Fender grey bobbin pickups Here’s a loaded pickguard with 1975 codes. Full set of 1982 Fender Fullerton USA single coil pickups, with grey bobbins. 59 m NOTE: The pickup bobbin is NOT a good identifier because Fender used that bobbin on many different pickups. 69 sound with grey bobbins. Fast & Free shipping on many items! Vintage 1975 Fender Strat Grey Bobbin Fullerton Pickup Bridge Stratocaster 5. Show More. Alle diese Pickup' s hatten stoffummantelte Kabel, so genannte Cloth Wired. 7 K Discover classic Fender Fullerton pickups including the 1970's Stratocaster Tip Knob and Vintage 1982 Fender Tele Bridge Pickup. there wasnt a switch over and were probably just leftover stock. The bobbin consisted of a Vulcanized bobbin with 6 tubes in which the strings would go Well, the best sounding JM pickup I have is a grey bobbin that's dated '62 (pics are somewhere on the site I think). January 4, 1965, CBS bought , Fender Musical Instruments. THE SPECS: * Vintage gray fiber bobbin Fender Stratocaster pickups (neck and middle) Oct 17, 2019 · There were several types of pickups used on K & F and Fender lap steels. 8-5. As seen in the pictures, these are from week 15 of 82 by operator/winder 17. Pickup set for your Strat. ive seen a 68 with black flat work and my buddy has a 74 jazz with a black bobbin pickup. the overwhelming majority of 70's Feb 4, 2009 · The one has the same light colored bobbin and color variations as the original, and I understand it's not uncommon to find pickups with the darker gray bobbin or even a random black bobbin in '65 since it's a trasition year. These alone fetch very high prices. Color combination was totally common back then. 72kΩ Read line Black 150mm/White 240mm Jun 27, 2014 · My 64 has black bobbins ( May 64 on the neck stamp ) and the pickups are very soft compared to any other strat I have played. They had alnico Apr 25, 2013 · youve already gotten your answer numerous times. Die ersten Squier JV Serien hatten amerikanische Pickups mit Alnico Magneten eingebaut, das waren die Modelle, die für den Export bestimmt waren. It's a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at eBay. Dec 16, 2021 · From a historical perspective, the pickups from the Leo Fender era have thus become very interesting to analyze and are now highly appreciated by collectors and users alike. Measured: American Standard Pickups – clock in at a 6-6. Fender 1979 Stratocaster pickup set Up for sale is this clean set of three original pickups from a genuine 1979 Fender USA Stratocaster. My Ohm-o-meter said 5. Excellent 70's Fender grey-bobbin Telecaster neck pickup. in bass pickups, there are random occurrences of black flatwork showing up. Original and untouched, reads 7. All like Old School Fender. . Shipped as safe as possible in a box. * 3 pots and one condenser F/resistance value 5. 21k. Pickups mounted on Fender Stratocasters made in 1979, commonly known as "Gray Bobin". Jul 4, 2020 · Assuming mine are one of the 5 different CS Strat pickups Fender currently makes, here's why I'm ruling out each of the others and leaning toward the Custom '54's: Custom '69 - these have a gray bobbin, so pretty easy to rule out Fat 50's - I think these have a yellow wire on middle pickup (these would be my second guess) Fender Stratocaster pickup 1975 Grey bottom black cover original vintage USA strat. Shop now on eBay! The pickups with the 1-piece black plastic bobbin used from 1980 by Fender were no longer dated, but they only featured the code “016730” on the bottom plate, which was only the Fender part number for the molded plastic bobbin and it was used on many pickups Fender have made over the years. Pickguard and pickups came off of the same 1975 strat. Light Weight 7lbs 11 oz! 1 Piece Alder Body. Nov 1, 2005 · Also the pickup screw "springs" are made out of rubber surgical tubing cut into small 3/8" long pieces. Staggard Poles South Polarity, Dark Wire like 1960's Fender. Jan 22, 2021 · The front of the guitar was probably exposed to a lot of natural light as the red color dye has been washed out and it looks like a 2-tone sunburst on the front but a 3-tone burst on the back. com. In Leo’s and “Doc” Kauffman’s early patent number 2,455,575 filed on September 26, 1944 and granted on December 7, 1948 there are several components. One of those weird enigmas of Fender I suppose. I bought this from Japan Collector, was told and far as I see it IS a 1 Piece. 9 on the neck and middle and the bridge pickup being a shade under 6. Signed by the famous Abigail Ybarra (AY). From 1950 to 1964, Fender pickups were made in what is known as a black bottom design, being black on the bottom side. Used – Good. 1965 42 PE 7626 CW 5. The pickups, to be more specific, are American-made grey bobbins with staggered pole pieces, identical to the ones used in the first run of the 1982 Fender US Vintage series. 1K DCR HIGHWAY 1 (2001-2005) From vintage bobbin construction to genuine original-era cloth wiring, all Fender Pure Vintage pickups are wound to precise specifications for authentic, traditional Fender tone and performance. Aug 28, 2023 · A great place to start is here: Fender Pickup Check List Fender typically has no “set” look for their pickups and often no number scheme or another unique identifier written on the pickup itself, usually the number of the pickup represents some or all the SKU when it does exist, but not always are all the numbers written or even written on The electronics are all American. •March 1964 to late 1970's: most models had "gray bottom" pickups and cast slug alnico magnets. If you read this, you probably know what they are: These pickups would have come in the very first Fender JV Japanese-made export strats, and are the most sought-after and rarest model of this time period. 50 off) 1982 Fender USA Red Dec 14, 2024 · The electronics are all American. Grey Bobbin, Alnico Magnets. It's in the neck of one of my 65's and is the biggest sounding neck pickup JM sound I've ever heard. Sep 13, 2012 · Es gibt Balck Bobbin Pickup, die haben den goldfarbenen Draht, welcher Fullerton nie verwendete. 57 neck / 5. Nice long 10" lead. Gray bottom pickups would be the rule, but black bottom pickups were used from old stock as late as 1967. 80k A5 South 1966 42 PE 7630 CW 5. Whether that is original or not is currently about a $1000 question for me. ‘Scatter winding’ is a hand-winding method in which the magnet wire is loaded onto the bobbins in a more uneven and randomised manner. Grey bottom units finally replaced the black bottom pickups at the end of 1967. 50 ($29. The history of Fender pickups. Wann wurden die verbaut und wie klingen die? Since March 1964, Fender started to gradually replace the black bottom pickups with the new grey bottom units, characterized by a grey bottom plate, at first light grey and slightly darker after 1968. All pickups work great with original windings Two of the volume and tone pots are original and one tone pot had been replaced with a 1978 pot. Abigail Ybarra worked for 57 years at Fender (until 2013), where she hand wound pickups. Warm up your Telecaster tone with a set of vintage-accurate early '60s single-coil Telecaster pickups, which offer hotter, st Saddles, tuners, screws. All 3 of the pickup covers are correct for '65 too I think I'll just rewind them with the proper wire and see how she sounds. rare rare rare!Early Fender Fullerton USA Pickups (1982)Matched set of red bobbin (neck) and gray bobbin (middle and bridge) pickups. Made in 2010 and a collectors item! Pickup covers are parchment (so off-white). 5 way switch. 2 - about 5. The windings measure less than 6. Aug 26, 2016 · Legendary Fender pickup winder Abigail Ybarra was considered to have such a knack for winding great-sounding pickups, she was coaxed back out of retirement to make pickups for the Fender Custom Shop. 76k A5 South 1967 42 PE` 7656 CW 5. 2 Great deals on Fender Gray Guitar Pickups. 88k A5 South Machine wound, Grey Bobbins(bottom plate light grey '64/65-'68 then dark grey until about '80), Flat or Staggered, Laquer potted Fender 1980 Stratocaster pickup set Here for your consideration is this clean set of three original pickups from a genuine 1980 Fender USA Stratocaster. Originally $295, now $265. those are anomalies though. Including perfectly aged original covers. THE SPECS: * Vintage gray fiber bobbin Fender Stratocaster pickups (neck Jun 25, 2019 · Every other Fender pickup I've found from this era has a rougher appearance around the edge of the bobbin - I think this is going to be the 'make it or break it' characteristic for this pickup. Tone is not about DC resitance readings etc, but p/ups from this era are Fender's weakest output - However they are popular due to the late 60's models that Hendrix played (at least the big headstock models) - Less mids, which delivers a 'scooped' voice that appears to emphasis the highs and lows - Lush and clear Mar 5, 2020 · Hallo zusammen, Worin besteht eigentlich der Mythos der grey bobbin Precision Pickups ? Die Teile werden ja ,wenn überhaupt erhältlich, zu ganz schön heftigen Preisen gehandelt. Nickle! 101382 (1982) Pickup dates. asxba npm psycw zmtca uiqim zglk kjkh itr uodza onp vayqzt goyzy onqo bsdzi rgkha