Stock Replacement Pickups for Tele's®

The Fender Telecaster™ was the first true production electric solid body. The unmistakable twang and solid feel make this workhorse a classic guitar design.

Our Tele replacement pickups are a reproduction of the 50’s style using black fiberboard bobbin parts, cloth leads, ALNICO V or ALNICO III magnets, or 1/2 & 1/2. (ALNICO III’s were used in some pre-’55 Fender Telecasters.)

On 1/2 & 1/2 pickups, we put the ALNICO III magnets in the E, A & G position and the ALNICO V magnets in the D, B & high E. This puts the brighter magnets where they are most useful.

NOTE: *All listed ohm readings are an approximate.

Stock Tele® Replacement Style NECK

Stock Tele Pickup

Wound to 7 K with 43 gauge Plain Enamel wire. Bright, clear and classic. Comes with chrome cover. Hybrid magnets (an extended D pole out the bottom) are available.

This pickup can also be overwound 2% overstock. We don't recommend anything hotter with a cover on it.

NOTE: Both the metal cover and over winding make the pickup darker in tone, so covers are available only on our stock neck for Teles.
Vintage Output Tele Replacements vs. Overwound

Stock Tele® Replacement Style BRIDGE Top Λ

Tele Replacement Style Bridges are offered in three magnet staggers and a Steel Poled version. The three stagger styles are flat poles (Broadcaster), flat with a raised D magnet (Hybrid), and stock stagger.

Fralin Steel Poled 42 Single Coil Pickup

Wound with 42 gauge Plain Enamel wire to approximately 6.6k (8,800 turns).

This pickup is also available slightly overwound @ 2% over (approx 6.8k) and 5% over (approx 7.2k).
Vintage Output Tele Replacements vs. Overwound