Tele Pickups

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All ReWind Electric Tele pickups are made with the same degree of care and attention to detail as ReWind humbuckers. Period correct custom materials and methods are used to build Tele pickups using data from extensive research and repair work.

Choose matched sets of two pickups or single pickups below. For custom orders and mixed sets, please contact ReWind to be invoiced.

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Vintage Style Tele Pickups

Appearance

Bridge & Neck Set Unaged $850.00 USD Bridge & Neck Set Aged $950.00 USD Bridge Only Unaged $525.00 USD Bridge Only Aged $575.00 USD Neck Only Unaged $525.00 USD Neck Only Aged $575.00 USD

Models

1949 Watkins Prototype 1950 Esquire 1951 Nocaster 0514 1951 Nocaster 1739 1953 Champion 1953 Telecaster Late-1955 Telecaster 1959 Telecaster 1966 Telecaster 1970 Telecaster

Hookup Leads

2 Lead Vintage-Style With Common Ground (normal) 3 Lead With Independent Ground (for complex wiring setups only)

 

 

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Descriptions, Specifications, and Demo Recordings

1949 Watkins Prototype

Flat pole thick A3 bridge magnets
AWG 43 plain enamel wire
Hand wound coil
Red thick bottom & black thin top forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Notched lower forbon
No elevator plate
Cloth covered black & yellow pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup
DCR: Details Here

 

 

1950 Esquire

Flat pole thick A3 bridge / A5 neck magnets
AWG 43 plain enamel wire
Hand wound coils
Black thin forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Notched lower forbon
Zinc plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow bridge / black & white neck pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR: Details Here

 

 

1951 Nocaster 0514

1951 Nocaster Set Photos
Flat pole A3 bridge / A5 neck magnets
AWG 43 plain enamel wire
Hand wound coils
Black thick bottom & thin top bridge / thin neck forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Notched lower forbon
Zinc plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow bridge / black & white neck pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR: Details Here

 

 

1951 Nocaster 0902

1951 Nocaster Set Photos
Flat pole A3 bridge / A5 neck magnets
AWG 42 bridge / AWG 43 neck plain enamel wire
Hand wound coils
Black thick bottom & thin top bridge / thin neck forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Notched lower forbon
Zinc plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow bridge / black & white neck pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR: Details Here

 

 

1953 Champion

Flat pole A3
AWG 42 bridge plain enamel wire
Hand wound coil
Black thick bottom & thin top forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Copper plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped coil
DCR:Details Here

 

 

1953 Tele

1953 Tele Set Photos
Flat pole A3 bridge / A5 neck magnets
AWG 42 bridge / AWG 43 neck plain enamel wire
Hand wound coils
Black thick bottom & thin top bridge / thin neck forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Copper plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow bridge / black & white neck pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR:Details Here

1953 Tele Set Fender Super Reverb / CTS AlNiCo Speakers - Picked Chords

1953 Tele Set Fender Super Reverb / CTS AlNiCo Speakers - Open Chords

1953 Tele Set Vox AC30 / Celestion AlNiCo Blue Speakers - Neck Middle Bridge

1953 Tele Set Fender Super Reverb / CTS AlNiCo Speakers - Chill Groove

1953 Tele Set Vox AC30 / Celestion AlNiCo Blue Speakers - Chill Groove

 

 

Late-1955 Tele

1955 stagger & moderately chamfered thin A5 magnets
AWG 42 bridge / AWG 43 neck plain enamel wire
Hand wound coils
Black thick bottom & thin top bridge / thin neck forbon
Heavily sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Copper plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow bridge / black & white neck pushback leads
Black wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR:Details Here

 

 

1959 Tele

1959 Tele Set Photos
1959 stagger & lightly chamfered thin A5 magnets
AWG 42 bridge / AWG 43 neck plain enamel wire
Hand wound coils
Black thick bottom & thin top bridge / thin neck forbon
Lightly sanded forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Copper plated steel elevator plate bridge / 1950s-style neck cover
Cloth covered black & yellow bridge / black & white neck pushback leads
Clear wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR: Details Here

1959 Tele Set Fender Super Reverb / AlNiCo Speakers - Picked Chords

1959 Tele Set Fender Super Reverb / AlNiCo Speakers - Open Chords

1959 Tele Set Vox AC30 / Celestion AlNiCo Blue Speakers - Neck Middle Bridge

1959 Tele Set Fender Super Reverb / CTS AlNiCo Speakers - Chill Groove

1959 Tele Set Vox AC30 / Celestion AlNiCo Blue Speakers - Chill Groove

1959 Tele Set Vox AC30 / Celestion AlNiCo Blue Speakers - Jangle

 

 

1966 Tele

1966 Tele Set Photos
CBS stagger & tumble chamfered thin A5 magnets
AWG 42 bridge / AWG 43 neck plain enamel wire
Machine wound coils
Gray thick bottom & thin top bridge / black thin neck forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
Copper plated steel elevator plate bridge / CBS-style neck cover
Cloth covered blue & yellow bridge / blue & white neck pushback leads
Clear wax potted and twine wrapped bridge pickup / lacquer dipped neck pickup
DCR: Details Here

 

 

1970 Tele

CBS stagger & tumble chamfered thin A5 magnets
AWG 42 bridge / AWG 43 neck plain enamel wire
Machine wound coils
Gray thick bottom & thin top bridge / black thin neck forbon
Ultraviolet reactive aged nitrocellulose lacquer dipped bobbins
No elevator plate bridge / CBS-style neck cover
Plastic insulated black & white leads
Unpotted white twine wrapped bridge / unpotted neck
DCR: Details Here

 

 

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Products are built to order with the options selected. Orders cannot be canceled or returned, even if unused. However, if you are unsatisfied with the sound of your pickups, please contact ReWind to discuss potential modificaitons.