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SKU: GS20425
This is the set that Fralin built his reputation on. The name comes from the Vintage neck/middle, and Hot bridge. The hot bridge helps to alleviate what Fralin feels is a traditional Strat's Achilles heel, which is the weak (thin) bridge pickup. The neck and middle pickups are ‘50s specs, while the bridge is as hot as possible with this wire (42-gauge Heavy Formvar). Beveled Alnico 5 magnets, with cloth leads.
We stock this set with or without a baseplate on the bridge pickup, or with a Steel-Pole 43 bridge pickup. We also offer the set with a hybrid stagger rather than the vintage stagger. The baseplate is a steel plate that is attached to the bottom of the bridge pickup, then wax potted to eliminate microphonic feedback. Its purpose is to fatten up the pickup a little by inserting a ferrous metal plate into the magnetic field; it's a good choice for those people who find a stock bridge pickup to be a little too bright. This option adds $10. The Steel Pole 43 bridge pickup is Lindy's hottest single-coil pickup for Strats. It is built just like a Gibson P-90. It will add mids and hit your preamp harder than a stock Strat pickup. It works perfectly when combined with other Fralin Strat pickups in terms of hum-canceling. It is a great upgrade if fat bridge tone is your thing! This is a no-cost option.
If you're putting these pickups in a guitar with a fretboard radius of 10" or flatter, you may want to consider Fralin's hybrid stagger. Fender's original stagger pattern was devised at a time when all Fenders had a 7.25" radius. There are still plenty of guitars out there with a 7.25" radius, so pickups with the conventional stagger are still the norm. However, guitars with a 10" or flatter radius will probably benefit from the flatter hybrid-stagger.
Pickup Covers: We order Fralins with white covers. If you want other colors we have Fender covers available, and we have knobs to match them.
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SKU: GS20492
SSV = Single Screw Vintage
Suhr's classic humbuckers, with one screw coil and one slug coil. 50mm pole spacing on neck pickups, 50mm or 53mm spacing on bridge pickups. The DSV+ bridge pickup is a hotter version of the DSV.
Acme stocks Suhr's exposed-coil humbuckers with two screw coils (DSV), in black, white, and zebra. We stock Suhr's covered humbuckers with one screw coil and one slug coil (SSV) in chrome and gold. All neck pickups are 50mm spacing. All bridge pickups are available in either 50mm (Gibson) spacing, or 53mm (Fender) spacing, with the exception of white bridges, which we only stock in 53mm. Other options available by special order. more information »
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SKU: GS20306
For the Strat player who can't live with single-coil hum, we stock these pickups. Here is Fender's description:
"With the special design combination of traditional magnets and new Samarian Cobalt magnetic material, the illustrious spank-and-clank Strat sound roars forth from these pickups with eight-cylinder dynamic and magnetic response that actually dusted most of our coveted Kennedy-era test pickups. Standard equipment in our American Deluxe Strats."
Available in White, Aged White, Parchment, and Black more information »
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SKU: GS20435
Fender Basses have defined the electric bass since its invention. Fralin’s Jazz Bass and P-Bass replacement pickups offer a loud, clear, and even response to four string bass players. Using Alnico 5 magnets and 42 gauge Heavy Formvar wire, they are all hand wound to vintage specifications. Under or over winding is available upon request (special order) as is a steel-poled version of either pickup (special order).
The split Jazz is constructed with two separate short coils (like a P-Bass pickup), with both coils contained in a stock Jazz cover. This results in a hum-canceling pickup. While Lindy has done everything he can to maintain the vintage voicing, the hum-canceling feature comes at the expense of a little of the high end, although this is subtle. Every effort has been made to voice these so that they're as close to true single coils as possible.
Bass Player Magazine loved Lindy's stock Jazz pickups, saying this about them:
"The Fralins had all of the mid-range punch of the stock set, but they provided considerably more warmth on the bottom, more clarity and "sparkle" in the high end, and more output. They were evenly balanced across the strings - and they weren't microphonic. In short, with the Fralin pickups the '65 Jazz Bass retained it's vintage character but became even more lively and musical."
If single coil hum is a problem for you, then this might be just the option you've been looking for! more information »
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SKU: GS20366
These are humbuckers in size and shape, and they are quiet, but the sound is pure single coil. Built like a P-90, the P-92 has flat Alnico magnets underneath the pickup, with adjustable pole pieces. It's fat but still has clear, bright wound strings. Available in 8,000, 9,000, or 10,000 turns. Covered only, in black, nickel or gold. more information »
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SKU: GS20392
These are humbuckers in size and shape, and they are quiet, but the sound is pure single coil. Built like a Tele bridge pickup, the Twangmaster has non-adjustable Alnico 5 rod magnets for pole pieces; and it's even clearer than the P-92s, with the sound you would expect from Alnico 5 rods. Available in 8,000, 9,000, or 10,000 turns. Covered only, in black, nickel or gold. more information »
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SKU: GS20399
These are humbuckers in size and shape, and they are quiet, but the sound is pure single coil. Built like a Tele bridge pickup, the Twangmaster has non-adjustable Alnico 5 rod magnets for pole pieces; and it's even clearer than the P-92s, with the sound you would expect from Alnico 5 rods. Available in 8,000, 9,000, or 10,000 turns. Covered only, in black, nickel or gold. more information »
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SKU: GS20410
Great for any humbucker-equipped guitar, and Strat-style guitars with a single-single-hum or hum-single-hum configuration. We have also sold these to Tele players who like a humbucker in the neck. Fralin has devised a humbucker that looks normal but sounds brighter on the wound strings than two single coil Pups side by side.
Fralin Unbuckers have their two coils wound with different amounts of wire. While a typical 8K humbucker would have each coil wound to 4K, an 8K Unbucker would have a 3K coil and a 5K coil. This makes the pickup brighter. A typical 8K humbucker would have one of its 4K coils combined with the single coil, typically closer to 6K. There is somewhat of a mismatch between the two pickups, with the 4K humbucker coil being thinner sounding than the 6K single coil. If an 8K Unbucker is used instead of an 8K humbucker, the Unbucker would have its 5K coil combined with the 6K middle pickup. This is a much better match, and more closely approximates the sound of two single coils combined.
The second benefit of the Unbucker is that some people think they sound better when used as a humbucker (when both coils are on in series). Lindy is in this group. He says that his personal PRS McCarty never sounded so good as when he replaced the stock humbuckers with a pair of his Unbuckers. He thinks that the mismatch between the coils yields a more complex humbucking tone than two matched coils provides. So the Unbucker is not just for use in a Fender-style guitar where a humbucker is being used in conjunction with a single coil, they are also a great upgrade for any guitar that uses humbuckers.
Downside: the hum-canceling is slightly compromised. While an Unbucker is still hum-canceling to a large extent, it is a little noisier than conventional humbuckers.
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Gibson pole spacing - black, zebra, nickel, gold
Fender pole spacing - black, white more information »
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SKU: GS20510
From Van Zandt's website:
If you like it cool like a cactus julep on a warm Austin night, you'll cotton to the Blues Model. Warmer and fuller sounding than either the True Vintage or Vintage Plus sets, the Blues model is attack-sensitive, responding to a light pick attack while retaining a lot of snap even with a heavy attack. The Blues Model has a bit more fullness in the mids and a lower peak in the treble range to kick out those bigger, warmer Strat tones.
Includes an RWRP middle for hum-canceling in 2 and 4. Mounting hardware included. Covers not included but are available on our website if needed. more information »
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SKU: GS20511
From Van Zandt's website:
If you like your sound hotter than 5-alarm chili on the 4th of July, order up the Rock Model pickups and your Strat will sing with a sound as big as Texas! Built for those players who favor tones from the heavier side of the musical fence, this pickup has a lot of top-end growl and solid mids with a higher output level that helps push your signal into overdrive. These aren’t your Dad’s Strat pickups! Includes RWRP middle for hum-canceling in 2 and 4.
Includes an RWRP middle for hum-canceling in 2 and 4. Mounting hardware included. Covers not included but are available on our website if needed. more information »
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SKU: GS20398
These are humbuckers in size and shape, and they are quiet, but the sound is pure single coil. Built like a Tele bridge pickup, the Twangmaster has non-adjustable Alnico 5 rod magnets for pole pieces; and it's even clearer than the P-92s, with the sound you would expect from Alnico 5 rods. Available in 8,000, 9,000, or 10,000 turns. Covered only, in black, nickel or gold. more information »
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SKU: GS20439
Calibrated Set: 5.5K - 5.9K. Alnico 2 flat poles, scatter wound. Voiced for early model Blackface or late model Tweed amps. Excellent for use with overdrive pedals. Smooth top end. RWRP for hum-canceling operation in positions 2 and 4. White pickup covers included, along with mounting hardware. more information »
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