Lollar Special T bridge... toneful?

[Webfoot]

Looking for a 8k bridge pickup for a little more beef but still musical.

Anyone try the Lollar Special T bridge?

Anyone try but found something else better?

 

[baiff]

I have a Benson A3 8K bridge pickup that is awesome and it is very affordable.

 

[steve v]

I had a Special T bridge and really liked it. It had a little more meat, a rounder top end, but still sounded like a nice Tele pickup.

 

[swany]

Hi Webfoot, if you go to youtube and type in tim lerch lollar 52 & special T, he does a great review of both pickups, I perfer the '52 but I don't need the hotter pickup. Check it out you won't be sorry.

 

[Geo]

I have the Special T bridge with the Vintage neck and just great all around versatile
sound from both. I also use the Cavalier Nashville Lion bridge in two other Teles and those
are also great sounding. Think the Lions are 8.2 or 8.3 K.

 

[Tootle]

zhangbucker's Tar Paper is wound right around there, 8.5k. i play & highly recommend his Paul Bunyan bridge p'up at 9.5k. Lots of character & still some telesnickettv & twang, but gusto ballsy.

http://www.zhangbucker.com/tar-paper.html

 

[TMoxness]

I have a Benson A3 8K bridge pickup that is awesome and it is very affordable.

I like his pickups alot.

 

[Dave1]

I have a Special T bridge in a couple of guitars and really love it. A great choice.

 

[Widerange Hum]

I have a Special T bridge paired with a p90 in a guitar now, and I love it. If there's any dissatisfaction with that guitar, it's with the p90. I'm building 2 teles now that will both get Special Ts at the bridge. It's hottish and gritty but reacts well to tone knob fiddling and smooths out nicely when desired. I've got it on a no-load tone pot, and that first click from no-load to 10 smooths it out a good bit.

 

[Royal Tele]

I had a Special T bridge and really liked it. It had a little more meat, a rounder top end, but still sounded like a nice Tele pickup.

+1 on this!

I've had a Special T as well. Killer pickup. I'm actually running a Vintage T these days, but the Special T was sweet.

 

[Doug 54]

Very toneful!

Got the Keystones forever gone quicker than snap!!

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[6stringvet]

Had the Vintage and swapped for the Special T. Excellent. Still has Tele twang but with a little more girth. Not a huge difference. Same tone - more girth..

Reference? I used to own a 59 Tele and Lollars are the closest, best IMHO.

 

[jmr102855]

I tried the Special T bridge and it was nice but prefer the '52 Series of the Lollar bridge pickups. I would recommend the Cavalier Bakersfield/Fat Lion Twin Lion.

 

[kiwi blue]

I tried the Special T but settled on the Vintage T because I need more twang than girth. Special T does what you say are after though, it was just not what I was after. Horses for courses!

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

Great pickup,especially paired with a Vin-T neck p.u.

 

[telerocker1988]

I have the Nash variant which is a tweak on the Special T. I love it. Most hot tele pickups lose their twang but the Special T/Nash/and even the J-Street still twang. Not so IME with pickups like the Texas Special. Even the Fralin Blues Special is darker to my ear.

It's a rounder tone, but still good for country IMO.

 

[SPUDCASTER]

Cavalier Nashville Lion(A5) or the 51/52 Lion(A3), both around the 8k mark.

Great pickups and about 1/2 the price of the Lollars. I'm sure the Lollar is just fine though.

 

[GearHund]

I have a Special T in this pinecaster. I agree with most... it's "rounder" or "smoother" but still well within the realm of what's expected from a T-style bridge pickup. Probably more rocker than pure country. Pairs well with the neck P-90.

Nal - LP Pinecaster

• GearHund
• Jan 23, 2010

Pine Body, All Parts Fat neck, Lollar special + Gibson P-90. Sperzel tuners. Taipan Brass tonebar