best *quiet* single coil neck for tele?

**astrozombie** · 06-29-2010, 05:30 AM

I was just wondering. doesn't have to be high output or anything. just the quietest one duncan makes, or dimarzio for that matter.

**Benjy_26** · 06-29-2010, 06:37 AM

Noise wise, all the covered tele neck pickups are going to be pretty quiet due to the metal cover.

Personally, I can't stand traditional tele neck pickups. I'd go with a strat stack or rails of some sort myself.

**jake_xms3_punk** · 06-29-2010, 06:39 AM

the quietest would be a stacked humbucker. havn't tried any though

**jeremy** · 06-29-2010, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by Benjy_26

Personally, I can't stand traditional tele neck pickups. I'd go with a strat stack or rails of some sort myself.

yup. classic stack + neck model

**Gforce9** · 06-29-2010, 09:45 AM

I have Dimarzio's Area T. It is good and clearer (usable by itself) than a traditional Tele neck. It blends well also....

**astrozombie** · 06-29-2010, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by jeremy

yup. classic stack + neck model

You mean vintage stack?

**astrozombie** · 06-29-2010, 11:38 AM

I havent tried the quarter pound in the bridge. is it noisy?

what does "tapped" mean?

**Funkfingers** · 06-29-2010, 11:49 AM

The QP is a high output single coil. It will be prone to noise and RF interference.

Tapped is short for coil-tapped. This indicates that you can have two different output levels from the pickup.

How big is the neck PU cavity? Consider a mini humbucker.

**astrozombie** · 06-29-2010, 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by Funkfingers

The QP is a high output single coil. It will be prone to noise and RF interference.

Tapped is short for coil-tapped. This indicates that you can have two different output levels from the pickup.

How big is the neck PU cavity? Consider a mini humbucker.

i can fit a humbucker in there. I've actually considered re-doing the tele with a hot stack in the bridge and a vintage stack in the neck.

**Got_tone?** · 06-29-2010, 03:02 PM

Originally Posted by benjy_26

noise wise, all the covered tele neck pickups are going to be pretty quiet due to the metal cover.

Personally, i can't stand traditional tele neck pickups.

+1

**The Dali** · 06-30-2010, 06:28 AM

The Fender vintage noiseless is a stacked neck pickup that looks like a standard. I found the tone to be decent. I prefer a humbucker in the neck.

**jeremy** · 06-30-2010, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by jeremy

yup. classic stack + neck model

no i mean the classic stack + strat neck pup. i dont like tele neck pups

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