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Post subject: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:26 pm
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Hello to all

Today a friend gave me a gift... 3 pickup!!
I think they are Fender (wire Cloth and products equal to my texas special, custom 69 and 50fat)... see photo below:

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The box that you see in the picture, are my Texas and I took them as a reference, but have different values... Can you help me understand what kind of model is it?

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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:38 pm
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Show us some pictures of the pickups from the bottom and with the covers off.

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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:59 pm
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Ok, I make more photos and post here :D Thanks!!

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Post subject: Re: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:01 pm
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Show us some pictures of the pickups from the bottom and with the covers off.


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The DCR measurements are lower than those for the Texas Specials. As well, Fender generally uses yellow and black lead-in wires for middle pickups which are RP/RW (such as the TS's and Fat '50s).

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Post subject: Re: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 9:38 am
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This is the missing image, what do you think?
The names of locations of the pickup were indicated by my friend, before giving me the pickups...but I think that they are not right.....

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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:12 am
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The non-beveled magnets are noteworthy. Those look more like a set of vintage Strat pickups -- say from the late '70s or early '80s.

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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 10:44 am
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:lol: Really? I am very happy!!! :D

The set of vintage Strat pickups, are arranged in a particular way?

Now with the pickup that I have mounted on my fender, I had no problems, were marked (although I noticed that the bridge pickup of TS is more powerful), but with these?
The DCR measurements show two pickup equal and one no...

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Post subject: Re: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:21 am
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I'd install the hotter of the three in the bridge position.

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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:31 am
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Thank you very much for your patience, courtesy and fast response :)

One last question:

There is an article, book or other about the history of the fender pickups? I'd like to explore the theme :D

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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 2:46 pm
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I do not know. However there are several excellent books about Fender in general that may provide some pickup information. "The Stratocaster Chronicles" by Tom Wheeler is one such example.

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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 3:17 pm
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Thanks again Retroverbial :)

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Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 6:26 pm
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De nada, Señor.

Let us know how those pickups sound.

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Post subject: Re: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 10:21 am
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I put them tomorrow and then I'll know ;)

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Post subject: Re: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2013 10:36 am
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I mounted the pickups, response test:

As suggested, I installed the hotter of the three in the bridge position. Switch 5 way. No effect. Little reverb. Tested on Marshall Valvestate S80

1) Good power and very gently. all very calibrated :) First preferred location
2) The middle tone are the masters. A little too nasal sound, but crystalline. Good
3) Nothing special, apparently sounds like a fat 50. All calibrated but with tone modified tends to lose the "naturalness"...good
4) My position preferred. Very Knopler's sound, but the volume in the B a E chord decreased dramatically, especially from the 9-12th fret on... is strange, because the rest of the highly calibrated. However very good :D
5) Very TS sound! Scratchy and powerful. Midlle tone non-existent, but appears to be very calibrated for hard sound.

After this quick test, come to the conclusion that these pickups sound really good, though the overall volume is little weak. I was lucky :)

Now, in the my preferred guitar I mount:

Bridge - Costum Shop Texas Special
Middle - Fat 50
Neck - Costum Shop 69s

The sound produced by the test is very close to this configuration.

Nice gift :D

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Post subject: Re: What kind of pickups are?
Posted: Sun Apr 14, 2013 5:00 am
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I have a late '70 Stratocaster , pickups have flush magnets.

Your pickups look more like a late '60
As I see on The Fender Stratocaster, by A.R Duchossoir, page 59

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_ ... tatocaster


Another good book of pickups is ; Pickups , Winding and Magnets... by Mario Milan

http://www.amazon.com/Pickups-Windings- ... ds=pickups


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