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Single
coil pickups for Tele style guitars
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V G offers several varieties of Tele style pickups with tones
ranging from vintage to modern. The V V G Tele bridge pickup
comes with interchangeable steel and copper base plates to allow
you to shape your tone. The V V G tele neck pickup has higher
output and more tonal character than you're use to hearing in
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Soapbar
"P-90" style single coil pickups
These pickups deliver the classic P-90 tone and have grounded
shielding to reduce noise from external electric fields. Adjustable
height nickel plated pole pieces, twin bar magnets (your choice
of AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8; one set will
be installed as shipped and one extra set of magnets will be
included) and 3-conductor output leads. The magnet assembly
can be removed from the pickup with ease allowing one to change
magnets in just a few minutes. These pickups ship with two
complete sets of magnets; please read the description on the
order page for a full description of the magnet types available.
Covers in black or crème are included as are the mounting
screws. |
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Dogear
"P-90" style single coil pickups
The V V G Dogear style P-90 pickups deliver the classic P-90
tone and have grounded shielding to reduce noise from external
electric fields. Adjustable height nickel plated pole pieces,
twin bar magnets (your choice of AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V
or ceramic-8; one set will be installed as shipped and one
extra set of magnets will be included) and 3-conductor output
leads. The magnet assembly can be removed from the pickup with
ease allowing one to change magnets in just a few minutes.
These pickups ship with two complete sets of magnets; please
read the description on the order page for a full description
of the magnet types available. Covers in black or crème
are included as are the mounting screws.
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Blade
Dogear style pickup
For those who prefer the
vintage tone of a blade style pickup in a Dogear style cover,
VVG offers several options. These pickups ship with two complete
sets of magnets; please read the description on the order page
for a full description of the magnet types available. |
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Humbucker-size
"P-90" style single coil pickups
The HS-90 pickups deliver the classic P-90 tone and are drop-in
replacements for standard size humbucking pickups. Adjustable
height nickel plated pole pieces, twin bar magnets (your choice
of AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8; one set will
be installed as shipped and one extra set of magnets will be
included) and 3-conductor output leads. The magnet assembly
can be removed from the pickup with ease allowing one to change
the magnets in just a few minutes. These pickups ship with
two complete sets of bar magnets; please read the description
on the order page for a full description of the magnet types
available. Standard colors include black, crème and
faux tortoise shell. Metal covers (nickel or gold plated) are
also available. |
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Blade
polepiece single coil pickups for strat style guitars
These pickups are hand made in the USA the old fashioned way
and deliver the clear bell-like tone you're after. Buddy Holly
would have loved these! Mild steel polepiece with ~ 10” radius
(other polepiece shapes, including flat available on special
request). Fixed twin bar magnets (your choice of AlNiCo-II,
AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8); 42 gauge magnet wire; 8,500
turns on the bridge pickup, 7,500 on the neck and middle. Scatter
wound coil and vintage-style cloth covered output leads complete
the package. |
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Blade
polepiece bridge position single coil pickups for Tele
The blade pole piece Tele bridge pickup delivers a tone very
similar to the V V G CC-Rider pickup. The tele blade pickup
features a mild steel polepiece with ~ 10” radius, twin
ceramic or alnico magnets, 42 gauge magnet wire; scatter
wound coil, and vintage style cloth covered output leads.
These pickups ship with two complete sets of magnets; please
read the description on the order page for a full description
of the magnet types available. |
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Single
coil pickups for Jaguar style guitars
These custom-wound pickups have more output and tonal character
than standard Jaguar pickups! The V V G Jaguar style pickups
feature grounded shielding for reduced noise, are scatter-wound
for great tone, potted under vacuum to eliminate microphonics
and have calibrated AlNiCo-V rod magnets. These pickups are
offered as a matched reverse wound, reverse polarity (RWRP)
set. White covers and mounting screws can be ordered for these
pickups. |
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Single
coil P-90 style pickups for Jaguar style guitars
These custom pickups use the same coil wire, magnets and adjustable
poles as my P-90 soapbar style pickups. The result is higher
output with a focused clear tone. These pickups feature grounded
shielding for reduced noise and are offered as a matched reverse
wound, reverse polarity(RWRP) set. These pickups ship with
two complete sets of magnets; please read the description on
the order page for a full description of the magnet types available.
White covers and mounting screws can be ordered for these pickups. |
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Single
coil pickups for Jazzmaster style guitars
The V V G version of this classic pickup features calibrated
AlNiCo-V rod magnets, scatterwound coils, grounded shielding
and three conductor output cable. These pickups are offered
as a matched reverse-wound, reverse polarity (RWRP) set.
White covers and mounting screws can be ordered for these
pickups..
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"Charlie
Christian" style single coil pickups
The V V G CC-Rider delivers BIG and clear vintage tone! These
pickups have an unslotted mild steel blade polepiece, twin
bar magnets (your choice of AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V
or ceramic-8; one set will be installed as shipped and one
extra set of magnets will be included) and vintage cloth covered
output leads. These pickups are often installed in the neck
position to Tele style guitars, lap steel guitars and jazz
boxes. The CC-Rider pickup is available with beveled tops in
BWB, WBW, faux tortoise shell. The CC-Rider may be purchased
as a single or in calibrated RWRP sets. These pickups ship
with two complete sets of magnets; please read the description
on the order page for a full description of the magnet types
available. |
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Humbucker-size
blade style single coil pickups
The V V G HCC delivers BIG and clear vintage tone and are drop-in
replacements for standard size humbucking pickups! These pickups
have an unslotted nickel plated mild steel blade polepiece,
twin bar magnets (your choice of AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V
or ceramic-8; one set will be installed as shipped and one
extra set of magnets will be included) and braided shield output
leads. The HCC are often installed in LP style guitars and
jazz boxes. The HCC pickups are available with beveled tops
in BWB, WBW, faux tortoise shell. The HCC may be purchased
as a single or in calibrated RWRP sets. These pickups ship
with two complete sets of magnets; please read the description
on the order page for a full description of the magnet types
available. |
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Single
coil pickups for Strat style guitars with Tele neck pickup covers
I designed a version of the V V G Vintage Shorty to be compatible
with Tele neck covers. The result is a very cool looking pickup
(available in chrome or gold) that has strat tone to die for!
These pickups are available with either vintage cloth covered
output leads or brided shielded output leads. The middle pickup
is reverse polarity, reverse wound (RWRP). |
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Humbucker-size
"P-90" style single coil pickups with AlNiCo rod magnets
The HS-90A pickups deliver a tone between a very fat strat
style single coil and a P-90. The HS-90A pickups are drop-in
replacements for standard size humbucking pickups. Custom height
staggered AlNiCo-V rod magnets are calibrated for even tone;
3-conductor output lead allows any wiring possibility (series,
parallel). Standard colors include black, crème and
faux tortoise shell. Metal covers (nickel or gold plated) are
also available. |
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