Pickups from my Strat range are now available for Mustang & Duo-Sonic guitars. Have a look below. Due to the shorter scale length, the pickups will sound a little warmer in your Mustang / Duo-Sonic than their Strat versions but still with great clarity & string definition.
They're all available open or with Black or White closed covers. You can also order them in standard strat covers if you like.
if you're after a custom set of Mustang or Duo-Sonic pickups, just get in touch with the kind of voice/tone/output you're after and we can chat about creating you the right set of custom pickups for your guitar.
Classic '64 Mustang / Duosonic Pickups
Classic '64 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup
Magnets: Alnico 5
Poles: Flat
Coil Wire: 42AWG
Lead Wire: Vintage Cloth Pushback
Bridge Output: 6.3k
Neck Output: 5.7k
A vintage staggered pickup with the classic tone. Snappy highs with a woody mid-range and bright bass. Scatter wound with wax potted coils and staggered Alnico 5 magnets. Medium output. Vintage style cloth covered lead wire. A great pickup.
The Neck Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.
You can also buy the Bridge & Neck pickups as a complete Classic '64 Mustang / Duo-Sonic handwound pickup set here.
Classic '69 Mustang / Duo-sonic Pickups
Classic '69 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup
Magnets: Alnico 5
Poles: Flat
Coil Wire: 42AWG
Lead Wire: Vintage Cloth Pushback
Bridge Output: 5.9k
Neck Output: 5.5k
A custom pickup with the classic tone of the late 60s - tight, snappy with clean highs, a solid bass response with a hollow, woody mid-range. Scatter wound with wax potted coils and staggered Alnico 5 magnets. Medium output. Vintage style cloth covered lead wire.
A great pickup to play clean or funk.
The Neck Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.
You can also buy the Bridge & Neck pickups as a complete Classic '69 Mustang / Duo-Sonic handwound pickup set here.
'Extra Width' Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickups
'Extra Width' Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup
Magnets: Alnico 2
Poles: Flat
Coil Wire: 42AWG
Lead Wire: Vintage Cloth Pushback
Bridge Output: 6.8k
Neck Output: 6.1k
A flat-pole hotter-wound Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup for a fatter twist on the tone. Still with snappy highs, a fatter mid-range with rounded bass. Scatter wound with wax potted coils and flat Alnico 2 magnets. Higher output. Vintage style cloth covered lead wire.
A great pickup if you want to balance the early '60s tone with a more blusier feel.
The Bridge pickup has individual copper baseplates under each pole to slightly shift the resonances toward the lows which combined with the hotter wind, helps to create a warmer bridge tone.
The Neck Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.
You can also buy the Bridge & Neck pickups as a complete 'Extra Width' Mustang / Duo-Sonic handwound pickup set here.
Audio Demos
Here's a quick audio demo of the 'Extra Width' Pickup Set (Strat versions) through a played through a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe
Audio Demos
Extra Width Strat Pickup - Bridge:
Extra Width Strat Pickup - Bridge/Middle:
Extra Width Strat Pickup - Middle:
Extra Width Strat Pickup - Middle/Neck:
Extra Width Strat Pickup - Neck:
Video Demos
Video Demos
"Extra Width" Stratocaster Pickups - Played Clean
"Extra Width" Stratocaster Pickups - Played Clean"Extra Width" Stratocaster Pickups - Overdriven
"Extra Width" Stratocaster Pickups - Overdriven
"Extra Width" Stratocaster Pickups - All 5 Positions
"Extra Width" Stratocaster Pickups - Quick Demo all 5 Positions
Sweet '74 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickups
Sweet '74 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup
Bridge Magnets: Alnico 3
Neck Magnets: Alnico 5
Poles: Flat
Coil Wire: 42AWG
Lead Wire: Vintage Cloth Pushback
Bridge Output: 7.6k
Neck Output: 6.3k
A higher output vintage pickup set with a combination of Alnico 3 & 5 magnets. Still with great clarity & definition, the classic pickup tones are boosted by the higher output and rounded with the flat magnets. A warmer bridge pickup due to the overwind & custom Alnico 3 magnets really takes you into crunchy blues territory, great for breaking up an amp. Match this with the slightly hotter-than-normal middle & neck pickups gives you a sweet set great for that '70s blues rock voice.
Scatter wound with wax potted coils and custom staggered Alnico 3 & 5 magnets. Medium output. Vintage grey bottom flatwork. Vintage style cloth covered lead wire. A great Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup.
The Neck Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.
You can also buy the Bridge & Neck pickups as a complete Handwound Sweet '74 Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup set here.
Red '79 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickups
Red '79 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup
Magnets: Alnico 5
Poles: Flat
Coil Wire: 42AWG Plain Enamel
Lead Wire: Vintage Cloth Pushback
Bridge Output: 5.9k
Neck Output: 5.5k
Inspired by the New Wave/Post Punk era of the late '70s & early '80s, the Red '79 Stratocaster Pickup has that brittle, bright attack associated with much of the music of that era. The lower in output, 42AWG coil wrapped around Custom Alnico 5 magnets gives you that cutting tone great with effects (a little phase, a little chorus ;-). As with the Telecaster Red '79s, I settled on the final designs (after many versions) to create a pickup that has that bright, brittle tone without the ice-pick shrillness of thin, lower wound pickups. To achieve this the coil is wound slightly shorter with a looser scatterwound pattern to achieve the balance I was looking for.
With the staggered magnet the tone is concentrated more around the D & G strings for a spikier attack whereas with the flat pole version the tone is rounded a little more as the tone is spread evenly through all strings.
NOTE: If Red really isn't your thing you can always order it in White or Black vintage String as well (or standard Strat covers) ;-)
The Middle Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.
You can also buy the Bridge & Neck pickups as a complete Handwound Red '79 Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup set here.
P90 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickups
P90 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickups
Magnets: Alnico 5
Poles: Flat
Coil Wire: 43AWG Plain Enamel
Lead Wire: Vintage Cloth Pushback
Bridge Output: 7.8k
Neck Output: 7.1k
With its six adjustable pole pieces and dual magnet design, the new Mustang / Duo-Sonic Sized P90 pickup is great if you're after that fat single coil P90 tone. Due to its design of dual bar magnets and pole screws, the tone is warmer & fatter than a standard Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup. In the middle position you'll stil get the trademark tone, just a fatter, more rounded version. Great for a more blusier style of playing.
As the geometry of the Mustang / Duo-Sonic P90 pickup differs from a standard P90 in terms of width of coil, the tone will be a little brighter but still with the warmth and fatter single coil voice you'd expect from a P90 design. I've designed the P90 Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup with custom magnets to let the strings vibrate a little more adding to the warmth in the tone.
I've custom designed the bobbins so the pickups will fit standard Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup covers and the Neck Mustang / Duo-Sonic P90 Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.
NOTE: I can also custom wind you a pickup or set with higher or lower outputs, just get in touch.
You can also buy the Bridge & Neck pickups as a complete Handwound P90 Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup Set here.
Reviews of my Stratocaster/Mustang Pickups
Oh my god, your pickups are so clear and powerful. The bass notes are deep and the sustain is incredible. The strat pickups on my 94 are good (Seymour Duncan bridge) but nowhere near yours. Thank you for such a full and clear sounding guitar. Beautiful sound. Really, I am thrilled with them. They are fantastic
Simon Moules
The single coils from the Creamery sound so much more alive and really spur on my playing; from amazing clear bell-like whispering passing notes to tones that could bite the head off an angry Pitbull, the pickups handle it all! My 60’s Classic player Strat sounds so dull in comparison.
Mark Williams
The Strat pickups are exactly what I need ... they show Fender how theirs should sound
Anthony, Moose Guitars
EPIC MATE! they ring out for days - I can't say enough good things. They are so so good. I've never heard a guitar with so much tone. It's the perfect guitar now, the difference between pickups is staggering now!
Allan Hutchison
Nice job. I thought they sounded awesome too - good work. Its good to hear some replacement pickups which aren't just louder. I'll keep sending people your way!
Jack Ellis, Jack's Instrument Services
The Extra-Width Bridge pickup sounds fantastic; crystal clear yet without the 'ice-pick' treble of the pick-up I was replacing. I really like the fact it responds to my playing and it comes to life with a bit of overdrive. I wish I'd gone for the full set, perhaps I'll be back for the missing 2 when I can justify it. Thanks very much for making my guitar warmer and clearer.
James Deane, professional Session Guitarist, Producer & Engineer
I've had a good week to check out how the Classic '64 pickups sound now, and I really like them! I'm fussy too. But these are very detailed and I can hear each note when I play a chord, and complex chords are working very well. The overwinding on the neck pickup has worked out well too, all three pickups sound very even in the guitar. It is ridiculous that USA Strats come with deficient pickups, considering what they cost, but anyway, my guitar is fixed now.
Neil Newton
"Awesome mate !!! The reversed middle has a superb sound ... and when i roll the tone back .... WOW !!! Just what i wanted! Cheers again"
Murray McDowell
"Just had the Classic 64s fitted. Very nice indeed..had some high praise from folk who have heard them"
Stuart Russell
"Hi Jaime, Just to let you know I have had the pups fitted on my start and that they are absolutely great."
David Parsons
"The pickups are fantastic, I am really happy with them! They are so clean and yet powerful, warm and yet with bite, just perfect - thank you.They're SOOOOOOO GOOD! "
Lutz E-P
"Hey, just to let you know the Custom Mustang Pickups are great"
