Hi guys,

Just curious, are the Texas Special pick ups that are currently offered on the new American Special Stratocaster the exact same pick ups that are fitted to the Texas Special equipped Custom Shop guitars?

Russ

yes they are

Same PU's. Fender realized how popular they are so its becoming the new "standard" pickup...

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also see this link :

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/ ... hp?t=35421

Texas Specials are Texas Specials. I would hope Fender would not false advertise that a guitar had Texas Specials and really have something else installed.

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Its a hard to tell they are Texas Specials because there are no special markings. I asked Fender about the custom shop logo and they said they are only on after market TS. Other then output readings with a multimeter, you'd think it they were mexi strat pickups....

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As I alluded, the specifications of the guitar are posted here on their official website.

Direct link: http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0115602303

Click on the Spec. Tab. and here is what comes up. Please note the bolded sections. I do not think Fender would knowingly deceive us. I believe they are Texas Specials. They definately sound better than the stock pickups that are in the Mexican Standards. After playing an American Special and American Standard in the shop, I will go as far to say they sound better than the pickups on the American Standards.

Web Instrument Type: Stratocaster®
Model Name: American Special Stratocaster®
Model Number: 011-5602-(Color #)
Series: American Special Series
Colors: (303) 2-Color Sunburst,
(309) Candy Apple Red,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, Modern “C” Shape,
(Satin Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 22 Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 1 Texas Special™ Strat® Pickup (Bridge),
1 Texas Special™ Strat® Pickup (Middle),
1 Texas Special™ Strat® Pickup (Neck)
Controls: Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup), Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit, (Rolls Off Highs without Adding Bass)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads: Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment/Black/Parchment
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.6875” (43 mm)
Unique Features: Large ‘70s Style Headstock,
Greasebucket™ Tone Circuit,
3 Texas Special™ Pickups,
Large ‘70s Style Decal,
Parchment Pickup Covers and Plastic Parts,
Black Dot Position Inlays
Strings: Fender USA, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.009, .011, .016, .024w, .032, .042)
Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag, Polishing Cloth
Case: Deluxe Gig Bag
Introduced: 1/2010
Notice: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice

YMMV, these are just merely my opinions.

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2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

does anyone know if they are all made in the custom shop still? or if now that since they come stock on the american specials, whether manufacturing has been moved elsewhere?

They are still made in the custom shop.The only ones that have the cs logo are the aftermarket ones.

I think that some of you may have misunderstood what I was actually asking.

I wasn't in any way trying to suggest that Fender were maybe trying to mislead us.

What I actually was wondering was that maybe the Texas specials used on Custom Shop guitars are actually wound in the Custom shop and the Texas Specials fitted to factory built guitars are wound in the factory (albeit both to the exact same spec and hence, both 'Texas Specials').

That was all I was considering?

If indeed the American Special does use pickups wound by the specialists in the Custom Shop, then this really does make for a good value, low end American guitar IMO!

To my knowledge fender doesnt use texas specials on any of the custom shop models.They do however use them on some of the artist series guitars which are mass produced.Reread my post before I beieve I answered your question in the previous post.

I don't think fender was decieving me, I just saying you can't tell what you have looking at them...

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