what type of pickup to have a twang sound effect

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What makes the Tele Twang?

• Thread starter FishingBen
• Get-go date Jan 21, 2009

• #1

I know this might seem odd only what most the Telecaster gives it its coveted state twang? is information technology the pickups? the woods? the calibration length? the cervix shape/cleave/radius? the ashtray bridgeplate and contumely compensated saddles? electroncs wiring/caps etc.? and does it have to be a bolt on neck? has there always been a twangy gear up neck? Does the body have to be flat plank shaped with no comfort curves to be twangy? I guess what I'k getting at is "does it have to be a telecaster? Because I love the country twang chickin pickin sound only have never played a Tele that I liked the feel of. Granted I have non played any high end Crook, Glendale, Hahn, Monterose, Suhr, or other boutique models but I've never had the oppurtunity. I know this may open a can of worms but I'm not looking for a "whose meliorate?" but rather more than of a "what about it makes it twang?" What are the essentials if I wanted to build differently and however keep the cadre twang sound.

Last edited: Jan 21, 2009

• #two

Information technology is the thick steel bridge plate nether the bridge pickup that alters the magnetic field.

I installed a tele bridge pickup in a strat long ago - it sounded like a strat bridge. The bridge plate is the fundamental to a tele.

• #three

Everything impacts the tone, but some things make a bigger difference than others. That bridge is somewhat unique in the guitar world, and I concur that it would probably be the biggest contributor, forth with the plate under the beefy bridge pickup.

• #four

Maple neck + ash body + Tele bridge plate + stock-still span + iii saddles + string through body = max twang

However its mostly in the pickup and bridge IMO.

Gretches twang too just its deeper... more similar twung

• #half-dozen

It'due south that little flat expanse that houses the input jack. That combined with the router hump makes for big twang.

Last edited: Jan 22, 2009

• #7

I agree. Now, I love Teles and dearest to discuss the tonal minutae of various types of pickups, bridges, saddles, and setups, but when push comes to shove ....

Twang is an attitude. It'due south more easily expressed on a maple cervix Tele, but information technology Tin be expressed on any guitar, 'cuz mostly, IMHO, Twang resides in the fingers and mind of the Twanger.

I guess that means that if you hear it and like it, you lot're the Twang-ee? Sincerely, if I have to 'twang' a little in the eye of a vocal, I don't switch guitars - I just twang.

Thanks, Dana O.

• #8

I recollect the plate under the Tele bridge pickup makes a big difference in tone. I take two Grosh Strats with the Fralin bass plate nether the bridge pickup and both "Twang" almost as much as my Grosh Tele.

That said, I think an ash body and maple fingerboard will give you the most "Twang" whether it'due south a Tele or a Strat.

The concluding element would be the Tele saddles but I've played/heard some swell Tele'southward with Strat way saddles.

• #nine

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I but get back there and dig me some up.

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• #10

I concur with all the higher up, one other physical deviation is the greater bending on the span pup, which makes those high strings really become ping.

• #11

I agree with all the above, one other concrete deviation is the greater bending on the bridge pup, which makes those high strings really get ping.

Doesn't the steeper angled bridge pickup move the low East polepiece closer to the cervix instead of the high eastward closer to the span?

Anyway, the twang is in the hands, that I agree.

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