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Anybody here use a Broadcaster lead pickup and what do you think of it? I also thought of a 5/2 lead. I'll put in a SD vintage neck pickup with either one I get. I've attached a picture of the Tele it will be going in.

52 RI Tele

They're wonderful pickups. Used one for many years that I put in a MIJ Tele.

Strong bass, nice mids, twangy highs. Classic early 50's Tele tone.

That said, I have to say that the Antiquity I and the Jerry Donahue are my two favorites. Those have more of the tone that certain, very rare early 50's Tele's have. It's a tone with more midrange and that compresses just a little more easily and allows me to shape the tone with the pick and fingers a little more than the Broadcaster.

My '51 Tele had a pickup like I just described. Apparantly so does Jerry Donahue's '52 as Seymour patterned the Jerry Donahue after it. Reminds me a little of a P-90...

But most early Teles have pickups more similar to the Braodcaster or '54: brighter, twangier, etc.

You couldn't go wrong with any of those three: Broadcaster, Antiquity or Jerry Donahue. The JD would be the strongest with the fullest mids, though the Broadcaster might have tighter and deeper bass.

Lew


Originally Posted by LewguitarThey're wonderful pickups. Used one for many years that I put in a MIJ Tele.

Strong bass, nice mids, twangy highs. Classic early 50's Tele tone.

That said, I have to say that the Antiquity I and the Jerry Donahue are my two favorites. Those have more of the tone that certain, very rare early 50's Tele's have. It's a tone with more midrange and that compresses just a little more easily and allows me to shape the tone with the pick and fingers a little more than the Broadcaster.

My '51 Tele had a pickup like I just described. Apparantly so does Jerry Donahue's '52 as Seymour patterned the Jerry Donahue after it. Reminds me a little of a P-90...

But most early Teles have pickups more similar to the Braodcaster or '54: brighter, twangier, etc.

You couldn't go wrong with any of those three: Broadcaster, Antiquity or Jerry Donahue. The JD would be the strongest with the fullest mids, though the Broadcaster might have tighter and deeper bass.

Lew

Thanks Lew,
I have a JD in a another tele and I don't have any plans on replacing it. I just bought a new tele and want to put something different in it.


Originally Posted by StratskyThanks Lew,
I have a JD in a another tele and I don't have any plans on replacing it. I just bought a new tele and want to put something different in it.

Well then, the Broadcaster would be a great change of pace...or the Antiquity. For something hotter, you might want to think about the Duncan Tele Hot too...especially the Tapped Tele hot.

You'd use it with a 5 way switch instead of the 3 way.

The Tapped output would be similar to a Broadcaster and the Hot output would be killer for pushing your amp into overdrive a little more easily.

With a 5 way switch you'd get:

1. Hot Bridge
2. Hot Bridge amp; Neck
3. Neck
4. Vintage Output Bridge amp; Neck
5. Vintage Output Bridge

Very Very Cool!

Lew