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What Are The Best Telecaster Neck Pickups?
Nowadays, between digital modeling and overall great engineering, you can make virtually any guitar sound like just about any other guitar. Except, you cannot make any guitar really sound like a Telecaster. You can try, but it will never really quite smell right. If you are looking to upgrade your Telecaster neck pickup, you are in good luck. Many great sounding models are out there that offer not only a high-quality tone but they do so at a pretty reasonable price.
Noiseless / Hum-Canceling
Dimarzio Area T™ Neck DP417
Designed to retain warmth and clarity even when using high levels of distortion or overdrive. Chrome cover is included but does not interfere with the sound.
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails™ for Tele STHR-1n
Very high output, very strong mids, best for more aggressive styles.
Vintage Style (non hum-canceling)
Lindy Fralin Stock Tele® Replacement Style Neck
Plain Enamel wire is used to wind these for a 7k output, with an option for an additional 2% more output.
Lindy Fralin Blues Special Tele® Style Neck
7.5k output, staggered magnets.
Lindy Fralin High Output Tele® Style Neck
8k output, staggered magnets.
Lindy Fralin Steel Poled Tele® Style Neck
Adjustable pole pieces and the option for 10% more output (7k) or 15% more output (9k).
Dimarzio True Velvet™ T DP177
Designed to provide more clarity in the low wound strings and smooth out the highs. Double wax-potted to minimize squealing.
Dimarzio Twang King™ T DP172
Designed to provide more clarity in the low wound strings and smooth out the highs. Double wax-potted to minimize squealing.
Seymour Duncan Vintage Rhythm STR-1
A faithful reproduction of 1950s Telecaster neck pickup.
