11024-26 Classic spanky ’50s Tele lead tone but with raised D and G poles for better string balance. Vintage ’55 Tele rhythm tone with a sweet treble response and a well-rounded low end. After early production of the flat-pole Telecaster lead pickup. in 1954 Fender began to manufacture pickups with raised D and G poles to provide a more even string response and output for those guitars with a 7.25 radius fretboard. With the Antiquity Tele 55 you get the same bright. twangy tone as our flat-pole Antiquity Tele Lead but with a little more edge. The neck model’s bass response is full and round. and will add richness to your chords. while the specially calibrated hand-ground Alnico 5 rod magnets. and custom coil winding give the treble a smoother. more musical attack. It’s great for big. bold rhythm playing. and percussive enough for classic country-style chicken pickin’. A no-brainer upgrade to any Telecaster. each Antiquity Tele 55 is hand-fabricated and scatter-wound in our Custom Shop. and all parts are aged to give the look and sound of a pickup that has been played for decades. We use vintage-style push-back cloth wire. and they are all lacquered and potted in lamp black paraffin wax. just like they were in the ’50s.