Lollar Pickups

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Lollar Pickups
Company typePrivate
Industry Pickup (music technology)
Founded1987
FoundersJason Lollar and Stephanie Lollar
Headquarters
Tacoma, WA
,
United States
Number of employees
20
Website www.lollarguitars.com

Lollar Pickups is a Tacoma, Washington-based company that creates handmade pickups for electric, bass, and steel guitars. The company was founded in 1995 by luthier Jason Lollar, a 1979 graduate of the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery, and author of Basic Pickup Winding and Complete Guide to Making Your Own Pickup Winder. [1] He was also a contributor to Bart Hopkin's Getting a Bigger Sound: Pickups and Microphones for Your Musical Instrument.

Contents

Jimmy Herring and James Williamson are known to use Lollar Pickups.

Products

Lollar Pickups are made in the U.S. The company produces pickups including single coil, [2] gold foil, [3] P-90s, Charlie Christian, and humbuckers for Stratocaster, Telecaster, Humbucker, Fender Jazzmaster, Fender Precision bass, Fender Mustang, Fender Mustang bass, and many others.

References

  1. Ricci, Benjamin (June 17, 2013). "Interview with Pickup Guru and Luthier Jason Lollar". Performer Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  2. Gore, Joe (June 17, 2013). "Humbucker-Sized P-90 Review Roundup". Premier Guitar. Retrieved June 22, 2017.
  3. Hunter, Dave (August 27, 2014). "Review: Lollar Gold Foil Pickups". Guitar Player. Retrieved June 22, 2017.

Further reading

  1. Wagner, Jordan (February 12, 2010). "Lollar Pickups El Rayo Humbuckers Review". Premier Guitar Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  2. Hunter, Dave (February 1, 2009). "The Guitar Pickups Handbook". Lollar Guitars. The Guitar Pickups Handbook. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  3. "Interview with Jason Lollar from 300guitars.com". 300guitars. February 15, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2017 via Lollar Guitars.
  4. Kirkland, Eric (December 2004). "Wound for Glory". Guitar World Magazine. Retrieved May 29, 2017 via Lollar Guitars.
  5. Nick Wells (19 March 2024). "Classic Jazz Bass tones minus the buzz? Lollar's new hum-cancelling pickup offers a 'fuller bass sound that's still vintage-faithful'". Guitar World.