There are two kinds of Tele
players: country pickers for whom twang is king (we don’t make Twang
King pickups for nothing, right?), and players of blues and rock who
need less high-end snap and more low-end muscle. We’re not talking
imitation humbucker-sound here. The Pre B-1 maintains a lot of the
basic character of the Tele bridge position, but the sound is bigger.
It can still cut through a mix, but it will fill more space, as well.
It also has about 25% more power than a stock Tele bridge pickup. That
means thicker overdrive and more sustain from your favorite tube amp.
Telecaster
guitars may seem very basic, but the differences in maple and rosewood
fingerboards, body woods and even bridge and saddle materials mean
there are a lot of different-sounding axes around, and some of them are
very piercing. Rolling the tone down can turn the sound to mud. The
Pre B-1 attacks the problem by fattening up the highs and boosting the
mids and lows. We've left the traditional bottom plate off - the Pre
B-1 was designed to work without it.
Recommended For: Standard Tele bridge position.
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 2 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 5
Resistance: 14.23 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 1978
Color: Black
