Strat Pickups
Prices
Single Strat pickup - $60Strat sets - $180
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'54 Strat
This style of pickup utilizes the same materials you would find on a vintage Strat from 1954. It is hand wound with vintage spec formvar wire around alnico 3 magnets. The flatwork is black vulcanized fiber. Typical levels of treble and mids combined with alnico 3 give a classic glassy tone.
Pre-CBS Strat
This set of pickups replicates the sound and look of Fender 1955 -1963 Stratocaster pickups. This style of pickup uses materials and windings you would find commonly on mid 1950's to mid 1960's Strats. Hand wound with heavy build formvar wire with alnico 5 magnets and black vulcanized fiber flatwork. Output and tone is classic Strat. Just the right amount of treble and mids for that slightly warm and clear classic Strat tone.
CBS Strat
This style of pickup uses materials commonly found on CBS Strats. Plain enamel wire, alnico 5 magnets and black fiberboard bobbins. This pickup style is still hand wound for the best tone, but uses a winding pattern similar to what the early machine winders would have used. The tone of this option has more mids than the scooped Gypsy tone, but not as hot as the Experience set. Good CBS Strat tone with that plain enamel touch of clarity and woodiness.
"Experience" set -
This set of pickups replicates the
sound and look of Fender
1965 - 1966 - 1967 Stratocaster Pickups. In 1966, Jimi Hendrix's single "Hey Joe" was released and
the guitar world changed forever. In the next four years Jimi would
continue to shape the music scene even as we know it today. Those first
years were laden with rich, edgy classic StratTM
tones emanating from Jimi's mid sixties guitars. It matched perfectly
with the stylings of "Wind Cries Mary" and "Remember", among other
songs. This set is made to bring that early Hendrix tone to your
guitar. "Experience" sets are hand wound and use plain enamel wire, alnico 5 magnets and
grey flatwork.
*NOTE* The Experience set has more turns than the both the stock CBS and Gypsy sets for a thicker tone.
"Gypsy" set
This set of pickups replicates the sound and look of Fender
1968 - 1969 - 1970 Stratocaster Pickups. Jimi's guitar playing became more fiery than ever in 1969
and 1970. With his announcement of the "Band of Gypsys" project at
Woodstock, Jimi embarked on another musical journey. With him was a
1968 white StratTM, and later "Black
Beauty" as well. His tone changed as he was using more MarshallTM amplifiers, but the pickups were slightly
different as well. A more scooped tone, with more edge was erupting
from those huge stacks we all picture behind him. The "Gypsy" set is hand wound using the CBS pattern and uses
plain enamel wire with alnico 5 magnets and grey flatwork.
*NOTE* The Gypsy set has less turns than both the Experience and stock CBS sets for a brighter, scooped tone.
