Lollar Pickups Blog

We will be closing our shop to enjoy a much-anticipated holiday break. Our last day of business will be Wednesday, the 23rd of December. We will be back in the shop on Monday January 4th, 2010.

If you’re ready to spend some of your “Christmas money” feel free to visit our Lollar Pickups web site – open 24/7. Our full product line is available on the web site, as well as the most up-to-date information.

If you have technical questions, we have many resources right on our web site. This material can often answer most of your questions – especially with a little digging. For example, our Lollar Pickups FAQ page literally contains the answers to the majority of general technical questions that we receive. A PDF file of this section is also available to download and print. This is worthwhile doing, even if you don’t have questions. This Lollar Pickups FAQ section contains some very good general technical information that any technically-minded player would benefit from.

Another good resource is our Lollar Pickups technical information page. This page will tell you the DC resistance and inductance values of our pickups. It will also tell you what type of magnets are in our most popular pickups.

We all thank you for your business throughout 2009, and we wish you a very enjoyable holiday season.

And cheers to a great 2010!

Happy Holidays from Lollar Pickups

James Williamson and his Les Paul

Jason & James Williamson's Les Paul

Williamson and Michael have asked Jason to do his best to replicate the sound and overall “vibe” of the guitar’s original humbucker pickups. (Although bear in mind that even if the tone is an “exact match” there is no way to imbue a pickup with the “mojo” of such a unique player.)

The guitar’s original humbuckers have their coils exposed, which are all black, “T-top” coils.

T top humbuckers get their name from the letter “T” that is molded into the plastic of the bobbins.

Originally, the T was used to denote the top side of the bobbin, for manufacturing purposes. T top humbuckers are also known as “patent number pickups.” The sticker on the metal base plate of these humbucker pickups has an actual patent number. This is different than the sticker on the bottom of PAF pickups, which reads, “Patent Applied For.” The T top humbucker pickups were used from approximately 1965 to 1975, and there are some similarities to a common PAF pickup.

On a side note, James Williamson also produced the Iggy Pop album, “New Values.” This album is one of Jason’s favorite records. You can follow this link to visit James Williamson’s web site.