The Iconic 52 Tele Tone
Kent Armstrong is the second generation of guitar wizards the Armstrong family has produced, indeed Kent’s own son Aaron now famously creates pickups too and Kent’s father Dan ran a great guitar repair shop in New York City. With such a lineage its unsurprising to learn that their pickups are some of the best in the world and have been used by great such as Jimmy Page, Rory Gallagher, Matt Bellamy and even members of the TonePedia team have them in some of their own favourite guitars. Kent himself work alongside the world famous pickup designer Bill Lawrence before moving to the UK.
1952 Tele single coil bridge and neck pickups using authentic 42 gauge Formvar wire and alnico 3 magnets for that true vintage tone that everyone demands from the boutique winders.
Manufacturer | Kent Armstrong |
Pickup Configuration | S-S |
Guitar Style | Tele |
String Number | 6 |
Output | Standard |
Active? | No |
Potted? | No |
DC Resistance | 6 |
DC Resistance | 7.8 |
Alloy Type | Alnico 3 |
Wire Type | 42 AWG |
Signal Leads | Stranded Pushback Cloth |
Insulation Type | Heavy Formvar |
Plastic Material | ABS |
Based on an era? | '50s |
Based on famous model? | 1957 Fender Tele Pickups |
Made In | Korea |
Manufacturer Part Number | TVTC1B |