The pinnacle of pre-CBS fender production, the pickups from this era are considered by many true aficionados to be the best ever produced. I tend to agree. Sporting powerful Alnico V magnets and wound with the then "New" Plain enamel (PE" wire, Want true Eric Clapton tone? Look no further; this is it. Calibrated to excel in ALL FIVE positions on a strat pickup selector; the bridge will be full with just enough bite, the middle position will twang with the best, the neck will sing like a tubular bell, and the in-between positions will drip with complex harmonic content.

 

“Best of” vintage specs include:

 

• Hand charged Alnico V vintage staggered sand cast beveled top polepiece magnets.

• Vintage plain Enamel 42ga copper magnet wire.

• Hand-wound by a master craftsman with a distinct scatter-pattern.

• Calibrated for optimum Bridge, Middle, & Neck positions.

• Lightly potted with historic wax potting.

• Vintage cloth push-back pre-tinned wireleads

• Vintage correct vulcanized fiber work

• Vintage pickup height tension conical spring

• Vintage Nickel Pickup height adjustment screws

• Pickup covers - your choice of black, white or cream

• Available with or without Historic ageing treatment.

 

Average Resistance & Induction at 70-degrees F:
• Bridge: 7.0 K/3.3 Henrys
• Middle: 6.4K/2.8 Henrys
• Neck: 6.0K/2.5 Henrys
(IMPORTANT: Specs change with temperature and many other conditions/variables, especially RESISTANCE.

NEVER use resistance as a firm indicator of a pickups output, tone, or anything else!)