What pickups are these?
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They could be US Standard Strat pickups, they look like the originals from my 1997. They don't sound great btw.
The plastic bobbin and PVC conductor insulation is common to numerous Fender "modern" designs.
Could be Tex-Mex, Yosemite or similar stock pickups from an MIM guitar.
I am slightly suspicious of the fact that the conductors from one of the pickups have required splicing to extend them.
Could be Tex-Mex, Yosemite or similar stock pickups from an MIM guitar.
I am slightly suspicious of the fact that the conductors from one of the pickups have required splicing to extend them.
Something fairly shit. From the pale-coloured tape around the windings and the lack of moulded numbers in the bobbins, I don’t think they’re Fender pickups of any kind - definitely not US Standard. They’re probably fine for £20, but I wouldn’t pay a lot more.
If anyone is after something that they know the provenance of, I've got some pickups from a 2015 Mexican Classic sat around! They don't look like that though.
To be fair, the description does say "definitely not Fender made"
Nasty ... Probably not Fender ... but even if they they are, they are the most cheap arsed, crap Fender plastic bobbin junk, Blurkkkk ... I just threw up a little in my mouth.
I've checked the original pickups from my 1997 US Standard Strat and they look almost the same as these. The middle pickup has the same red lead although my neck and bridge have one blue and one white lead. They have the same square holes in the bobbins between the pickup poles and very similar plastic bobbins. Mine have flat poles though and these have a stagger. So they could very well be Fender made and original to the guitar they came out of.
Do your pickups have the pale tape around the windings, or a number (016730) moulded into the bobbins?Johnnyseven said:I've checked the original pickups from my 1997 US Standard Strat and they look almost the same as these. The middle pickup has the same red lead although my neck and bridge have one blue and one white lead. They have the same square holes in the bobbins between the pickup poles and very similar plastic bobbins. Mine have flat poles though and these have a stagger. So they could very well be Fender made and original to the guitar they came out of.
They're in the pickguard with covers on but it doesn't look like they have tape around the windings as I can see the coils. They do have the number though.
Exactly - (for once!) the Ebay seller is correct and honest… the pickups are not Fender, and definitely not Fender USA, or original to the guitar.Johnnyseven said:They're in the pickguard with covers on but it doesn't look like they have tape around the windings as I can see the coils. They do have the number though.
They’re something more recent and cheap, that type of moulded bobbin is quite common now. They may sound OK, but not great - from the amount of winding visible (the bobbins aren’t very full) they won’t be very high output, and probably sound quite bright and thin.
Or they may be wound with 43awg instead of 42awg wire hence the underwound looking coils. Very common ... because with the plastic surrounding the magnets it's very hard to get the proper amount of the thicker wire on ... so they cheat and wind with 43awg. Often still underwinding them so as they appear to have the correct DC resistance. Even Fender did this on some of their pickups back in the 80s/90sICBM said:Exactly - (for once!) the Ebay seller is correct and honest… the pickups are not Fender, and definitely not Fender USA, or original to the guitar.Johnnyseven said:They're in the pickguard with covers on but it doesn't look like they have tape around the windings as I can see the coils. They do have the number though.
They’re something more recent and cheap, that type of moulded bobbin is quite common now. They may sound OK, but not great - from the amount of winding visible (the bobbins aren’t very full) they won’t be very high output, and probably sound quite bright and thin.
Any ideas? I can't tell apart manufacturers of pickups unless they are explicitly marked. If any good, they may be a bargain for someone.