Tyler pickups? anyone tried them yet?

[maiden_fan]

Im looking at them to go into my next Musikraft build. Looking at either the Studebake or the supercharged Studebake.

Any experiences?

 

[lordriffenstein]

I have the Supercharged Studebacker in my Tyler Classic and LOVE it. Great crunchy pickup, not hot, more like a hotter PAF to my ears. Split isn't wonderfull BUT it works perfect with the volume control. I think Ed Degenaro has the same in his main Tyler.

 

[maiden_fan]

How would it compare in output to say a Rio grande BBQ or a Duncan JB?

 

[ejecta]

The ones I had in my burning water I didnt like at all. I replaced the sigles with Suhrs and the humbucker with a Wolfetone Marshallhead. I liked those much better.

 

[argonaut4]

Im looking at them to go into my next Musikraft build. Looking at either the Studebake or the supercharged Studebake.

Any experiences?

I can't help with your pickup question, however I did own a '63 Supercharged Studebaker Avanti, like the one pictured, and it kicked major ass! Fiberglass body, factory roll bar, optional seat belts , Paxton Supercharger....faster than the '63 Corvette...and turned a lot more heads.

Sorry for the tangent... your post made me think of it. I sold it last year and regret it.

Goodluck with the pickups!

 

[degenaro]

If you're interested I made sound clips with all the different Tyler pick-ups in my Burning Water....
Here's the cut and paste from the original post which can be found here...
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... p?t=302428


So, I was wanting to try out the new James Tyler pick-ups, but had no time until this weekend. Actually I also felt a bit too lazy to unstring and restring and solder and unsolder.
Long story short, my friendly neighborhood monster guitar builder Brian Nelson ( http://www.gtr-nelson.com )was also curious about the pick-ups. So we decided to make an afternoon in geetarland out of it. My bud Dave Simpson, also joined in for the fun. And yes I love that guys playing.

So, instead a whole bunch of flowery trms like buttery, woody, snarky, spanky, I figured I'd grab the lap top and record them and let your ears be the judge.

First up, my hollow alder Tyler Burning Water (no boost) with the stock pick-ups it came with (which where protos) the singles are 6K, the bucker is 9k.
First cleaning, neck, in between, middle, in between, bridge, then dirty bridge, neck, then neck volume rolled off.

The the same kinda riffage with a Hot Retro in the bridge an two 2Hot single in neck and middle.

Then we went to a Studebaker in the bridge and JST2500 in the neck and middle.

Next, Studebaker Supercharged and California Special single coils...

Dave burning on this set-up...

And what I ended up with in the end...
Studebaker Supercharged and 2Hot Singles...

Dave going to town with it...

Then for shit and giggles we grabbed a 62 Strat and threw that in the mix (it was suppossed to be a fun afternoon)...

Dave doin' the Strat...

Plus since we were at a guitar builder we grabbed a couple of his FMs...
hardtail...

Wilkie...

Dave burning...

And Seattle guys if ya wanna hear Dave come on out to the regular 6K4 Lounge gig next Thursday, Dave will be mopping the floor with me, as usual.

Bottomline...looking for replacement pick-ups, check out the Tyler stuff.
Disclaimer, my name is on the Tyler site as a user, so you might want to keep my opinion out of it and just check the clips and judge yourself.
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[maiden_fan]

thanks for the post, but the links dont work.

 

[degenaro]

thanks for the post, but the links dont work.

Fixed...

 

[Lance-a-not]

I work at a Tyler Dealer, and he sent me 6 humbuckers and 2 sets of singles to compare... My and my co-workers opinions (All great players except me

Studebaker:
Vintage-y output, comparable to the Lollar I took out of the guitar,
BUT more focused, better balanced by far, very little sag or compression, moderately bright without being harsh

Supercharged Stude:
Sure more output than #1, but also darker and WAY more butter and compression

Hot Retro:
No compression, less output than the SS, throaty and focused

Super:
Tyler's answer to a JB, but a fair bit brighter, EXTREMELY well balanced within it's range, clearer and less gritty than a JB, Fast attack with very little compression

Shark:
Same pickup as the Super with thicker wire inside, though it was a few notches less resistance, EXTREMELY well balanced within it's range, but thicker than the Super... To me this is the closer to the JB fullness but still several steps up

Secret:
Output similar to the Shark, but it sounds more Vintage, smooth and and the most amazing bloom to the attack without being squishy, Most of my co-workers liked this one the best

I now own a Shark (in the Bridge) and a Studebaker (neck)
The Stude in the neck sounds great there too...


Anyone want a pair of Lollars??


Hope it helps, the Tyler pickups are stellar to my ears... Too bad there are no 7 string versions

 

[johnpenny]

thanks for sharing the opinions i was able to choose the best one

 

[Strat+Marshall]

The ones I had in my burning water I didnt like at all. I replaced the sigles with Suhrs and the humbucker with a Wolfetone Marshallhead. I liked those much better.

What didn't you like about them? Were they the actual Tyler pickups or some of the special duncans he used to use?

I have a set of HSS waiting for a project to be finished.

 

[guitarslinger]

Where are they sold?

Are they priced similarly to Suhr pups?

 

[degenaro]

Where are they sold?

Are they priced similarly to Suhr pups?

Try Tyler or a Tyler dealer...
http://tylerguitars.com/t-about_pickups.aspx

 

[mooncobra]

If you're interested I made sound clips with all the different Tyler pick-ups in my Burning Water....
Here's the cut and paste from the original post which can be found here...
https://www.thegearpage.net/board/showth ... p?t=302428


So, I was wanting to try out the new James Tyler pick-ups, but had no time until this weekend. Actually I also felt a bit too lazy to unstring and restring and solder and unsolder.
Long story short, my friendly neighborhood monster guitar builder Brian Nelson ( http://www.gtr-nelson.com )was also curious about the pick-ups. So we decided to make an afternoon in geetarland out of it. My bud Dave Simpson, also joined in for the fun. And yes I love that guys playing.

So, instead a whole bunch of flowery trms like buttery, woody, snarky, spanky, I figured I'd grab the lap top and record them and let your ears be the judge.

First up, my hollow alder Tyler Burning Water (no boost) with the stock pick-ups it came with (which where protos) the singles are 6K, the bucker is 9k.
First cleaning, neck, in between, middle, in between, bridge, then dirty bridge, neck, then neck volume rolled off.

The the same kinda riffage with a Hot Retro in the bridge an two 2Hot single in neck and middle.

Then we went to a Studebaker in the bridge and JST2500 in the neck and middle.

Next, Studebaker Supercharged and California Special single coils...

Dave burning on this set-up...

And what I ended up with in the end...
Studebaker Supercharged and 2Hot Singles...

Dave going to town with it...

Then for shit and giggles we grabbed a 62 Strat and threw that in the mix (it was suppossed to be a fun afternoon)...

Dave doin' the Strat...

Plus since we were at a guitar builder we grabbed a couple of his FMs...
hardtail...

Wilkie...

Dave burning...

And Seattle guys if ya wanna hear Dave come on out to the regular 6K4 Lounge gig next Thursday, Dave will be mopping the floor with me, as usual.

Bottomline...looking for replacement pick-ups, check out the Tyler stuff.
Disclaimer, my name is on the Tyler site as a user, so you might want to keep my opinion out of it and just check the clips and judge yourself.
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Still have the clips of the studebaker and 2500’s? Thanks!

 

[Econ]

I have a Shark in my Tyler Studio HD and I love it! Very warm sounding and not compressed. Note definition is very nice.

 

[Deleted member 13074]

Still have the clips of the studebaker and 2500’s? Thanks!

After this long, I imagine he might not still have his own teeth

when those clips were posted, George W was President