Seymour DuncanVintage stk-t3b Humbucker Size Single Stack Tele Pickup For Electric Guitar Black

Just what i was looking for. A hum cancelling tele bridge pickup with vintage style pole peices not rails. Although i first considered a hot rails for tele, i perfer the look of a vintage pickup better. Sounds awesome and looks the part too! I installed it on my squier esquire with stock pots and all. I can't tell if i have in phase or not. I just wired it as sd suggested to the hot and ground from original pickup. So that is bare and green together to ground, red and white together and taped back, and black to lead(hot). It is hum free, but i can't tell if it is "quacky" or not. I only wonder because i soldered a humbucker to a strat with the same method and the "split" position where it is the humbucker one coil and middle pickup together still hum cancelling like the stock sss bridge/midle position(2 or 4, however you say it), is too quiet and the humbucker by itself doesn't sound as "full" as the stock sc. I switched the wiring from the humbucker as sd suggests for installing in fenders and the pickup was dead so i put it back they way i had it and it workd but like i said, quacky and extra quiet split position that makes me unhappy.

beefed up twang, and very quiet. you loose high end sparkle with these but the great tele tone is still there, its just more present and thick, great with distortion and overdrive. im running through a mesa mark v and very impressed with the low end thump and clarity of these pickups. only complaint if any at all is that top end sparkle loss, but with any stacked humbucker style pickup its to expected. i would buy these again(bought matched bridge neck pair) four conductor cable is also super helpful for interesting wiring options.

It looks like a Tele pickup, and it sounds like a Tele pickup, with all the bite and snarl you could want (especially when paired with a vintage-style bridge and brass saddles). The only thing missing is the irritating hum. Don't think it can't be boutique quality just because it's not from a guy you never heard of: Seymour Duncans are workhorse pickups that deliver the tune.

I was Upgrading my MIM Fender bridge pickup. I already have a les Paul so I want my tele to sound like a tele but needed a pickup that was able to stand up to my Marshall tube amp. This does it in spades - takes distortion very well and cleans up quickly with the volume knob. Very well rounded pickup. The only negative is the micro gauge of wire that they use makes it tedious to install and to strip.

Seymour Duncan makes consistently excellent products and this is no exception. Hum free and quiet. Helpful wiring diagram provided. My only caution to potential buyers: This is a great pickup for non-metal rock and aggressive sounding country but if you're looking for the classic Tele bridge tone you may be disappointed in the pick attack and overall tone. An excellent pickup but not thoroughly Tele sounding.