Steel Pole 43 Tele

Name: Steel Pole 43 Tele
SKU: T-SP43
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.97 (78 reviews)

P90 Aggression for Telecaster®

$130 – $260

Single Coil
Powerful & Aggressive
Unique Appearance
High Output

Lindy Fralin Original Design

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Rated 4.97 out of 5 based on 78 customer ratings

( 78 genuine reviews)

Stand out in the mix and transform your Telecaster into a P90 powerhouse with Steel Pole 43s for Tele. You won’t get a traditional Telecaster tone out of these pickups, and that’s the point! Featuring a high-output coil design and an aggressive magnet structure, this is as close to the famous P90 tone as we can get on a Tele. Don’t be afraid to get dirty – experience the expertly-crafted blend of P90 and Tele pickups, and discover what you’ve been missing.

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Features

Are you searching for the perfect P90 tone, but want to keep your Telecaster looks? We got you right here: Steel Pole 43s are the highest-output Telecaster Pickups we make and feature the thickest midrange and most aggressive attack.

Thicker and louder than our Steel Pole 42’s, The Steel Pole 43 leans even more towards the tone of a traditional P90. They are guaranteed to push your amp hard while still retaining all the definition and clarity you’ve come to expect from Fralin Pickups.

Features:

Original Fender Size, Lindy Fralin Design
P90 Tone in a Telecaster size
Strong and bold – lots of midrange and snarl
USA-made Ceramic Magnets for aggressive tone and output
Compensated Bridge for even volume across all pickups
RW/RP Neck pickup for a hum-canceling middle position
Adjustable Steel Pole pieces for fine-tuning string balance
Hand-wound with our “Sectioning” technique for unique, dynamic tone
Hand-built for unrivaled quality control
Backed by our 10-Year Warranty on manufacturing defects

Our manufacturing process allows us to achieve unparalleled quality control. The Steel Pole 43 for Tele consists of a precision injection mold, USA-Made Steel Screws, and USA-Made magnets to make this model scream. Each bobbin is carefully inspected and cleaned before winding, and checked three times before shipping for unparalleled quality control.

We wind each pickup by hand, one at a time using our proprietary “Sectioning” technique, which gives the pickup a sweet, clear tone. Finally, we wax-pot the pickup to prevent microphonics and preserve the pickup for years to come.

Sound

Steel Pole 43s are the closest we can get to a traditional P90 tone, with Telecaster looks. They are the perfect pickups to warm-up a particularly bright and thin-sounding guitar. If you play clean, you can expect a super thick and creamy midrange. You’ll instantly notice the warm tonal quality, round pick attack, and percussive character of the Steel Pole 43s.

When playing with distortion, you can expect a thick, aggressive top-end and midrange and a “chainsaw” grind, similar to P90s. Steel Pole 43s will hit the front-end of your amp hard and break up quickly.

The midrange is prominent on this pickup, which is suitable for all music styles of music, from Rock to Jazz, and sounds excellent on 500K pots. Finally, if you need the most output out of your Tele or are merely looking to give your Telecaster a unique voice, Steel Pole 43s are your go-to choice.

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All sound samples are played from Neck Position First and Bridge Position Last.

Tonal Graph For Steel Pole 43 Tele:

The tonal graph below for our Steel Pole 43 Tele features Lows, Midrange, Highs, and general Output.

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MIDS

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OUTPUT

Attack: Stiff & Percussive

Tech Specs:

See below for the estimated DCR and Polarity Information for our Steel Pole 43 Tele.

This pickup features a reversible coil direction. We can supply a 3-Wire lead which allows you to reverse the phase easily.

SPECIFICATION	VALUE
Neck Ohm Reading:	8.8K¹
Bridge Reading:	10.6K
Neck Polarity:	North To Strings, Counter-Clockwise Coil Direction
Bridge Polarity:	South To Strings, Clockwise Coil Direction
Wire:	USA-Made 43-Gauge Single Poly Nylon
Pole Pieces:	USA-Made Steel Screws
Magnets:	USA-Made Ceramic
Recommended Pot Value:	500K*
Recommended Cap Value:	0.02mfd²

Additional Technical Info:

¹ Ohm Readings can vary due to a multitude of factors, including ambient temperature, multimeter calibration, different wire batches, and other factors. Due to this, ohm readings are approximate. Learn more about Ohm Readings here.

² We recommend a 0.02mfd Cap Value on most guitar and bass pickups. The exception is a Magic Cap, which Lindy prefers on the Bridge Pickup of Fender® guitars only. Learn More about Caps Here.

* You can experiment with pot values for a different tone. This pickup will sound very dark and warm on 250K pots

Polarity Information:

Here's how we wind and magnetize our pickups:

Note: We depict all our coil directions from Ground (Black Wire, or Start Wire) to Hot (White Wire, or Finish Wire).

Steel Pole 43 Tele Dimensions:

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Rated 5 out of 5

This pickup is awesome. For context, I have this in a single pickup Tele, bridge onlyc no neck pickup. I bought thisc and a loaded switch plate at the same time. I spoke to Lindy on the phone, told him what I was looking for and he made some suggestions.

On this set up I have what he calls the magic cap in the switch all the way to the bridge position, a more standard set up in the middle switch position which allows more control with the tone pot, and no tone in the all the way forward position. The magic cap position is subtle, but it's there. I believe Lindy explained it as rolling off the shrill part of the highs, but bringing out the rest of the highs a bit more, and nice lead boost type thing. This it does, and it does clean up if you roll off the volume.

In the middle, it will clean up a bit more, and you can roll of the tone to achieve an almost neck pickup sound. This pickup is definitely more aggressive than even a hotter wound Tele bridge pickup. I had the Blues Special for many years, this is most definitely darker and far more powerful. This is not the traditional bridge pickup sound.

With that said, this thing is awesome. I've always thought that I sound too bright, even with the tone rolled off quite a bit, and this pickup really takes the edge off if that's something you struggle with. This really does sound as P90ish as what I believe you will get out of a single coil pickup.

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect match I called looking for a different option for a bridge p/u in a Tele I was building. I already had a vintage style PAF for the neck. They steered me to this Steel Pole 43 to match what I had and helped me decide on 500k pots. Lindy & crew are an absolute pleasure to deal with.

They always come through with a great product and friendly knowledgeable service. Every time I have to call with a question they leave me feeling so much more confidant and with an understanding of what I did not understand. They are rooting for you and it shows ! Once again, great products....

you can't go wrong here.

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