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Stratocaster pickups

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Fender Stratocaster pickups are guitar pickups used in Fender Stratocasters. The following is an incomplete list of some popular pickups, along with their physical and electrical characteristics.

Single Coil[edit | edit source]

Fender Stratocaster Pickup Comparison
Pickup Magnet Wire RW/RP Middle DC Resistance Inductance Staggered/Flat Lead Wire Bobbin Wax Potted
Fender Custom Shop '54 Alnico 5 Formvar No Neck/Middle Pickups: 5.9K. Bridge: 6.5K Staggered Cloth Fiber
Fender Custom Shop '69 Alnico 5 Enamel No 5.8K Staggered Cloth Gray fiber
Fender Custom Shop Fat '50s Alnico 5 Formvar Yes Neck: 6.0K. Middle: 6.3K. Bridge: 6.2K Staggered, beveled Cloth Fiber
Fender Original '57/'62 Alnico 5 Formvar No 5.6K Staggered Cloth
Fralin Real '54s Alnico 3 Formvar Yes Neck - 6 K Reverse Middle - 6 K Bridge - 6.6 K
Fralin Vintage Hot Alnico 5 Formvar Yes Neck - 6 K Reverse Middle - 6 K Bridge - 6.6K
Fralin Blues Special SPN Yes Neck - 6.2 K Reverse Middle - 6.2 K Bridge - 7 K
Fralin High Output 10% 43 gauge Yes Neck - 8 K Reverse Middle - 8 K Bridge - 9.5 K
Fralin High Output 15% 43 gauge Yes Neck - 8.5 K Reverse Middle - 8.5 K Bridge - 10 K
Klein 1963-1961 Tapped Set Alnico 5 custom Formvar Neck 5.6/6.1k Middle 5.6/6.3k Bridge 5.6/6.9k
Klein Epic Series Alnico 5 custom Formvar Various Staggered Cloth Yes
Klein Jazzy Cat Alnico 5 custom Formvar Staggered Cloth Yes
Klein S Series Alnico 5 custom Formvar Staggered Cloth Yes
Bill Lawrence Keystone Strat
Lollar Special S Yes Neck 6.7K, Middle 7.1K, Bridge 7.6K Flat Cloth Yes
Lollar Blackface Alnico 5 Yes Neck 6.4K, Middle 6.5K, Bridge 6.8K Flat Cloth Yes
Lollar Blonde Alnico 2 Yes Neck 5.6K, Middle 5.8K, Bridge 6K Flat Cloth Yes
Lollar Tweed Alnico 2 Yes Neck 4.9K, Middle 5.3K, Bridge 5.7K Flat Cloth Yes
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Staggered APS-1 Alnico 2 Formvar Yes 6.4k Staggered Cloth
Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro Flat APS-2 Alnico 2 Formvar Yes 6.4k Flat Cloth
Seymour Duncan Five-Two for Strat SSL-52 Alnico 2 (high strings) / Alnico 5 (low strings) Formvar Yes Staggered Cloth
Seymour Duncan Vintage Staggered SSL-1 (California '50s) Alnico 5 Formvar Yes 6.5K Staggered Cloth
Seymour Duncan Vintage Flat SSL-2 Alnico 5 Formvar Yes 6.5K Flat Cloth
Shoreline ACX Alnico 3 Formvar 11K full/6.9K tapped
Shoreline Blue Hole Alnico 2 / Alnico 5 Formvar Staggered Cloth
Shoreline Brigantine Alnico 3, aged Formvar 5.9-6.7K Staggered Cloth
Shoreline Lighthouse Alnico 2 Formvar Staggered Cloth
Shoreline Parkway Alnico 2 Formvar 6.2-7.1K Staggered Cloth

Noiseless (Stacked single coil)[edit | edit source]

Humbucker[edit | edit source]