#Fender musicmaster pickup full#

Though tonally similar to Duckbuckers, the rails design eliminates any potential dropout in string bending.'ĭC Resistance: Neck 13.2 k / Bridge : 20.6 kĭescription: 'High output single-coil-sized Stack.

The sound is clean, clear and bright, with all of the quack you love in the notch positions. Vintage Rails use a unique split rail, twin coil design and special (parallel) wiring to achieve true, vintage, single-coil tone without hum. Perfect for country, pop, surf, rockabilly, blues, ska and classic rock. This pickup responds to the subtlest finger movements.'ĭC Resistance: Neck 2.31 k / Bridge 2.67 kĭescription: 'Vintage output single-coil-sized rails humbucker with the sound of a vintage Strat®.

#Fender musicmaster pickup full#

The two thin blades, strong ceramic magnet and powerful coil windings give you the incredible sustain and a fat, full sound thats needed for playing heavier rock music.

One of the highest output and most popular pickups we make. Great for classic rock, garage, punk, heavy rock, thrash, classic metal and nu-metal. Hotter and louder than both the Vintage Staggered (SSL-1) Hot Stack® (STK-S2) pickups, Cool Rails are for players who need a louder, punchier, and fatter single-coil sound.'ĭC Resistance: Neck 10.8 k / Bridge 16.9 kĭescription: 'High output single-coil-size rails humbucker. Created by popular demand, Cool Rails use the same twin coil design as our Hot Rails, but are wound to produce a clearer, brighter, and more dynamic sound. Recommended for blues, classic rock, jazz-rock fusion, heavy rock and aggressive instrumental rock. I've found several pickups that match my criteria and am curious which might be the best choice.ĭC Resistance: Neck 9.4 k / Bridge 10.3 kĭescription: 'Smooth and bluesy single-coil-sized rails humbucker. Which pickups have other people tried? What were the results? Did you use a 'bridge' pickup or a 'neck' pickup? I'd also like a 4-conductor pickup, which will allow for series/parallel switching (push/pull volume pot). I hate the sterility of active pickups, so passive it is. I want something with pretty high output, along with rails so that the strings are covered evenly (no 'lets see how close to the poles the strings line up'). The single coil thats currently in the bass hums like there's no tomorrow. I'd like to keep the original pickguard and NOT route anything, so I'm going to put another Strat-style pickup in there. The Musicmaster sports a single Strat-style pickup with a black cover, hiding the 6 poles made to align with the strings of a guitar - not a bass. The tone pot is shot, the strings are probably from 1973 (rus-TAY), and the pickup isn't really cutting it. The Musicmaster guitar has one slanted neck pickup and the more modern Fender Mustang guitar had two slanted pickups.It's about time to overhaul my '73 Musicmaster. Note: Unlike the Stratocaster, the neck pickup on the Duo Sonics are slanted like the bridge pickup. The magnets slightly extend out the bottom of the flatwork.įor many years I have talked to Eric Johnson about these pickups and they’re one of his favorites. They seem a little weak usually because of the solid cover (the magnets are not as close to the strings) and the magnets all being. They are not very loud but have great fidelity. They are wound quite full like the early Stratocasters and have a great sound. The magnets on the Duo sonic and Musicmasters pickups are flush with the top of the bobbins flatwork. The Duo Sonics and Musicmasters had solid top covers, unlike the Stratocaster covers that have molded round holes so the magnets can protrude through the cover. Later pickups used 42 Plain Enamel for the insulation. The 50s and early 60s pickups used the same 42 AWG Formvar insulation as the Stratocasters. The pickups used together were actually humbucking. This was done to reduce unwanted hum when the two pickups were used together. In other words, the (Bridge) pickup was wound Top Going with a North Polarity and the (Neck) pickup was wound Top Coming with a South Polarity. The two pickup Duo Sonic guitar was the first that I recall that had a stock (RW/RP) Reverse Wind/Reverse Polarity. This made the magnet look rough and pitted. The early ones that I have rewound usually had the sand casting marks on them. 197″ until the late 50s, then they were a. The magnets in the early Duo Sonics and Musicmaster are. The Duo Sonic (has two single coils) and Musicmaster (one single coil pickup) guitars always had flatwork (Vulcanized Fibre) similar to the Stratocaster.