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SKU: GS20518
Van Zandt Tele bridge pickups are available in stock or hot wind models with staggered or flat polepieces. Please note: Van Zandt doesn't supply covers with their Tele neck pickups, so you'll need to add a cover or tape the coil. Or, you can take your chances with the exposed coil wire, but we wouldn't if it was us. more information »
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SKU: GS20397
These are humbuckers in size and shape, and they are quiet, but the sound is pure single coil. Built like a Tele bridge pickup, the Twangmaster has non-adjustable Alnico 5 rod magnets for pole pieces; and it's even clearer than the P-92s, with the sound you would expect from Alnico 5 rods. Available in 8,000, 9,000, or 10,000 turns. Covered only, in black, nickel or gold. more information »
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SKU: GS20496
SSV = Single Screw Vintage
Suhr's classic humbuckers, with one screw coil and one slug coil. 50mm pole spacing on neck pickups, 50mm or 53mm spacing on bridge pickups. The DSV+ bridge pickup is a hotter version of the DSV.
Acme stocks Suhr's exposed-coil humbuckers with two screw coils (DSV), in black, white, and zebra. We stock Suhr's covered humbuckers with one screw coil and one slug coil (SSV) in chrome and gold. All neck pickups are 50mm spacing. All bridge pickups are available in either 50mm (Gibson) spacing, or 53mm (Fender) spacing, with the exception of white bridges, which we only stock in 53mm. Other options available by special order. more information »
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SKU: GS20415
Great for any humbucker-equipped guitar, and Strat-style guitars with a single-single-hum or hum-single-hum configuration. We have also sold these to Tele players who like a humbucker in the neck. Fralin has devised a humbucker that looks normal but sounds brighter on the wound strings than two single coil Pups side by side.
Fralin Unbuckers have their two coils wound with different amounts of wire. While a typical 8K humbucker would have each coil wound to 4K, an 8K Unbucker would have a 3K coil and a 5K coil. This makes the pickup brighter. A typical 8K humbucker would have one of its 4K coils combined with the single coil, typically closer to 6K. There is somewhat of a mismatch between the two pickups, with the 4K humbucker coil being thinner sounding than the 6K single coil. If an 8K Unbucker is used instead of an 8K humbucker, the Unbucker would have its 5K coil combined with the 6K middle pickup. This is a much better match, and more closely approximates the sound of two single coils combined.
The second benefit of the Unbucker is that some people think they sound better when used as a humbucker (when both coils are on in series). Lindy is in this group. He says that his personal PRS McCarty never sounded so good as when he replaced the stock humbuckers with a pair of his Unbuckers. He thinks that the mismatch between the coils yields a more complex humbucking tone than two matched coils provides. So the Unbucker is not just for use in a Fender-style guitar where a humbucker is being used in conjunction with a single coil, they are also a great upgrade for any guitar that uses humbuckers.
Downside: the hum-canceling is slightly compromised. While an Unbucker is still hum-canceling to a large extent, it is a little noisier than conventional humbuckers.
Available models:
Gibson pole spacing - black, zebra, nickel, gold
Fender pole spacing - black, white more information »
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SKU: GS20511
From Van Zandt's website:
If you like your sound hotter than 5-alarm chili on the 4th of July, order up the Rock Model pickups and your Strat will sing with a sound as big as Texas! Built for those players who favor tones from the heavier side of the musical fence, this pickup has a lot of top-end growl and solid mids with a higher output level that helps push your signal into overdrive. These aren’t your Dad’s Strat pickups! Includes RWRP middle for hum-canceling in 2 and 4.
Includes an RWRP middle for hum-canceling in 2 and 4. Mounting hardware included. Covers not included but are available on our website if needed. more information »
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SKU: GS20470
The Classic-T pickups are the result of John Suhr's extensive research into what made the pickups of Tele-style instruments so special, and so renowned for their unmistakable sonic quality as heard on pop and rock records for the past half-century. The Classic-T Neck pickup adds clarity and warmth to round out the perfect set of pickups for Tele-style guitars.
Chrome cover. more information »
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SKU: GS20325
The next notch up from the Blues Specials, this set uses 43-gauge wire and Alnico 5 magnets, and is over wound by 10% (stocked) or 15% (special order) for a stronger, slightly darker sound.
We stock this set with or without a baseplate on the bridge pickup, or with a Steel-Pole 43 bridge pickup. We also offer the set with a hybrid stagger rather than the vintage stagger.
The baseplate (also called a bassplate) is a steel plate that is attached to the bottom of the bridge pickup, then wax potted to eliminate any chance of microphonic feedback. Its purpose is to fatten up the pickup a little by inserting a ferrous metal plate into the pickup's magnetic field; it's a good choice for those people who find a stock bridge pickup to be a little too bright. This option adds $10.
The Steel Pole 43 bridge pickup is Lindy's hottest single-coil pickup for Strats. It is built just like a Gibson P-90. That said, it won't make your Strat sound like a Les Paul Jr, but it will certainly add some mids and hit your preamp harder than a stock Strat pickup. It works perfectly when combined with other Fralin Strat pickups in terms of hum-canceling, so you don't have to compromise functionality to enjoy its benefits. It is a great upgrade if fat bridge tone is your thing! This is a no-cost option.
If you're putting these pickups in a guitar with a fretboard radius of 12" or flatter, you may want to consider Fralin's hybrid stagger. Fender's original stagger pattern was designed to aid in balancing string-to-string output, but it was devised at a time when all Fenders had a 7.25" radius. There are still plenty of guitars out there with a 7.25" radius, so pickups with the conventional stagger are still the norm. However, guitars with a 12" or flatter radius will probably benefit from the flatter hybrid-stagger.
Regarding Pickup Covers: We order Fralins with white covers. If you want other colors we have Fender covers available, and we have knobs to match them.
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SKU: GS20347
More power, longer sustain, and faster grind than Fralin's normal humbuckers. Wound with smaller 43 gauge wire (42 gauge is normal) from 12.5K to 13.5K with Alnico 4 magnets. The smaller wire allows more turns to fit on the bobbin, increasing the output another 5-10% over stock. Don't be confused by the numbers, a jump from 8K to 12K doesn’t indicate a 50% increase in output - the smaller wire of the 12K pickup has a higher resistance per foot, so the numbers get skewed. These are a notch up from Fralin's normal PAFs, they will push the amp harder, but they're not super-overwound like some of the offerings from Duncan and DiMarzio.
Vintage Guitar Magazine compared Lindy's humbuckers to Tom Holmes humbuckers and Gibson PAFs (both old and new - '63 humbuckers; '78 reissue PAFs; and '57 Classic and Classic Plus PAFs), and had this to say:
"All of these pickups are pretty cool, and each has it's own personality. The old Gibsons were great for reference, but believe it or not the panel preferred most of the new pickups to the old ones. This may sound unbelievable, but the opinions of the panel were very consistent and differences in the pickups were very substantial. This is what we heard..."
"Grand Prize: Lindy Fralin PAF in a unanimous decision. This pickup had the most output, most character, and most pleasant compression. It has smooth response and great overdriven tones. Biggest and smoothest, hands down. This was the obvious favorite. Double fat!"
As with all pickups, more turns of wire gives more power, thicker mids, and less highs. When ordering a set, we recommend a stronger bridge pickup (for instance, 12.5K neck / 13.5K bridge).
All models are designed to be hum-canceling when the tapped humbucker is combined with a Strat RWRP middle (Single-Single-Hum or Hum-Single-Hum). We order all our Fralin humbuckers with 4-conductor leads so they can be tapped.
Available in black, zebra, or with nickel or gold covers. more information »
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SKU: GS20442
Captures the airy top end, the tight lows, balanced midrange and complex overtones of the best originals. Graded Alnico 5 magnet, double black bobbins, single-conductor braided wire (4-conductor available). Sold as singles or matched sets. more information »
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SKU: GS20422
Great for any humbucker-equipped guitar, and Strat-style guitars with a single-single-hum or hum-single-hum configuration. We have also sold these to Tele players who like a humbucker in the neck. Fralin has devised a humbucker that looks normal but sounds brighter on the wound strings than two single coil Pups side by side.
Fralin Unbuckers have their two coils wound with different amounts of wire. While a typical 8K humbucker would have each coil wound to 4K, an 8K Unbucker would have a 3K coil and a 5K coil. This makes the pickup brighter. A typical 8K humbucker would have one of its 4K coils combined with the single coil, typically closer to 6K. There is somewhat of a mismatch between the two pickups, with the 4K humbucker coil being thinner sounding than the 6K single coil. If an 8K Unbucker is used instead of an 8K humbucker, the Unbucker would have its 5K coil combined with the 6K middle pickup. This is a much better match, and more closely approximates the sound of two single coils combined.
The second benefit of the Unbucker is that some people think they sound better when used as a humbucker (when both coils are on in series). Lindy is in this group. He says that his personal PRS McCarty never sounded so good as when he replaced the stock humbuckers with a pair of his Unbuckers. He thinks that the mismatch between the coils yields a more complex humbucking tone than two matched coils provides. So the Unbucker is not just for use in a Fender-style guitar where a humbucker is being used in conjunction with a single coil, they are also a great upgrade for any guitar that uses humbuckers.
Downside: the hum-canceling is slightly compromised. While an Unbucker is still hum-canceling to a large extent, it is a little noisier than conventional humbuckers.
Available models:
Gibson pole spacing - black, zebra, nickel, gold
Fender pole spacing - black, white more information »
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SKU: GS20364
These are humbuckers in size and shape, and they are quiet, but the sound is pure single coil. Built like a P-90, the P-92 has flat Alnico magnets underneath the pickup, with adjustable pole pieces. It's fat but still has clear, bright wound strings. Available in 8,000, 9,000, or 10,000 turns. Covered only, in black, nickel or gold. more information »
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SKU: GS20331
Gibson’s classic double-coil pickup. All of Fralin’s humbuckers, with the exception of his High Output models, are wound with 42-gauge Plain Enamel wire like the old PAFs, and are available with black/black or black/cream coils, or with nickel or gold covers. Vintage Guitar Magazine compared Lindy's humbuckers to Tom Holmes humbuckers and Gibson PAFs (both old and new - '63 humbuckers; '78 reissue PAFs; and '57 Classic and Classic Plus PAFs), and had this to say:
"All of these pickups are pretty cool, and each has it's own personality. The old Gibsons were great for reference, but believe it or not the panel preferred most of the new pickups to the old ones. This may sound unbelievable, but the opinions of the panel were very consistent and differences in the pickups were very substantial. This is what we heard... Grand Prize: Lindy Fralin PAF in a unanimous decision. This pickup had the most output, most character, and most pleasant compression. It has smooth response and great overdriven tones. Biggest and smoothest, hands down. This was the obvious favorite. Double fat!"
As with all pickups, more turns of wire gives more power, thicker mids, and less highs. When ordering a set, we recommend a stronger bridge pickup (for instance, 8K neck / 9K bridge). All models are designed to be hum-canceling when the tapped humbucker is combined with a Strat RWRP middle (Single-Single-Hum or Hum-Single-Hum). We order all our Fralin humbuckers with 4-conductor leads so they can be tapped. Black, zebra, or with nickel or gold covers. more information »
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