Opinions sought: best Tele bridge pickup?

[duhvoodooman***]

Yesterday, I received & installed the hot alnico 3 neck pickup to match the bridge p'up I installed last week. It's pretty hot, too (DC resistance ~11K), so is a much better match than the stock Xaviere XV820 neck p'up--as expected, it balances much better with the bridge now. I'm very pleased with the sound of the guitar now--still has plenty of Tele spank when played clean, but without the ice-pickiness it had before. And the tone with overdrive/distortion is much improved. These hot alnico 3's are probably not a good choice for country pickers, but if you're a blues/rock player and find your current Tele pickups just too twangy/trebly, I'd recommend these as an excellent alternative. And I got the pair on eBay for a combined price of $60. The seller ID is "reliablefender" and they operate an eBay store called The STRATosphere. Huge volume seller, very highly rated (99.8%), and an incredible variety of Strat & Tele parts, among other Fender stuff + other brands. They've been selling quite a few of these hot alnico 3's....

[marnold***]

Sounds like your taste in single coils roughly mirrors mine. I find most "vintage" single coils to be, um, lacking in the cojones department. I guess that's why I like my Area 61s so much. As (I think) I mentioned earlier, I was looking at Muy Grandes when I had a Tele which are certainly no shrinking violets. One man's "vintage" is another man's "thin." To each, their own.

[mrmudcat]

"The seller ID is "reliablefender" and they operate an eBay store called The STRATosphere."


Have bought some things from him I believe .............great ebayer if I remember!:

[Perfect Stranger]

Here's what I put in one of my teles. It might work you, might not. I like it...

Alnico Fatbody Oversized Polepiece Tele Bridge Pickup
http://store.guitarfetish.com/alfaovpotebr.html

[duhvoodooman***]

That's exactly the next pickup I was going to try if the Fender Hot Alnico 3's didn't suit my fancy....but they did.

[zoranrataj2000]

Lindy Fralin stock!
If I ever change guitar, pickup will stay with me.