Seymour Duncan STR-3 Quarter Pound Rhythm Neck Pickup for Tele

Having used Seymour Duncans in the past I was confident that I’d be receiving another high-quality pickup. The original pickups in my Fender Player Telecaster lacked b*lls (pardon my French) and the Quarter Pound neck added a lot more body to the overall output without sacrificing any of the bell-like charm you’d expect from a Tele neck pickup. I paired the pickup with a Bare Knuckle Flat 50 in the bridge and I must say it is a match made in heaven as the two balance really well together in terms of output and increased low-end. These pickups really shine when used with brass saddles as well.

Had 2 Humbuckers, was too heavy, this brought back the classic tele tone to my limited ed American standard tele. Managed to swap the coils with no experience, just the help of a YouTube vid on soldering. Sounds amazing. 1st pic...after. 2nd pic....before.

A definite improvement on the original cheapo bridge pickup on my 'tele'.

wish I had known about the different options for this pickup but product appears to be ok.....havent fitted it yet, will let you know if Its no good.

Fitted both neck and bridge versions of these to a Japanese Fender 62 tele reissue, they were easy to fit and all the required odds and ends were included. (I had to use the original pickup mounting springs as the included silicon tubing wasn't long enough). The original pickups were very weak, but very typically telecaster, I wanted a higher output, meatier sound - (A bit less twang). I haven't changed the pots (still using 250K - changing to 500K may recover some of that twang!) But I like it the way it is! I think these are just the ticket.

Brilliant! No hum.

Chunky throbbing and warm tones without losing definition or edge. Back off the tone control for a round, smooth singing sustained blues lead tone that will put a smile on your face.

Bought this and it’s bridge brother. Easy to fit no issues, only 4 wires to dear with. My Squire Tele is a completely different axe now.