I have been kicking around this ultra low-end Affinity Squire Tele. It is a surprisingly great guitar for the price point. Anyways, the pickups are clearly one area where they cut costs. So adding this pickup (which is about 2/3 the price of the entire guitar) really does make a difference. I've never done any soldering before, so I figured this would be the perfect opportunity given that nothing was that valuable. Soldering does have a bit of a learning curve! But guitar wiring isn't like working on circuit boards (thankfully) so I kind of hacked my way through it. Thankfully, once I was finished and plugged in, everything worked. And do pay attention to the instructions: if you are wiring this in with a standard Fender pickup in the neck position: you do need to reverse the black and green wires. Man, this pickup is hot! With the volume all the up, it does really pack a serious punch! Rather than bore you with details, read the above comments! If you are looking for a great upgrade that is going to really transform your tele, install this little bad boy! Super hot with volume all the way up! All the classic Tele sounds are still there in the mid range. Can't go wrong with Seymour Duncan!

It's loud and hot...sure changes that Tele I pit it into-ha!

This is a great pickup. The only issue is that it does not fit in the standard single coil slot in the tele bridge. It does not take much modification but it is not a drop in mod.

This is a nice compromise for musicians wanting a fatter humbucking sound without cutting up the face of the guitar for a full size HB pickup. Half the price of the JBE equivalent. The top insulator is a little bigger than the stock pickup. Installation required enlarging the mounting hole in the guitar face plate. The wiring provides for coil tapping the pickup.

I tried this in the bridge position of one Tele and didn't like it so I shelved it. I tried about a year later in another parts Tele bridge and I love, love it. Crank your volume knob down for chrissakes! Great tone is to be found at lower volumes with plenty of snap and twang. To really get the gold out of this pup you NEED to coil tap it(have someone do it for you if you're not savvy-it's OK). This is a darn good Tele pickup. In bucker mode it'll go about as heavy and you can push it-especially with effects-but at lower volumes it's smooth and lovely. In single coil mode it's sweet and sexy and sings well for Country, Blues, or Rock. This lil' pup will dang near do it all. This a good, clear, sounding pup and the clean tone is acceptable to me-others don't seem to like it for cleans. If all your after is clean tone this might not be for you but if Telecaster versatility is your game then I think you could really enjoy this pup. Thanks S.D. and G.C.!

All I can say is GOOD LORD! This pickup is BAD TO THE BONE baby. My USA Tele sounds like a cross between a Les Paul and a Telecaster now. It has the thick, raw power of a Les Paul combined with the punch and bite of the Telecaster. I love it. And yes, you still can clean it up and the "Tele twang" is still there, not as much as a single coil of course, but it's still there. This tone combination is perfect for my style of playing which is kind of a cross between Gary Moore and Hughie Thomasson(Outlaws). I ordered the neck position pickup too but it will be just a little while longer before it is available. I have three USA Teles and I plan on installing these babies in one of others too. If you want to sound like Vince Gill or Brad Paisley then you probably should stick to vintage style single coils, but if want your Tele to have a bigger, fatter sound that burns the house down, this is the pickup you need. BTW, I use a 1981 Marshall single channel 50 watt half stack with original GT75 12 inch speakers, these pickups really smoke the tubes into a KILLER overdrive.......This about a thick as a Tele can get.