La Brea is a vintage
spec, Telecaster set designed in collaboration with Brad Paisley,
featuring smooth alnico II rod magnets in the neck and focused alnico
IV rod magnets in the bridge – perfect for achieving Brad’s signature
bite, snap, and twang!
In 2017, after a long search for the
perfect guitar, Brad Paisley acquired an original 1968 Telecaster. The
guitar played beautifully but had unfortunately been refinished in
black acrylic paint. So, Brad brought the guitar to veteran luthier and
paisley paper expert, Bill Crook, to have the black paint stripped
away to have a classic ’68 paisley pattern applied instead. After
removing some of the thick black paint, Bill stumbled on a surprise
that would shock them both: Fender’s original pink paisley finish from
1968! Brad dubbed the guitar La Brea, because the black paint hiding
the perfectly intact, all-original pink paisley paper reminded him of
the tar pits in Southern California. At this point, Brad loved almost
everything about La Brea, but there was still something that wasn’t
quite right – the pickups. Naturally, Brad called his buddy Seymour W.
Duncan, and together they created the perfect, vintage accurate matched
pickups – the Brad Paisley Signature La Brea Telecaster Set.
The
bridge model features alnico IV rod magnets, vintage-correct cloth
push-back wire, vintage output of 7.44k, and classic grey forbon
flatwork, giving you the wonderful open quality that you expect from a
vintage pickup, but with the focused midrange that only an alnico IV
magnet can provide. The neck pickup uses alnico II rod magnets
alongside an output of 7.55k, and the same period-correct wire and
flatwork to provide a smooth, thick neck tone. Together, these pickups
deliver the snap and twang that Brad is known for, with a round top end
and full but tight lows. Seymour wound what Brad calls “the perfect
set” for his beloved ’68 La Brea Telecaster, and now you can get it
too. The Brad Paisley Signature La Brea Telecaster Set, hand built in
Santa Barbara, CA.
DCR: Bridge 7.44
Magnet: Alnico 4
Type: Passive
