Description
Before pickup covers got fancy, guitars wore lipstick tubes—literally. Seymour Duncan revives that oddball charm with the Lipstick for Strat, a neck-position pickup built to chase the chime and sparkle that defined early Stratocaster tone.
- Alnico 5 magnets paired with a special winding spec, mirroring the construction of original ’50s lipstick units
- Delivers a bright, jangly voice suited to country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, and classic rock
- Housed in the unmistakable tube-shaped casing for a genuinely retro look on your pickguard
This isn’t just about nostalgia—the tone is functional. The combination of Alnico 5 and the tailored winding keeps highs articulate without turning brittle, so single-note runs and chord work both stay clear and lively. It’s the kind of top-end sparkle that cuts through a mix without demanding a ton of gain to sound alive.
Buying the full set nets you three pickups working together: a hotter custom-wound bridge for extra push, a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle to cancel hum in positions 2 and 4, and this standard neck unit rounding out the trio. Drop it into any Strat-routed body and you get an instant character shift—less scooped-modern, more twangy-vintage, with the visual bonus of those classic lipstick tubes on display.
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