Mie Music ” Music is Everything “. Custom Hand / Scatter wound Boutique 1982 AVRI White Top / Red or Grey bottom Pickups in a loaded 5-Way pickguard. Demo is shown in my store at the bottom of the page. Premiere Guitar did a article about my guitar builds and Vintage pickups in the APRIL 2023 edition of Reader of the month. The 1982 AVRI has now become the next collectable Stratocaster with prices running 4-10k. These models saved the Fender guitar company during the buyout of CBS at the Fullerton plant. Fender used Plain Enamel 42 gauge, 187 diameter, Alnico 5 Staggered Flat-Top magnets. The first 500 sets had a White Top with Red Bottom bobbin flatware Pickups which make them rare and even more rare Fender also made 200 sets of White Top with Grey Bottom Bobbin Flatware Pickups before changing to the all black Flatware. The specs are all the same on all models. White was the stock factory color pickguard. I build my pickups the old school way. That tone came from Hand Wound Pickups. Not many builders are winding the AVRI pickups. The correct spec Flatware is very hard to come by. Fender in 1998 changed from Plain Enamel to Formvar wire and is still what is used on the current 57/62 pickups. Hand-Wound Pickups/ Loaded Vintage Single Coil Pickguard with Modern upgrades. These Boutique hand / Scattered wound pickups are made and assembled by me in my USA shop. White Top / Red or Grey Bottom bobbin Flatware: The 1982 Fullerton American Vintage Re-Issue 57/62 guitars used 42 gauge Plain enamel wire with 187 diameter Alnico 5 magnets which brings tight bottom end and creamy highs. Tested at 77 degrees and 42% humidity, +/- 5% on a DER EE LCR DE-5000 Meter, this LCR Meter has a USB output that you can save on your PC in Microsoft Excel. 1982 AVRI White Top / Red or Grey bottom Average spec at: NECK: 5.70k-2.45h RWRP Middle: 5.75k-2.40h Bridge: 5.80k-2.40h. So they can Spec at 5.7k to 5.9k. 047 Capacitor: Oil and Paper, Orange drop or Ceramic. POTS: CTS or Fender. Stock Pickguards: White was the stock color for the 82’s but I build many with Mint Green-Black-Red tortoise or Vintage Brown Tortoise. Covers and Knobs: Fender Aged White Complete accessary kit included. New guitar JACK included. 2- I dip the finished bobbin in lacquer. This does 2 things. # 1 This is where 90% of Vintage Fender pickups fail. The coil wire rubbing against the magnets, the lacquer protects against this. # 2 This glues the Flatwork to the magnets, eliminating the use of super glue. 4- I install lead Vintage push back Cloth covered wires directly to the pickups. 5- Perform the initial testing, k ohms, Henries and pf capacitance. 6- Waxing- I use 80% Paraffin and 20% Bees Wax, heated to 140-150 degrees for 10-15 minutes. 7- I wrap the coil with fabric tape for 4 reasons. #2 Helps high gain feedback. #4 Some guitarist while recording will sit in my control room with the AMP in the ISO room, while others like to sit or stand by their amp. I started to notice that most Gibson guitars did not have that high squeal and after checking those guitars they had Fabric tape on their pickups. So I put Fabric tape on a few of my Strats and was floored that this worked and I take the extra step to build all my pickups this way. Back in the 50’s there was no need for it because the AMPS was not as high powered as today’s. NO change in TONE. 8- Perform second round of testing, confirming the correct specifications are met. Then I put the lead wires through the Flatware hole also FLUX / Solder the tiny Start and finish wires for extra protection. 10- Assemble and solder pickguard. I have a 5 way Stew mac Template finished and all I have to do is solder in the pickups you choose to the pickguard you choose. I also need to know how you would like your 5-Way wired. I been playing Strats for over 50 years and have a pretty good idea of how a Vintage Strat should sound. 80% of the Strat players are ok or happy with their tone. Now for those 20% picky players they also know what to do with that vintage tone. I also need to know your preference on your 5-Way switch. Option #1: Tone 1: NECK ONLY, Tone 2 Middle and Bridge… Tone 1 Neck and Middle, Tone 2 Bridge only. This is the 2 most popular setups. These pickups are hand made one at a time, by me in my small USA Shop. I use USA Remington Wire and have made my pickups as affordable as possible, using the highest quality parts from USA suppliers. My pickups have that true Vintage tone that only fine made hand /scatter wound pickups can bring. All my pickups are Vintage spec’d to the correct pre CBS or early CBS years. My pickups are made to last, and come from the result of listening to my vintage guitar collection, and taking apart a bucket full of DEAD FENDER pickups, studying them, painstakingly un-winding them on video and taking very detailed notes. This is how I came up with my proprietary way of hand winding my pickups. I started BETA testing in 2020 on every kind of neck and body wood made. Plus I tested on Tube and solid state amps, pedals, digital devices, and software in my recording studio mie music, that I opened in 1999 with fantastic results. I have built numerous partcasters, and have installed my pickups, and they are highly comparable to my vintage collection. I only specialize in single coil Stratocaster Pickups. The work has been done, so install, and you will have complete NIRVANA for recording and playing live. MIE MUSIC ” Music is Everything “. Thank you for supporting a small USA Company.
