I am thinking about getting my pickups for my Squier Tele. I want classic, vintage sounds, minimal noise. Don't need to be very hot. I want it to work for some country twang and my usual blues lead playing. I want to get away from the icepick in my ear kind of sound. So far, these ones have been on my list of possible candidates:

  • Bill Lawrence L280
  • Lollar Vintage T
  • Dimarzio Twang King for neck, Vintage Hot T for bridge
  • Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro or Broadcasters
  • GFS (don't know much about them)
  • Kinman (a bit expensive)
  • Fralin (a bit expensive)


My Squier Tele's pups are not horrible, but the difference in treble between neck and bridge pickup is just too much to live with. The neck pup is way too muddy.