If You Wanted A Telecaster.....

[Butch Snyder]

But you have to have an EBMM (like anyone would need anything else), what model would you choose and why?

Note: due to obvious reasons, the AL has been eliminated as a choice. Pick another EBMM model....

 

[fsmith]

Silhouette Special, SSS would probably get you in the ballpark.

 

[JMB27]

Super Sport with MM90s and a rosewood fret-board, preferably in honeyburst, with hard-tail bridge ....

Why? 'cause of the idea of combining an ash body with maple top, along with the MM90s and rosewood board is something I've been considering for a while.

also, having been a Tele player in a previous life I already know the joys and pains of using an ash body, maple neck and vintage single coil pick-ups.

hope this helps, eh

Joel

 

[beej]

With Joel there- though I'd opt for a sport (all ash) and maple board as it's spankier

(I have one. It's magnificent.)

 

[Butch Snyder]

(I have one. It's magnificent.)

I'm not surprised....

I would probably go with an Axis Sport with an HSS pickup config with a DiMarzio Fred in the bridge position. It would be a hardtail (maybe) with a maple fretboard. Now as for current prod models? I don't know. Maybe Dudley would design and make me one. Heck Brad Paisley has a Silhouette that has an ashtray bridge with a Tele bridge pickup and a soapbar in the neck....

 

[mbgreene]

Super Sport
MM90's
Maple Board

The Marion Jones Tele

 

[dwells]

Axis super sport with mm90s dude they just kill !!!!!!

 

[58super]

I'm with Beej a Sport especially with P90's gets you into teleland really quickly.

As an alternative a Morse Y2D with the coils split or with a raised single coil/back humbucker combination can also twang mightly.

 

[Butch Snyder]

As an alternative a Morse Y2D with the coils split or with a raised single coil/back humbucker combination can also twang mightly.

You're right about that. I keep thinking I wantg to attach a metal baseplate to the single coil and see what I get....

 

[58super]

You're right about that. I keep thinking I wantg to attach a metal baseplate to the single coil and see what I get....

I think there is already one there. Its a non standard singlecoil mount like the same one used on Dano lipstick tube Pu's.

 

[GuitarHack]

But you have to have an EBMM (like anyone would need anything else), what model would you choose and why?

Note: due to obvious reasons, the AL has been eliminated as a choice. Pick another EBMM model....

I know I'm slow, but what are the obvious reasons for eliminating the AL from the running?

 

[Butch Snyder]

I think there is already one there. Its a non standard singlecoil mount like the same one used on Dano lipstick tube Pu's.

Well maybe I'll leave it alone then.....

 

[Axis Sport]

I have both and the MM90 is very close to my Tele.

 

[Butch Snyder]

I know I'm slow, but what are the obvious reasons for eliminating the AL from the running?

Because of the nature of the bridge pickup itself (IMHO)....

There is a metal plate underneath the bridge pickup that gives it a very nice twang. To my ears, it sounds just like a Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Tele bridge pickup...

I have both and the MM90 is very close to my Tele.

Wow, that's sharp....

 

[Butch Snyder]

As an alternative a Morse Y2D with the coils split or with a raised single coil/back humbucker combination can also twang mightly.

How high, with respect to the bridge pickup, do you have your single coil pickup set?

 

[58super]

How high, with respect to the bridge pickup, do you have your single coil pickup set?

I think I set it 5/64" bass side and 4/64" treble side from the polepiece to the string when the string is depressed at the last fret. I measured first and wrote down the original specs because the pickups are set lower than that normally and I wanted to be able to put it back to stock.

 

[banjoplayer]

I´d take the morse, because Steve also played Tele

kidding...ok, maybe ASS MM90

 

[TNT]

A "Ronnie Montrose" signature model!! I see "visions". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

 

[robelinda2]

without doubt a Super Sport, or Sport, with MM90's, hardtail, maple board.

I think i'm getting GAS for a Sport, SSH, hardtail, maple. Think i might have a tough time finding one.

 

[Jimmyb]

I'd go for an Axis Sport SSS like this one...

Hang on a minute, I already did