Quarter Pound For Telecaster Pickups

This brute has enough power to compete with humbuckers and hot P-90s. The stronger magnetic field of the quarter-inch diameter pole pieces increases the output and allows use of a special coil winding. It keeps the high-end definition for great treble bite and a full, powerful midrange. It's especially useful for overdriven tones. The STR-3 rhythm pickup matches the lead model in tone and output, but uses 3/16 pole pieces and comes with a chrome-plated brass cover.
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[@KRAZEEIZATION]

I fall more and more in love with the sound of the Tele everyday! The whole look and shape is light years ahead in design. It's the universal guitar. I was a strat and humbucker man for 25 years but only got a Tele 2 years ago but I wished I'd turned on the Tele a long time ago!

[@jnh73]

I think we're cut from similar cloth. My love affair with the Telecaster is going on seven years now and gets worse every day. Worse for my humbucker-equipped guitars and Strat, that is. ;)

[@preshamoore]

You are telling my exact story...I'm a year into the world of Teleites !

[@preshamoore]

And I recently purchased this set...I will be installing them soon !

[@empireentertainmentevents1353]

you know you have matured into a better player once you prefer playing a TELE all the time

[@tobeysoprano2444]

same here :)

[@fiftypeehead]

This guitarist would make any pickups sound sweet. Let me demo them and I'll show you the other end of the scale. Who's up for ten minutes of smoke on the water and boom boom boom.? With the occasional "hang on, wait a minute. I can do it honest"

[@fiftypeehead]

With my kids screaming and shouting in the background to really recreate that playing at home experience

[@philipadamek8647]

Matt Campbell Ha ha! Great one.

[@sayhai]

You're right there sir!!

[@tonywatson6752]

Hey, get in line pal. I've got at least 4 mins of tuning by ear and playing D repeatedly till I get that B string sorted. Then another 4 screwing up that fast bit in the Sweet Home Alabama riff.

[@fiftypeehead]

Tony Watson ha ha brilliant

[@petergallina1610]

Jesus.. dude doesn't miss a note.. out of THAT many notes. Who cares about the pickups, this guy is incredible.

[@iamanovercomer3253]

Jesus is Lord, He doesn't miss anything

[@TheStrataminor]

@@iamanovercomer3253 Seriously, there is no need to try and promote Jesus like this.....it causes more harm than good!

[@valebliz]

@@iamanovercomer3253 cringe

[@jimmygubbins]

@@TheStrataminor to be fair so does your reply, and my reply

[@arnoldr1746]

This man was making a "pickups demo". But he didn't realize that he made a masterpiece. Thats an awesome song. I put replay everytime. PD: sorry for my bad english. I'm from Chile Cheers !

[@RodneyGeneJunior]

Cheers! Thank you Arnold! I appreciate that! Since we can't play cover songs or other peoples music for a demo, writing out original pieces can be a journey! Its great when they feel inspired and come together and I am glad you are enjoying this! Thank you for listening! Cheers, RG

[@SmashPan608]

Did you really write out this piece? I would love to get a hold of it!

[@therealgrapesoda]

Your English was pretty much perfect haha

[@davidcroft9320]

wish I could speak your first language the way you speak mine. Regards, Dave from Aussieland

[@pickrhead7185]

Years ago, based on this great demo I bought a pair of QP's, the tapped versions. They didn't sound anything like this. They had none of that Tele twang & clarity that he's getting here, they were more like humbuckers, almost like Little 59s. When tapped they were the opposite - too thin, like split humbuckers without character. This was the same with two different Teles and various amps. Returned them quickly. Then I bought another new bridge QP a couple years ago after being told they were tapped differently - no difference. Good pickups if all you want is overdrive, not so great at classic Tele tones.

[@JonManness]

I don't think a better demo is possible. Holy crap what a performance!

[@evanskopp8477]

Awesome playing, Rodney Gene! I never realized the STL-3 / STR-3 Quarter-Pound for Tele pickups had so much versatility.

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

Very nice indeed

[@elefsidi]

For my tastes, the Quarter Pounder is the Telecaster equivalent of the JB. The most well-rounded pickup that Seymour Duncan makes. It is both mellow & kinda twangy when it's on a clean amp setting, but it turns into a brute force when the gain is cranked. This and the JB are my all-time favourite pickups.

[@Dragon_rls]

Y'all sure picked the right guy to showcase these P/Us. Excellent chickin pickin sir.

[@kevinsteele7232]

Can't believe the last comments on this were years ago. I watch it about once a month and still can't get enough of it. Not bothered too much about the pickups, but the playing is stellar. Dunno about Rodney Gene, more like Rodney Genius.

[@monkeyfinger7949]

This guys playing blew me away.

[@danielflores3343]

I keep coming back to this just to listen. One of the best on the tube. clean n tasty, beautiful job. Love it! oh, and the pickups are nice too LOL.

[@rickinbutler]

What a player this guy is! Incredible. This vid sold me on the Duncan Quarter Pound pickups. It shows how versatile they can be. Just ordered a Squier Classic Vibe Tele with the Quarter Pound pickups!

[@jacobsnightmare1807]

I am not a country music fan whatsoever, but I do know it produces some great guitar players, and this guy....WOW!! Love this playing.

[@ancientsouloutdoors4088]

Yeah. I'm a metal guy, and this fella is a phenomenal player

[@Terrysoddy]

This guy is probably a Nashville sessions guitarist

[@dfranks50]

I absolutely loved this sound! I've been on the verge of purchasing Seymour Duncan Custom '53 tapped pickups but couldn't come to terms with the seller on price. It must of been fate as I saw this video shortly afterwards and purchased these instead. I'm sure I won't be disappointed. Thanks so much for the video!

[@hamwerd]

Exceptional playing! Rodney gave you guys an amazing demo of the range of those pickups. Those have definitely moved to the top of this list for replacements in my Tele.

[@SteveBZ69]

Albert Lee has been looking for that tone all his life.....Gorgeous!!

[@blackdogxx]

I had a 1/4 pounder bridge once and loved it. Priced well and very versatile and complex. And this guy can really play!

[@stringbender57]

Very good demo. I have installed these pickups in many Tele's with great results. These pickups will turn the Tele into a real brute! I have been a big fan of 'Seymour Duncan Pickups' for all my guitars. Simply the best pickups out there in my opinion.

[@wyattdoodat]

Not only is this a great demo of guitar, pickups, recording & player, it's the only demo of these pickups I've seen at all that doesn't absolutely suck. Mr. Rodney Gene here should be the only player allowed to show off SD's merchandise, period.

[@pedrobravo4404]

I think not, If we check out the quarter pounds, that have relatively high output we expect a high gain part on a video to check out it's reaction, not just country and stuff

[@TheHuester44]

Sounds absolutely delightful . If I had a Tele I'd put these pick ups in it for sure. I might get one .

[@carolyndonovan986]

I'm a certified guitar tech many yrs. and a real fan of SD pickups-the ones I recommend the most and use myself-that being said we must all remember that a lot of the sound comes from the gentleman's hands that are demoing the pups! I would just like to say Kudos to him and wonder if perhaps I got the same tats, and SD's in my tele if I would sound as good as he does with that gorgeous tone from the SD's....you hear a different percentage of people all over the planet saying 90% , or 50% or whatever is in the hands of the player-I agree-I don't know the percentage I just know if you have great pickups, and the "touch" you'll be as awesome as he is....Thanks for a great video and pups!

[@RodneyGeneJunior]

Thank You Carolyn! That is a great thing to hear and really appreciated. Thank you for listening! BTW, all of those riffs and techniques come stock with the QP, right in the box! LOL> Seriously though each pickup inspires a certain approach. The QPs are big and clear and easy to soud good with. Good rockin to you! Cheers RG

[@sammoon6046]

Man this guy is good. That volume swell or tone swell got me.

[@Buelligan88]

Neck pick-up has a stellar tone!

[@MuchachoC]

FML dat harmonic + nut bend + tone swell combo this guy is beyond awesome. mind blown

[@tonywatson6752]

This has to be the tastiest demo playing I've heard in a long while. I forgot I came here to keeping wringing my hands over tele pickups.

[@ZAZOON08]

Thanks a lot Seymour Duncan for this amazing demoI put the quarter pound this weekend on my Tele it is sound amazing like i' m playing a total diffrent guitar I am very pleased with this choise of pickup set Thanks again

[@josefeld7164]

All the demos this guy does are great.

[@kenchambers7604]

I was ready to sell my Tele, then I put a set of these pickups in it. It renewed our romance.

[@goswo]

Ken Chambers still happy with the qp?

[@GrahamsYouTube]

smooth playing, now that's how a tele should sound!

[@mrgitarman]

I would like you to know this is about the best sounding song done on a Tele. And your playing is superb sir

[@jcroopjr]

Excellent demo with an incredible player! Thank you. I'm so tired of demos that feature weak players that seem to think mugging for the camera will get them over. This was great, pro recording, no filler talk and he got his point across. But I do think like others here that this guy could play a broomstick with twine strings and kill it!!

[@davidthomas5035]

I was going to say a shovel with clothes line but, yeah.

[@REEFBLUENOTCH]

With that quality of playing, I may come to like that kind of music! lol Well done!

[@consul1957]

Cool playing, those pickups are so Country! I need a set...

[@giulioluzzardi7632]

That is the nicest sound I have ever heard on any Telecaster !

[@bluzjam]

I've got the same set up but with a 4 way switch, damn, that 4th position screams!

[@mrgitarman]

I really really like this playing. Great song too. Pickups sound awesome

[@jackmarston2257]

Bono plays country quite well

[@roscoefoofoo]

"I love [his] early work...."

[@gutbucket260]

@@roscoefoofoo Why the Hell is "The Edge" still around?

[@rocafella142]

Bono wants the biddy

[@livergen]

This was a pickup Demo ? 😎 ? Damn Brother , I forgot what I came to watch once you started to PLAY , I just ordered a set of 1/4pounder's yesterday , I'm now sold , Thank You for setting them on fire & letting them loose .

[@snakebyte7271]

Just sold me on a set for my build, watched countless videos came down to these thanks! Just bought them .

[@thesausage351]

That is the exact sound I want for my dream Tele I’m building. It sounds amazing.

[@MrAMF50]

Awesome chops and tone I always found the tele neck pup not to my liking but this sounds killer.

[@pacnwguitars796]

This one is easily the best demo of the Quarter Pound pickups on KZbin. I have a Strat with a full set of the Quarter Pounds that I love. The best thing about these pickups is that, although they are a "hot" pickup, they still retain the strat and tele character much better than some of the single-coil-sized humbuckers. Now I just need another one of the "tapped" Quarter Pound bridge pickups for my tele. :-)

[@mrskint55]

What a great demo great sound great playing !!!

[@kertackle]

Great playing! Spot on sound!

[@Baci302]

Great! So I'll purchase them, have them installed, and then I'll play just like that. Right?

[@mandolingrass]

I need some of these for my "74" tele well the bridge pup as that's the one I use the most

[@gab.lab.martins]

I need a fucking tele.

[@vinnieirvine1365]

Best playing I have heard in a long time !

[@thomasfischerandersen8758]

Super guitarist 🤗👌🏻👍🏻

[@Hikkikomoru]

This is a great video, superb playing and quality production. All i want to know is who are those 3 unholy abominations who disliked that video?

[@joshoptical]

amazing tone! Very surprised how much traditional sound they retain

[@nealixd.3011]

Finally. A video of clean tones!

[@johnk-ht4yj]

Rodney Gene= Master of the Telecaster

[@Guitar_Smasher]

My Schecter P-Bass Plus came with SD quarter pounds. It sounds incredible! These are hands-down the best tele pickups ever, too!

[@mitaka3591]

Great sound and playing !

[@vvanhellsingg]

Dark AND twangy! Perfekt sound and superb playing!

[@braddietzmusic2429]

I think I would like these pickups very much. Just enough clarity on the bridge pickup for chime for some Country, and enough body and warmth in the neck pickup for Jazz. A guitar and/or set of pickups that can sound good in Country or Jazz is the kind of guitar and/or pickups that are very useful for me. Great demo, thanks.

[@flytebandtampa2499]

Holy Picking batman! Incredible talent...Pickups are nice also, I just got them, waiting to install on mine.

[@GeraldLyn]

These pickups really do sound great. Would like to know how they'd react to a little higher gain for fusion and metal style playing?

[@vinnyraptor2175]

That guitar sounds gorgeous. And that dude is playing so fluidly

[@mickarotella3riffchallenge144]

Dang this guys playing is fn killer. Damn great tone

[@JohnoO_O_]

Those pickups sure have some twang to them

[@bobhickman4976]

Amazing playing. And great sounding guitar... Thanks for posting.

[@dtgallowgate]

I put these pickups in my tele. They sound awesome.

[@popoaggie]

Got happy feet at :54. Grabbed a bottle of Maker's Mark when it was all over.

[@boassinfield3]

This guitar playing is wonderful to my ears.

[@jackconnors9296]

Great Tone ( Tasty Playing) all around great Tele Sound.

[@robertbrown2728]

Fab sound that would be great to be able to emulate; Rodney, please could you say one or two details about the guitar you're using - which model is it? What amp/etc are you playing through on the recording? I'm on the verge of buying a Mexican Standard with the six bridge saddles and considering these pickups as possible replacements for the stock ones. I use a Keeley compressor with my Strat and would probably want to use it for the Tele. I'm not a Tele purist, but this sounds brilliant.

[@davebain4185]

I love the sound of these pickups And your playing is excellent Its time to buy a set of Seymour Duncan's

[@Valaraukar8187]

I’m purchasing a set for my Affinity, although the stock pickups, for such an inexpensive guitar, sound amazingly very good and crisp like the classic Broadcaster pickups. I was genuinely surprised. The only drawback really, was that while the sound was on the money, they were kinda weak, as opposed to the ones here, maybe it’s a depth of tone thing. And obviously they’re cheaper pickups, but that doesn’t always mean crap. It’s just that there’s usually always something better, in electronics and in life, in general. I can’t wait to get ahold of a set of these bad boys. I just ordered the Fender Custom Shop Twisted Tele pickups for my very first actual Fender guitar. It’s a Fender Standard Limited Edition Standard Telecaster Plus Top Cherry Burst. Bucket list item #5? Check.

[@liketodriverealyfast]

Does anyone know why this video is so informative?!?! First we can read what pickups are in. 2nd no talking! Just inspirational guitar playing HQ quality sound

[@antreb15]

Very very nice. Looks like I will be changing my pickup very soon.

[@bsullivan7]

Great pickups, Great Guitar, Great player. Simply Wonderful Sound!! :-)

[@Anthonyw77]

Lovely sound and a very tasty player, I'm sure it's a combination of both that gets the sound!! Thanks

[@birdmanbl]

excellent player wow and these pickups sound great. . l just installed bridge now want the neck one too

[@seymourduncan]

+birdman bl Great choices!

[@birdmanbl]

thanks kindly, played guitar seriously for 40 years in bands and studio and this is my first Seymour pickup and its been 40 years too long...lol

[@birdmanbl]

I don;t want to loose the glassiness of rythum pickup...should I use the same model to retain that transparent glassy sound or will the quarter pounder neck pickup lose this quality?

[@seymourduncan]

+birdman bl You can hear it in the video- to me, it has more power than a normal Tele neck pickup, but is a little rounder in the high end. It is still a Tele pickup, but that roundness makes it great for rock, blues and jazz too.

[@birdmanbl]

copy that and thanks for quick return!! And that's exactly what I needed to hear great tone what amp were you using? and thanks

[@royabelrh]

Great player, great pickups!!!

[@trahnettilhcs]

You could have made a used oil can strung with barbed wire sound good playing like this. Great demo.

[@theworkshed1253]

good exercises for the budding country player great shapes and runs

[@ekimmj1]

Fantastic sound and playing

[@vintagemontres5348]

The pickups are a tool only, the rest is on the hands of the player!

[@gutbucket260]

You mean if I wire these into my teles, I might not sound like this?

[@SquierGuy2]

holy shieza this guy has chops!

[@jayteesgear]

Great for clean twangy tones! Im wonderin what would help push my Tele into Rock tones without Noise… any suggestions?

[@bobsmoot5106]

Excellent playing and tone!

[@biometrix1000]

very Allman brothers..brilliant playing

[@WynandBothma]

Amazing playing! Where can I hear more from this guy?

[@TheGearFiles]

www.rodneygene.com/

[@imunchienandalusia]

Rodney James Jesus is the best demo guy on the net - he make me buy many product

[@evan4168]

This player is PRO. I ordered a set. Hope I can play this good once they are installed ;-)

[@timwithee4947]

How do you like them?

[@theworkshed1253]

Best Tele demo ever

[@jimdavignon]

Rodney is an amazing player. Wow.

[@RetroVTX]

I have NO music knowledge of this style other than being awed by my "Helecasters" cds from years ago. The song played here is also incredible, and a treat. Can anyone recommend artists or cds of tele-style instrumentals like this, so I can eat my heart out wishing I could play like this?

[@theworkshed1253]

That’s a demo since put these pickups into my telecaster with a 4 way switch should hear it go

[@calansvc]

Holy hell. Who is this Rodney Gene guy? Monster playing... and the pickups sound ok too. :)

[@jp8824]

This is the sound I've been looking for. Id love to know what the signal chain was for this recording. If anyone has any tips to get this type of tone I love to hear them.

[@MrJoshuathacker]

Hey Rodney, what effects if any are you using? I just ordered these pickups and I run a Vox Ac30cc2 and I want that deep twang. I have seen a bunch of other demo vids and these pickups sound like garbage but you make them sound amazing! Is it the pickups, or is it ALL you? lol

[@stevesoldwedel]

Wow. To the guitarist. Amazing playing.

man, that was great! What about a demo with a little more drive too?.. Great playin and tone!

[@ericbarria6122]

This guy would sound good even a broom with strings !

[@ImperialAerosolKid]

Wow, what a wonderful player!

[@joelwilliams7301]

What a player! Awesome!

[@DavidAustin-lc7qk]

Beautiful playing! I am considering a set of these (I have a mid 90's MIJ tele but the stock pups are too microphonic and shrill in the bridge). These sound beefier but still recognisably like a tele. Anyone else using them?