Lindy Fralin Split Blade Tele Replacement Pickups

In this video, Lindy Fralin personally demonstrates the new Fralin Split Blade Tele Replacement Pickups. Although these are prototypes, the production model pickups will be identical to these in tone and should be available by early fall. The guitar featured is a custom Telecaster of swamp ash and maple. This demo was recorded using a V.V.T. Lindy Fralin model combo amp, rated at 38w and featuring 1-15" Eminence speaker. The mic used was a Shure SM-57, although the lavalier mic that Lindy is wearing is picking up some of the ambient sound from the room. Please let us know if you have any questions!

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[kdjfnvjvd]

My question got cut off! So what would i need to do in order to use my tone controls to my liking? They arent dark enough. They are very nasal sounding. Very mid rangy!! Is there a cap to install or something???

[FralinPickups]

@kdjfnvjvd It sounds like you have the Push-pull wired like our blender pot (mixing neck and bridge). If your tone is not to you're liking try smaller or larger values. Smaller values are more subtle and do less and larger take out more highs and mids. Call if you want more info. Lindy

[kdjfnvjvd]

Sounds good thanks! I will order a bridge pup soon! How do you recommend setting pup height on the bridge side? I only use the bridge in my tele but I'm trying to hear more of the edgy bell tone side of the bridge pup( paisley style), but when I plug into my other amp(fender hot rod delux), I'm struggling to achieve the tone. It's like it gets buried a bit and can compensate I little by adjusting the mids. What's your pro input on this or does it even make sense?

[FralinPickups]

@kdjfnvjvd I think you would like the "Vintage" output the best. These pickups like to be close so start at 1/16 from the string (when both E's are pressed down on the highest fret) and then adjust up and down for tone by ear. Lindy PS they can be brightened up a bit by using a higher value volume pot, I recently put a 300k in the guitar in this video and it gave me 2% more sparkle.

[kdjfnvjvd]

Ok so, I'm looking for something as close as possible to the Fralin VH pups that are in my strat, but for a telecaster. Do u make VH for tele?

[FralinPickups]

@kdjfnvjvd The "Stock" Tele set is the equivalent of the Vintage hots using the same magnets and number of turns. The "Vintage" Split blade would be the closest in the hum-canceling line. Lindy

[AllenPinchloaf]

Wow real tele tone from noiseless pickups!You really did it this time Lindy!

Way better than blade styles I've heard.

[sheltonje2]

oh geez i want these in my tele

[kingpinboogie]

I love these pickups! They "feel" like they really grab and hold the note, esp. when bending strings. Expensive, but worth every penny.

[kdjfnvjvd]

Before I buy my next set of Fralin pups, I have another question. In my 54 strat I have Fralin VH pups but had a wiring harness made that allows me to use the vol knob as a push/pull pot to combine all pups when pulled out and blade in neck/middle position or neck and bridge pups combo like tele if I move the blade to neck pup position. In addition to having a tone control for bridge pup like a modern strat. My question is, The tone controls are very mid range sounding. Almost incredibly nasal