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Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Pick-ups - Flat 52
Marking the birth of solid body guitar tone, the Blackguard Tele series accurately recreates the sounds of the original 1950 flat pole and later 1955 staggered pole single coil Telecaster pickups.
The Flat’50 set with zinc plated bridge grounding plate, flush Alnico V magnets, scatterwound coils of plain enamel wire with string wrapped bridge and authentic deep drawn neck cover characterise the bright twang, punchy mid and power of the original Esquires, Broadcasters and Nocasters.
Set features stock polarity neck coils, vintage correct chrome plated brass neck covers and vintage cloth hook up wire.
Wound, made and played the traditional way-by hand!
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Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Pick-ups - Flat 50
Marking the birth of solid body guitar tone, the Blackguard Tele series accurately recreates the sounds of the original 1950 flat pole and later 1955 staggered pole single coil Telecaster pickups.
The Flat’50 set with zinc plated bridge grounding plate, flush Alnico V magnets, scatterwound coils of plain enamel wire with string wrapped bridge and authentic deep drawn neck cover characterise the bright twang, punchy mid and power of the original Esquires, Broadcasters and Nocasters.
Set features stock polarity neck coils, vintage correct chrome plated brass neck covers and vintage cloth hook up wire.
Wound, made and played the traditional way-by hand!
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Bare Knuckle Blackguard Tele Pick-ups - '55 Stagger
Marking the birth of solid body guitar tone, the Blackguard Tele series accurately recreates the sounds of the original 1950 flat pole and later 1955 staggered pole single coil Telecaster pickups.
The ’55 Stagger introduces the slightly lighter wound staggered bridge coil with raised D and G poles for improved string to string balance and copper plated bridge grounding plate. Alnico V magnets and scatterwound coils produce plenty of snap and bite through the upper mids and highs as well as exceptional response in the bottom end defining the original Telecaster tone.
Set features stock polarity neck coils, vintage correct chrome plated brass neck covers and vintage cloth hook up wire.
Wound, made and played the traditional way-by hand!
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Bare Knuckle Piledriver Pick-ups for the Telecaster®
Sledgehammer performance and impact; tonnes of full-fat drive with true slab- bodied grunt.
The Piledriver set of single coils sacrifices none of the Tele character in the pursuit of well-defined power. Rich, warm and deep bottom end combine with fat single coil clarity for a truly versatile set of pickups.
The secret's in the volume knob; back off and they clean up beautifully, wind them up again and hold on - the power and sound is awesome.
Scatterwound by hand with special enamelled wire, assembled individually with forbon bobbins and flat profile Alnico V magnets, the bridge pickup has a nickel silver grounding plate and the neck pickup is exposed for added clarity. Wax potted to prevent microphonics, cloth 'push back' hook up cable and guaranteed for life - born to rock all over the world.
Technical Specifications
Bridge DC:14.3k*
Neck DC:9.5k*
Magnet: Alnico V flat profile
Options: Covered neck pickup, reverse wind/ reverse polarity. Also available singly
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Bare Knuckle Brown Sugar Pick-ups for the Telecaster
Laid back attitude and rock'n'roll flash; increased mid range attack with plenty of bump and grind.
The Brown Sugar single coil Tele set comes with custom stagger Alnico V magnets, choice of nickel silver or brass bridge grounding plate and exposed neck pickup for a more open sound.
Individually assembled forbon bobbins and scatterwound by hand with extra winds of plain enamel wire, both neck and bridge are well balanced, gritty and powerful. Wax potted to prevent microphonics, cloth 'push back' hook up cable, guaranteed and made for life - just like the original rockers.
Available with nickel or gold neck pickup cover and optional reverse wind/ reverse polarity.
Wound, made and played the traditional way-by hand!
Sets include a light gauge set of guitar strings to complete the ultimate pickup retrofit.
Technical Specifications
Bridge DC: 7.6k*
Neck DC: 7.65k*
Magnet: Alnico V custom stagger
Options: covered neck pickup, nickel silver or brass bridge grounding plate, reverse wind/ reverse polarity. Also available singly.
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Bare Knuckle Yardbird Pick-ups for the Telecaster
The woodshed for some of the world's top guitarists and tonal inspiration for all the rest! Hard-edged blues rock Tele sound with real vintage attitude.
The Yardbird Tele set is based on a hot vintage spec of scatterwound plain enamel coils together with special Alnico IV hand bevelled magnets. The tone is hot enough to drive an amp with plenty of top end sizzle yet still oozes beautiful clean Tele twang.
Individually wound by hand and reverse wound, sets can have reverse polarity for hum cancelling in the middle position; nickel bridge baseplate and cloth 'push back' hook up wire as standard. Purist tone and vintage edge for the modern player!
Technical Specifications
Bridge DC: 7.2k*
Neck DC: 6.9k*
Magnet: Alnico V
Options: Open neck pickup, nickel bridge grounding plate, reverse wind/ reverse polarity. Also available in sets.
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Bare Knuckle The Boss Pick-ups for the Telecaster
Commanding and enduring performance. Classic Tele sound with extra weight in the mid range for driving rhythm and cutting lead.
The Boss Tele set features a hot scatterwind of original 42-gauge plain enamel wire and Alnico V hand bevelled magnets for extra output, punchier mids and outstanding top end cut. Designed for players who demand a crisp clean tone with lots of body as well as hot vintage aggression to push an amp hard.
Reverse wound and reverse polarity for hum-cancelling operation in the middle position; nickel bridge baseplate and cloth 'push back' hook up wire as standard. Born in the USA maybe but handwound in the UK and played the world over.
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Bare Knuckle Country Boy Pick-ups for the Telecaster
Vintage workhorse character; articulate and refined with superb response to picking dynamics.
The Country Boy single coil set features a scatterwound and cord wrapped bridge pickup with a choice of nickel silver or brass grounding plate for that traditional look and sound.
Both pickups have forbon bobbins with flat profile Alnico III magnets assembled and wound by hand with plain enamel wire.
The bridge pickup outputs classic Tele upper mid clarity and presence whilst the neck is warm with plenty of depth. Wax potted to prevent microphonics (twice for the covered neck), cloth 'push back' hook up cable and guaranteed for life, these boys are real working-class heroes
Available with nickel, gold or open neck pickup and optional reverse wind/ reverse polarity.
Wound, made and played the traditional way-by hand!
Includes a light gauge set of guitar strings to complete the ultimate pickup retrofit
Technical Specifications
Bridge DC: 6.4k*
Neck DC: 6.9k*
Magnet: Alnico V flat profile
Options: Open neck pickup, nickel silver or brass bridge grounding plate, reverse wind/ reverse polarity. Also available singly.
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