Quick... which pickup has more power on your Telecaster? Which one gives the Tele it's distinctive sound? The distinctive sound of the Telecaster is due to the fat bridge pickup and internal electronics. That would also account for why my Esquire sounds amazing... even without a second pickup...so much so in fact, I keep thinking my Esquire is a Tele when I play it. Something to remember is that the coil resistance of the main bridge pickup is roughly twice the resistance of that little "lipstick tube" like pickup near the neck. This means the bridge pickup is the big kahuna. Some would even accuse the neck pickup as being ineffective... but a lot of that tele "snap" is due to that pickup near the neck. An internal bleed capacitor... this means that as the volume is turned down, the treble still can be heard... works the magic on that neck pickup, to give your Tele that special Telecaster sound. A good setting to remember for your volume is to have the it at about 3/4 to get the Tele sound we all know and love.
