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Post subject: What are these?
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 1:15 am
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I think I narrowed it down between 'Texas Specials' and 'Fat '50's'.
Can anyone confirm what these are?
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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 12:08 am
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If the poles are not bevelled then maybe texas special.
What are the dc resistances? :D


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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:15 am
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jimmy_james wrote:
If the poles are not bevelled then maybe texas special.


The Texas Special pickups feature beveled magnets.

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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 10:49 am
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Well normally we agree Arjay but mine are not so maybe they have changed them... Fender make no mention in the blurb... :D


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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2016 1:08 pm
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I have never seen a Texas Special Strat pickup that didn't have beveled pole pieces and I've been acquainted with them since their introduction with the SRV signature guitar. If you carefully examine the photo that Fender uses to illustrate them in the "PRODUCTS" section of this website, you'll note that the magnets are indeed beveled. If you have something to the contrary I'd be grateful to see photos (top and bottom) to update my personal files. Thanks.

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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2016 12:47 am
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Well I've been wrong before but here you go
Texas on the right fat 50s on the left :D

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Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2016 1:02 pm
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jimmy_james wrote:
Well I've been wrong before but here you go
Texas on the right fat 50s on the left :D

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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:34 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
jimmy_james wrote:
If the poles are not bevelled then maybe texas special.


The Texas Special pickups feature beveled magnets.

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According to the web site - Fat 50's feature 'Staggered hand-beveled pole pieces for balanced output'


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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 7:48 pm
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jimmy_james wrote:
If the poles are not bevelled then maybe texas special.
What are the dc resistances? :D


Not sure of the resistance, but these appear not beveled. What do you think?
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Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2016 10:49 pm
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I concur, they look flat.

Weird.

Break out your DVM and measure the DCR of each coil.

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Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2016 8:51 pm
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What color are the windings?
The fat 50s seem bright gold whereas the texas specials are a dull color as per my pics... :D


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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 1:24 am
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I owned several of the now discontinued Roadhouse and Lonestar Strats with Texas Specials and none of them were beveled. And the photo of the Texas Specials on Fender's website shows pickups that aren't beveled. Maybe older ones were, but no longer.


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Post subject: Re: What are these?
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:14 am
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For what it's worth I can add another vote for Texas Special poles not being beveled. Purchased my set as a separate accessory about a year and a half ago. My Texas Specials also had the red and blue dots to identify pickup position and CS stickers.


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