Music “Music is Everything “. Pre-CBS 1954 Loaded 5-Way. The Holy Grail of Stratocaster pickups. This was the start of the greatest electric guitar in American history. There is an option for Flat Beveled magnets also. This was the first year and Fender used the Alnico 3 magnets through 54-56. Wound with USA Remington AWG 42-gauge Vintage Heavy Formvar wire. All electronics are Fender CTS and comes with a new guitar jack. Push back Vintage Cloth wiring. My Stock pickguard colors are: White, Black, Mint Green, Red Tortoise and Vintage Tortoise Brown. I built these Vintage correct. The Pre-CBS Vintage (black bobbin) Alnico 3, 192 Diameter magnet pickups have those Vintage Fender tones which gives you Shimmering highs, Classic bell tones with Vintage quack, and warm fat lows. Pre-CBS Black bottom bobbin average. Alnico 3 magnets 42 awg gauge Vintage Heavy Formvar wiring: Neck:5.76k 2.60h/ RWRP Middle 5.75k 2.60h/ Bridge 5.80k 2.66h…. So, they can spec in sets at 5.70k to 5.9k. These pickups are Hand Wound by me one at a time, in my USA shop. I use the top USA suppliers, using the highest quality parts while still making a low-cost affordable Vintage tone upgrade for your beloved instrument. I specialize only in Vintage Stratocaster Pickups. And for years now my Hand Wound Vintage tone pickups, magnifies the harmonics, the incidentals, the upper octaves, the fifths and the relationship of the pick to index finger strikes while maintaining strong sustained fundamental tone and real clarity. Most of my Favorite Vintage Fender pickups have a little bulge in the middle and not the flat sides you see in CNC machined pickups. I add the bulge to replicate my vintage pickups. Tested at 77 degrees and 42% humidity, +/- 5% on a DER EE LCR DE-5000 meter, this meter has a USB output that you can save on your PC in Microsoft. My Assembly Steps: watch on youtube Mie Music Jobe. I dip the finished bobbin in Lacquer. This does 2 things. It keeps the coil wire from shorting out directly onto the Rod Magnets. This is where 90% of Vintage Fender Pickups Fail. The Coil Wire rubbing against the magnets. This glues the Flatware to the magnets, eliminating the use of super glue. Varying my patterns and wire tension and my proprietary way that I developed, coming from years of hand on research and beta testing. I install Lead Vintage push back cloth wires directly to the pickups. WAXING- I use 80% Paraffin and 20% Bees wax. Heated to 140-150 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Perfect for response and Clarity. I wrap the coil with fabric tape for four reasons. Helps stop high gain feedback. Some guitarists while recording will sit in the 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 found they had fabric tape on the pickups. So, I put some fabric tape on a few of my Strat’s and was floored how well this worked. Back in the 50’s there was really no need for it because the amps were not as high powered as today’s. Leo was also known as a tight wad and maybe he didn’t want to add to the time and expense. Perform second round of testing, confirming the correct specifications are met. Charging Magnets: I use a Mojo tone N/S Vise charger. I test the Gauss on a Tesla meter making sure of a smooth even charge on each magnet. Then I put the lead wires through the Flatware hole. Install the pickups from my pre-made Electronic Templates to the Pickguard that you choose. White, Black, Mint Green, Red Tortoise and Vintage Tortoise Brown. My stock Colors are: Black-White-Mint Green- Red Tortoise and Vintage Brown Tortoise. Also I need to know your preference on your 5-Way switch. Option 1: Tone 1 NECK ONLY.. Tone 2 Middle and Bridge. Option2: Tone 1 NECK and Middle, Tone 2 Bridge only. This is the most popular setups. Polls show 80% of the Strat players are happy with their tone. My pickups are made to last and come from a result of listening to my vintage guitar collection and taking apart a bucket full of. Fender pickups, studying them, painstakingly un-winding them, videotaping and taking very detailed notes. This is how I came up with my proprietary way of hand winding my pickups. After BETA testing on every kind of neck and body woods made. Plus 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 part casters, and upgraded American and MIM Strat’s and installed my pickups, and they are highly comparable to my Vintage collection. Guitarists like that they can contact the owner/winder with any questions. Enjoy peace of mind with your new gear. The work has been done, so install, and you will find complete nirvana for recording and playing live. Jobe Jude Mie Music.