Calling all experts! Any ideas on what this Pickup is?

tombstone blues · November 26th, 2009, 05:05 PM

So I generally hate the idea of humbuckers anywhere near the bridge of my Teles but I just found this in a parts drawer. I have no idea what it is or where it came from but I'm thinking about dropping it in something and finding out............

Any ideas what it might be?? .............Besides dirty!
thanks.[

Fogboundturtle · November 26th, 2009, 05:34 PM

Looks like an SD hot rails

tombstone blues · November 26th, 2009, 05:54 PM

yeah,that's what I thought at first also,but upon closer inspection they're pretty different.

Telenator · November 26th, 2009, 06:38 PM

That might be a very old Bill Lawrence pickup. I remember seeing something very similar to that in the early 80's in a friends Strat. Sounded great.

Powertwang · November 26th, 2009, 07:14 PM

In the late 80s/early 90s, I put some rail-type pups that were made by a company called KMD in the bridge position of my strats and found them to be much twangier and less brutish than the SD hot rails. I've never seen one for a tele, but maybe that's what it is.

I also found later on (man, the pre-boutique pickup era was a dark, dark (no pun intended) time) that wiring the SD rails pup in parallel was a way dramatic improvement over series.

jkingma · November 26th, 2009, 08:05 PM

Email a picture to Clint at Searcy String Works in Nashville. I bet he could help you out.

Staggered Mag · November 26th, 2009, 11:24 PM

I would also say a Bill Lawrence. The gray colored lead wire looks like Lawrence.

Moggl · November 27th, 2009, 05:38 AM

The reason why I doubt this is a Bill Lawrence original is the blobby soldering. It could be a Wajzman clone, or an ESP stock pickup. The SD Hotrails have round bobbin ends. If it's no ESP, it might be a Rockinger Blade Screamer. Still, given the soldering, my guess tends towards an older, possibly Asian make.

If you find the time, simply install it and give it a go, it's the only way to find out what it's like. :-)

Cheers,

Moggl

November 26th, 2009, 05:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
tombstone blues TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago Age: 37 Posts: 25	Calling all experts! Any ideas on what this Pickup is? So I generally hate the idea of humbuckers anywhere near the bridge of my Teles but I just found this in a parts drawer. I have no idea what it is or where it came from but I'm thinking about dropping it in something and finding out............ Any ideas what it might be?? .............Besides dirty! thanks.[

November 26th, 2009, 06:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
Telenator VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 7,179 5 Photos	That might be a very old Bill Lawrence pickup. I remember seeing something very similar to that in the early 80's in a friends Strat. Sounded great. __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

November 26th, 2009, 08:05 PM	#6 (permalink)
jkingma Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: N43° 11.943 ~ W079° 35.285 Posts: 3,727 18 Photos	Email a picture to Clint at Searcy String Works in Nashville. I bet he could help you out. __________________ Creator of Fine Sawdust and Expensive Kindling.

November 27th, 2009, 05:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
Moggl Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 380	The reason why I doubt this is a Bill Lawrence original is the blobby soldering. It could be a Wajzman clone, or an ESP stock pickup. The SD Hotrails have round bobbin ends. If it's no ESP, it might be a Rockinger Blade Screamer. Still, given the soldering, my guess tends towards an older, possibly Asian make. If you find the time, simply install it and give it a go, it's the only way to find out what it's like. :-) Cheers, Moggl __________________ *Das Auge rockt mit!* - Bela B.

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November 26th, 2009, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fogboundturtle Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Burnaby, BC Age: 35 Posts: 240	Looks like an SD hot rails

November 26th, 2009, 05:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
tombstone blues TDPRI Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chicago Age: 37 Posts: 25	yeah,that's what I thought at first also,but upon closer inspection they're pretty different.

November 26th, 2009, 07:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
Powertwang TDPRI Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Indianapolis Age: 43 Posts: 15	In the late 80s/early 90s, I put some rail-type pups that were made by a company called KMD in the bridge position of my strats and found them to be much twangier and less brutish than the SD hot rails. I've never seen one for a tele, but maybe that's what it is. I also found later on (man, the pre-boutique pickup era was a dark, dark (no pun intended) time) that wiring the SD rails pup in parallel was a way dramatic improvement over series.

November 26th, 2009, 11:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Staggered Mag Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 282	I would also say a Bill Lawrence. The gray colored lead wire looks like Lawrence.

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