Hottest single coil non stacked bridge pickup for a tele

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Looking for a high output non-stacked single coil for my tele in the bridge position. I have checked out clips for the bareknuckle piledriver and the Dimarzio hot T but I don't have much of a clue when it comes to hot bridge single coils because I have always avoided them.
 
Sweet I will look into it. I wonder how the seymour and dimarzio options compare to the BKP options like the boss and piledriver. The boss sounds good but I dunno about $150 for a single coil.
 
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Sweet I will look into it. I wonder how the seymour and dimarzio options compare to the BKP options like the boss and piledriver. The boss sounds good but I dunno about $150 for a single coil.
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I can't comment on the BKP singles, but I had the Quarter Pounder strat pickup, and was very happy with it. Another that's worth a look is the Rio Grande Muy Grande. I have a set and they are great true single coils. Yes, they hum a little, but that's the price you pay for REAL single coil tone.
 
Also, if anyone is selling such a single coil, hit the inbox.
 
Just a head's up, the Quarter Pounder is probably not noise cancelling. The strat one I played was not. 60 cycle hum sucks.
 
I can deal with some hum as long as the tone is there. But where should I look for a high output single coil bridge with noise cancelling design haha do these actually exist? I always think gain + single coil = noise. I am just wondering how good the BKP stuff really is, I have always seen their stuff as kind of kiddie hyped products but it seems like they have some nice sound stuff.
 
You want the Piledriver. It's goddamn ferocious.

I strictly play teles these past three or so years, and my 'Esquire'd' tele with a Piledriver is what I grab when I was something angry. It can do anything you need in the realm of rock and metal, hanging it with the growl of humbuckers with the tightness and clarity you want from a tele bridge. It does lose some of that tele character, but some of that comes back as you roll back on the volume. It cleans up well for as high output as it is, but of course isn't going to be that natural tele sound. It's also super quiet for a tele bridge.
 
This guitar is used for country, rock, funk, alt rock and even prog metal stuff. I have heard that with the piledriver you lose a lot of the twang when it comes to clean or slightly boosted clean. I was thinking the boss might be a better option. Can you attest to the vesatility of the piledriver?
 
timeroo":1hc6tjte said:
This guitar is used for country, rock, funk, alt rock and even prog metal stuff. I have heard that with the piledriver you lose a lot of the twang when it comes to clean or slightly boosted clean. I was thinking the boss might be a better option. Can you attest to the vesatility of the piledriver?
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The Piledriver is less versatile than other tele pickups, but it can cover a lot of ground depending on the rig. It really sounds more like a P90 than a tele bridge. If you're needing that much variety, it could be too much for some things. I can get even Broadcaster style pickups through most situations with the right amp. It sounds like you need to look more into how a pickup is voiced rather than it simply being high output. I've never had The Boss. The Quarter Pounder mentioned earlier has enough balls for heavier rock, and can probably do more than the Piledriver if you want to retain that tele flavor. I had it in the same Esquire'd tele I currently have the Piledriver in a couple years back.
 
After watching a lot of clips I think the QP set is probably a good value vs. the BKP stuff. I just think it would hurt too much to fork over $200-250+ for a set of single coils. I know these companies are smaller and the boutique hipster factor still keeps them in business but I have to really question the prices some of these companies are charging for products that don't overly out perform their name brand opponents.
 
It's not really about performance and quality when it comes to pickups. The QP is an excellent pickup and will certainly handle your needs, but it's not a Piledriver, or an Aldrich, or a set of Hayrides. You can get a lot done with the bigger companies, but if you wanted the sounds those particular boutique companies offer, then you will have to pay their price. $200 is not too ridiculous of a price to upgrade the single most important element in your guitar's tone, IMO. There's nothing wrong with their prices, and there's nothing wrong with a cheaper set of Duncans either, one is not better than the other. Duncan simply has the capacity to offer a product at a lower cost. The JB has long been my favorite humbucker, knocking BKPs and others out of the park. It's all about finding the sound in your head at the end of the day. QP will do you good man!
 
Anybody try the Seymour Duncan hot tele? I was going to get the quarter pounder but heard it was more of a P-90 sound. I'm going trying to retain the single coil sound but just hotter. Also, more vintage sounding when I turn the volume back. I am getting ready to put a partscaster Tele together and have the SD already. I was either going to put a 4 way switch in or a push pull for the coil tap that makes it a more vintage output in addition to the high output.

Just wondering if anyone has any experience with it?
 
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