Favorite Tele Pickups?

[Juice-Squeezer]

opinions? lollars, duncan antiquities, etc..
wanting a big balanced sound, but still have the tele thing.
currently have an old duncan broadcaster pu which I think sounds great, but has seen better days. not looking for high output pickups.

 

[Abandoned]

Jason Lollar Vintage T's

 

[BobbyRay]

Jason Lollar Vintage T's

I have a vintage T in the neck and a Special in the bridge. LOVE 'EM!

 

[Less=more]

I've had SD's two types, Fender Custom Shop, Lollars and tried some frailins. I am looking at getting a New Custom Shop tele and I already plan to replace the bridge with a Lollar T52. The first guitar I had with Lollars in it blew my mind. Mind blowingly good!

 

[jamesie]

for me: bardens

 

[GtrWiz]

Fralins!

 

[Twangmeister]

+1 for the Bardens. How do you think I became the Twangmeister?

 

[scmavl]

Peter Florance Voodoo or Lollars.

 

[Jess 1971]

Lollar Vintage T is pretty great, but so is the Duncan Vintage Broadcaster pickup.

 

[vanguard]

in order:

don mare EnglishGuards
fred stuart blackguard bridge
Fender nocaster set

 

[rawkguitarist]

Just to throw this out there... I know they're not "real" single coils, but I absolutly love my Dimarzio Virtual T's. Sound like Tele pickups should, without the hum. Also, I've got a pretty sweet custom Tele being built right now, not a second thought about putting any other pickups but the current Dimarzio humcancelling T pickups - the Area T's.

 

[chervokas]

I've heard a lot of great ones. Love the Lollar Vintage Ts. I love the Fralin Blues Specials; and the Don Mare 0038 for a beefier bridge pickup that is still 100% twangy Tele. So many great Tele pickups out there at the moment, hard to go wrong.

 

[Bucksears]

Different strokes, I guess - I'm pulling all of my DiMarzio noiseless to go back to regular single coils.
For my Tele, DiMarzio Twang King neck and eyeing a Bareknuckle Flat '52 bridge; per Ben at BK, the Flat '52 is their best balance of twang and heat.

 

[GA19RVT]

Heard 'em all and I'd say Don Mare, hands-down. I had an early set that just blew me away. That clear, bell-like, Jimmy Bryant tone when clean, excellent biting Tele tone when cranked up.

 

[alberob]

Peter Florance VooDoos,Bardens and Lollar Specials ,in that order of preference.

 

[Abandoned]

I have a vintage T in the neck and a Special in the bridge. LOVE 'EM!

That's a very nice combo too!!

 

[Dashface]

I can't say enough good things about the Bareknuckle Flat-50 bridge pickup. Absolutely insane. So good.

...But I don't know about the neck pickup, really.

 

[AceBSpankin]

Kinman Broadcaster set! Killer toan's, no Buzz's!!!

 

[burns]

Lollar 52 T's in my Tele and Esquire. When I can afford them they're going in my B-bender. Hell yeah I like em'!

 

[froglord]

Bare Knuckles: a Yardbird in the neck and a Piledriver in the bridge. Heavenly rock, blues and pop tones.