This is a bad introduction but my thumb actually pressed dislike and it said "feedback shared with the creator" sorry about that I meant to press like(I have pressed like now). You videos are always great Tim and you've inspired me for years along with Ted to always push harder for the right harmony and to take tone back to the core of the guitar with no nonsense in between the guitar and amplifier, this video is no exception.... the pickups sound great and the playing is always a treasure in my ears. Thought I should finally speak up because really theres no reason for anyone to dislike your contributions, past, present and future... so please keep up the outstanding work
sounds very "pure". That's not very well-described but I can't think of a better way to put it right now. It's just a very straight-forward, agreeable, sound. Balanced, clear, but still plenty warm. I like it!
Tim that is dripulicous ❤ I love it … don’t touch a thing you’ll screw it up😂- Murphy’s law. Seriously I love the articulation, and as always Kudos for your playing/touch👍🎶🎸
I did the same with a Diamond Goldfoil vintage 65 , but in a Jay Tursur vintage Tele. So not too bad if I srcewed it up. It is weird to the hear at first , because the tone is special . Warm and crisp at the same time. Hard to explain but the easier way to understand is you got to know is that they are cheap pickups, on the shrill side, low output. Vintage pickups always shine because of that reason. They breakup easier. I push that Tele with slap back delay, and I LOVE IT !
Beautiful. My favourite Tele neck pickup is an Ibanez Super 80 single coil - yep, they made a humbucker sized single coil. Amazing bell-like clarity and warmth.
Sounds great, even though I like some dirt on there. I do know that I don't sound as clean as the pickups, and some dirt hides that some. That's what practice is for!
Darn that out-of-phase sound, I love it, but simply swap the neck pickup wires (white to ground, black to switch) to put it back in phase with the bridge pickup..
don't screw with this at all......absolutely perfect sound wow never heard a tele sound like that you may have hit on the holy grail of warm pickups....leave it alone and don't even look at crooked....
Sounds beautiful! I’d love to hear it with the tone knob backed down just a touch. Just enough to take a little bite off, but not enough to turn it into mud.
Oh no! Not a crooked pickup in a Tele! Lol. It does sound really smooth, I have an ash body fender with the 51 nocaster reissue in the neck. Best I have found so far for that particular Tele. I have a vintage gray in the bridge. Awesome combination! Once again, it is an ash body though.
That did come in other "form factors" if you will. BTW ... if you love that sound, I'd highly suggest trying a Mojotone Gold Foil in the neck position. I have been using them on teles and they sound very much like what you have. I'll have a tele guitar finished in about two months with a Mojotone gold foil and will try to send you a video link.
Thats awesome tim! I have an original gold dearmond 1100 in a 69/70 gibson L5 custom. They’re beautiful pups and i love it in a tele! I hope u can get it produced🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏btw, proof that usually it aint the guitar its the guitarist: that vintera sounds just fine.😎
Tim, sounds great. I love your Charlie Christian version as well. I think you can make plywood and magnetized nails sound wonderful. Curious if you have any TV Jones pickups in the neck? I know they have some DeArmond options.
Love the sound of it. I’m still so happy with the sound of my CS Nocaster pickup. With my Strats finding the perfect pickups is less easy. But I have my different variations that work with different amps and setups so it’s fine.
That CS nocaster is the best thing in the bridge I have found. I have It coupled with the vintage gray in an ash body LE. Just amazing. That chief sounded pretty special as well though.
I got that type of sound when I put a P90 in my Tele that is much better than the previous Strat pickup that was beefier than the shorted-out Tele pickup; in fact both pickups are table crumbs compared to the P90 but you have a nice beautiful tone in your Telecaster. By the way the D & G strings would line up over the polepieces perfectly if the pickup were moved over a small smidgen to the right.
There's been a bit of trend lately of Telecaster players switching to Guyatone or DeArmond-style gold foil pickups in the neck position. Blake Mills has a couple of videos here on RU-vid where he's playing them. I think the trend started up again when a few people built "partscaster" versions of Ry Cooder's Strat that he uses for slide which has one of these pickups.
Great mids nice and warm and not too. Love the Tbone quack as well. There must be a way to reverse the phase with a switch. I’m glad you did that now we can possibly get someone to make a pickup with the same qualities. Thanks dude.
Wonderful!!! For a clean, articulate sound, the only comparable tone I've heard is Bill Frisell using a Fralin mini-humbucker, which is gorgeous, but a humbucker can never be quite as articulate as a single coil. So interesting to hear the DeArmond on a solid body...is that a Lollar?
I have a couple of guitars with that pickup. All archtops. Agree they sound great I would think Jason Lollar is your man to go to. Output is indeed balanced. Let me know how it turns out but even as is it is real nice sounding Would make for a nice single pick up guitar as well. shal
You stumbled upon a gold mine! I closed my eyes and heard a 40's F hole archtop that blended into a tele. Faster runs sounded like Lucille but hitting those Stratocaster sweet spots. You want 2k for it?
I’ve been playing with the MFD pickups on a new ASAT and it’s amazing how no matter how much you roll off the tone they still retain separation/clarity. Would like to see your thoughts on them someday.
@@nickgoogle4525 I opted for a semi hollow classic because the smaller pickups are voiced closer to a traditional tele pickup than the jumbo MFDs, which are closer to P-90s (each are their own thing though). I already have stuff in that zone so the Classic filled an empty gap for me. I was really tempted to order a special because I think the bridge is super cool, but the Classic filled an niche for me personally. I did the US option order if that matters. Easily the best guitar I own now.
Hi Tim I pre ordered your book. Can't wait to study it. I'm a big fan. I have question? What are your thoughts on playing jazz with bridge pickup. If at all possible I'd be so grateful if you could play a standard in bridge position. We all know the neck pickup is lush but what does the bridge say? You here things like a jr can do it all and that you can get the tones out of the bridge pickup but can you? If you can't play sweet sounding jazz on the bridge pickup then it can't be done. I'm a big fan of yours all the best from uk.
Wow! Interesting tone. Maybe a PU maker will indeed make this (JL, cough, cough). Pull switch on the knob for the out of phase would be fun. Where did you find the De Armond reissue?
