Possibly looking for Tele pickups

[Saul Goodman]

I'm thinking about picking up a project Tele and will need pickups if I do. They are the standard lipstick in the neck and whatever they call the black single in the "ashtray" bridge. 

This style. Let me know what you have with price or PM me.

[velorush]

Point of information: a standard Tele neck pickup ≠ a Danelectro lipstick pickup. Very different construction.

Tele (under the cover):

The Tele pickup is of similar construction as other Fender single coils where the polepieces are magnets and the windings surround them.

 

Danelectro lipstick tube pickup:

 

The Danelectro pickup is a bar magnet surrounded by windings, shoved into the lipstick tube.

Hope this helps. 

Please take this in the spirit it is offered and not as an attempt to bust any chops.

Oh, and a true lipstick tube pickup would be splendid in the neck position of a Tele, but would require a good bit of "customizing" of the pickguard. If you found a ready-made pickguard for a Strat pickup in the Tele neck position, the Seymour Duncan lipstick tube pickup would fit as it's just enough smaller than the original (Danelectro) to fit in the standard Strat route / pickguard.

I had an original ('56) Danelectro pickup in the neck position of an SG back in the mid-80's (the pickup, sans mounting bracket, fit exactly into the "ears" of the humbucker route and was held in place by the humbucker pickup ring). Made for a really great neck tone. .

[hamerhead]

Cool! I didn't know that about lipstick pickups, so I learnt something today.

I need to lie down....

[Saul Goodman]

13 minutes ago, velorush said:

Point of information: a standard Tele neck pickup ≠ a Danelectro lipstick pickup. Very different construction.

Tele (under the cover):

Okay, so what you're saying is I used the wrong nomenclature? Anyway, I would like just the regular vintage style Tele pickups, whatever you call them, like in the picture in the OP. 

[crunchee]

Lots of PU makers make Tele PUs, and often times in more than one 'flavor' for each position.  Choices for Tele PUs seem to be limited only to the size of an Internet search, so it's very easy to get overwhelmed.  If you're not picky, just look for used PUs on Ebay or Reverb.

I've heard good things about Cavalier PUs, they have a good selection of types too on their website.  I have a Tele with a lightweight one-piece ash body that came with a Fat Lion/Fat Lion King set, and I like them very well...though after reading the Cavalier PU descriptions, I'm tempted to try the Nocaster 'Holy Grail' bridge PU, too:

Cavalier Guitar & Bass Pickups

I've also got a Fender Original American Vintage '52 Tele set that I was gifted a few years ago, that one of these days I'll put into a partscaster, so hopefully results will be good there, too.

As always, YMMV,

 

[hamerican gigolo]

Lots of good independent winders out there. Had good results with Cavalier, Onamac & Tone Hatch. 

Fender makes some good sets, also.

Good luck in your search. 😀

[G Man]

Right here on the HFC we have 2 great winders, either can make a killer set of pickups to your desired specs.  No affiliation other than being a fellow forum member. 

https://www.gravelinpickups.com/products/#guitar

https://carondeletpickups.com/carondelet-t

That's the direction I'd be heading.

[cmatthes]

What G Man says!