A 4-way switch mod for Tele style guitars has always been a fun, “secret sauce” menu item for discerning guitar players. We don’t offer a pickup set that will work with it as a standard option but if you ask nicely we just might make one for you…
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Body Mount? Pickguard Mount? Wha? Choosing Your Charlie Mounting Options
Discerning tone connoisseurs have known about our Charlie Christian pickups for a while now – Tim Lerch’s tasty chops have seen to that:
Continue readingBetter Know a Builder: BiLT Guitars
Here at Lollar Pickups, we love working closely with some of the best builders in the industry to find the right tone for their custom creations. So we thought we’d spotlight some of the unique builds and the thought process behind them. Next up is BiLT Guitars and their sexy Zaftig model, equipped with Lollar Regal pickups:
Lollar Pickups: What made you choose Lollar Regals for the Zaftig?
BiLT Guitars: We had several people ask us to have the reissue (Wide Range) units redone to sound more like guitar pickups, then Regals appeared and the rest is history.
Continue readingBetter Know a Builder with John Page of John Page Guitars
At Lollar Pickups we love working closely with some of the best builders in the industry to find the right tone for their custom creations. So we thought we’d spotlight some of the unique builds and the thought process behind them. First up is John Page and this amazing double-neck beauty:
1. What made you choose Lollar Pickups for that guitar? (Lollar P90 bridge with Mini Humbucker Neck for standard scale side and a Special T bridge with Lollar P90 neck on baritone side)
Continue readingSmall in Stature, Big in Tone
The Firebird and Mini-Humbucker might be the two of the most underrated and misunderstood pickups that are available today. These two designs are as versatile and complex as any of the pickups we make, and many discerning players are taking advantage of their unique capabilities in order to expand their tonal options.
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