Check out the newest news, views, lessons and more for Fender lovers -- FenderRocks.com

six4caliente · August 7th, 2010, 01:39 AM

Hey guys,

I just picked up a 1993 american standard strat yesterday, apparently it belonged to the lead guitarist of "the clarks"... (not sure if thats true). Anyhow, I was curious what pickups are in it and peeled the pickguard off this morning. As soon as i flipped it over, i saw the "fender custom shop usa" decal on the back of the pickguard, so i am assuming that the whole loaded pickguard came from the custom shop. the pups don't appear to have any markings or numbers (other than the part no. for the pickup covers). is there any way to tell what these are? will measuring resistance of the windings tell me anything as to what they are? SSS configuration. any input is appreciated.

here is a link to pictures:
http://picasaweb.google.com/BenBauder/Strat#

robt57 · August 7th, 2010, 01:55 AM

Pictures ??

And welcome!!!

Not necessarily in that order. ;)

six4caliente · August 7th, 2010, 01:58 AM

Thanks for the welcome!

the pics are in the link:

http://picasaweb.google.com/BenBauder/Strat#

sjtalon · August 7th, 2010, 08:11 AM

Welcome to the forum !

If they were custom shop pickups they usually have a sticker ON the pickups and cloth wires.

The color of the vinyl wires could make them USA Strat pups and the guitar is some special build or artist series from the custom shop ???

just a quick guess.

email the s/n to consumerrelations@fender.com

SMark · August 8th, 2010, 01:44 AM

Those appear to be American Standard pickups from around the mid-90s or so.

August 7th, 2010, 01:39 AM	#1 (permalink)
six4caliente TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PITT Posts: 13	what ARE these?! Hey guys, I just picked up a 1993 american standard strat yesterday, apparently it belonged to the lead guitarist of "the clarks"... (not sure if thats true). Anyhow, I was curious what pickups are in it and peeled the pickguard off this morning. As soon as i flipped it over, i saw the "fender custom shop usa" decal on the back of the pickguard, so i am assuming that the whole loaded pickguard came from the custom shop. the pups don't appear to have any markings or numbers (other than the part no. for the pickup covers). is there any way to tell what these are? will measuring resistance of the windings tell me anything as to what they are? SSS configuration. any input is appreciated. here is a link to pictures: http://picasaweb.google.com/BenBauder/Strat#

August 7th, 2010, 01:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
robt57 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Portland, OR Age: 56 Posts: 17,006 29 Photos	Pictures ?? And welcome!!! Not necessarily in that order. ;) __________________ A Twin always will cut it... but I don't recommend it for everybody. It's like a big dog, you have to take responsibility for it. Not to mention... be prepared to lift it. BTW, how $good$ a guitar is, is no indicator of how badly it can be played!

Sponsored Ads	#
Forum Sponsor Sponsored posting Join Date: March, 2003 Location: Forum HQ Posts: N/A	Sponsored by...

August 7th, 2010, 01:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
six4caliente TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: PITT Posts: 13	Thanks for the welcome! the pics are in the link: http://picasaweb.google.com/BenBauder/Strat#

August 7th, 2010, 08:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
sjtalon Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Upper Peninsula of Michigan Age: 54 Posts: 6,650 7 Photos	Welcome to the forum ! If they were custom shop pickups they usually have a sticker ON the pickups and cloth wires. The color of the vinyl wires could make them USA Strat pups and the guitar is some special build or artist series from the custom shop ??? just a quick guess. email the s/n to consumerrelations@fender.com

August 8th, 2010, 01:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
SMark Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 133	Those appear to be American Standard pickups from around the mid-90s or so.

Check out the newest news, views, lessons and more for Fender lovers -- FenderRocks.com

IMPORTANT:Treat everyone here with respect, no matter how difficult! No sex, drug, political, religion or hate discussion permitted here.