'52 Clone Tele® Pickup

The first Telecasters (known for a time as Broadcasters, and then as Nocasters until settling on their current name) were produced from 1950 to 1954 with black pickguards, and this series of instruments has lovingly become known as the Blackguard era of Tele production. These guitars were the beginning of that classic Tele tone that we love, and the genesis for everything that has come after, and now you can have that sound too!

All original manufacturing methods are the same with hand-wound coils, and wax potted coils. RWRP when combined for hum-cancelling in the middle position. 

We voiced these around the best examples we encountered from the blackguard era. The neck pickup is so clear and soft with lots of articulation. The bridge pickup has just the right amount of mids with clear wide open twang and snap. These pickups really let you dial your amp in for the best possible tone.  

All of our pickups are proudly built in Burgaw, NC! 

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