Description
Fender didn’t just guess at vintage tone here—they pulled apart a genuine 1963 Stratocaster and reverse-engineered these single-coils from it. The result is a set of three pickups that capture the era’s signature blend of sparkling top-end and rounded, woody low end, the kind of voice that defined countless recordings.
- Formvar-coated magnet wire keeps the highs bright and glassy without turning harsh
- Alnico 5 magnets add focus and touch-sensitive dynamics, so pick attack actually matters
- Staggered, hand-beveled pole pieces balance string-to-string output the old-fashioned way
- Cloth-covered lead wire and fiber bobbins for period-correct construction
- Aged white covers give the set a broken-in, road-worn look right away
All three pickups—neck, middle, and bridge—share a DC resistance around 5.6K, matching the flatter, more balanced output curve of early Strats rather than today’s hotter designs. That means you get more headroom, more pick dynamics, and a cleaner interaction with your amp’s natural breakup. Installation hardware is included, making this a drop-in upgrade for anyone chasing that ’57/’62-era SSS configuration in a vintage-style build or restoration. If you want your Strat to sound like it just rolled out of the Fullerton factory decades ago, this set gets you there.
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