Description
The Pure Vintage ’59 set is Fender’s answer to the question every Strat player eventually asks: what did these pickups actually sound like before decades of tweaks and shortcuts crept in? Rather than approximate the era, Fender rebuilt it — fiber bobbins, cloth-covered wire, and construction methods lifted straight from the original spec sheet.
Tonally, that translates to a warm, rounded voice with a sweet high-end edge rather than an icepick top. It’s the sound that defined countless recordings before hotter windings and ceramic magnets became the norm — airy, dynamic, and touch-sensitive in a way that rewards a light pick hand as much as a heavy one.
- Formvar-coated magnet wire keeps the top end alive without turning brittle
- Alnico 5 magnets bring focus and pull, with a dynamic response that reacts to how hard you dig in
- Staggered pole pieces even out volume and output string to string, so nothing gets buried
- Wax-potted for squeal-free stability at stage volume
- Period-correct cloth wiring and fiber bobbins for build authenticity, not just tone
This is a full three-pickup set for bridge, middle, and neck positions, aimed at players chasing genuine late-’50s Stratocaster character — the kind of tone that made single-coils a religion in the first place. If your Strat needs to sound like it was born in 1959, this is the shortest path there.
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