Harder driving blues and blues rock pickup. Alnico IV is a rarely seen magnet used in Tele pickups but it’s utilized here to create something truly special. In the Melancholia pickups it delivers a balanced frequency response and exceptional dynamic range. The vintage wind is punchier and has just a slight accentuation in the mids. With light picking they sound smooth, clean and sweet. Dig in and you get a more aggressive Tele tone. Still capable of twang the strength of the Melancholia pickups is in being able to drive harder for blues and rock without the exaggerated frequencies that can often plague Tele pickups.
Alnico IV magnets
Copper plated base plate and vintage push back wire.
Balanced frequencies, twang, sweetness and drive at the tip of your pick.
Bridge: 7.4k
Neck: 6.9k
Bridge played clean through Deluxe Reverb
Middle (out of phase) played clean through Deluxe Reverb
Neck played clean through Deluxe Reverb
Neck, Middle (out of phase), & Bridge played dirty through Deluxe Reverb w/ Blues Driver
Middle (NOT OOP) clean and dirty through a Tweed Bassman