HI, I M A RETIRED PLAYER AND COLLECTOR OF B.L. PICKUPS, I FIND TO TO BE SOME OF THE BEST ! BUT I FIND VERY LITTLE INFO OUT THERE ON L-220 AND L 220T MODELS. THEY ARE CREAM COLORED, EPOXY FILLED, AND HAVE A CURVED BLADE . THEY HAVE 3 SUPER THIN LEAD WIRES RED, BLACK AND BARE (GROUND) RED IS HOT AND THE BLACK AND BARE GROUND OUT TOGETHER. THEY WERE MARKETED UNDER ..LAWRENCE SOUND RESEARCH, INC. NASHVILLE TENN. AS THE BILL LAWRENCE HUMBUCKING BLADE L220 FOR STRAT AND L220T FOR TELE. THEY ARE ETCHED UNDER THE FRONT BLADE "LAWRENCE" WHICH IS BARELY VISIBLE. THEY USUALLY COME IN BETWEEN 10.6K AND 10.8K. THEY ARE CRISP AND CLEAN SOUNDING AND HAVE A FANTASTIC TONE. PLEASE USE THIS INFO IN YOU SITE SINCE YOU DONT SEEM TO HAVE ANY INFO ON THEM. MY BIG QUESTION IS WHAT YEARS WHERE THE CREAM MODELS PRODUCED ? I WOULD GUESS IN THE 1970''S ???, ANYMORE INFO ON THESE WOULD BE GREAT. ALSO, THEY WERE SOLD IN ROUND PLASTIC CONTAINERS WITH ORANGE SCRIPT FOR THE STRAT AND BLUE SCRIPT FOR THE TELE'S.. PHOTO'S AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST, THANKS, NICK
Hi Nick,Just thought I'd
Hi Nick,Just thought I'd mention that I purchased an L-220 for my strat in 1979. It's black, epoxy-filled and has absolutely no visible markings, top or bottom. It's sounded great for 31 years.Steve