The Seymour Duncan APTL-3JD Jerry Donahue Lead (bridge) Tele Pickup. FREE shipping in the USA!

Application
Well-balanced true single-coil pickup with boosted output. Recommended for traditional country, country pop, blues, and classic rock.

Description
When the "Bendmaster of the Telecaster" needed a touring guitar with the exact same sound as his prized '52, he turned to Seymour who accurately duplicated the warm, punchy tone of its lead pickup. Seymour used Alnico 2 rod magnets and a special wind for increased sustain and output. Symmetrically staggered pole pieces mirror the fingerboard radius and assure exceptionally balanced string-to-string response. The result is a traditional, sweet and balanced tone, with high-end detail combined with low-end fatness and punch, and tons o' twang.

Complete setup
Available in lead (bridge) position only. The APTR-1 is the closest match in the rhythm (neck) position; however Jerry uses an APS-2 Alnico II Pro™ for Strat® in the neck position.

Guitars
For brighter toned instruments. Works especially well with maple fingerboards.


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About the Guitars: We used all brand new Fender American made '52 with a light-weight ash body and a maple fingerboard and a fresh set of American Flyer 10-46 gauge strings. We kept the pickup-to-string heights consistent between each change of pickups.

About the Amps: We employed the "highest common denominator" philosophy in our amp selection. For clean tones, we used a silverface Fender Super Reverb with stock 4x10 "blue frame" speakers. We kept the Bright Switch "On" throughout. For crunch tones, we used a well-worn Marshall JCM 800 50 watt master volume head through a new Marshall 1960A Celestion®-loaded 4x12 cabinet. We plugged into the High output. With both amps we close miked straight-on with SM-57s through a Soundcraft Spirit Folio Mixer.

These are the amp settings:

Fender Super Reverb Bright Switch 3 5 6.5 4.5 2.5 On Volume Treble Midrange Bass Reverb Marshall JCM 800 Output 5.5 10 4 4 2 7 High Presence Bass Midrange Treble Master Pre-Amp

Specifications:
- Cable: Single Conductor cloth
- DC Resistance: 7.8 k
- Resonant Peak: 6.63 KHz
- Magnet: Alnico II Rods
- EQ (B/M/T):  5 / 5 / 7

Players
Jerry Donahue, Dan Schafer / Shania Twain, Johnny Garcia / Trisha Yearwood & Garth Brooks, Todd Robinson / Luis Miguel, Tom Principato

Returns:
Most pickups can't be returned once installed because of the installation process that requires soldering, etc. Seymour Duncan however offers a fantastic 21 Day Return Policy! Here's the details:
Seymour Duncan / Basslines offers our 21 Day Real World Exchange Policy on all new pickups purchased in the U.S. and some other participating countries, which states the following: If for any reason you're not satisfied with the pickup's sound or construction, return it and your receipt to your dealer, or direct to the factory within 21 days for exchange with another pickups of equal or lesser value. To do this, please just and include your invoice number and the new pickup you'd like to exchange towards.

ConditionBrand New (New)
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  • APTL-3JD Jerry Donahue Signature Lead Tele Pickup
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