L48 Tele Lead

The L48TL is the Tele bridge iteration of the L45, Bill's twin blade masterpiece, which adapts his original twin blade for his last and proudest achievement in noisefree design. The pickup uses stainless steel blades to guide a tightly focused but uniform magnetic window in a perfectly structured Alnico 5 circuit for unparalleled accuracy, low magnetic attraction and complete immunity to noise.

The L48TL is a departure from Bill’s previous Tele and Strat blade pickups, capturing the sparkle and inbetween tones of early 60s pickups while delivering as much versatility as possible in a noisefree package. It is responsive to the finest nuances in tonal and dynamic changes while retaining a smooth attack character, balanced from crystalline highs down to a detailed, powerful low end.

The L48TL excels in clarity and definition to let it shine with clean tones or high gain and dense effects. It has a higher inductance than the L45 to better suit the Tele bridge position and works with all Tele bridge plates free of microphonic and electromagnetic issues. It’s Bill’s favorite noisefree pickup and our recommendation!