Cavalier Pickups Information

50/51 Lion - Tele®/Esquire® bridge pickup. 7500 turns of 43AWG over A3 rod magnets - that ubiquitous original classic Fender® vintage 1950/51 "stock" Leo Fender tone and output, uber twangy, exclusively used in his first "electric spanish guitar", and his one and two pickup 1950 Esquire®, and 1950 Broadcaster, and 1951 Nocaster - all these specific 1950/51 Fender® guitars used the same bridge pickup build, there were no other bridge pickup designs or types used. Twangy, clean, clear, and Trebly. Black or ivory/parchment string wrapped, supplied with mounting screws and tubing. Bakersfield Lion - Tele®/Esquire® bridge pickup. 8500 turns of 42AWG over A5 rod magnets, plenty o' twang, some mid-range and lotsa treble on tap, yer typical vintage mid-50's Tele® pup but without the shrill treble. LOTS of treble tone, some midrange pops out, some bass is recognized, serious twang on tap. This is pretty much a classic Tele® bridge pup where the tone pot can be used to rein in the treble on occasion. Black or ivory/parchment string wrapped, supplied with mounting screws and tubing. Oildale Lion - Tele®/Esquire® bridge pickup. 9100 turns of 42AWG over A3 rod magnets, plenty o' twang, a bit more mid-range than the Bakersfield, and lotsa treble on tap, yer typical vintage mid-50's Tele® pup but without the shrill treble. A classic 50's Tele® bridge pup where the tone pot can be used to rein in the treble on occasion. Black or ivory/parchment string wrapped, supplied with mounting screws and tubing. Nocaster Holy Grail Lion - Tele®/Esquire® bridge pickup. 9700 turns of 43AWG over A3 rod magnets. That original classic earliest vintage 1950/51 Fender® Esquire®, Broadcaster, Nocaster tone is back and fattened up with a higher coil wire turn count to squelch the shrill treble and thicken the midrange. This is the "mistake" pickup, the one where a pickup winder fell asleep at the wheel and added 2000 more coil wire turns. It has that fat vintage tone that we sought back in the day, but could never find ... but we did! It's the ...