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Progressive + Tapped Teles®
On this page you will find the following pickups/sets:


-"Super Sports"

-3-Speed Sting Ray

-2-Speed Sting Ray

-The C. White Tapped

"Super Sports"
The Quintessential "Go To" Tele® set!

The secret's out!
Rock's best pickup is the "Super Sports", in an 
"EL'Black Krow" 7.4k version!


7.3k Flat Pole Al-5's
For: Telecaster®


These are easily available, just email a request after payment is made.


The big Telecaster® Sound - a blast from the past - our most demanded tone in a set for Tele®. When you think of Telecaster® this is the sound most people think of.

--Bridge pickup is
7.3k Al-5 - or by email request the 7.4k Al-5
--Flat pole pieces
--Neck pickup is our regular T-Style
6.2k + or - 0.2 with an nickel-silver cover for more transparency.

This set is also featured in G.E. Smiths "Bowery Tele" from builder Rick Kelly New York, Its been the recipient of many compliments for its ear pleasing tone!

Upgrade to my OPTIONAL: "Neck Pickup, The S-Telly" ( just a $15.00 Up charge)
Its wire 42 is just like a S-style neck pick tone, but with the cool sound of the Telecaster® Style Nickel Silver metal cover for Jazzy-Blues, or Rock; beautiful Stratocaster® like tones.  (Just scroll down to, my S-Telly  necks, and hit the upgrade to S-Telly Neck Pay Pal button)

RELICING: Can be done for $19.00 extra per set,
($10.00 ea.)
<----Go to the page "RELIC ANY PICKUP/SET" on the sidebar after ordering your pickup/set.

To hear a live demonstration of this pickup, click here:
 http://youtube.com/watch?v=F1xQLEnEx8U



Set
Sale Price/ Regular Price:
$219.00  / $239.00 a Set with USA Shipping
$235.00  / $255.00 a Set with Overseas/Canada Shipping

$240.35  / $262.30 a Set with California Sales Tax

Bridge Only
Sale Price/ Regular Price:

$110.00  /  $124.50 Bridge only with USA Shipping

$126.00  /  $140.50
Bridge only with Overseas/Canada Shipping
$120.73  /  $136.64
Bridge only with California Resident Tax

Super Sport T-Set with US Shipping $219.00
$219.00
Super Sport T-Set - INCLUDING CALIFORNIA RESIDENT TAX $240.35
$240.35
Super Sport T-Set with Overseas/Canada Shipping $235.00
$235.00
Super Sport T-Set Bridge (only) with US Shipping $110.00
$110.00
Super Sport T-Set BRIDGE Only with California Sales Tax $120.73
$120.73
Super Sport T-Set BRIDGE Only -with Overseas/Canada Shipping $126.00
$126.00
3-Speed Sting Ray for Tele® and Esquire®
The first tap is optional, but I need to make it very clear that its for R- Buch. Enthusiast, and I also need to state that-

The +OPTIONAL+ 1st tap's volume difference (drop off)  is considerable!!!!

But great news, it's actually a direct - true to life - replica of Roys 1953' Tele® AKA.."Nancy"..and is all new for Feb. 2011 here! (8 years of R&D to get that one dead right)

Next is the 7.8 to 8k, as I found it to be perfect for the hottest tap. This is more ZZtop-ish / Tweed sounding.

These are the changes for 2011, and you have the option of alter the taps via email after placing a pre-paid order.

The new specs will be:

1st tap 5.0k

 (Also: Now Optional is secret "2324" spec!
Low DCs
 (R.Buchanan-ish- Just: email a "request" after your order is complete.)


2nd tap 6.4k


3rd tap 7.8k


All three taps work on the three-way switch.
Easy wiring drawings/ schematics are always included.
New Sales Price: $140.00
(was $184.50)

3-Tap Sting Ray with USA Shipping $140.00
$140.00
3-Tap Sting Ray with California State Tax $153.65
$153.65
3-Tap Sting Ray with Overseas Shipping $156.00
$156.00
2-Tapped Sting Ray for Tele® and Esquire®
Tapped two times:
1st tap 6.6k

2nd tap 7.8k

(any + % hotter tap is always Optional + it and will need to be made with the thinner wire 43'awg, plain enamel coated, a.k.a. Broadcaster®. in order to get more wire on the bobbin, because 8k with wire 42 is maxxed out, any more wire 42 after 8k makes the coil too big and fat so will not stay on the bobbin, accept with protective cotton string or pressure tape- and still be able to slide through the metal bridge slot of the bridge plate itself.

By email request after Pay Pal order is complete or with any written order) 



New Sales Price: $130.00 (was $164.50)
2-speed- taps- requires a Push pull pot switch or a micro switch.
I do sale Push Pulls, the good ones! And they are available, Click the 
Parts Page for part- or Wiring page for schematic/drawings

2-Tap Sting Ray with USA Shipping $130.00
$130.00
2-Tap Sting Ray with CA Tax $142.68
$142.68
2-Tap Sting Ray with Overseas Shipping $146.00
$146.00
The C. White Tapped
Nashvilles Best sounding Tele®

(Single or in the Set)
"Tapped" for Tele® Bridge Pickup
Found on the famous "B-Bender" Tele®.


1st Tap
(6.60k wire 43 enamel
2nd Tap (3.45k wire 42 enamel
Total Ohms 10.05k

An unusual pickup with a versatile tone selectionwith an especially AWESOME (2 pickups on) In-Between Tone!!!

Use with push-pull pot or mini-switch.


Sale!!!
$130.00
Single Bridge Price
(Usual Sales Price: $164.50)
$125.00 "S-Telly" Neck Price (Usual Sales Price: $134.50)
$255.00 Complete set price (Usual Sales Price: $299.00)
 
*Set includes A special 6.4k S-Telly neck pickup
for a Vintage Stratocaster® like neck tone in a chrome Nickle-Silver Cover for maximum transparency and Strat® tone in a Tele® neck.

C-White (set) with USA Shipping $255.00
$255.00
C-White (set) with California Sales Tax $279.86
$279.86
C-White (set) with Overseas Shipping $271.00
$271.00
C-White (single bridge) with USA Shipping $130.00
$130.00
C-White (single bridge) with California Sales Tax $142.68
$142.68
C-White (single bridge) Overseas Shipping $146.00
$146.00