David Gilmour Telecaster SET Esquire 1955 WORKMATE Vintage Correct Hand Wound Tele
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This cool set is inspired by the 1955 Esquire guitar owned by Mr. David Gilmour.
David’s 1955 Esquire originally belonged to Seymour Duncan who gave/sold it to David around 1975-76. It already had its worn exterior, which led David to name it “The Workmate” after the Black and Decker work bench (Phil Taylor Q&A, davidgilmour.com, Dec 2007).
An Esquire differs from the Telecasters in that they don’t have the neck pickup, but Gilmour’s guitar has a custom fitted neck pickup, made and installed by Seymour Duncan (who then worked at Fender). This pickup was actually STRAT sized unit- our version is regular Tele neck size – for easy installation on any Telecaster pickguard.
Bridge Pickup – 1955 Esquire Clone
Built to authentic 1955 Esquire specifications for classic vintage Telecaster tone.
- Hand-wound with AWG 42 magnet wire
- Approx. DC resistance: 6.8 kΩ
- Vintage-spec black vulcanized fiberboard flatwork
- Beveled Alnico magnets
- Copper-plated steel baseplate
- Coil wrapped with 8-strand white cotton string
- Wax potted in a paraffin and beeswax blend
- Equipped with 6-32 x 5/8″ round-head mounting screws
- Vintage-style pickup height adjustment tubing
- Raised D and G pole pieces
- North Up magnetic polarity, true to original 1950s specifications
Neck Pickup – Strat Tone in a Tele Neck Format
Designed to deliver authentic Stratocaster-style clarity and sparkle in a Telecaster neck pickup size.
- Hand/scatter-wound using AWG 42 enamel wire, as found in vintage Stratocaster pickups
- Approx. DC resistance: 6.0 kΩ
- Vintage-spec black vulcanized fiberboard flatwork
- Vintage-style staggered and beveled Alnico V magnets
- Wax potted for improved stability and reduced microphonics
- Black and white cloth-covered push-back lead wire
- Coil protected with traditional black paper pickup tape
- South Up magnetic polarity
Includes mounting screws and vintage-style height adjustment tubing.
IMPORTANT!
Tele neck pickups can be mounted with WOOD or PICKGUARD screws. Please let us know if you need the pickguard or wood mounting screws with this pickup. You can send us a message or leave a note on the checkout page.
#3 x 1″ Round Head Wood Screws – this is the way Fender did it back in the day;
Wood mounting screws are screwed to the body/ wood – under the pickguard – and these require a larger hole in the pickup – so we will re-drill the mounting holes in the pickup to fit the wood screws.
#4 – 40UNC Phillips Pan Head Pickguard Screws
Pickguard screws are used for mounting the pickup on the pickguard – this way the pickup height can be adjusted without removing the pickguard.
These 2 pickups are R.W.R.P – they will be hum cancelling when both pickups are active.
Handling and production time is 3 – 5 business days. Orders with larger quantity of pickups (5 or more pcs) might take longer.
Combined shipping – the items you have purchased will be shipped together in the same package and the actual costs will be calculated at the checkout page.
Available shipping options are Croatia Post AIR MAIL priority registered shipping service (usually 1-2 weeks to the EU and 2-4 weeks overseas) or DHL International Express (5-10 days to the EU and 7-14 days overseas). Tracking information will be available at 17track, USPS or DHL web tracking service.
The actual delivery time may vary depending on your location and customs/postal processing time.
Customers outside the EU are responsible for any import duties, taxes, or fees charged by their country. Please check your local import regulations before ordering.
