After a brief stint as the Broadcaster followed by an even briefer stint as the non-labeled "Nocaster", 1952 became the year of the Telecaster! What a year. The pickups in these first-year Teles were virtually unchanged from the smokin’ hot Broadcaster pickups.

Hand-wound good and hot with a distinct scatter pattern and equipped with bright & spanky Alnico III magnetic pole-pieces, these sweeties are simultaneously bright & lively and big & juicy. Yep, this is the ultimate "blackguard" Tele tone, period.
 

Dead-on vintage-hot Broadcaster era specs include:

Bridge Pickup:

• Vintage correct black vulcanized fiber flat-work.

• Vintage 42ga plain enamel copper magnet wire.

• Historic Lacquer Potting

• Hand-charged 0.195" Flush mounted Vintage-spec Alnico III sand cast pole piece magnets.

• Copper clad vintage-correct thick steel bridge pickup plate

• Vintage cotton string coil protection layer

Neck Pickup:

• Vintage correct black vulcanized fiber flat-work.

• Hand charged 0.187" Flush mounted vintage-spec Alnico III sand cast pole piece magnets.

• Original early 50's metal cover, deep drawn out of thin brass material with chrome plating.

• Vintage 43ga plain enamel copper magnet wire.

• Vintage Nickel Pickup height adjustment screws

• Vintage cloth push-back pre-tinned wireleads

• Available with or without Historic aging treatment.

• Historic Lacquer potting.

• Reverse-Wound/Reverse Polarity for hum cancellation in middle position