TE-101N-CR ...is what the label on the back of my pickup says...what is it?
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JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Googling that model # reveals you have a Duncan Designed tele neck pickup.
Artie
Peaveyologist
Thanks everyone. Yeah, I had googled it and read that it is "Duncan Designed". What confused me is that modern ones that are Duncan Designed say Duncan Designed on the top of the pickup like the picture supplied below. Mine don't say anything other than TE-101x. So maybe the early ones were produced without the Duncan Designed labeling. I'll assume that is the case but if someone out there knows this is a fact I would appreciate hearing from you.
Thanks again everyone.
I was recently given (as a thank you for doing a neck reset on a '65 Regal branded Harmony Sovereign...but I digress...) ...given a 2007 Squire Vintage Modified Thinline. It is my first electric guitar as I've been an acoustic player my whole life. Thus I knew nothing about electric guitars when I received this one three weeks ago. Since then I have been educating myself on what I have. I have found out that the squire catalogue specified the pickups were "Duncan Designed" TE-101N/B single coil. Since a lot of time has passed since 2007 I really can't say that the pups are the original ones. They do look like them. So...in my quest to nail down just what I have I thought of this forum ...and here I am ...asking the proverbial dumb question...because I know...if it looks like a duck and walks like a duck...it is probably a duck!
Thanks everyone for helping an old electric newbie!
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
I don’t think the Tele neck pickups have any branding on top.
Thanks JB, that seems to be the case here. Much appreciated.
Here's a pic. The neck pup does have its cover.
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Artie
Peaveyologist
I know this thread is a bit old, but I was reminded of it when a customer brought me a Squier Tele with the TE-101 set in it. The neck pup does have "Duncan Designed" on it's cover. One of the cool things about the neck pup is, it's 3-wire. So the cover ground is independent of the coils. This allows for the two pups to be wired in series on a 4-way, without making the cover "hot." And that's exactly how this Squier is wired.
Oddly . . . my customer wants these swapped out for some cheap Asian "Hot Rails." (They actually say "Hot Rail" right on the cheap cardboard box.) I hope my customer doesn't frequent this forum and see me calling him crazy. I think these sound amazing. Definitely Tele-ish, but slightly smoother/warmer. Pole pieces are the magnets. No "glued-on" mags underneath. I'm hoping he'll let me keep them in lieu of part of the charge.
Neck: 5.68k
Bridge: 6.57k
Oddly . . . my customer wants these swapped out for some cheap Asian "Hot Rails." (They actually say "Hot Rail" right on the cheap cardboard box.) I hope my customer doesn't frequent this forum and see me calling him crazy. I think these sound amazing. Definitely Tele-ish, but slightly smoother/warmer. Pole pieces are the magnets. No "glued-on" mags underneath. I'm hoping he'll let me keep them in lieu of part of the charge.
Neck: 5.68k
Bridge: 6.57k
Artie
Peaveyologist
He did. Wheehoo! Now they're mine. And he threw in the pickguard. :banana:
Now I need another Telecaster. :banghead:
Artie
Peaveyologist
But my wife might divorce me. It's a tough call. :scratchch
donaldr
Well-known member
- had only one guitar
- broke the bridge 2-point, needed a new body
- bought a new guitar
- missing pickups from original guitar
- bought a new guitar
- bought a set of HSS pickups to replace the ones in the 2nd guitar
- decided to go back to SSS so bought a new set of pickups
- bought another guitar to fit HSS pickups
- found a super deal on SSS guitar
- bought a single coil and used SS from HSS set
- left with an humbucker, bought a new guitar
- on and on and on and on
6 guitars later :laugh2:
Artie
Peaveyologist
You aren't helping.
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