charlie christian lollar tele pickups

[will]

Friends:
This is one of two threads I am starting. One is on what makes a twanger and modifying them, and this one on the Christian Lollar Tele pickups to start a discussion beyond my needs:
I have been excited about these pickups since I saw them on Lollar's website. They look like they have enough of that Alnico V thing to add a little hollow-body umph to a tele without losing that shimmering quality of the vintage style pickups.
They sound pretty hot in a couple sound clips the Rice's have in their examples clips, but it looks like that is the set-up of that guitar, and there are no example clips on Lollar's site.
I can't add much to this forum here except to say that my friends said to be weary of things like pickups that you don't find many examples of people using, and I was thrilled to see Chris/Rich are using them.
I can only begin the discussion by asking the Rice boys, are these the undiscoverd gems they seem to be?

Will

[Rich]

Well, they are a very solid sound, and on the dark side of things. Personally, I like them quite a bit. I don't think I would use the term "shimmer", it would be more like "direct-drive" or "brick wall" to me. Tone, of course, is in the ears of the beholder. There is a thread on this forum regarding these pickups as well as the Vintage Vibe CC pickups, with contributions from the guys who own and play those pickups.

ricecustom.proboards79.com/index.cgi?board=electech&action=display&thread=55

I will add that the Lollars have a smoky vintage quality to them, and are very well built. We are currently doing a build with a Vintage Vibe CC pickup, which is also a very nicely made, quality pickup. I haven't heard it yet, but am excited to try it out.

[oaklanda]

Rich...if you didn't get the routing template for the Vintage Vibe and need one let me know. I have one and you're welcome to it. The Vintage Vibe has different dimensions than the Lollar I believe.

I'll shoot you an email too in case you don't see this.

[Rich]

Thanks Bruce, I don't recall if the pickup came with a template or not. I'll check it out. I appreciate your offer!