In this article, we’ll take a look at the unique design of the Fender Esquire guitar and walk through an unusual single pickup Telecaster wiring diagram. What makes the Fender Esquire so unusual? It’s a one-pickup Telecaster that features a three-way switch. For those unfamiliar with what this switch does, or how it can be […]
The Lindy Fralin Split Steel Poled Tele Bridge pickup is a direct replacement for the stock pickups in your Telecaster, so you won’t have to make any modifications to the guitar itself. This is a split steel poled pickup – 1.e. – two coils sitting side-by-side. The two-coil design gives this pickup humbucking qualities that […]
Seymour Duncan’s Antiquity Texas Hot Strat Set provides outstanding tone in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix – hot, but not too aggressive, with plenty of chime and sparkle. Special degaussed Alnico 2 magnets soften the treble just a bit and keep the high notes under control.
A cross between the standard Fender-style single coil and a Gibson P90, the Lindy Fralin Steel Pole 42 is somewhat of a hybrid. The tone of the Steel Pole 42 is more full-bodied than you might expect from a single coil, yet it retains plenty of clarity and bite.
Lindy Fralin Blues Special Strat Pickups provide a thick, warm, and fat sound that’s perfect for the Blues. These pickups are overwound just a bit, generating 5% more gain and taking away about 5% of the highs, compared to the standard Lindy Fralin guitar pickup. Also, the bridge pickup is hotter, to compensate for the […]
The Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered Single-Coil Pickup, as the name suggests, is a high output single coil pickup designed to be perfect for Texas Blues, Rock, and even some Heavy Rock. This single-coil, single-conductor pickup features staggered Alnico 5 magnets.
As the name suggests, Fender Texas Special Strat pickups are designed to give you that Texas Blues sound. If you’re looking for replacement guitar pickups and you’d like to get a sound similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt, or Johnny Winter, then these are recommended. Texas Special Strat pickups start with staggered Alnico 5 […]
To fully understand what we’re talking about when we say single coil and double coil, we’ll first take a look at the different parts of a pickup and see how they work together to produce a guitar signal. Then we’ll examine single coil and double coil pickups, the differences between them, and why you would […]
It’s possible to upgrade your guitar at a reasonable price: change the pickups. Quite often, the results can be significant, especially with lower-priced guitars in which the quality of the pickups is questionable. It is possible to get the sound you are looking for simply by selecting the right pickups rather than buying a new […]
It’s hard to believe that Fender Texas Specials recently celebrated its 20th anniversary. They made their debut in January 1992 as the stock pickups in the Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster. Not too long after, Fender Texas Special Stratocasters became available as standalone products. Since then, they have become quite popular.