Fender Custom Shop Custom’69 SSS Loaded Stratocaster Pickguard, Parchment. 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 Custom’69 Pickups. Enamel-coated magnet wire for warm vintage-style tones. Staggered pole pieces for balanced output. Alnico 5 magnets for focus and enhanced dynamics. Period-correct cloth wire and fiber bobbin. # of Strings : 6. DC Resistance : 5.8K. # of Pickguard Holes : 11-Hole.