Ron Ellis Pickups
Ron Ellis Pickups
Also known as: Ron Ellis, Ellisonic, Ellisonics
UnclaimedRon Ellis Pickups is a Carlsbad, California-based maker of hand-wound electric guitar pickups built to vintage specifications. Founded in 2005 by Ron Ellis as a one-man home-shop operation and later expanded into a small family-run team with his son Alan, the company focuses on reverse-engineering the construction details of pickups from the 1950s and 1960s. Before building pickups full time, R...
Ron Ellis Pickups is a Carlsbad, California-based maker of hand-wound electric guitar pickups built to vintage specifications. Founded in 2005 by Ron Ellis as a one-man home-shop operation and later expanded into a small family-run team with his son Alan, the company focuses on reverse-engineering the construction details of pickups from the 1950s and 1960s. Before building pickups full time, Ron spent decades as an engineer on a national fusion energy program, a background he applied to studying the materials, winding techniques, and mechanical tolerances that give vintage instruments their character.
The catalog covers the major single-coil and humbucker formats used in classic American electrics. Telecaster sets include the Standard Plus, Mid Tall, 50/60TN, Killa, JL, and period-specific bridge models such as the 52T, 50B, 60T, 50/60T, and 50/60B. Stratocaster offerings include the 54S, 57S, 64S, 64 FATS, and 50/60S. The humbucker line includes the LRP, Signature, Bette, and Frisell models, alongside 50P P-90s in soapbar and dogear formats. The Ellisonics line — including the Ellisonic JL and Ellisonic P90s — adapts the company's voicing to alternative formats.
The pickups are used as factory options by Collings Guitars and have developed a following among players who prioritize vintage-accurate tone, with Julian Lage among the musicians publicly associated with the brand (the JL Telecaster and Ellisonic JL models carry his initials).
Ron Ellis Pickups has 1 product cataloged on Equipboard, including Electric Guitar Pickups. Their gear is featured by 1 artist, with the strongest followings in Folk, World, & Country. Notable users include Jason Loughlin.
Are you on the Ron Ellis Pickups team?
- Be the first to know when an artist is spotted using Ron Ellis Pickups gear
- Curate the Ron Ellis Pickups catalog, images, and product details
- Respond to community photos and reviews of Ron Ellis Pickups gear
- See how Ron Ellis Pickups gear is trending on Equipboard