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        The 6S2 - our version of the 'Strat' pickup used from 1960 to 1964

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It is a faithful rendition of Fender's Stratocaster pickup originally used from 1960 to 1964.



  This pickup is made with Fender's second most popular pole magnet staggering scheme
with the G string magnet slightly lower in height than the D string magnet



First, we start out with a pair of our own hand machined black Forbon (vulcanized fiber) bobbin plates made right in house.
Then we assemble the bobbin with the correct size Alnico V magnets and insulate the bobbin with a coat of nitrocellulose lacquer
 to protect the coil windings. After that, we wind the pickup's coil with period correct 42 gauge heavy Formvar coil wire,
and pot each pickup in a proprietary clear wax bath to solidify and protect the coil and reduce microphonics.
Once the potting wax has cooled, 'vintage style' cloth covered hookup wire is soldered to the pickup, the pickup is tone tested
and the actual electrical specifications are documented for the included data sheet.


This pickup is available in single pickups and in two different sets - with all pickups the same magnetic polarity and coil winding direction
for a 'true'  vintage sound for studio work,
or with the center pickup wound in 'RW/RP' (reverse coil winding direction and reverse magnetic polarity)
for players
who want a 'humcancelling' effect in the number 2 and 4 switch positions of a Strat's five position selector switch for live shows.

Price $74.95 each