Fralin Pickups Blues Special | Make a beast out of your Mexican Tele!

[@hobiecat901]

Great review, enjoyed it. nice playing.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks very much!

[@darvinclement3250]

Sounds fantastic! Great playing man!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks a lot, Darvin!

[@mattskinnergms]

Hi Cesar - fantastic video and fantastic video. I've been researching Telecaster pickups and I think I am sold on these Lindy Fralins. Thanks!

[@mattskinnergms]

Sorry, I meant fantastic video and fantastic playing.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Much appreciated, Matt! Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad it helped!

[@edmondlau511]

Matt, did you ever get the Fralin pups?

[@mattskinnergms]

@@edmondlau511 Yes sir, I did. The Blues Specials. Amazing!!

[@lazvt8469]

Dropped a set into a cheapo Squier CV50 a few months ago and it's simply an AMAZING sounding guitar now. I did add brass saddles and disconnected the neck pup from the tone pot (which helps with clarity and output!!). I wanted to compare it with a USA Tele Pro II...so I bought one. Both are great...but the Squier just shines with them Fralins...clear, balanced, stringy, dynamic, responsive, and full. I bought another CV50 to drop a set of Lollar Special T's to compare....coming tomorrow. Can't wait.

[@CesarBenzoni]

That's class! It's great to be able to do A/B comparisons

[@lazvt8469]

@@CesarBenzoni Indeed. The Lollars are also fantastic...a bit more full than the Fralins which seem also a bit chimier (perhaps due to thinner tone vs Lollar). Now I have two wonderful budget Teles that forced me to learn to solder and wire my own pups. I'm 62, dogs do learn new tricks!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Haaa good man! I never tried a Lollar, I hope to do so

[@marinepilot5723]

I have the 5% overwound set and they are awesome!

[@CesarBenzoni]

Class! I need to try more of them

[@fraterfraxinus6293]

So good! Maybe I will try this one.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Great pickups, man!

[@ChrisAnthonyGuitar]

Been looking at these recently, this video has really helped! I love sound of uncovered neck pups.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Cheers Chris! Thanks for the feedback

[@ChrisAnthonyGuitar]

@@CesarBenzoni no problem. Great playing too dude!

[@CBGypsy03]

So they have these and the ones that are 5 percent hotter ?? They sound fantastic whichever you're using here. Looking for a new pair to swap with some cheapos in a partscaster. Cheers

[@CesarBenzoni]

Actually I'm didn't know about the 5% hotter ones, I'll take a look! Thanks!

[@CBGypsy03]

@@CesarBenzoni Awesome. Noticed you don't have a cover on the neck, any particular reason? Thanks man.

[@CesarBenzoni]

@@CBGypsy03 hey! No, it's just the way the pickup is actually. It doesn't have the lipstic cover

[@charles3200]

Can these pickups do a good jazz tone?

[@CesarBenzoni]

Yes, Charlie. They could sound jazzy in the neck pickup with good balance in the tone knob. Obviously, it would not sound like an archtop, but they will sound pretty good ;-)

[@lucasgatti1986]

Ganhou um inscrito vim pelo country club

[@CesarBenzoni]

Valeu Lukaz!!

[@fritzcapp2061]

Im not familiar with fralin.... how much hum with the pickups

[@CesarBenzoni]

For a single-coil pickup, I find them really quiet. They are really good pickups

[@unicorndestroyer1853]

why does it sound thin? i thought they supposed to be thick

[@CesarBenzoni]

Hey! I don't find it thin actually. I find them snappy, but you can always pull the tone knob back a bit. All the best!

[@jkf9167]

They're not thin sounding. They're stringy and capture the tone of the string really well. Listen to other demos from players who were seeking out a darker, fatter sound from these pickups. Everyone has their own taste, and these can sound prett thick (by Telecaster standards) if that's what you're after.

[@44scoots]

Great video! But next time let's see more of the guitar and not the room. Thx.

[@CesarBenzoni]

Thanks, man! I didn't have a second camera at the time for another angle, but this particular video is more about the sound of the pickup than the guitar itself anyway. Cheers!