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Post subject: Fender pickup comparison - and where can we buy them?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 7:23 am
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Where can we find output/range charts or tables that compare different Fender pickups? For instance, I'd like to know which one's a true singlecoil, which one's a stacked singlecoil or mini-humbucker, and which humbuckers are high-output (like the Duncan JB), vintage-sounding (like the Duncan 59) or well-rounded moderate output (like the Duncan Jazz).

While looking for these humbuckers in retail portals, I couldn't find the humbuckers on sale anywhere. Where can we buy any Fender pickup of choice, and how much do they cost compared to Duncans/DiMarzios that are often fitted?


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Post subject: Re: Fender pickup comparison - and where can we buy them?
Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2012 2:00 pm
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I research them independently and usually buy them on Ebay.

And you can easily create a spread-sheet on your own computer then populate it with all the necessary performance data to enable an objective comparison.

If you know your way around Excel it's a snap.

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Post subject: Re: Fender pickup comparison - and where can we buy them?
Posted: Mon Oct 08, 2012 3:59 am
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Information on Fender pickups is a bit difficult to source, especially the humbuckers. I would ideally want a moderate-output, well-rounded humbucker (like the SD Jazz) in the neck, a singlecoil in the middle (will stick to Texas specials) and a high-output humbucker in the bridge (something like the SD JB or even the Atomic humbucker). I'm not too keen on Jazz and JB, since my other guitar may be a Jackson Dinky with those pickups, and I'd prefer to stick to American Fender pickups if I've got an American Strat.

Tone charts and prices for the Duncans are readily available, but I can't find either for Fender pickups. Does anyone have links to tone charts and prices? I'm still looking on my own for information.


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