Fender Custom Shop ’69 Strat Pickup Set

Description

Fender’s Custom Shop ’69 Strat pickups are a faithful trip back to the era that shaped rock guitar — think biting highs, a midrange that talks back at you, and lows that thump rather than boom. They’re wound with enamel-coated magnet wire for that warm, slightly loose vintage character, and the Alnico 5 magnets keep things focused while still leaving room for dynamic expression, especially into a pedal or two.

Staggered polepieces even out the volume and output across all six strings, so nothing gets buried or spikes unexpectedly as you move up and down the neck. Fender kept the construction period-correct too — cloth wire, gray fiber bobbins — and the set is finished with white pickup covers for that classic look.

• Enamel-coated magnet wire for vintage-style warmth
• Alnico 5 magnets for focus and dynamic response
• Staggered polepieces for balanced string-to-string output
• Cloth wiring and gray fiber bobbins, period-correct construction
• White pickup covers

Output rating comes in at 5/4/5 (bass/mid/treble), with DC resistance around 5.8k ohms and inductance at 2.2 henries — numbers that line up with the tone you’d expect from a genuine late-’60s Strat.

Everything you need to drop these into your guitar is included: mounting screws, height adjustment tubing, and a wiring diagram, so it’s a straightforward swap for anyone comfortable with a soldering iron.

As heard on various Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster models — now ready to bring that same voice to your own build.