Telecaster SET David Gilmour Esquire 1955 Hand Wound Tele Q pickups Vintage 55

Description

This cool Tele pickups set is based on
the
1955 Esquire guitar owned by Mr. David Gilmour.
David’s 1955 Esquire originally belonged to Seymour Duncan who gave/sold it to David around 1975-76. It already had its worn exterior, which led David to name it “The Workmate” after the Black and Decker work bench (Phil Taylor Q&A, davidgilmour.com, Dec 2007).
An Esquire differs from the Telecasters in that they don’t have the neck pickup, but
Gilmour’s guitar has a custom fitted neck pickup, made and installed by Seymour Duncan
(who then worked at Fender). This pickup was actually STRAT sized unit- our version is regular Tele neck size - for easy installation on any Telecaster pickguard.
Bridge pickup:
- wound with Elektrisola
AWG42
pickup wire at approx.
6.8 kOhm DC resistance
- vintage specs BLACK flatwork /vulcanized fiberboard
- beveled Alnico magnets
- copper plated
STEEL
baseplate
- the coil is wrapped with 8-strand
WHITE COTTON
string
-
wax potted
in paraffin and bee`s wax
-
6-32 x 5/8"
round head screws
- vintage style pickup tension/height tubing
- raised
"D" and "G"
magnets
- polarity is
NORTH UP
as in the 50s !!!
Mounting screws and vintage style tubing are included.
Neck Pickup:
STRAT tone in Tele neck size.
hand/scatter wound with thicker AWG42 Elektrisola pickup wire as used on Stratocaster pickups @ 6.0 kOhm
vintage specs BLACK flatwork /vulcanized fiberboard
vintage staggered hand beveled Alnico V magnets
wax potted
black and white cloth covered push back wire
the coil is protected with black paper pickup tape
polarity is SOUTH UP
IMPORTANT!
Tele neck pickups can be mounted with WOOD or PICKGUARD screws.
Please let us know if you need the pickguard or wood mounting screws with this pickup. You can send us a message or leave a note on the checkout page.
#3 x 1" Round Head Wood Screws - this is the way Fender did it back in the day;
Wood mounting screws are screwed to the body/ wood - under the pickguard - and these require a larger hole in the pickup - so we will re-drill the mounting holes in the pickup to fit the wood screws.
#4 - 40UNC Phillips Pan Head Pickguard Screws
Pickguard screws are used for mounting the pickup on the pickguard - this way the pickup height can be adjusted without removing the pickguard.
These 2 pickups are R.W.R.P - hum cancelling when both pickups are active.
Handling time is 3 business days.
AIRMAIL priority registered shipping service, usually 1-2 weeks to Europe, 2-4 weeks overseas.
Tracking information will be available at 17 TRACK, USPS and EMS web tracking service.
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