Tele pickup adapter to fit in humbucker cavity.

[Wally Gator]

I love all my Monaco's, as they are the perfect guitar for my style. I just miss the sound of my Tele's when I'm playing them. Is there an easy product that allows for fitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker location? I don't want to buy a hollow Tele with a Bigsby if a reversible mod can be done. Experts please assess the difficulty of this procedure.

[RoyB]

I love all my Monaco's, as they are the perfect guitar for my style. I just miss the sound of my Tele's when I'm playing them. Is there an easy product that allows for fitting a Tele pickup in a humbucker location? I don't want to buy a hollow Tele with a Bigsby if a reversible mod can be done. Experts please assess the difficulty of this procedure.

A Tele Bridge pickup won't fit without routing, and really on a Tele it's not the pickups that make the sound, it's the pickup being mounted on the bridge. The easy change would be a Fralin Twangmaster.

[Wally Gator]

Wow, didn't think I had a searchable topic, but I found a guy at wmillsguitars.com that makes exactly what I'm looking for. Even has a youtube explanation, just no playing. Email sent, we'll see how this goes.

[RoyB]

Wow, didn't think I had a searchable topic, but I found a guy at wmillsguitars.com that makes exactly what I'm looking for. Even has a youtube explanation, just no playing. Email sent, we'll see how this goes.

From his site installation page

4) If the cavity will have to be opened slightly, as usually in the case of installing a telecaster pup, refer to the body style below for additional installation tips.

A Tele pickup will not fit in a Hamer Humbucker route without more routing. If you don't mind modding the guitar then it will do what you want.

[specialk]

on a Tele it's not the pickups that make the sound, it's the pickup being mounted on the bridge.

Cool. I hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the info, Roy!