rokluvr
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I hope so because I bought it, Thanks for any help
https://reverb.com/item/39157366-seymour-duncan-hot-rail-telecaster-pickup
https://reverb.com/item/39157366-seymour-duncan-hot-rail-telecaster-pickup
That looks more like a joe barden or bill lawrence pickup than any Duncan. I had a hot rails telecaster pickup in the late 90’s and it had the bobbin shape like the current models. The output looks close to a hot rails though. Maybe the very early ones had that look, but I really doubt it.
Not a Bill Lawrence or Barden and definitely not a Duncan!
Thanks for the replies, guys.No it isn't a hotrails for telecaster.
It is a shame that these things can be sold so misrepresented like that. I always suggest the research first- the guys on this forum really are great with authenticating and history.
Funny, the baseplate doesn't look like a Duncan.
I messaged ArkansasMusicworks and I asked them how they knew it was an SD since there is no logo on the pickup, and they said it was a Seymour Duncan because of the baseplate and the colors of the wires.
I have an $11 "Hot Rails" clone that has those same colors. And, they did a much better job of duplicating the baseplate. It looks just like a Duncan.