(Recent) MIM Standard Pickups

Are the Recent MIM Standard Strat pickups ceramic?

Are the MIM Standard Tele pickups alnico? I played two MIM's today, one a strat and a tele and the pole piece material looked different on both.

Just wondering. :wink:

New ones are alnico.

Here are the specs for the 2006 models.

Model Name Standard Telecaster®
Model Number 013-5102-(Color#)
Series Standard Series
Colors (306) Black,
(325) Chrome Red,
(332)* Brown Sunburst, *add $50.00,
(575) Midnight Wine,
(580) Arctic White,
(387) Electron Blue,
(Polyester Finish)
Body Alder
Neck 1-Piece Maple, Modern “C” Shape,
(Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets 21 Medium Jumbo
Pickups 2 New Hot Standard Tele® Single-Coil Pickups (Neck & Bridge)
Controls Master Volume, Master Tone
Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Bridge Standard 6-Saddle String-Thru-Body Bridge
Machine Heads Fender®/Ping® Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply White
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Unique Features Vintage Styling
Strings Fender Super 250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-0250-003
Accessories Standard Gig Bag
Case None
Introduced 1/2006
Notice Product Prices, Features And Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Thanks Mark! :D

The Standard Strat (http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0134600387#) has pickups made with ceramic magnets:

Model Name Standard Stratocaster® (Upgrade)
Model Number 013-4600-(Color#) and 013-4602-(Color#)
Series Standard Series
Colors (306) Black,
(325) Chrome Red,
(332)* Brown Sunburst, *add $50.00,
(575) Midnight Wine,
(580) Arctic White,
(387) Electron Blue,
(Polyester Finish)
Body Alder
Neck Maple, Modern “C” Shape,
(Satin Polyurethane Finish)
Fingerboard Rosewood (p/n 013-4600) or Maple (p/n 013-4602), 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets 21 Medium Jumbo
Pickups 3 Standard Single-Coil Strat® Pickups (Ceramic Magnets)
Controls Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Bridge Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads Fender®/Ping® Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
Hardware Chrome
Pickguard 3-Ply White
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Width at Nut 1.650” (42 mm)
Unique Features Vintage Styling
Strings Fender® Super Bullets® 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003
Accessories Standard Gig Bag
Case None
Introduced 1/2006
Notice Product Prices, Features And Specifications Are Subject To Change Without Notice

Thanks Yegbert- after Mark posted that from the Fender site I realized I could've looked on Fender's site and get the answer... DOH! :lol: Anywho- Thanks for helping me out, Mark and Yegbert.

Thanks Yegbert- after Mark posted that from the Fender site I realized I could've looked on Fender's site and get the answer... DOH! :lol: Anywho- Thanks for helping me out, Mark and Yegbert.

i bought a new 06 electron blue MIM tele and the pickups are ceramic. They have long bar magnets on the bottom of the pickups on each side of the pole pieces. I use these pickups as paper wieghts now as I put texas specials in them. I could send you by email pics of these pups but I can't post them on this site.

Could you get a reading on the new '06 Mexican pickups? Thanks! I just now saw this thread come back from the dead... :wink:

I wonder why they switched back to ceramic?

Here are some pics, thanks to lwaun. Yep, those look to me like they could be ceramic bar magnets and steel poles.

http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/552/CIMG0115.JPG
http://www.tdpri.com/telephoto/data/552/CIMG0116.JPG

Oh yeah, they're Ceramic. I just wonder what the reading is on them. If its a high 4k, or a low 5k, they could sound very nice....