I just bought another set for my brother. If your Strat lack snap, warmth or dynamics, then regardless of your style you should install these to wake that old Strat up. If you are like most Guitarists, then your Pickup Drawer is probably full. The Pro's tell us they are very tube-like in their response. I'll be using them in my future builds", “The sustain is really amazing. "Your pickups are killer. See all results ({ suggestion.results_count }). Players with good ears seem to hear the difference right away. We think it is counter-productive to have more than handful of different flavors for each type of pickup. They make a good guitar sound great and a great guitar sound amazing. This is due to many failed attempts over the years to nail your desired tone. These pickups let the sounds in your head shine through the speaker with sweet tone and singing sustain. We care about your tone. Paul Kossoff, Jimmy Page and Gary Moore played (and continue to play) Gibson Les Pauls. Demand for our pickups from Pro Players & Luthiers/Builders is enough to sustain us as a company. “They bloom just like a vintage tube amplifier. There's nothing else like these on the market.”, -Dan Courtenay, Vintage Guitar Expert/Buyer in NYC, "They sound better than the other pickups I've used. Sound is something you hear. St. Helens!” More and more blues players jumped on the Stratocaster bandwagon throughout the 1970s. Blues, Rock, R&B, to Funk, we have the right model for your stratocaster guitar. They just agree with all of my amps. They respond to my playing in such an incredible way. | Humbucker Soup, Acoustic Pickups That Make Your Guitar Sing, ASK HBS: Panning a Guitar Between Two Amps. The important thing is the tone stays the same as the result of our constant attention to tone. It humbling but that was always the goal. Overview. There is no need for tricky wiring gimmicks when you have a set of pickups of this caliber. Fed up with over-hyped guitar pickups, we decided to take matters into our own hands. Taking this extra step enabled us to create pickups that sound great with vintage tube amps, modern tube amps, pedals, solid state amps, digital devices and even software. Most Strat-style guitars don’t have multiple volume knobs to set different pickups at different levels, but you can still manually roll the volume back while playing rhythm and bring the level back for solos. The tweaks are typically very minor. Sometimes it seemed like a road without an end. As the name suggests the Fender Texas Special Strat guitar pickups are designed to give you that Texas Blues sound. Special degaussed Alnico 2 magnets soften the treble just a bit and keep the high notes under control. "I was knocked out by your pickups! Once you're done, be sure to check out Texas Blues Alley’s YouTube page for more great lessons. When comparing our pickups to other pickups, the great players hear the difference right away. We have made various improvements in an effort to eliminate the dreaded pickup failure assoiciated with the pickups from the vintage era. Our conviction never softened and we continued to push forward. Adjusting your volume and tone knobs opens up all kinds of doors in exploring the tonal pallet of these pickups. As the name suggests the Fender Texas Special Strat guitar pickups are designed to give you that Texas Blues sound. They give you all of that warmth, bloom & sustain you’d expect in a vintage pickups without being overly wound.”. This is the same reason so many pro's equipped all of their guitars with our pickups. Tone is something you feel. However, by identifying specific techniques, notes, and patterns to follow, you can begin finding your own blues sound. Our pickups are Handwound one at a time. Shop the widest selection of Fender Strats at the guaranteed lowest price. That's what our customers are saying. Strat Pickups cost $497 - Made by hand right here in the USA - Due to overwhelming demand, the current wait is about 2 months. I put them in my guitar and it is exactly what I was looking for. We use different types of magnets for the various styles. Set all dials to 5 except for reverb and vibrato if there is any. I spent a great deal of money for a Strandberg only to find the sound was not up to par. These things are sounding better every day. It’s really amazing what you guys are doing over there. Free shipping to your door or pick up at your local Guitar Center store. They are the most sensitive pickups I've ever played...the best! When you hit it harder you hear the dynamics you want to hear. Super warm, dynamic & they sustain forever. They sound like vintage pickups”, "Something about the way they feel when you play...the way they make you play & respond to you guitar is so important because it's inspiring & let you play better. Tone is something you feel. They are so dynamic...I just love them.”, "Just like vintage pickups only better. Likewise, if you have a bright-sounding guitar and want to tame it slightly for a more vintage blues tone, try a longer cable with 140pF/m or higher. We slightly tweak the voicing of these Vintage Style Pickups to nail a desired tone. Hot, but not too aggressive, with plenty of chime and sparkle. They just sound huge”, “They sound great & complement each other very well. Plugged straight in, it sounds like it was going through a top shelf tube compressor—only better. This knowledge drives everything we do. more…, A cross between the standard Fender style single coil and a Gibson P90, Lindy Fralin’s Steel Pole 42 is somewhat of a hybrid. There are just really vintage sounding pickups. If you are thinking about Great Jazzy Tones………….Think Tone Specific! A big improvement over the other pickups I had. There are harmonics coming out of the amp in the room I’m not used to with when using the Tone Specific's & it translate's beautifully when recorded! Naturally, it can be hard to know where to begin when faced with so many options. All of our pickups are potted to avoid unwanted feedback or the hated squeal. Not reliced but something that feels and sounds like an old guitar, but reliable, with some modern enhancements. Vintage pickups sound great for a reason and we try to recreate our pickups to be as historically correct as possible. They’re really easy on the hands...they just feel, right. When you plug in your Fender Stratocaster or other Stratocaster. Yes, it’ll give you all three variants, and again, in single coil … Just like you. We specialize in Vintage Winds. I want these in all of my guitars.”, "Man you are a Genius. An idea that sounds great on paper, but how do you get there? Some players have an idea of what their guitar needs to sound it’s best, others need a little help in deciding. If you are willing to be patient, then we will be happy to make a set for you. The amplifier comes with the Fender reverb which is famous for its sound. In the end, with the help of our friends and Beta testers, we got there! Our experienced staff is ready to help you find what you are looking for. This will help you hear the differences between the models. more…, The Seymour Duncan SSL-5 Custom Staggered Single-Coil Pickup, as the name suggests, is a high output single coil pickup designed to be perfect for Texas Blues, Rock, and even some Heavy Rock. People were still trying to figure out exactly where solidbody electric guitars fit … Our goal is for these to be the last pickups you have to install in your guitar. If you are looking for replacements and you would like to get a sound similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt, or Johnny Winter then these Blues Stratocaster pickups are recommended. Pickups are fairly easy to change yourself, as they require minimal knowledge and a few tools. You can also buy the amplifier with an optional footswitch. In an effort to reduce stress we've considered only taking orders from Pro's & Luthiers but a big part of the joy of comes from sharing great tone with the next wave of Pro's & other appreciative tone seekers from all around the globe. I have built guitars for many pros including 5 for Eric ‘Roscoe’ Ambel and 4 for Joe Bonamassa. -Ford Thurston, Guitarist for Randy Houser based in Nashville, TN, “Very present, warm & fat. ", “It's like plugging into a nice Studio Tube Compressor...you hear every nuance of every note. These no-frills amps are affordable, reliable and loud, and they pair extremely well with stomp boxes. -Steve Ouimette, Session Guitarist - Alice Cooper, Guitar Hero, Public Enemy, “Tone Specific always delivers a masterpiece. We welcome you to join us on this path. Sigler Music Center is a full-line retail music store and has been in business for more than 50 years. A set of pickups that capture every nuance of your playing style is rare find these days. I put your Deluxe pickups in my #2 Gibson & your 59 Blues Strat's in #2 Strat and now both those guitars sound better than any vintage guitar. If you're looking for a … It bears his distinctive U.S. flag finish, with a red-and-white striped body and white-stars-on-blue-background pickguard. Now the guitar pickups had to be dialed to nail Specific Tones. Many of these guys even ditch their vintage pickups in favor of our pickups. I’ve tried every important pickup upgrade since 1983 & the pickups are the best by far. Open Tuning: The original blues players were largely self taught (and many of them illiterate), and one […] We used these late-50's Strat's as a tonal starting point. During our research, the boutique pickups for the most part fell way short of the hype. It’s hard to say which is “better”. Keep doing what you do! They each have a master volume control, but where the Tele only has one tone control, the Strat has dedicated tone knobs for the middle and bridge pickups. In the 60s Strat pickups changed – they got a bit hotter, the magnet quality improved and started to provide a bit more snap and attack. The answers were found in our study of the original vintage pickups from the 50’s & 60’s. It's just like playing an incredible tube amp. Home Forums > Main Stratocaster Guitar Discussion Forum > MyMusic Forum > Pyronym's crappy playing Discussion in ' MyMusic Forum ' started by pyronym , Feb 27, 2015 . The Fender Telecaster and Gibson Les Paul had just come out a few years prior. Whether you like to put them closer to the strings our further away, your tone will remain dynamic, warm and touch-sensitive. Our pickups are designed to sound great in the guitar in which they are installed. When it comes to the best blues guitars, some swear … There's nothing else like them. What makes them better than vintage pickups is that each set is consistent. Watch our Fender Vintera Series video demo. This is the period of time in which the switched from the more twangy grade III Alnico magnets to grade V Alnico's. Hands down the best pickups on the market. I don’t how they do it but they even feel sweet. From smooth David Gilmour to Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Texas tone,” or from vintage to modern, this list covers most Blues players and includes some great Blues Stratocaster pickups. We buy large quantities of everything but when we open a new batch of anything, we have to go back to the drawing board. Now every Guitarist can experience the joy of having vintage voiced pickups tailored for their preferred tonal style without paying crazy prices for inconsistent vintage pickups. Now I need to get more sets for my #1 guitars. Not having the perfect pickups for your style can be extremely frustrating. At some point in time, you probably came to the uneasy realization that “Close enough would have to be good enough”. Tone Specific is not in any way associated or affiliated with Fender Musical Instruments (FMIC) or DiMarzio Pickups. The blues virtuoso’s ‘Number One’ Strat was the core of his tone Price: $1,699/£2,059 | Body: Select Alder | Neck: Maple (thick oval shape) | Scale: 25.5" | Fingerboard: Pao Ferro | Frets: 22 | Pickups: 3x Texas Special Single-Coils | Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2 (Bridge Pickup) | Hardware: Gold | Finish: 3-color sunburst design with polyurethane finish We use vintage style bobbins and metal cover materials as well as other materials. BluesTone 4™ DIY Kit Version For Blues Players! This single-coil, single-conductor pickup features staggered Alnico 5 magnets. There are only a handful of guitars you should be looking at if you want to achieve a sweet, vintage blues tone. During the learning process, we dumped our pickup drawers and started to reverse-engineering everything. Sound is something you hear. Our focus is on making musical pickups that will agree with your musical vision for many years to come. During beta testing, many of the top Pro's we work with could not tell the difference between their vintage pickups and our freshly-wound gems. The Classic Blues set from Tonerider nails these late 60’s tones, whilst also offering the benefits of a calibrated wind for more even … It's kind of like plugging into and old Neve console”, -Mike Severson, Guitarist for Robert Glasper, Phillip Bailey (Earth, Wind & Fire). You'll notice these tonal differences immediately. They sound very fat but very clear. These responsive pickups catch the essence of my guitars & enables the musician to create the sounds he wants”, “Super warm & articulate with great sustain. Neck Pickup “stays together” & won't not get muddy when overdriven. More than a few top pro's have reported a huge improvement by dropping these into their vintage guitars. We too have spent much of our lives chasing tones. I have relied on a couple of the biggest boutique pickup makers for the most part, but your pickups are a game changer. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________, “You are a Genius. When you are able to grasp this concept, then you've arrived & we can't wait to make you an amazing set of pickups. 24 Frets. Unlike the rest of the herd of boutique winders that just wrap wire around a bobbin to achieve a certain Ohm reading, we've taken painstaking path to tonal perfection. The Pro's tell us they are very tube-like in their response. Vintage Tone for Modern Times. We have a hard time making these quickly enough because pro's are putting these in all of their main guitars including their vintage guitars. And thanks to Fender's state-of-the-art Noiseless design, the clean, full sound is free of hum. Now every Guitarist can experience the joy of having vintage voiced pickups tailored for their preferred tonal style without breaking the bank. The bridge pickup is the first one that has made me happy other than my vintage bridge pickup. Intonation- properly setting up your Strat can make all the difference as you navigate throughout … Gibson SG Standard. The other reason we don't disclose Ohm reading is due to the fact that over time, and even from batch to batch, the composition of materials can slightly change. All of our pickups are made with coated magnet Wire that are of Vintage Specs. Guitar Pickups, Pedals & Parts. If you've realized this, then you've arrived & we can't wait to make the last set of pickups for your best guitar. They destroy all other pickups. You don’t don’t get that with vintage pickups…some are great & some are duds. I imagine this is what new vintage pickups sounded like back in the 50's & 60's", -Dani Robinson, Blues Guitarist (Performs Jimi parts w/Billy Cox Experience), “You are a Tone Wizard. Sound is something you hear. They are just amazing”, -Mike Gallaher, Legendary Guitarist - Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, “You guys are Geniuses. The goal is to make pickups that will not only inspire you when you get them but also 20 or 30 years down the road. Subscribe to our channel for all the latest guitar videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCppTVzLUeSGFFslNTkilJCg?sub_confirmation=1 We recently caught … There is reason you almost never see these pop up for sale on the used market. After we identified what made certain guitar pickups great, we had to figure out how to replicate this greatness. Big improvement over thin sounding stock pickups. This included working with top Professional Guitarists along with legendary luthiers, pickup winders and amp builders. With over 20 stratocaster pickup sets we have the right tone for your guitar. An accurate replica of the starred-and-striped Stratocaster guitar that infamous MC5 guitarist and Detroit proto-punk Wayne Kramer used back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. What are the Best Blues Telecaster Bridge Pickups? The feel of a pickup is much more relevant than this specs, pro's understand this & Joe Cocker's former guitarist explains this phenomenon in the video below. It was a very difficult process that took years to master. Thanks Again & God Bless You. At first I thought it was a subtle change, but the more I play, the more I can’t STOP playing! “These pickups sound absolutely fantastic. At some point some of the models are going to start sounding the same. I’m the luthier/owner of Stonetree Custom Guitars for over 20 years now. Now, it is fabulous. The tone of a pickup is partially determined by the collective materials along with the various techniques employed by the builder of the pickup. If you are looking for replacements and you would like to get a sound similar to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bonnie Raitt, or Johnny Winter then these Blues Stratocaster … To improve the tone there is a FAT control button. It seems the better the player, the more excited they get after hearing our pickups in their guitar. Fender H. M. Strat - Bluestone in Rosewood fingerboard. We put this knowledge to use in every set we make. To get it just right we had to really understand each part of the chain of tone and how each part interacted with the other parts. Why buy a generic set when you can get Tone Specific pickups. “These pickups respond just like vintage pickups. To help you make an informed decision we’ve posted video’s that show the different models pickups being played by the same guitarist using one amp. A lot of companies offer more models than you can imagine. | Humbucker Soup, What are the best Telecaster Bridge Pickups for Rock? If you are thinking about tone………….Think Tone Specific! They have this dynamic thing going on kind of like a great tube amp. The spanky quack of a Strat wailing the blues and … Both types of guitars have been used quite successfully, for example BB King is famous for using a semi-hollow body. The Blues Junior is a 15-watt warm-toned, longtime favorite - the perfect grab-and-go tube amp for stage and studio. This change delivered a fatter and tighter bottom and increased the overall dynamic range. On many modern Stratocasters, the first tone control affects the neck pickup; the second tone control affects the middle and bridge pickups; on some Artist Series models (Eric Clapton and Buddy Guy signature guitars), the first tone control is a presence circuit that cuts or boosts treble and bass frequencies, affecting all the pickups; the second tone control is an active midrange booster that … Using several unique processes and the finest modern materials available, we are able to create Amazing Vintage Voiced Pickups. Our pickup designs all sound different and are voiced in a way to help solve real-world musical problems. We dissected these special pickups and unlocked their secrets. This would include Bass, Middle, … Blues Specials are our second best-selling Stratocaster single coil set, and for a good reason: with a thicker, warmer tone, they are perfect for balancing out a bright guitar and pushing your amp hard, all while retaining “the” Strat tone! Bottom line, sound is something you hear. In it, guitarist and instructor Anthony Stauffer goes over the five pickup positions that are available on a Stratocaster's pickup selector switch, and how best to switch between them whilst playing blues. I now own 2 sets & I can't get enough. These pickups are so much better than everything else out there.”. Some of the tonal answers were easy because of the special designs we uncovered in our study of vintage pickups. You can produce an endless amount of tone by changing your pick-attack and picking location. Great Tone has the ability to move you & the audience too. Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan, made the Stratocaster famous in a Blues setting. We use several different vintage based potting methods. Leaning heavily on his blues and R&B background, he slammed his Strats through a chain of effects. Here at Tone Specific Guitar Pickups we feel your pain. !”, Doug Rappoport, Session & Touring Guitarist, “Amazing pickups. Handmade in the USA - Vintage Voiced to Nail Certain Tones. Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck played (and continue to play) Fender Stratocasters. This is the period of time in which the switched from the more twangy grade III Alnico magnets to grade V Alnico's. After we figured out how to make guitar pickups tonally equal to the best pickups vintage pickups, our work still wasn’t finished…. These pickups are designed to musically respond to you. Comes with white covers. Marty5150 explains this phenomenon in the video below. Tone Specific pickups are more dynamic sounding, I'd say they're organic sounding. There were some original vintage electric guitar pickups from the 50’s and 60’s as well as dozens of sets from the most prolific boutique winders. We welcome you to join us on this path. Blues guitar can take many forms, which means that learning how to get the blues sound is an evolving process. With other pickups you don’t get that. Thank you very much". Our pickups are made by guitar players for other guitar players. Our building process takes a little longer than most pickup winders and we have rigorous testing that is performed on all pickups before they ship. I know you've worked hard at your craft but you should be very proud. The 1959 Blues Strat set was inspired by a couple of amazing sets from the late 1950’s. The demand from Professional Guitarists & Luthiers is about enough to sustain us but we really enjoy sharing our creations with the general public. Some pickups that really need to breathe are very lightly potted, while other in other pickups we employ different methods to help achieve certain tone and functionalities. It is possible to upgrade your guitar at a reasonable price: change the pickups. Interesting! You can't get tone like this any other way. Stratocaster® , Strat®, Telecaster® and Tele® are licensed trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments (FMIC), these marks are only used as descriptive terms. You'll notice the difference from the first note. You'll notice increased harmonic content. he style of pickup and desired tone will dictate which type of potting materials and potting methods we use. 1959 Blues Strat® Pickup Set - Best Stratocaster Pickups for Blues. If you are like most of our customers, you'll order multiple sets upon hearing these. When the Strat debuted in 1954, players weren't sure what to make of it. The American Professional II Stratocaster is also loaded with a Push-Push tone knob that adds the neck pickup to the signal no matter what switch position you're using. Perfectly matched and more versatile than my vintage pickups”. Dial your amp’s gain or volume so that when your guitar’s volume is set at 10, the amp has a nice singing sustain. Being just average was never a consideration. Recommended to you based on your activity and what's popular • Feedback I use them in as many of my builds as possible.”, "I wanted to thank you again for making these great pickups. They are very dynamic, very tubey. Tonerider TRS-3 Classic Blues Strat Pickup Set. We are sure you will appreciate the attention to detail when you hear your new pickups. The style of pickup and desired tone will dictate which type of potting materials and potting methods we use. If you are trying to sell a million sets of pickups a year, then it probably makes sense to have dozens models. We go the extra mile to ensure the tone of our pickups is consistent from batch to batch and year to year. Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar. I can’t put my guitar down...the response is very Tube like..very 3-D sounding. You can watch the helpful tutorial above. For the Fender Stratocaster, there are three single coil pickups with five different configuration options. They go in all of my guitars. The sustain and warmth is incredible. If you realize this, then you've arrived & you'll be blown away by our work. style pickups. Just look to the greats for inspiration. ", “I’ve had over 8 different sets of pickups in my guitar…I can honestly say without a doubt…these are the best sounding pickups I have ever heard... Well done gentleman…thanks for ending my tone search.”, “I noticed the difference right away. They play just like butter & sustain forever. They have this 3-D thing going on. A couple of guitarists – Eric Claptonbeing perhaps the most notable – have used a numbe… That said, it’s no surprise that there are pickups for virtually every style of music, type of player, and type of guitar. What Are The Best Telecaster Bridge Pickups? Tone is something you feel. Quite often, the results can be significant, especially with lower-priced guitars in which the quality of the pickups is questionable. 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