Steel Twin II
A twin-coil Telecaster pickup — clarity and finesse of the Steel Foundry standard, with the extra poke of the Overwound at your fingertips.
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Pickup Overview
If you want to hot-rod your Tele, you won't find a better way than with a pair of IronGear Steel Twins.
This pickup gives you the clarity and finesse of the Steel Foundry standard pickup twined with the extra poke of the Steel Foundry Overwound — all in one pickup. The two coils can be easily managed with a standard switched pot, and having the boost of the overwound coil at your fingertips is genuinely exhilarating.
Note: this is not a humbucker or a "noiseless" design — it's a true single-coil with a switchable hotter winding.
Sound Clips
Bridge — Clean (Humbucker)
Bridge — Dirty (Humbucker)
Neck — Clean
Neck — Dirty
Specifications & Supporting Information
Technical Specifications
- DC Resistance (Bridge)
- Coil 1: 7.5 kΩ · Both coils: 16.1 kΩ
- DC Resistance (Neck)
- Coil 1: 7.3 kΩ · Both coils: 11.1 kΩ
- Magnet Type
- Alnico V
- Coil Wire
- 42/44 AWG enamel
- Conductors
- 2-conductor (waxed cloth)
Build
- Format
- Twin single-coil for Telecaster
- Pole Spacing
- Bridge 53.5 mm · Neck 50 mm
- Baseplate
- Custom etched fibre
- Supplied With
- Mounting screws & springs
Recommended Components & Applications
- Recommended Components
- 250 kΩ pots, .047 µF tone capacitor
- Applications
- Hot-rodded Telecaster — flip a switched pot for instant access to overwound mode
What Players Are Saying
"Frankly I'm STUNNED by the Steel Twins. If this thing was a car, it'd have a secret V8 with a turbo and nitrous lurking in the boot. Through the Mesa, these things sound awesome." — Paul, Dragondreams Music, Normanton
"I am always astonished by the Steel Twin. I have one in conjunction with a standard Telecaster neck pickup and the balance between soft overtones and unbridled power is simply amazing." — Dan Hawkes, Staffs
"Beautifully balanced range of sounds — and enormous power on tap when I want to upset the neighbours. Wired with a coil tap and phase reversal, the sheer range of sounds these pickups produce has blown away the rest of my collection." — Paul, Dragondreams Music
"In single-coil mode they've got that wonderful bell tone of a good Strat. In double-coil mode they sound like I've always wanted a Les Paul to sound." — Custom Tele build
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