Larry DiMarzio's original 1951 Fender Telecaster

Larry DiMarzio's 1951 original Fender Telecaster

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[RockNRoller294]

Hi Mr. DiMarzio, i have an old old Fender telecaster from the 60s that im looking to replace the pickups with DiMarzios. I am looking for a warmer, fatter tone, and i play a range of styles but mostly blues, blues rock, and satriani-timmons style rock. i already have Joe Satriani signature pickups (mojo and paf Joe) in one guitar and i am looking for other pickup types for my telecaster. any recommendations?

[LarryDiMarzio]

@RockNRoller294

I would be cautious about replacing the pickups in a 60s Telecaster if all of the hardware is original, but you might get good results with a Chopper T in the bridge position and an Area T neck model in the neck position if you're certain you want to go ahead.

[TheShreddedPork]

Hello Mr. Larry DiMarzio,

Do you have a hum cancelling neck pickup with a metal cover?

Thanks!

[LarryDiMarzio]

@TheShreddedPork

Yes. It's the Area T neck model. Tiy can see a complete description on our website.

[HappyGuitarFellow]

I can't believe larry took the tele apart.........

[LarryDiMarzio]

@HappyGuitarFellow Why?

Larry DiMarzio

[PatToscano]

hi Larry

Your job is the best job ever!!!...

Thanks for sharing this amazing vid.

NB= the '51 neck has been signed by Taddeo Gomez ( TG )

Pat

[LarryDiMarzio]

@dougiscool77 Hi Douglas, Thanks for your kind words and thoughts. With your outlook I am sure you will succeed.

All the best,

Larry DiMarzio

[SDPickups]

Hi Larry, you may remember me from the 80's when I had EMG as a graphic design client. I now make pickups now after being at it for ten years.

Neck pickups generally used 43 gauge wire not 42, if the neck measures more than 6K its likely 43. Yours looks like it has a zinc plated baseplate typical of Broadcasters, and these also weren't 42 gauge wire. '51 is when they used 42 gauge wire in the bridges and went to alnico 5. Yours must be a very early '51 before Leo changed things on the pickups.

[sanman312]

@HandRpuffin I guess the biggest difference would be that the 60s had a rosewood fingerboard as opposed to the maple fingerboard. The 60s also had alder bodies (50s were ash) and they had steel saddles (50s were brass).

[TheHxholden]

So awesome...

[burmanmusic]

@HappyGuitarFellow It IS Larry's guitar. Plus I'm pretty sure he's adept with a screwdriver and isn't likely to do anything stupid in there. On the other hand, it IS a guitar, not a ming vase. It's not like he's cracking open a Stradivarius and nothing he's going to do will devalue the instrument. He's doing us all a favour, really. Where else will you see this?

[HappyGuitarFellow]

@LarryDiMarzio Taking the 1951 Telecaster apart, it's like drinking Dr pepper from the holy grail

Larry you're the man !!!!

[HappyGuitarFellow]

@LarryDiMarzio it's a 1951 Original!!! The kind of guitar that I can only imagine myself playing, and never thought of taking it apart.  That's like taking the holy grail and drinking dr. pepper with it.

You're the Man.