MEET THE FRALIN PICKUPS STAFF.
At Fralin Pickups, we're a tight-knit, friendly team of dedicated musicians and music enthusiasts who are driven to making the highest-quality, best-sounding guitar and bass pickups on the market. We believe that good tone makes people smile, and re-ignites their love and passion for playing music. We know the amazing feeling of playing that special instrument that brings us happiness. We strive to pass that to you, day after day.
Lindy Fralin
The Pickup Artist
This man needs no introduction! Lindy started Fralin Pickups in the late 1980's when his desire to achieve a specific tone led to his curiosity to develop his own pickups. With the help of a few local friends, Lindy built his own winder and started rewinding dead pickups from local guitar shops. Slowly, Lindy built Fralin Pickups to what it is today - a world renowned brand and benchmark of serious tone. Outside of the shop, Lindy enjoys playing in his band, the Bopcats, and spending time with his family.
Fralin Pickups Staff
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Jenny Fralin
Office Manager
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Tyler Delsack
General Manager / Web Developer
With The Company For...
9 Years
Makes...
Fralin'Trons, Wide Range Humbuckers, Mini Humbuckers, Big Singles
Plays...
Solo Jazz Guitar
Enjoys...
Spending time with his Wife and Son, Mountain Biking, Hiking
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Bill Fugate
Humbucker Maestro
With The Company For...
25 Years
Makes...
All standard Humbuckers - Pure, Modern, High Output P.A.F.s, Sunbucker Blues, Sunbucker, Twangmaster and P-92s
Enjoys...
Spending time with family and his cats that don't appreciate him
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Zach Hudgins
Prewired Craftsman
With The Company For...
15 Years
Makes...
Prewired Pickguards, Telecaster Control Plates and Jazz Bass Control Plates
Plays...
Bass
Enjoys...
Spending time with his wife and son, Playing bass in Jackass Flats and The Southern Belles
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Victor Soult
Shipping Manager
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Luke Cretzmeyer
Hum Cancelling P90 Maestro
With The Company For...
8 Years
Makes...
Hum Cancelling P90s, Alnico Rod P90s, Hum Cancelling Jazzmasters
Plays...
Guitar
Enjoys...
Biking, Hiking, Spending Time With Mathers
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Jon Brown
Split Blade Maestro / Customer Service Expert
With The Company For...
7 Years
Makes...
Split Blades, Split Steel Poles
Plays...
Guitar in his band Horsehead
Enjoys...
Spending time with family, playing guitar
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Tom Young
Single Coil Winder
With The Company For...
8 Years
Makes...
Jazz Bass, P-Bass, Split Jazz, Telecaster Pickups
Plays...
Guitar & Bass
Enjoys...
Travel, Spend time at the beach, play music with friends
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Derek Harwell
Single Coil Winding Maestro / QC Expert
With The Company For...
3 Years
Makes...
Winds all single coil pickups including all Strat, Bass, Tele and P90 pickups
Plays...
Guitar in two bands - Fear of Music and Barstool Heros
Enjoys...
Spending time with family
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John Hanor
Leads & Wax Maestro
With The Company For...
3 Years
Makes...
Assembles all single coil pickups
Plays...
Bass in his band Barrelhouse
Enjoys...
Repairing Amps for Bongo Amps, Photography
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Phil Heesen III
Bobbin-Building Maestro / Social Media
With The Company For...
1 Year
Makes...
All bobbins, Leads & Wax, and assembles P90 in Humbucker Cover
Plays...
Guitar, Bass
Enjoys...
Spending time with family, playing in 5-7 bands at a time including The Wayward Leaves, Landon Elliott, and Exebelle
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Jacob Kucera
Bobbin-Building Maestro / Leads & Wax
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William "Dan" Roberts
(August 5th, 1956-September 29th, 2016) Dan started working with Lindy back when the shop first began, back in the late 1980's. Lindy started the shop with Dan out of a spare bedroom apartment in the Fan district of Richmond, VA. Dan was also the sound engineer of the Bopcats, Lindy's band. Over the years, Dan was a permanent and prominent (Dan was over 6' tall) figure at the shop as it grew bigger. Dan wound all the Stratocaster and Mustang pickups over the last 20 years, and if you have purchased some Strat pickups during this time, you have a little piece of Dan in your guitar. We miss Dan greatly, but his presence and humor is still around the shop as we will all try to string together a slew of curse words in his honor. Dan was a mean cook, an incredible harmonica player, and had a heart of gold. He was a loyal friend and employee, smart as a whip, and funny as shit.
