{"id":16080,"date":"2026-04-27T22:11:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/?post_type=product&#038;p=16080"},"modified":"2026-04-27T22:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T22:54:44","slug":"1952-53-telecaster-pickup-set-vintage-correct-alnico-5-fits-1950s-blackguard-telecaster-52-53","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/product\/1952-53-telecaster-pickup-set-vintage-correct-alnico-5-fits-1950s-blackguard-telecaster-52-53\/","title":{"rendered":"1952\u201353 Telecaster Pickup Set VINTAGE CORRECT AlNiCo 5 Fits 1950s 1951 Telecaster Blackguard  \u201952\u2013\u201953"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 1952\u201353 AlNiCo 5 Blackguard-style Telecaster pickup set delivers a bright, punchy vintage tone with strong Tele twang, clear and articulate highs, tight bass with a slightly more bite in the bridge position. The neck stays warm but still open and woody.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s low-to-moderate output and very dynamic, capturing that raw early-\u201950s Telecaster sound with lots of snap and clarity.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb8 Bridge Pickup Specs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand wound with\u00a0<b><strong>42AWG plain enamel wire<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Output: ~<strong>7kOhm<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b><strong>0.195&#8243; Alnico 5 magnets<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Black vulcanized fiber flatwork<\/li>\n<li>Copper-plated steel baseplate<\/li>\n<li>Cloth-covered push-back wire<\/li>\n<li>Wax potted in paraffin &amp; beeswax<\/li>\n<li>Wrapped with black cotton string<\/li>\n<li>Includes vintage-style tubing and\u00a0<b><strong>6-32 x 5\/8&#8243; screws<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Polarity: SOUTH UP\/CW<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83c\udfb6 Neck Pickup Specs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hand wound with\u00a0<b><strong>43AWG plain enamel wire<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Output: ~6.5k\u03a9<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>0.195&#8243; Alnico 5 magnets<\/strong><\/b><\/li>\n<li>Chrome-plated nickel silver cover (Nickel, Gold, or Raw available)<\/li>\n<li>Wax potted<\/li>\n<li>Cloth-covered push-back wire<\/li>\n<li>Black vulcanized fiber flatwork<\/li>\n<li>Polarity: NORTH UP\/CCW<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>RWRP for hum canceling<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0when both pickups are active <strong>(non-RWRP available on request)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\ud83d\udd29 Mounting Options for the NECK pickup:<\/p>\n<p>Let us know your preferred mounting style:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><strong>Wood screws<\/strong><\/b> (#3 x 1&#8243;) \u2014 vintage Fender style, neck pickup is mounted directly to the body.<\/li>\n<li><b><strong>Pickguard screws<\/strong><\/b> (#4-40UNC) \u2014 allows height adjustment without removing the guard. We\u2019ll re-drill the pickup if needed for wood screw mounting \u2014 just leave a note at checkout or message us.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1952\u201353 AlNiCo 5 Blackguard-style Telecaster pickup set delivers a bright, punchy vintage tone with strong Tele twang, clear and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16084,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[53,71],"product_tag":[180,154,179,181,102],"class_list":{"0":"post-16080","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-telecaster","7":"product_cat-vintage-correct-clones-replicas","8":"product_tag-broadcaster","9":"product_tag-fender","10":"product_tag-nocaster","11":"product_tag-qpickups","12":"product_tag-telecaster","13":"product_shipping_class-m","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"featured","18":"taxable","19":"shipping-taxable","20":"purchasable","21":"product-type-variable"},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16080","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16091,"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/16080\/revisions\/16091"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=16080"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=16080"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/qpickups.com\/qshop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=16080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}