dan that pedal show Red Pickups – The TPS Telecaster Set

dan that pedal show Red Pickups – The TPS Telecaster SetMonty's Guitars and Mr Steinhardt have collaborated to produce this authentic replica of the pickup set in Dan's lifelong favourite guitar his Fender Custom Shop 63 Telecaster, 'Red'. But why? We've been asked sooooo many times about Red's pickups. Dan had never really dug into it, keen not to disturb this magic guitar any more than he did over 20 years ago. Curiosity eventually got the better of him and what you see here is the result of almost two

Monty's Guitars and Mr Steinhardt have collaborated to produce this authentic replica of the pickup set in Dan's lifelong favourite guitar – his Fender Custom Shop ’63 Telecaster, 'Red'.  

But why? We've been asked sooooo many times about Red's pickups. Dan had never really dug into it, keen not to disturb this magic guitar any more than he did over 20 years ago.

Curiosity eventually got the better of him and what you see here is the result of almost two years of intricate and detailed analysis of the pickups, electronics and playing setup of that unique Telecaster. EVERYTHING from wire and magnet type, to polepiece bevel and stagger, bobbin material, wind style and all the rest of it… They're even meticulously and individually hand aged so they look the part too! 

The pickups ONLY come as a set of two: bridge and neck. 

Every set comes with full wiring instructions and an extra information sheet detailing Dan's setup including action height, neck relief, string gauge and, of course, pickup heights! 

In addition, we have just 30 sets that will include an extra-special, super limited-edition wiring loom. These are bonkers, never-to-be-repeated limited-edition because CTS have actually stopped making the specific volume pot that we found in Red: Monty's bought the last 30, and set about recreating every detail right down to the specific tone capacitor and piece of wire Dan used for an important mod. 

And as if THAT wasn't enough, Matt and the team at Monty's even went to the trouble of recreating the little cherries sticker on Dan's pickguard. This detail is close to Dan's heart: his daughter, aged just three at the time, stuck them on and they've never been off since! So…

Pickup Set + Wiring Loom (30 sets only, ever)

The Total Package. Bridge and neck pickups, full wiring loom, cherries sticker, info sheet and setup guide. The loom includes the now-extinct volume pot. (If you wanna know, they were originally made for the Fender Graham Coxon Telecaster and Monty's were able to source the last 30 ever made.) Each of these sets will come with a personal hand-written card from Dan and Mick. 

Standard Pickups Set

Bridge and neck pickups, cherries sticker, info sheet and setup guide. Each set will come with a personal hand-written card from Dan and Mick… but don't panic if you don't bag a set. We will have more in time, and they will be an ongoing standard item from Monty's as long as people keep ordering them! 

Watch the announcement video HERE