They're very similarly voiced. I'd be happy with either of them. The only down fall of the Tex Mex is they tend to 'squeal' on high gain settings. The Lollars are wax potted, so they don't 'squeal'. But either is a good choice.
Dropped a set of Fralin Blues Special into a Squier CV50's Tele a few months and thought I won the lottery!! Then bought a second CV50 two weeks ago and dropped a set of Lollar Special T and thought I died and went to heaven. So...yes, I agree with your sentiment. This CV sounds as nice as any USA Tele I've owned...including my new Pro II. I love Lindy...but damn...Lollar had to go and best him at least in this particular comparison. Shocked some would prefer the Tex Mex pups...similar to what the CV's come with, over these Lollars. YT must not do them justice.
Hey! Thanks so much. Feel free to download the transcriptions I have on my website. They're free! I also have a longer film about the technique I tend to gravitate toward (that I've called 'backward picking'). Thanks for the comment. Good luck with your playing. Post some vids and tag me on IG @bradleyjgreen
I love the Tex Mex pickups, but I suppose its because I tend to favor more mid tone (yes even on my tele). I have a set that I am saving for a tele build thats going to be my more "jazzy" axe. that said i still want a blonde blackguard, with a vintage sound.. for that I will look elsewhere.. cheers
@@bradleyjgreen1 hey, did your tex mex pups happen to have a wire that was too short? I mine and a lot of others do. I initially added wire to extend it but I just read somewhere that the brige wire is intended to to be grounded under the bridge plate. just wondering if thats what you did here befire I try to do that
Nice video. The Lollar are Like taking the blanket off the signal. Night and day difference…. Nicely done. I ordered the sale set for my special 2011 American Telecaster
Great video and playing! I'm between the special t and CS Texas special, the special t Bridge is killing it in this video, its almost like p90, what a tone, you should do a video with some overdrive for the lollar pickups. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Oh thanks so much. Yeah, i love the Lollar tele pickups. Very P90! I was actually planning on doing another comparison video with different aged Roadworn Tele's with Lollars and TexMex pickup's. If i ever get around to it, i'll be sure to make some OD tones too. Thanks for the comment ;-)
Great question. The truest answer I can give you is I don’t know. I’m almost certain is it hum cancelling, but if you can hear some hum in the video it might be coming from cameras/lights/recording gear/etc. But I’m almost certain they are hum cancelling in middle position
Maybe you’ve wired something wrong. Try to swap the black and white wires on your neck pickup - that might work (but I’d double check a schematic first.) Good luck with it 💯
Thanks! Problem is middle position is not out of phase so switching white and black might kill the hum but will result in an out of phase sound. I can’t find anything on the TexMex Tele about RWRP. Only that the Strat pickup middle is reversed. On the other hand the TexMex Set is so popular I cannot believe people don’t care about hum cancellation.
Hmmm - good point. It still might work. Can’t hurt to try, even if it just rules it out. I’ve had similar problems with guitars like this. You can always take it to a guitar tech and let them figure it out. Hope you get it sorted. Good luck with it
@@justinpaquette224 I spent some time looking for this kind of tone cap for this set up. Sounds great and honky when it's wound down into an overdriven amp.
They were both very similar. Personally, I couldn't tell, but volume is relative to the height of the pickups etc. I didn't notice. big difference in volumes between them
Aye! Thanks so much. I’m not sure what I have in there. I’m pretty sure it’s just the stock tone caps that come in the Mex Roadworn tele’s. I’ll try dig it out and have a look for you. It’s packed away in my gear cupboard, but I’ll pull it out soon and let you know ;-)
Oh god I'm glad I'm not the only guy who never puts the pickguard back on his Mexican Tele.... I've got the Lollar Royal T in the neck and a Special T in the bridge. Lollar might make his money on humbuckers but boy does he make some damn fine Tele p-ups.
Haha. I think the pickguard is back on now, but for a while, i liked it without the pickguard. Yeah, those lollars are really great pickups. I've had some imperials in the past. Very nice indeed.
@@mikec6733 sounds great, either way. I love this telecaster. It doesn't hide your mistakes, and it doesn't come with extras. But it comes with a lot of 'vibe'. I was telefied years ago. It's a good thing. Thanks Mike.
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Great sound quality and great playing! You sir, are both an artist and a technician!
Thanks Homeboy. It's very appreciated.
I prefer the Lollar in the neck and the Tex Mex in the bridge. Great comparison and sweet chops!
They're very similarly voiced. I'd be happy with either of them. The only down fall of the Tex Mex is they tend to 'squeal' on high gain settings. The Lollars are wax potted, so they don't 'squeal'. But either is a good choice.
In your hands, all those pickups sound very good! Superb playing Bradley!
Oh thanks so much. Really appreciate that.
Even though it's true that's the easiest way of getting a guaranteed reply. LoL
Lollar are Simply the best pickups ever for tele
Can't argue with that. I've been loving mine ever since I installed them.
Dropped a set of Fralin Blues Special into a Squier CV50's Tele a few months and thought I won the lottery!! Then bought a second CV50 two weeks ago and dropped a set of Lollar Special T and thought I died and went to heaven. So...yes, I agree with your sentiment. This CV sounds as nice as any USA Tele I've owned...including my new Pro II. I love Lindy...but damn...Lollar had to go and best him at least in this particular comparison. Shocked some would prefer the Tex Mex pups...similar to what the CV's come with, over these Lollars. YT must not do them justice.
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Beautiful playing sir, I've watched your technique closely to hopefully be able to someday replicate in my guitar journey much love from Belgium
Hey! Thanks so much. Feel free to download the transcriptions I have on my website. They're free! I also have a longer film about the technique I tend to gravitate toward (that I've called 'backward picking'). Thanks for the comment. Good luck with your playing. Post some vids and tag me on IG @bradleyjgreen
I love the Tex Mex pickups, but I suppose its because I tend to favor more mid tone (yes even on my tele). I have a set that I am saving for a tele build thats going to be my more "jazzy" axe. that said i still want a blonde blackguard, with a vintage sound.. for that I will look elsewhere.. cheers
The tex mex are great! I’d be happy with them to be honest - but I have the lollars in now. Hope you find your vintage sounding Tele. All the best ;-)
@@bradleyjgreen1 hey, did your tex mex pups happen to have a wire that was too short? I mine and a lot of others do. I initially added wire to extend it but I just read somewhere that the brige wire is intended to to be grounded under the bridge plate. just wondering if thats what you did here befire I try to do that
@@bradleyjgreen1 after rewatching this vid, Ive decided that these sound vintage enough and good enough to go in my blackgurad build.. cheers!
@@BigBobbyBoLo I think I remember the tex mex bridge was wired to the brass plate. The Lollars had a similar wring too, I believe.
@@BigBobbyBoLo The Lollars? Or the Tex Mex
Nice video. The Lollar are
Like taking the blanket off the signal. Night and day difference…. Nicely done. I ordered the sale set for my special 2011 American Telecaster
Thanks so much! The Lollards were my pick. They make great pickups - I have them in a bunch of other guitars too.
Awesome! Hope you like them.
Impatiently waiting on my purple road worn tele to come in the mail. Incredible playing mate 👏
Great! I've never seen a purple one in the wild. Thanks so much. Post a vid of the guitar ;-)
I got one a few weeks ago such a beauty
@@隠れた花 literally about to play mine right now
@@隠れた花 my favorites are the early models. around 2010. but they're all great
@@bradleyjgreen1 How are they different?
Nice vid Brad, I would go for the Lollars, sweeter to me
Lollars have a bit more chime. For $80 the Tex Mex set are not bad.
Great video. I really like both sets but I like the Lollars more.
Same. Both sets are great, but the Lollars have a little extra to give.
Nice demo !
I prefer the Lollar
it would help if you played the same song for both pickups ... or better yet use a looper pedal ... thanks for posting
I’m not a looper would’ve helped much here. But I understand what your saying
look so weird without the pickguard ， what about the pickup on the new tele roadworn 2020？tex mex sounds not bad at all，why they change it
Tex Mex sound great! I wouldn't complain if I had to play some shows with them instead of the Lollars
Great video and playing! I'm between the special t and CS Texas special, the special t Bridge is killing it in this video, its almost like p90, what a tone, you should do a video with some overdrive for the lollar pickups. Thank you so much for sharing this.
Oh thanks so much. Yeah, i love the Lollar tele pickups. Very P90! I was actually planning on doing another comparison video with different aged Roadworn Tele's with Lollars and TexMex pickup's. If i ever get around to it, i'll be sure to make some OD tones too. Thanks for the comment ;-)
Tex Mex sound great but Lollars have that great quack. Excellent video.
Yeah, I thought so too. The lollars were just a bit sweeter and clearer. Thanks for the comment. Cheers Jeremy.
I'm with the Fender set as they are a little fatter/warmer across the board.
Yeah cool - I see that. They're very similarly voiced pickups.
Great comparison! What year is that road worn tele?
This is a 2019 model. But i just found a 2010 model as well. Was planning on doing a comparison of the two. They're pretty different
PS - thanks!
I'll take the Lollars
loller” neck is real nice
One question: Is it correct, that middle position on TexMex Pickups is not hum cancelling?
Great question. The truest answer I can give you is I don’t know.
I’m almost certain is it hum cancelling, but if you can hear some hum in the video it might be coming from cameras/lights/recording gear/etc.
But I’m almost certain they are hum cancelling in middle position
Thanks for your answer! I installed a set of these and the middle is not hum cancelling. I wonder if it’s normal or if I wired something wrong.
Maybe you’ve wired something wrong. Try to swap the black and white wires on your neck pickup - that might work (but I’d double check a schematic first.) Good luck with it 💯
Thanks! Problem is middle position is not out of phase so switching white and black might kill the hum but will result in an out of phase sound. I can’t find anything on the TexMex Tele about RWRP. Only that the Strat pickup middle is reversed. On the other hand the TexMex Set is so popular I cannot believe people don’t care about hum cancellation.
Hmmm - good point. It still might work. Can’t hurt to try, even if it just rules it out. I’ve had similar problems with guitars like this. You can always take it to a guitar tech and let them figure it out. Hope you get it sorted. Good luck with it
Is that a .0015uf tone cap in that guitar
Hey Justin. Let me check. Wait here. I'll be back
Hey Justin. it's a .0022uf orange Sprague cap. Hope that helps ;-)
@@bradleyjgreen1 I was close... I know it sounded like a really low value cap
@@justinpaquette224 I spent some time looking for this kind of tone cap for this set up. Sounds great and honky when it's wound down into an overdriven amp.
@@bradleyjgreen1 I have a .0015uf cap in one of my guitars for the same reason
I thought I'd like the Lollars, but I prefer the Tex Mex's
for me Tex Mex is the winner
That’s fair. They’re both very similar. I’d be happy with the tex mex too
hi im curious. which one is louder?
They were both very similar. Personally, I couldn't tell, but volume is relative to the height of the pickups etc. I didn't notice. big difference in volumes between them
What tone caps do you have bud? I'm building a Nashville Deluxe at home and that Lollar vintage neck tone is absolute butter!
Aye! Thanks so much. I’m not sure what I have in there. I’m pretty sure it’s just the stock tone caps that come in the Mex Roadworn tele’s.
I’ll try dig it out and have a look for you. It’s packed away in my gear cupboard, but I’ll pull it out soon and let you know ;-)
I found out! It's a 503pf ceramic cap. Hope that helps.
@@bradleyjgreen1 that would be .05 mf.
Oh god I'm glad I'm not the only guy who never puts the pickguard back on his Mexican Tele....
I've got the Lollar Royal T in the neck and a Special T in the bridge. Lollar might make his money on humbuckers but boy does he make some damn fine Tele p-ups.
Haha. I think the pickguard is back on now, but for a while, i liked it without the pickguard. Yeah, those lollars are really great pickups. I've had some imperials in the past. Very nice indeed.
Roadworn Tele's its a great great great guitars
I agree! Thanks Leandro
Lollar in neck sound really good & the guitar looks cool without a pickguard. Very good demo 👍👍
The lollar Tele neck is one of my favorite pickups. Thanks so much.
@@bradleyjgreen1 Yeah, sounds great! It seems to have more brilliance and, correct me if I'm wrong, but it also sounds a little louder.
@@Baci302 I'd have to agree.
@@bradleyjgreen1 And thank you for doing it in clean sound!!
@@jazzydog I was also going to do one with dirty sounds. Some people have asked for it. But, you're welcome. Thanks for the comments ;-)
I think this video conscious “Nashguiter” isn’t it?
love this. may i know what do u use in this video?
Hey, thanks so much. What exactly are you wanting to know I used? Happy to share anything I can.
@@bradleyjgreen1 oh typo. i meant to say what guitar? issit mexican? what capacitor? can i get the same tone with ventura 50s?
@@MrNatahi Oh ok - So this is a Mexican Roadworn, and the capacitor is a 503pf ceramic cap. Im not sure about the Vintera 50's. I've never played them
@@bradleyjgreen1 thank you
Solo fender sa come deve suonare una Telecaster e si sente anche se preferisco i 64
Thats some awesome playing, I like the tex mex better.
Rock
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Lollar wins in several ways if you listen to this with quality headphones or studio monitors
lollar vintage T is the best telecaster pick up
very much agree!
Tex Mex
I've been Telefied
Is that like being Sanctified ala The Commodores?
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I don't know that song, but I doubt it could equal being Telefied. 🤠🎶
@@mikec6733 sounds great, either way. I love this telecaster. It doesn't hide your mistakes, and it doesn't come with extras. But it comes with a lot of 'vibe'.
I was telefied years ago. It's a good thing. Thanks Mike.
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It don't mean a THANG
If it ain't got that TWANG
lol..I just thought of that
God Bless.
Thank you for a real good video ! 🤠
@@mikec6733 you’re welcome. Thanks Mike