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The Fender Fat '50s Strat Pickup Set gives you calibrated pickups constructed with hand-beveled, staggered Alnico V magnets and Formvar magnet wire and they deliver enhanced bass response without the harsh midrange. The middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in positions 2 and 4.


Brilliant ’50s-era Stratocaster tone with a little more attitude. Single-coil Custom Shop Fat ’50s Stratocaster pickups feature Formvar magnet wire and staggered and hand-beveled alnico 5 magnets for enhanced bass response without the harsh mid-range. Ideal for blues, rock, pop, country and jazz.

 

As Heard on

Fender American Standard Stratocaster® guitars

 

Fender Custom Shop Fat ’50s Strat pickups deliver the single-coil 1950s Stratocaster sound you know and love. Hot-rodded wiring design delivers enhanced bass response and an extra shot of 21st-century attitude.

 

Tonal Characteristics

  • Formvar magnet wire adds brightness and glassiness
  • Middle pickup is reverse-wound to eliminate hum in pickup positions two and four
  • Staggered hand-beveled polepieces balance output across every string
  • Alnico 5 magnets add more focus and enhanced dynamics

 

 

Product Details

  • Period-correct cloth wire and fiber bobbin construction
  • Available with white pickup covers

Included Components

Fender Custom Shop Fat ’50s Strat pickups come with all parts needed for installation, including:

  • Mounting screws
  • Pickup height adjustment tubing
  • Wiring diagram

 

 

Output Rating (Bass/Mid/Treble)

  • Neck: 5/5/6
  • Middle: 5/3/5
  • Bridge: 5/5/7

Other Specifications

DC Resistance

  • Neck: 6.0k ohms
  • Middle: 6.3k ohms
  • Bridge: 6.2k ohms

Inductance

  • Neck: 2.4 henries
  • Middle: 2.75 henries
  • Bridge: 2.8 henries

 

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Make:

Fender

 

Model:

Fat '50s

 

For use with

Stratocaster

...Among Others

 

Configuration:

Three single coil

 

Color:

White

 

Info:

Do you want the sound of a 50's Strat, but with a little bit more attitude? These calibrated pickups are constructed with hand-beveled, staggered Alnico 5 magnets and Formvar magnet wire.

 

The Fat '50s deliver enhanced bass response without the harsh mid-range.  The middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in positions two and four.  The blues never sounded so sweet.

 

All Custom Shop pickups are constructed with cloth lead wires, fiber bobbins and are wax potted.

 

Each pickup is designed and hand-built by a small team of individuals in the Fender Custom Shop.

 

Extras:

Mounting Screws / Pickup Tubing / Wiring Diagram

 

Logos / Labels / Branding:

None

 

Condition:

This is a brand new item.

 

Retail Packaging:

Yes - Packaging may vary from photos

 

Part Number:

099-2113-000

 

Rock On!