Took a chance on these after not being impressed with some somewhat.. gimmicky pickups for my strat that I wasn't a big fan f (low output, muddy sounding to my ears.) These had short leads, so i extended them since i had the soldering iron out anyway. turns out they were already perfect length for my strat actually lol. they are marked! 52-50-48, and the middle pickup is a different color wire and reverse wired for hum-canceling. marked as clearly as could be hoped! the leads are not exposed and super delicate like some vintage style pickups you'll find. i've definitely nicked and ruined a few single coils this way.. I love how the cheap ones are somehow a lot more durable that way.
the screws and springs fit just fine in both the pickups and my pickguard. i had to buy my own covers for these obviously because the clear is just a little too funky .. funny how the covers cost $9.99 and the pickups $16!
anyway, most importantly the sound right? no problems here. they ARE hot, and i was worried about them being too hot actually. i got 8.8K, 8.2 and 7.8K in my meter. i've had overwound super-hot single coils before and they can sound really muddy (although loud), and i was hoping that wouldn't be the case here.
nope, they are hot but nice and clear.. good bite. everyone has their own silly ways of describing guitar tone, but to me a good alnico pickup has clarity but bite, will growl a bit, whereas ceramic ones tend to be cleaner and pluckier. if you want something real bluesy or jazzy, go for low output ceramic strat pickups, forget how cheap they were and the negative connotation and you'll be totally happy. same with these. if you want some clear, loud, biting strat pickups, can't go wrong here. clearly i wouldn't be writing this review if i was a firm believer in high-end boutique pickups., but i will say i've played a few in my day, and after spending $75 or so for a strat pickup when i was a kid out of curiosity, i kind of learned that there's a lot of marketing and voodoo involved in pickups in general. i still have that Lindy Frailin in my other strat, and it sounds just fine and no intention of swapping it out.. but i doubt anyone could tell the difference between that and these.
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Product Description
Package Included:
- 3PCS Vintage Single Coil Pickup Set
- 3PCS black pickup cover
Features:
- 100% New and High Quality.
- Full tone color, stable sustain effect, keeps sound clarity.
Specification:
- Neck PU+Middle PU+Bridge PU
- Color: Black & Copper Color
- Output DC Resistance: Neck 5.75 K, Middle 5.95 K, Bridge 6.25 K
- Pickup Pole Spacing: 48mm/ 50 mm / 52mm
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High OutputWinding with vintage style cloth wire; DC Resistance: neck 5.75 K, middle 5.95 K, bridge 6.25 K. Package includes 3pcs single coil pickups, pickup covers, mounting screws and springs. |
Pole Piece SpacingFlat pole piece is individual to the position, neck- 48(marked TJ-48 on the bottom), middle- 50(marked TJ-50), bridge pickup's space is 52(marked TJ-52). |
Cool Clear BobbinsSSS pickup set come with clear bobbins, wrapped by thick copper wire; middle pickup with red/black leads, ideal replacement on 6 string Strat style electric guitar with same pole spacing. |
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FIVE STARS FOR NECK AND MIDDLE—MINUS TWO STARS FOR BRIDGE!
This was very hard to rate. TLDR; neck and middle pickups are FANTASTIC and better than any Strat pickup I’ve ever used. Bridge pickup is the worst Strat pickup I’ve ever used. Details below.A few years ago I replaced the pickups in my 2007 MiM Strat with a loaded Hot Rails pickguard. I have recently regretted that decision, as I lost the “glassy” tone that Strats can produce. I wanted to buy some 57/62s, but I stumbled across this listing. The reviews seemed solid and the aesthetic matched my guitar’s (natural) worn appearance.Installation was pretty easy, but the cables were too short. I had to splice a cable to get it to reach to the pots and 5-way. Not a deal killer and no stars lost.After plugging it in to my Peavey Bandit 112, I was BLOWN AWAY by the neck pickup. It has deep bass but isn’t muddy. Playing around the 7th-8th frets and higher gives off that fantastic “glassy” Stevie Ray or Jimi tone that I was looking for.Middle position fared equally as well.Kicking the switch to the 4th position sounded great too with a bit more treble added from the bridge pickup.5th position is where this loses two stars. The bridge pickup sounds like it’s underwater with all the bass cut out of it. It’s like nails on a chalkboard coming through an old radio that’s underwater. It’s hard to describe. The disparity in volume between the bridge and the other two pickups is literally 50%.Naturally I checked my work, soldering, etc, and even rewired it. No dice. I then moved it to a 2002 Affinity Squier Strat and had an identical result. Would you believe those stock pickups sounded better than this bridge pickup?I loved the other two pickups so much that I decided to yank out the bridge pickup and throw in a MiM ceramic Fender pickup. It does the job quite well.Overall, this listing is worth it for the neck and middle pickups alone. But, BEWARE the shoddy quality of the bridge pickup. I read through the reviews after my experience and saw others with a similar experience.Also, FWIW, the neck and middle pickups came with black covers preinstalled over the bobbins but the bridge came with a clear cover.
