Fender Custom Shop Texas Special SSS Loaded Stratocaster Pickguard, Parchment. Note: Open box – Wear and tear on the original packaging. Customize your tone with the Pre-Wired Stratocaster pickguards. Made with premium components in the same factory as our iconic guitars, this drop-in pickguard is easy to install. Simply remove your old guard, solder the output jack and ground wires, screw in the new guard and you’re ready to rock with pure Fender sound. Custom Shop Texas Special Pickups. Enamel-coated magnet wire for warm vintage-style tones. Staggered pole pieces for balanced output. Alnico 5 magnets for focus and enhanced dynamics. Overwound calibrated pickups for scorching output. Cloth wire and fiber bobbin. # of Strings : 6. DC Resistance : Neck: 5.9K. # of Pickguard Holes : 11-Hole.