So I tend not to pair two devices that have midrange on a curfew. The difference between the 50s and the 60s Fender pickups is the wire used to wind them. If you are chasing a late Fender 50's/early 60's tone this Stratocaster pickup set nails it. I liked the tone on his Strat-style guitar. One big advantage of using hand-wound/scattered pickups is touch sensitivity. I'm one of those annoying people that hear the differences in caps. Generally, if you would have handed me a 60's era mid-scooped Strat to plug into a Blackface amp, I would politely decline. I remember the first time I got my Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster many years ago (video below) and being really engaged in playing both at home and at gigs. It's a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at eBay.com. Only 3 left in stock (more on the way). But, when you play a set of pickups that are wound period correct to the '60s with an amp that is authentic to the '60s, something amazing happens. Great deals on Fender Stratocaster Pickups. If you're into the Ventures, 1950's style pickups into a tube spring reverb into a brownface era Fender amp with harmonic tremolo. With its focused bass and glassy trebles the '60s Vintage captures the era of post-65 sounds. Special Edition '60s Stratocaster® Lacquer - original-era Strat sound, look and feel, the Classic Series '60s Stratocaster Lacquer epitomizes the instrument during its second decade. Sometimes people's reaction to fuzz is it's too bassy. Jason Lollar's Stratocaster guitar pickups were designed for specific customer requests using vintage Fender amps for reference. Remember, this is just a guideline. However, the '60s are even a little more mid-range scooped. $229.99 $ 229. From £86.40. It's routed to the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th position of the pickup selector instead. Making 100% sure your Strat pickup's are properly height adjusted is essential however if you still don't like the tone/sound you may want to go out and play a Strat with the FAT 50's to see if they will work for you. The Vintera Road Worn® '60s Stratocaster recreates the look and feel of a well-loved original. Well, a standard single-coil pickup usually consists of a set of magnet wrapped up in a thin wire. Fuzz pedals sound different. They are the best sounding Single-Coil Pickups you … FREE Shipping by Amazon. A lot of people mention the pickups Squier use are Tonerider pickups. The ‘65 Pickups contain enamel coated magnet wires for a warmer and rounder vintage tone. But, the 60's pickups open up the guitar. That's a conversation for another time, though. ELECTRONICS 3x vintage-style ’60s Hot Strat single-coil pickups, 5-way blade selector switch, master volume, 2x tone (neck/middle and bridge) SCALE LENGTH 25.5”/648mm; NECK WIDTH 41.9mm at nut, 51.6mm at 12th fret; NECK DEPTH 20.9mm at first fret, 24.6mm at 12th fret; STRING SPACING 35.1mm at nut, 54.8mm at bridge; WEIGHT 7.3lb/3.3kg These are my ' session player s' Strat pickup. They work really well for me and I have no plans on checking out other Strat pickup's … There are recordings of Jimi Hendrix where the articulation of his notes at his lightest playing felt right in front of you. Not having a bridge tone control threw me at first. Check out our website for videos, sound files and our complete line of Stratocaster pickups! Okay, here are the specs I use to set the heights for each Strat pickup. For the vintage tone chases, the Pure Vintage ‘65 pickups from Fender will put your Strat straight into classic guitar tone territory. Fender Custom Shop Fat ‘60s Strat pickups deliver sweet 1960s single-coil Stratocaster tone with plenty of crisp articulation. It's quite wild how much articulation you lose with CNC wound pickups. Finished in nitrocellulose lacquer – prized for its natural tonal qualities and distinct aging patterns, then hand-distressed for an authentically broken-in look, this Strat® delivers the bell-like tone and playing comfort you’d expect from a great vintage guitar. I hear that particular guitar in a new way. The 50s period of Fender wire was formvar. Plugging my FSC 60's loaded sunburst strat into a LIC Tonebender MKI reminds me so much of the sounds I grew up hearing. If you're into the Hendrix tone, you'll want a Strat with 1960's pickups into a germanium fuzz face into a Marshall Plexi. The House Special S Type 1960 (HSST 60) set was conceived as an ‘idealised’ 1960 Strat tone, based on readings taken… After all, Leo Fender was developing all this gear. The Pickups. 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