Lauzon Music · Est. 1945
Lollar
Lollar pickups in Canada, from Ottawa. Every Lollar pickup is built by hand in Lollar's workshop in Tacoma, Washington. We keep Strat, Tele, humbucker, Firebird and Jazz Bass pickups in stock, and we can install them on our bench.
Lollar buying guide and questions
Lollar
Buying guide
Lollar pickups at Lauzon Music
What Lollar is known for
Jason Lollar has been a professional luthier since graduating from the Roberto-Venn School of Luthiery in Phoenix in 1979, and has spent more than three decades designing pickups for electric guitar, bass and steel guitar. He wrote the book on winding them, too: Basic Pickup Winding and Complete Guide to Making Your Own Pickup Winder. There's no assembly line in Tacoma. Each pickup is built from scratch by Lollar's own builders, and the range covers vintage-voiced sets alongside designs that are entirely Lollar's.
The models we carry
What's in stock changes week to week. See every Lollar pickup in stock.
- Imperial. Lollar's take on the 1950s P.A.F., with a more even frequency balance and a little more output in the bridge; the High Wind is thicker and pushes the amp harder, a good match for thin-bodied guitars
- Sixty-Four. Based on the early to mid-1960s pre-CBS Strat sounds that got Jason Lollar building pickups; fuller lows and mids with a crisp, piano-like attack
- Vintage Tweed. Lollar's lowest-output, glassiest Strat set, after the Strat's 1954 debut, with plenty of sparkle and chime
- '52 T. Early-50s Tele twang at medium output: an open, woody neck and a bridge with a shimmering top end that never turns harsh
- Firebird. Built to sound closer to a fat single coil than a full-size humbucker, with a tight low end and more spank than snarl; with Lollar's Soapbar/LP Deluxe ring it drops into a P-90 soapbar route
- Raw Power. Designed from The Stooges guitarist James Williamson's T-Top-equipped 1969 Les Paul; more aggressive than the Imperial, with a neck pickup slightly hotter than the bridge, like his original set
- Jazz Bass. Vintage output, with the bottom end you want and the clarity and balance to go with it
What Lollar pickups cost
Lollar pickups on our page run from about $100 to $600 today. Single pickups sit at the lower end, matched humbucker and Strat sets at the top.
Buying Lollar pickups from us
Lollar pickups ship insured, free over $200 across Canada and the US, with no duty on US orders. If you'd rather not do the install yourself, ask us about having them fitted on our bench. For a Lollar model, wind or cover that isn't on this page, ask us in the chat.
Questions
Lollar questions, answered
Where are Lollar pickups made?
In Lollar's own workshop in Tacoma, Washington. Lollar says there's no assembly line: each pickup is built from scratch, by hand.
Which Lollar Strat set should I choose, Vintage Tweed or Sixty-Four?
The Vintage Tweed is Lollar's lowest-output Strat set, glassy and chimey with a treble emphasis, after the earliest 1954 Strats. The Sixty-Four is fuller in the lows and mids, with a crisp, piano-like attack, and suits players who move between lead and rhythm or lean on picking dynamics.
What's the difference between the standard, Low Wind and High Wind Imperial?
The standard Imperial is Lollar's take on the 1950s P.A.F. The Low Wind has more treble and a tighter low end, and suits darker guitars, semi-hollows and hollowbodies. The High Wind is thicker and fuller and pushes the amp harder, which is why Lollar often recommends it for thin-bodied guitars like the SG.
Can you install Lollar pickups for me?
Ask us in the chat. We can install them on our bench, and we'll talk through the guitar and the pickups with you first.
Do you ship Lollar pickups to the US?
Yes. Lollar pickups ship insured, free over $200 across Canada and the US, and US orders carry no duty.
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