Legendary Tele Tone = Obsession + Focus + Passion

If you’re the type of player who believes the earliest Teles carried the rawest, most authentic voice in electric guitar history—then you’re the type of player we built these for.

If you know that real Tele tone is about honesty, punch, and feel, then welcome in. You’ve found your pickups.

Obsession of Tone

Before the Telecaster name was even official, Fender’s first pickups had a sound and feel unlike anything that came after. By 1952, things had already shifted—but those first “pre-Tele” sets remain one of the worst-kept secrets in tone: they’re the best Telecaster pickups ever made.

“Those early ‘pre-Tele’ sets were way different than what came after 1952. It’s the worst-kept secret in guitar that they’re the best Telecaster pickups ever made. But I didn’t feel like anything modern could compete—so I went to work duplicating not just the tone, but the feel.”

— Randall Van Dyke (Founder, ToneSpec)

The 1950 Deluxe Tele Set delivers that raw-warm-open, three-dimensional voice—punchy yet sweet, and responsive to every nuance of your hands.

This isn’t production. This is obsession—turned into tone.

Focus on Pro Tone

ToneSpec pickups aren’t just another boutique option—they’re the trusted choice of pros and builders who know what matters most.

-Trusted by Grammy-winning composers

-Played by first-call session pros

-Built for players that demand the best for their music

And when you hear it from the pros themselves, it hits even harder:

“I can’t thank you enough, Randall. Those are the best pickups I’ve ever used.”
— Scott Platts (Luthier)

“Over the last 50 years, I’ve played every Tele I could—and nothing sounds close to the 1950 Deluxe Tele Set.”
— Mike Gallaher (Guitarist for Joe Cocker, Leon Russell & many others)

Passion of Perfection

Capturing the 1950 voice isn’t about making a copy—it’s about reproducing its life and feel under your fingers.

-Built to Vintage standards.

-Aged Proprietary Alnico magnets charged and matched for period-correct bloom and bite.

-Every set goes through ToneSpec’s environmental testing—temperature and humidity cycles—so they hold up from studio to stage, night after night.

If you’re the kind of player who believes tone should be alive, not just loud—you’ll hear the difference immediately.

Vintage Tele Tone without Vintage Prices

Original 1950 Telecaster pickups are nearly impossible to find—and even harder to risk in a working guitar. This set gives you that elusive first-generation voice for a fraction of vintage, backed with a lifetime warranty.

And now they’re yours—if you’re ready to upgrade from average to elite.

👉 Hear the ’50 Voice. Play the First Tele Tone. Change Your Playing Forever.
Act fast—ToneSpec Deluxe Sets are built in small batches and often sell out before we restock.

Behind The Tone 

Finger Picking

Distorted Demo

Clean Demo