Nice comparison, I liked the JBE best for clean tones and the chopper for drive/gainy stuff. Ended up getting a chopper t to pair with a humbucker from hell on neck in my frankentele, sounded amazing on middle position
Had the same situation. Night and day difference. I really love the Chopper T. Now it's my favorite tele bridge p.u. I would like to try cruiser in the neck position (I'd need a new pickguard for that), to see how they would combine. I wonder if anyone has tried it. Cheers
@@sadzidsmajkic6181I’ve done that and the cruiser is too dark even the neck model with 500k sounds so much darker than the chopper - it probably has to do with the midrange - if you want a strat sounding dimarzio in the neck the twang king or an area 67 is the way to go
I see you have a Telecaster Bridge pick up in the Neck position of that black Tele!? What is your thinking behind this, please? How does it compare with my least favourite neck position of any Guitar(!)? Any particular wiring you've done different for this? Thanks!
Very observant; most people do not notice this. That is a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster bridge pickup in the neck. It was installed in 2001 and turned out to be a better match for the Hot Rails than normal neck pickup options I had at the time. The wiring is normal otherwise. It really is like having a more traditional Tele bridge sound as well to complement the more aggressive sound of the Hot Rails. It is slightly warmer sounding being in the neck position than it would be in the bridge, but that makes it fantastic for blues sounds. I need to do a video that focuses on it.
Hey great playing and tones. Swap the roasted onto the rosewood necked one's body and put in the JBE. Put the unroasted neck onto the body of the other one. and put the chopper pickup into that one with the non roasted maple. Now all three sound omazing. And put 1 meg ohm pot on them all, if not at least guitar B at 5:47 .
thanks for the video man, because I was considering the seymour duncan hot rails vs the chopper. I prefer the hot rails. It tames the highs very well. Next step is to pick my neck pickup. Ilove a good vintage neck but I'm afraid of the output differencial between the bridge and the neck. Does the hot rails sound good with the volume turned down halfway or so? thanks
One of my favorite things about the Hot Rails is just that- it takes out high end harshness which can sometimes be problematic on a Tele. It does sound good with the volume rolled down as well. I have a Vintage Stack in another Tele with Hot Lead bridge pickup and it does fine. You might want to try the Quarter Pound neck if you want a true single coil neck pickup that is a little closer in output. I’ve had one before and thought it sounded great.
@@jonathancalhoun4853 I might try have the guitar shop add a independent volume control for the bridge. That way I can dial in the volume differential the way I need it and just switch between pickups. Ever try that?
Would a combo of Chopper T on the bridge and Duncan Vintage Stack on the neck works? I'm dead set on Vintage Stack on the neck but still couldn't find the bridge one because there are sooooo many good choices.
@@CLA82529 I think it would tone wise, assuming there are no phase/polarity issues. I have a Duncan Vintage Stack in the neck of another Tele with a Duncan Hot Lead bridge pickup, which is generally similar in output to the Chopper T, and they sound great together.
@@jonathancalhoun4853 thanks for the reply. I'm actually torn between Chopper T or Vintage Stack on the bridge also. The Vintage Stack demo sounds really great in Duncan's official website but Chopper T seems like it could be fatter sounding.
The Barden sounds much more clear and hi-fi. The others sounded muddy and dull. I agree that the Barden is thin but it's a worthwhile trade-off for that bell-like clarity.
@jonathancalhoun4853 I have 3 cheap Indio Teles with the traditional 2 single coil blacktop layout. I'm going to try a WRHB at the neck on 1 of them & might eventually go with a hotrail bridge pickup👍😎☮️
I hope whatever in life has caused you trauma which causes you to be rude to strangers on the internet heals and you can someday be happy with your life.
Hater. You should appreciate the time and effort to post this video and compare the pickups. Actually I believe it's the only video on TH-cam comparing the hotrails to the chopper.
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Nice comparison, I liked the JBE best for clean tones and the chopper for drive/gainy stuff. Ended up getting a chopper t to pair with a humbucker from hell on neck in my frankentele, sounded amazing on middle position
C>A>B across all tests for me, I'm glad i heard this test, thank you!
I had a seymour duncan lil 59, hot rails and dimarzio chopper T in my Telecaster. Ended up with the chopper T.
Had the same situation. Night and day difference. I really love the Chopper T. Now it's my favorite tele bridge p.u. I would like to try cruiser in the neck position (I'd need a new pickguard for that), to see how they would combine. I wonder if anyone has tried it. Cheers
@@sadzidsmajkic6181I’ve done that and the cruiser is too dark even the neck model with 500k sounds so much darker than the chopper - it probably has to do with the midrange - if you want a strat sounding dimarzio in the neck the twang king or an area 67 is the way to go
thanks for taking the time on this.
I see you have a Telecaster Bridge pick up in the Neck position of that black Tele!?
What is your thinking behind this, please?
How does it compare with my least favourite neck position of any Guitar(!)?
Any particular wiring you've done different for this?
Thanks!
Very observant; most people do not notice this. That is a Seymour Duncan Broadcaster bridge pickup in the neck. It was installed in 2001 and turned out to be a better match for the Hot Rails than normal neck pickup options I had at the time. The wiring is normal otherwise. It really is like having a more traditional Tele bridge sound as well to complement the more aggressive sound of the Hot Rails. It is slightly warmer sounding being in the neck position than it would be in the bridge, but that makes it fantastic for blues sounds. I need to do a video that focuses on it.
@@jonathancalhoun4853 certainly look forward to that video thank you for your time
Thanks for the comparison. JBE Danny Gatton for me. 👍🏼
Great video! Also you got some awesome guitars man
Thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
Hey great playing and tones. Swap the roasted onto the rosewood necked one's body and put in the JBE. Put the unroasted neck onto the body of the other one. and put the chopper pickup into that one with the non roasted maple. Now all three sound omazing. And put 1 meg ohm pot on them all, if not at least guitar B at 5:47 .
thanks for the video man, because I was considering the seymour duncan hot rails vs the chopper. I prefer the hot rails. It tames the highs very well. Next step is to pick my neck pickup. Ilove a good vintage neck but I'm afraid of the output differencial between the bridge and the neck. Does the hot rails sound good with the volume turned down halfway or so? thanks
One of my favorite things about the Hot Rails is just that- it takes out high end harshness which can sometimes be problematic on a Tele. It does sound good with the volume rolled down as well.
I have a Vintage Stack in another Tele with Hot Lead bridge pickup and it does fine. You might want to try the Quarter Pound neck if you want a true single coil neck pickup that is a little closer in output. I’ve had one before and thought it sounded great.
@@jonathancalhoun4853 I might try have the guitar shop add a independent volume control for the bridge. That way I can dial in the volume differential the way I need it and just switch between pickups. Ever try that?
@@cgb1394 I haven’t tried that one. I’d be interested to know how it works
Would a combo of Chopper T on the bridge and Duncan Vintage Stack on the neck works? I'm dead set on Vintage Stack on the neck but still couldn't find the bridge one because there are sooooo many good choices.
@@CLA82529 I think it would tone wise, assuming there are no phase/polarity issues. I have a Duncan Vintage Stack in the neck of another Tele with a Duncan Hot Lead bridge pickup, which is generally similar in output to the Chopper T, and they sound great together.
@@jonathancalhoun4853 thanks for the reply. I'm actually torn between Chopper T or Vintage Stack on the bridge also. The Vintage Stack demo sounds really great in Duncan's official website but Chopper T seems like it could be fatter sounding.
@@CLA82529 I think the Chopper T would be fatter sounding in exchange for a little Tele twang, but not much.
@@jonathancalhoun4853 that sounds perfect, thanks!
Thanks for the blind test.
The Barden sounds much more clear and hi-fi. The others sounded muddy and dull. I agree that the Barden is thin but it's a worthwhile trade-off for that bell-like clarity.
Awesome JC🎸I never thought about hotrails on a Tele. Great comparison👍😎☮️
Thank you very much. I hope it was helpful.
@jonathancalhoun4853 I have 3 cheap Indio Teles with the traditional 2 single coil blacktop layout. I'm going to try a WRHB at the neck on 1 of them & might eventually go with a hotrail bridge pickup👍😎☮️
great video.thanks!!!!!
wtf is this?
Video is useless when you have zero tone in ur fingers bro
I hope whatever in life has caused you trauma which causes you to be rude to strangers on the internet heals and you can someday be happy with your life.
Whoever you are looking at yourself and just decide what the hell your doing
Jonathan is doing this for us for free and Is juts trying to be kind so leave him alone
Hater. You should appreciate the time and effort to post this video and compare the pickups. Actually I believe it's the only video on TH-cam comparing the hotrails to the chopper.