When we decided to go for the
vintage Tele sound, we knew we had to do more than just copy a
vintage design. We wanted pickups that captured the best elements of
our favorite Broadcaster and Telecaster® sounds - and then some. The
Twang King™ pickups have unequalled response to pick attack: light
playing produces a soft, quiet tone and hard picking creates a harder,
louder, and more dynamic sound than any comparable single-coil. We
accomplished this with a combination of controlled-tension
coil-winding, special wire, and hand-calibrated magnets. The neck
pickup comes with a chrome cover, and the bridge model has a ferrous
base plate. Both pickups are wax-potted twice for squeal-free
performance.
We didn't model the Twang King neck pickup after a
specific original because, honestly, we never found one we were 100%
happy with. We were aiming for big, clean lows and highs, and we
wanted the pickup to be able to handle a very wide dynamic range, so
the sound would clean up with soft picking and really open up with a
harder attack.
Recommended For: Standard Tele neck position.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 2 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Resistance: 6.22 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1995
Cover: Gold
