Baja pickups

fancychords · May 9th, 2008, 08:09 AM

I've seen ads which refer to the Baja as having "custom shop 69"pickups..
Yet the same ad will say "twisted tele neck"pickup..and "broadcaster" bridge pickup..My question is how can a broadcaster pickup also be a custom shop 69...

purpletele · May 9th, 2008, 09:39 AM

They are the nocaster bridge and twisted tele neck. Those ads are just typos. MF and the like could really use some copy editors.

riolux · May 10th, 2008, 04:14 PM

Is it the 69 part that's the typo? And what does custom shop pickups actually mean?

Jellecaster · May 10th, 2008, 05:08 PM

It's not a Nocaster bridge, it's a Broadcaster. The neck is a Twisted Tele. No idea where "69" comes from - I've never read that.

VWAmTele · May 10th, 2008, 05:11 PM

The '69' is from another Classic Players guitar - the CP 60's Strat. The CS69 pickups are tremendous. My favorite Strat pickup.

boris bubbanov · May 10th, 2008, 05:46 PM

Yeah, I think the typist was dreaming about CS 69 pickups and just kept typing when "custom shop" was what was meant.

They actually should have said custom shop designed, I think. I think just as the 69s used in 60's CPs are MIM, so are the Twisted Teles.

J-man · May 10th, 2008, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by boris bubbanov

Yeah, I think the typist was dreaming about CS 69 pickups and just kept typing when "custom shop" was what was meant.

They actually should have said custom shop designed, I think. I think just as the 69s used in 60's CPs are MIM, so are the Twisted Teles.

Well afaik the Broadcaster and Twisted Tele are both used in Custom Shop Fenders so I think they are true CS Pickups..

I could be wrong.

jefrs · May 10th, 2008, 06:11 PM

Being pedantic - the MIM "Classic Player Baja" is "Custom Shop Designed" - and has "Custom Shop Twisted Tele" and "Custom Shop Broadcaster" pickups, (with Master Volume and Master Tone, 4-Position Blade Switch and 2-Position Push/Push S-1 controls). Well, that's what it says on the spec sheet.

So whilst Baja is not yer actual Custom Shop job, its pickups are.

fancychords · May 10th, 2008, 06:51 PM

what is the difference between a broadcaster pickup and a nocaster pickup..
technically the nocaster and broadcaster are one and the same, the name was taken off because of gretch broadcaster drums..

jefrs · May 10th, 2008, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by fancychords

what is the difference between a broadcaster pickup and a nocaster pickup..
technically the nocaster and broadcaster are one and the same, the name was taken off because of gretch broadcaster drums..

Do you mean originally or now?
Originally Fender pickups were rather variable and during the early years it's unlikely any two were the same. They continued to evolve throughout the 50s. Nocasters were Broadcasters with the names left off because of Gretsch Broadkaster (sic) drums. So the pickups would have been the same, or not.
Now, they're like brand names.

Jellecaster · May 10th, 2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by fancychords

what is the difference between a broadcaster pickup and a nocaster pickup..
technically the nocaster and broadcaster are one and the same, the name was taken off because of gretch broadcaster drums..

I don't know the technical specs, but I can tell you that they sound different. I like the Broadcasters, but the Nocasters are my absolute favorites. As I've often said, the bridge Nocaster sounds like a pedal steel.

boris bubbanov · May 10th, 2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by J-man

Well afaik the Broadcaster and Twisted Tele are both used in Custom Shop Fenders so I think they are true CS Pickups..

I could be wrong.

No, I'm the one that's probably wrong.

I apologize, I was actually playing devil's advocate. I understand that the Classic Players 60's Strat once had real CS pickups but later got a different version of the same pickup, which some folks I think said was wound in Ensenada, now.
I've never seen any clarification on what might be happening on these Baja pups. I know the Custom Shop does use a lot of Twisteds for many of their own offerings, which they do make over there, and I guess I was having a hard time visualizing the Custom Shop working overtime to send pups to Mexico when the folks in Ensenada had been taught the tricks on all the other specifications on these guitars.
Anyone have the definitive answer?

May 9th, 2008, 08:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
fancychords Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: staten island ny Age: 61 Posts: 270	Baja pickups I've seen ads which refer to the Baja as having "custom shop 69"pickups.. Yet the same ad will say "twisted tele neck"pickup..and "broadcaster" bridge pickup..My question is how can a broadcaster pickup also be a custom shop 69... __________________ "There are no bad notes,only bad resolution.."

May 10th, 2008, 05:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jellecaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New Hampshire, USA Age: 39 Posts: 2,024	It's not a Nocaster bridge, it's a Broadcaster. The neck is a Twisted Tele. No idea where "69" comes from - I've never read that. __________________ It was born at the junction of form and function...

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boris bubbanov Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Orleans, LA + in the past Posts: 6,980	Yeah, I think the typist was dreaming about CS 69 pickups and just kept typing when "custom shop" was what was meant. They actually should have said custom shop designed, I think. I think just as the 69s used in 60's CPs are MIM, so are the Twisted Teles. __________________ Bubban0v

May 10th, 2008, 06:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
fancychords Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: staten island ny Age: 61 Posts: 270	what is the difference between a broadcaster pickup and a nocaster pickup.. technically the nocaster and broadcaster are one and the same, the name was taken off because of gretch broadcaster drums.. __________________ "There are no bad notes,only bad resolution.."

May 9th, 2008, 09:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
purpletele Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Morgantown,WV Posts: 654 10 Photos	They are the nocaster bridge and twisted tele neck. Those ads are just typos. MF and the like could really use some copy editors.

May 10th, 2008, 04:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
riolux Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 29 Posts: 163 6 Photos	Is it the 69 part that's the typo? And what does custom shop pickups actually mean?

May 10th, 2008, 05:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
VWAmTele Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Age: 52 Posts: 335	The '69' is from another Classic Players guitar - the CP 60's Strat. The CS69 pickups are tremendous. My favorite Strat pickup.

May 10th, 2008, 06:11 PM	#8 (permalink)
jefrs Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Newbury, England Age: 53 Posts: 407	Being pedantic - the MIM "Classic Player Baja" is "Custom Shop Designed" - and has "Custom Shop Twisted Tele" and "Custom Shop Broadcaster" pickups, (with Master Volume and Master Tone, 4-Position Blade Switch and 2-Position Push/Push S-1 controls). Well, that's what it says on the spec sheet. So whilst Baja is not yer actual Custom Shop job, its pickups are.