Description
If you’re chasing that unmistakable early Tele voice—the kind heard on classic country, rockabilly, surf, and blues records—this Seymour Duncan set nails it. Pairing the STR-1 neck pickup with the Vintage ’54 STL-1 bridge pickup gives you a historically faithful, well-balanced Telecaster tone from top to bottom, and it ships with a set of Elixir Custom Light strings at no extra cost.
The STR-1 handles rhythm duties in the neck position, smoothing out the lead pickup’s bite with warm lower-mids, airy top-end, and an open, rounded character that works beautifully for traditional country, country pop, surf, rockabilly, and blues-rock. It’s finished with a chrome-plated brass cover and comes wired with waxed cloth hookup cable, keeping the vintage aesthetic intact.
In the bridge, the Vintage ’54 STL-1 recreates the pickup found in original ’54 Teles, using standard .187″ Alnico 5 pole pieces raised under the D and G strings for that classic twangy, biting snap. It runs slightly lower output than the STL-1b, favoring bright, articulate high-end detail—ideal for chicken pickin’, blues, and rockabilly leads. It also arrives with waxed cloth hookup cable.
- STR-1: neck/rhythm position only
- STL-1: bridge/lead position only
- Compatible with maple and rosewood fingerboards
- Free Elixir Custom Light guitar strings included
Built as a matched pair, this set is the correct historical pairing straight from Seymour Duncan—no guesswork needed on which pickup goes where.
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