M. I. E. 1959 Stratocaster Set of 3 pre-CBS Boutique Hand wound 59's

  
The 1959 pickups were used by SRV in his Number # 1 guitar. A 1963 Body with a 1962 Neck, loaded with Pre-CBS 1959 Hand/Scatter wound pickups. I chased the stories, myths and rumors and went down the rabbit hole.

SRV followed the late great Jimi Hendrix and the influences are unbelievable as he added his own gift of style to the Stratocaster and stage performance. I have included a demo done clean on an AC-30 to show what you could add with pedals and a overdriven amp. I may add a Marshall version down the road. 1959 Custom Hand/Scatter Wound Boutique Pickups in a loaded 5-way pickguard.

These pickups come with a complete Fender PN# 0991368000- Aged White accessory kit. All electronics are Fender CTS. Pots, CRL 5-way switch and 047 Orange drop cap with Vintage push back cloth wire and includes a new guitar jack. My stock pickguard colors are White, Black, Mint Green, Red Tortoise or Vintage Tortoise Brown. These pickups can average on the low side of 5.85k to the High of 6.05 The Henries was 3.00 and under. This was going through numerous 1959's including my own. I specialize only in Vintage Stratocaster Pickups and for years now my Hand Wound Vintage tone pickups, magnifies the harmonics, the incidentals, the upper octaves, the fifths and the relationship of the pick to index finger strikes while maintaining strong sustained fundamental tone and real clarity. Most of my favorite Vintage Fender pickups have a little bulge in the middle and not the flat sides you see in CNC machined pickups. I added the bulge to replicate my Vintage pickups. That Tone came from Hand Wound Pickups. I have a full demo channel but due to policy I can not share a direct link and everything is scanned by AI BOTS. Specs: Averages Tested at 77 degrees and 42% humidity, +/- 5% on a DER EE LCR DE-5000, this LCR tester has a usb output that you can save on your PC in Microsoft. My 1959 Pre CBS pickups average at 5.85k to 6.05k and 3.0 and under on Henries. 2- I dip the finished bobbin in Lacquer. This does four things, #1 It keeps the coil wire from shorting out directly onto the magnet. This is where 90% of Vintage Fender Pickups fail. The coil wire rubbing against the magnets. This glues the flatwork to the magnets, eliminating the use of super glue. I also Flux/Solder the start and finish wires on the bobbin. Varying my patterns and wire tension and proprietary way that I've developed, coming from months of hand on research and beta testing. 4- I install lead Vintage Push Back Cloth Wires directly to the pickups.

5- Perform the initial testing. 6- Waxing- I use 80% Paraffin and 20% Beeswax. Heated to 140-150 degrees for 10-15 minutes for the perfect response and clarity. The Beeswax keeps the wax soft so it doesn't dry up, crack and get flaky down the road with time. #2 Helps stop high gain monophonic feedback.

The tape has zero effect on tone. # 4 Some guitarist while recording will sit in the control room with the amp in the ISO room, while others like to sit or stand by their amp. I started to notice that most Gibson guitars did not have that high squeal and after checking, those guitars had fabric tape on the pickups. So I put some Fabric tape on a few of my Strats and was floored that this worked. Back in the 50's there was really no need for it because the amps was not as high powered as today's.

Leo was a known tight wad and maybe he didn't want to add to the time and expense? 8- Perform second round of testing, confirming the correct specifications are met.

I use a MoJoTone N/S Charger. I test the Gauss on a Tesla meter making sure of a even smooth charge across each magnet. Then I put the lead wires through the Flatware hole.

I been playing Strats for over 50 years and have a pretty good idea of how a Vintage Strat should sound. Polls show 80% of the Strat players are happy with their tone. I would love to have orders from that 80% to show them what they are missing and what a low cost upgrade can do for their guitar and the enjoyment these pickups can bring. These pickups are made one at a time, by me, in my small USA shop. I use USA Remington wire and have made my pickups as affordable as possible, using the highest quality parts from top USA suppliers.

My pickups have that true vintage tone that only fine made hand/scatter wound pickups can bring. All my pickups are vintage spec'd to the correct pre CBS or early CBS years. My pickups are made to last, and come from the result of listening to my vintage guitar collection, and taking apart a bucket full of DEAD Fender pickups, studying them, painstakingly un-winding them, and taking very detailed notes.

This is how I came up with my proprietary way of hand winding my pickups. I started BETA testing in 2020 on every kind of neck and body wood made. Plus tested on tube and solid state amps, pedals, digital devices, and software in my recording studio, that I opened in 1999, with fantastic results.

I have built numerous partcasters, and have installed my pickups, and they are highly comparable to my vintage collection. Enjoy peace of mind with your new gear.

The work has been done, so install, and you will find complete nirvana for recording and playing live. Jobe Jude MIE MUSIC "Music is Everything". Thank you for supporting a small USA company.