ThroBak T-'65 Telecaster Guitar Pickups
ThroBak T-'65 Telecaster Guitar Pickup specs.:
Bridge 6.8K, Neck 7.1K, A5 Rod Magnets, Tumbled Finish
Tonal Profile: Pure and powerful tone. Exceptional note to note definition with a powerful low end.
Bridge 6.8K, Neck 7.1K, A5 Rod Magnets, Tumbled Finish
Tonal Profile: Pure and powerful tone. Exceptional note to note definition with a powerful low end.
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ThroBak T-'65 Tele Pickups Details.:
The ThroBak T-'65 MXV Telecaster pickup set reproduces the construction, winding and tone of the early grey bottom Telecaster pickups of the 60's. A combination of machine winding, tumbled Indiana made A5 rod magnets and Plain Enamel wire make for a 6.8k bridge pickup that is powerful but never harsh. ThroBak T-'65 Tele pickups are wound with same model 1959 Coweco coil winder confirmed to be the first known auto coil winder purchased by Fender in 1959. These early Coweco coil winders lack the precision of modern stepper motor coil winders insuring a vintage correct machine wound coil for ThroBak T-'65 Tele pickups with all of the tonal characteristics of these great early machine wound Telecaster pickups. Paired with a 7.1k machine wound, lacquer potter neck pickup for a clear neck tone that contrasts wonderfully with the bridge pickup. |
ThroBak T-'65 Telecaster Pickup Features.:
Bridge 6.8k, Neck 7.1k, available aged or unaged. • Vintage machine wound. • Tumbled Indiana made, USA cast A5 rod magnets. • ThroBak MXV repro USA Made bridge plate. • Vintage wax potted bridge pickup, twine wrapped. • ThroBak MXV repro Grey bottom vulcanized flatwork. • Plain enamel magnet wire, 42AWG Bridge, 43AWG Neck. • Vintage correct untinned, stranded cotton push back wire. • Chrome plated neck pickup cover. • Third wire neck pickup option for S1 switch guitars. • Neck pickup compatible with body or pickguard mounting. • Mounting screws and latex springs included. • Available as a matched pair or single pickups. • 100% USA Made |
History of the Fender Telecaster guitar and pickups from 1965.:
Fender Telecaster guitar pickups from 1965 represent another demarcation point in specifications of Telecaster pickups. The 1965 era marks the start of efficiency changes in pickup making production associated with the sale of Fender to CBS. One important change that impacted the tonal characteristics of 1965 era Fender Telecaster and all Fender pickups going forward was the switch to exclusively machine guided coil winding machines. One operator can produce more pickups with a fully auto traverse coil winding machine compared to the same operator hand guiding the winding of guitar pickup coils. The more compact winding pattern of the auto traverse machine guided Telecaster pickup coil translates to a and more efficient pickup coil with higher perceived output compared to a hand wound Telecaster pickup coil of the amp resistance. These auto traverse coils also provide a slightly tighter and snappier low end than a hand guided traverse pickup coil.
The Alnico 5 rod magnets also change to a machine tumbled finish instead of the more costly hand beveled A5 rod magnets that preceded. Telecaster pickups from 1965 also transition to a grey bottom vulcanized fiber board rather than the old black color. A first sight this change may simply seem only cosmetic but the grey flatwork is in fact another production efficiency change that only becomes apparent when you actually assemble a Telecaster pickup. The simple chance of flatwork color from black to grey speeds the process of threading the dark plain enamel magnet wire through the metal eyelets by creating more contrast between the dark magnet wire and the grey flatwork thus speeding the treading of the hair thin magnet wire through the small metal eyelets. These eyelets facilitate soldering of the pickup coil wire to the lead wires.
In whole the efficiency changes to Fender Telecaster pickups in 1965 set the course for Telecaster pickup production for decades to come.
Fender Telecaster guitar pickups from 1965 represent another demarcation point in specifications of Telecaster pickups. The 1965 era marks the start of efficiency changes in pickup making production associated with the sale of Fender to CBS. One important change that impacted the tonal characteristics of 1965 era Fender Telecaster and all Fender pickups going forward was the switch to exclusively machine guided coil winding machines. One operator can produce more pickups with a fully auto traverse coil winding machine compared to the same operator hand guiding the winding of guitar pickup coils. The more compact winding pattern of the auto traverse machine guided Telecaster pickup coil translates to a and more efficient pickup coil with higher perceived output compared to a hand wound Telecaster pickup coil of the amp resistance. These auto traverse coils also provide a slightly tighter and snappier low end than a hand guided traverse pickup coil.
The Alnico 5 rod magnets also change to a machine tumbled finish instead of the more costly hand beveled A5 rod magnets that preceded. Telecaster pickups from 1965 also transition to a grey bottom vulcanized fiber board rather than the old black color. A first sight this change may simply seem only cosmetic but the grey flatwork is in fact another production efficiency change that only becomes apparent when you actually assemble a Telecaster pickup. The simple chance of flatwork color from black to grey speeds the process of threading the dark plain enamel magnet wire through the metal eyelets by creating more contrast between the dark magnet wire and the grey flatwork thus speeding the treading of the hair thin magnet wire through the small metal eyelets. These eyelets facilitate soldering of the pickup coil wire to the lead wires.
In whole the efficiency changes to Fender Telecaster pickups in 1965 set the course for Telecaster pickup production for decades to come.
