Lollar Special T Series® Bridge
Item #: 10-101-13-0
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Inspired by the early 1950s Fender Broadcaster pickups, the Lollar Special T Series® is our most popular Tele® pickup—and for good reason! Punchy and powerful, it offers focused midrange with a small bump in compression and a smooth top end. A versatile pickup suitable for a wide variety of playing styles, the Special T is a great fit for players who find most Tele pickups to be too bright, or those looking for a slightly hotter and darker tone while still evoking the best of the Fullerton-era Fender sound.
Can’t decide which Lollar Tele pickups are right for you? Our Tele Pickup Comparison video will help you understand—and hear—the differences between our four most popular Tele pickup sets. WATCH VIDEO
Avg. DC: Bridge 8.0K (Read about DC resistance)
Recommended Potentiometers: 250k
Recommended Capacitor: 0.047μF
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Pre-wired Kit for Teles
Upgrading the electronics in a Tele® yourself couldn’t be easier than it is with our new Lollar Pre-wired Kits. The kits are hand-wired in our shop and meet Jason Lollar’s preferred specifications.
Whether you’re installing new pickups and want high-quality electronics to go with them, or you want to upgrade the stock electronics in your Tele®, our pre-wired kits are a great option. We’ve done most of the work so all that’s left for you to do is install the kit in your guitar and solder in your pickups (sold separately).
Pickup Dimensions
Lollar Tele Special Bridge Pickup
• Bridge - Played by Greg Timmons with a Vox Super Twin AC30 and an alder body, maple/rosewood neck partscaster.
• Bridge - Volume swells—Played by Greg Timmons with a Vox Super Twin AC30, an alder body, maple/rosewood neck partscaster, and the guitar's volume control.
• Bridge Only - Played by Tim Lerch on Vintage Fender Blackface amp.
• Neck and Bridge - Played by Tim Lerch on Vintage Fender Blackface amp.
Paul Rose demo of Lollar Special T Series® Pickups
What They Are Saying
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9 Total Reviews
My favorite bridge pickup ever
doctorvague
Location: Silver City, NM
Date: March 29, 2024
This is literally my favorite bridge pickup I've ever played on any guitar, Strat, LP, and many many others.
~60 year pro player
Recommended
Great Set!
Sean
Location: WA State
Date: December 6, 2019
I put the set of Specials in a Player Telecaster which actually had decent sound, but this is a whole other level of sound. They are great and they are super versatile. I can get some fuzz by rolling off the tone or bright and spanky clean by rolling it up. The overtones and harmonics are rich and full, and I love the neck and bridge sounds, but put them both on and thats where I like to be. Great. There is really no way you can go wrong with pickups made this well, they are going to sound great!
Recommended
Became Something It Wasn't Intended To Be
Nick T
Location:
Date: May 8, 2019
My friend a while back had told me about Lollar and how incredible his pickups are. I am primarily a 'metal' guitarist. After playing for years with active pickups and all other sorts of high gain equipment, I was looking to venture out into the world of lower gain sounds and have a more versatile guitar. I ended up buying an ash fender tele as i have wanted one for years. The stock pups didnt do it for me. My same friend had advised Lollars for my Tele. I listened to the sound clips and felt the 'special' bridge would be the pickup for me. I had it installed............... First thing i would like to say is that this pickup is so fat, that an untrained ear could easily mistake it for a humbucker. The mids are lush and not robust or overpowering as with other hand wound pickups.
A very even tone spectrum is backed with beautiful warmth that i have never heard in a pickup. I have pushed loads of gain through this pickup (which was not my intention originally) And the result is a warm non-gritty, but super saturated distortion, with tele twang.
It has not only become my best sounding guitar, but my favorite metal guitar. Go figure.
Recommended
Delicious
Little Nickel
Location: Washington
Date: October 6, 2018
This pickup has a nice and full sound. It perfectly mellowed out the harsh top end I was getting. I used to always have some sort of pedal on to fill out my sound. Turns out all I needed was Lollar in my life. I’ve tried other pickups and will be using Lollars from here on out. Thanks for the great product.
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Delicious
Little Nickel
Location: Washington
Date: October 6, 2018
This pickup has a nice and full sound. It perfectly mellowed out the harsh top end I was getting. I used to always have some sort of pedal on to fill out my sound. Turns out all I needed was Lollar in my life. I’ve tried other pickups and will be using Lollars from here on out. Thanks for the great product.
Recommended
Go to
E
Location: NJ
Date: September 30, 2017
This is my go to pickup in Revelator Guitar builds. I have one in my 1968 Telecaster.. the end. Eric S Revelator Guitars
Recommended
Ballsy Tone!
Birdie
Location: La Plata, MO
Date: March 18, 2017
Had these put in my American special telecaster! Gave my tele the guts it was missing before! Covers Skynyrd, Blackberry Smoke, and any kind of southern music you want! Didn't loose that tele spank it's there just gotta use your hands! Awesome pickup!
Recommended
Ballsy Tone!
Birdie
Location: La Plata, MO
Date: March 18, 2017
Had these put in my American special telecaster! Gave my tele the guts it was missing before! Covers Skynyrd, Blackberry Smoke, and any kind of southern music you want! Didn't loose that tele spank it's there just gotta use your hands! Awesome pickup!
Recommended
Hot Tele
James Getman
Location: CA
Date: February 17, 2017
Great Pickup For Driving Overdrive Pedals and amp while Still Reataining that tele Twang On Clean And Overdrive. If You Like To Push Your Amp And Get That slight Break Up and Still Keep That Tele Sound This Pickup Is Great For That! Very Good Note Definition! Lollar Knows How To Build A Pickup!
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you offer staggered-pole Tele pickups?
Staggered-poles are only available for our Alnico 3 Tele Bridge pickups.
What values of potentiometers and capacitors do you recommend for Tele pickups?
The most common/traditional choices are 250k pots (both volume and tone) and .047μF caps—and these are the values we typically recommend. That said, there are no hard and fast rules. You can read more about how different pot and cap values affect tone in this two-part blog post: Part I - Pots, Part II - Caps.
Our Pre-wired Kits for Teles use 250k pots and your choice of the three cap values noted above.
Can I mix and match any of your Tele neck and bridge pickups?
Yes! One thing to be aware of is that the output of different models varies, so you’ll want to consider this when pairing them.
Do you make noiseless pickups for Teles?
Our pickups are inspired by vintage builds and voicing. With that in mind, we do not build true noiseless pickups.
Do you offer “matched” or RWRP pickups for Teles?
Our two-pickup Tele sets feature a bridge pickup wound RWRP (reverse wind, reverse polarity) relative to the neck so that they will be hum cancelling in the middle selector position with proper phase.
What is your recommendation for a humbucker/single coil Tele configuration?
The most popular is a Low Wind Imperial in the neck with a Special T in the bridge. A wide variety of players will find that to be useful in all positions. However, please keep in mind that there is no one “go-to” recommendation as so much depends on playing style and musical taste.
How far from my strings should I set my Tele pickups?
We advise customers to start with 1/8” between their pickups and guitar strings with the strings fretted at the last fret. This is just a good starting point, but you can raise your pickups to increase volume, or lower them to decrease volume. Check out Jason Lollar’s video on Adjusting Your Pickups.
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