Tele Bass PUP Replacement

[sevenyearsdown]

I have a Squier VM Tele Bass. I was wondering if any of you guys have moded these yet? Is there a direct drop in replacement PUP available?

Don't say darkstar.

thx

[JustJeffJr.]

Haven't done it yet, but I'm planning a tele bass build in the future. I've been checking out Seymour Duncan and Rio Grande, both make a variety of single coil p-bass replacement p'ups (esp. Duncan, who makes 6 different models, I think). They all look good, but I'll probably end up with the the Seymour Duncan Basslines SCPB2.

oh yeah.... darkstar.

[sevenyearsdown]

Originally Posted by JustJeffJr.

Haven't done it yet, but I'm planning a tele bass build in the future. I've been checking out Seymour Duncan and Rio Grande, both make a variety of single coil p-bass replacement p'ups (esp. Duncan, who makes 6 different models, I think). They all look good, but I'll probably end up with the the Seymour Duncan Basslines SCPB2.

oh yeah.... darkstar.

The VM Tele has a humbucker....so I don't think a single coil would be a direct replacement.

[62bass]

Originally Posted by sevenyearsdown

The VM Tele has a humbucker....so I don't think a single coil would be a direct replacement.

That's right and I think even the Darkstar will require at least a pickup ring to hide the routing. I don't know if you'd have to route out the bass body though.

[sevenyearsdown]

So by the lack of responses, I'm guessing that thier isn't a drop in replacement.

[BulbousMoses]

Originally Posted by sevenyearsdown

So by the lack of responses, I'm guessing that thier isn't a drop in replacement.

Maybe the DiMarzio Model One?

[lug]

Originally Posted by BulbousMoses

Maybe the DiMarzio Model One?

nope, not a direct drop in.

[GlennW]

Maybe this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/GUILD-Bass-Humbu...QQcmdZViewItem

[bassmanrocke]

Why not find a vintage Tele-Pickup. There was one on ebay last week. I think it went for about $100.