Thread: Vintage Broadcasters or American Standard for Tele
Forum: Guitar Tech
Author: cowboyfloyd
cowboyfloyd - 7/14/2009 at 07:36

I bought an American Standard tele about a year ago, but it seems to trebley and not as warm sounding. Someone told me to replace the stock pick ups with Seymour Duncan Vintage Broadcasters. I love the Chicken Pickn style as well as rock.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks!!!!!!!


Guitar101 - 7/14/2009 at 19:01

There's tons of pickups out there.. The ones you have stock should be fine.. What amp or pedals are you using?


cowboyfloyd - 7/14/2009 at 19:08

Using a Fender Twin. I actually bought the Broadcasters this morning and installed on my Mexican Tele. I think they sound much warmer and without that ear piercing high end of the stock pick ups.

Don't get me wrong, the stock pick ups sounds great, but I think it might be just a bit too twangy for me. I have a lot to learn about this subject and guitar tone...always looking.

Any thoughts?


Telefreak - 7/26/2009 at 00:59

Standard US Tele pickups lack the brass base plate that contributes quite a bit to the "classic" Telecaster sound.
The 6 saddle bridges don't help much either.
You may want to considder switching to a 3 saddle ashtray bridge with compensated saddles.
That's the setup I have on my main Telecaster and it sounds amazing


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