ask ko lang kung bat usually neck pickup ung ginagawang HB sa tele?
ako kasi mas gusto ko ung SC ung neck.
well kasi yung signature tone naman talaga ng tele is the bridge pickup. kaya tinawag na "tele twang" kasi yung bridge naman talaga ang twangy, hehe. like the esquire, yung pinakaunang electric guitar ng fender, is a tele body with a single bridge pickup. so yun ang first ever tone na narinig at nagustuhan nila.
yung neck naman, feeling ko kaya ginagawang HB ng iba, to get that fat, jazzy tone. yung neck pickup kasi ng tele is not fat, it's just darker, hehe. some, like me, prefer the tone of the single coil neck. yung dark, pero glassy na neck tone. while some want a fatter sounding neck.
ngayon pag ginawa mong humbucker yung bridge pickup ng tele, medyo nababawasan yung "tele-ness" nya, hehe.
one more thing. pag pinalitan mo ng humbucker yung bridge pickup, you also need to change the bridge. hirap kasi dahil bakal yung ashtray bridge nya eh. hindi basta basta pwede lagyan ng humbucker.