Lollar Special T vs Fralin Blues Specials
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sidneystreet
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I have Blues Specials in an Esquire, and also in a Highway 1 Tele. They are great pickups, and sound great clean and overdriven. They are not HOT pickups, and thus always sound like a tele to me. The Lollar Special is a little hotter wound, and approaches a quasi P-90 sound with more mids and a smoother tone. I would say it is less tele-like than the Blues Special. Although, with a roll back of the volume knob you can get more of the tele twang.
They are both great pickups. It will really come down to what tones you are after, and the interaction between the pickups, you, your guitar, and amp.
I ended up using the Fralin Blues Specials in a couple of guitars for a little more grind. For my slightly more old school tele/esquire I installed a Lollar Vintage bridge. Both pickups can cover clean to overdriven very well. As long as a pickup isn't brutally bright with a particular amp, I stay away from over-wound pickups. I find it much easier to dial out treble, than to dial out muddy mids.
They are both great pickups. It will really come down to what tones you are after, and the interaction between the pickups, you, your guitar, and amp.
I ended up using the Fralin Blues Specials in a couple of guitars for a little more grind. For my slightly more old school tele/esquire I installed a Lollar Vintage bridge. Both pickups can cover clean to overdriven very well. As long as a pickup isn't brutally bright with a particular amp, I stay away from over-wound pickups. I find it much easier to dial out treble, than to dial out muddy mids.
gls500
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sleepyeye said:
He'll actually wind you just about anything you want.
His "vintage" set is probably just below the output of the blues special, but is incredibly sweet and twangy.
chris graff
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I was in the same boat as you a month ago. I wanted twang, but needed something that would deliver the goods for solos.
My setup: Chad Underwood Tele-->Keeley comp-->hotcake-->Tim overdrive (for solos only)-->Matchless SC-30.
I took a chance on the Lollars: Special T in the bridge, vintage neck.
I am very, very happy with the results. Not too dark, all the twang I need.
I love 'em!
My setup: Chad Underwood Tele-->Keeley comp-->hotcake-->Tim overdrive (for solos only)-->Matchless SC-30.
I took a chance on the Lollars: Special T in the bridge, vintage neck.
I am very, very happy with the results. Not too dark, all the twang I need.
I love 'em!
