They were used on many American Standard Stratocasters as were the Fat 50s. Their pricing is slightly more than MIM Ceramics but end to be slightly less than Stock American. A common but popular “go to” pickup in the Fender line up. REAL MEASUREMENTS (new page in development)ĭescription: These are Fenders (or were) bread and butter good pickups. and can vary up to 5% in some cases or even more so the DCR are a guideline, not an absolute.įor Custom Shop and Retail Package Single Coils The number that is “molded” into the plastic is a BOBBIN NUMBER and is used over and over in different pickups.The “Number” on the back of the pickup is usually a middle number in the actually part number or part of the part number, and this may change over time for the same model of pickup.That said, some pickups, like the noiseless ones, are very easy to identify. The best way to identify them is often by looks and measurements combined.
More pickups are getting added and the editorial comments are getting updated constantly.įender typically has no “set” look for their pickups and often no number scheme or another unique identifier written on the pickup itself. NOTE: This information is subject to change and I’m updating it all the time as I run into new or conflicting information. It’s not worth my time given all the amazing pickups that are available out there right now both used and new. Dealing with those old pickups is a complete game of “ it’s overpriced, it could be fake, it’s hard to tell, and anybodys guess“. My focus is to cover all the types of NEWER Fender pickups not older 50-80s pickups. Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times.
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