-5 Broadcaster, it's still quite faithful to the Tele vibe we all love. Sounds great clean, gets nicely dirty and it's heaven with the tone rolled back-just a bit.

Question for the masses...quot;Is not the JD 's most foolproof pickup???quot;