Dimarzio Pickup List
Data on pickups often become hard to find after time so I'm saving some of this data before it disappears from the Internet ;-) As Of 2018 (I will add more later I marked some with 2019 if they are still being made) From their website, here is the complete list. I've also made some...
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Fender Single-Coil Pickup Descriptions
NOTE: Fender is always changing their pages and they often "Go Missing". So I didn't want to seen this disappears so I did a capture of the this page, reformatted it, and added missing information. See my tone chart for compiled data on the pickup stats. See Bruce's Power Tone Chart Some of the original...
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Lace Sensor Info and Measurements
Lace Sensor Info and Pickup Measurements Updated: 2024.04.09 It's always a bunch of work to look these up. Here's a quick list of Lace Sensor versions, colors and specifications! I like Lace Sensors in general and use them in builds once in a while. Measurement Variation: There can be a lot of variation in DCR...
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Fender Noiseless Pickups
FENDER NOISELESS PICKUPS REFERENCE Identification info and specifications gathered by Bruce Gombrelli Hey guys, if you use this (like wiki did) please give me credit. I've spent a TON of hours researching this stuff! -Bruce Gombrelli Last Updated: 2025.01.23 Pickup Identification Overview 'Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times....
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Pickup Magnet Types
The magnetization of a pickup effects the output of a pickup and one of the big influencers is the material type of Pole Pieces, and of course, the design of the pickup itself. Alnico is Aluminum, Nickel, and Cobalt (see lower chart for more info) AlNiCo III 600-800G AlNiCo II 800-900 G AlNiCo V (and...
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Fender Pickup Power Tone Chart
Compiled by Bruce Gombrelli Hey all, I got tired of information disappearing on the Fender Website pages so I gathered data about their commonly released pickups from them, added more info about out of date ones, and newer ones, then reformatted it all for readability and added notes. I also added comments. This is valid...
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Identifying Fender Pickups
This is a seriously endless quest but this info should really help you figure it out. This page in an excellent check list of things about pickups that can help to identify them. Fender sometimes “relabeled” pickups such as Humbuckers, Same model, different name and different SKU number. To make it more challenging they also...
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Fender Humbucker Pickups
Pickup Identification Overview Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times. These pages are a labor of love for sure! I focus on the newer Fender pickups for now. NOTE: This information is subject to change and I’m updating it all the time as I run into new or conflicting...
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Fender American Pickups
Pickup Identification Overview Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times. These pages are a labor of love for sure! I focus on the newer Fender pickups for now. NOTE: This information is subject to change and I’m updating it all the time as I run into new or conflicting...
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Real Measurements
Because this was pilling up on random pages I'm starting to collect REAL measurement values from Fender Pickups. In General it looks like the custom shop version have a much tighter tolerance then the "stock" US versions. Custom 69 - 5.3k-5.4k (6 pickups total) - Advertised as 5.8K Custom 65 - 6.0-6.1K Custom 60...
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DiMarzio Pickup Number Reference
I have to look up DiMarzio pickups all the time, and lists like this are worth their weight in gold. So occasionally I save these lists in case they disappear from the Internet. ENJOY! -Bruce Below is a complete list of DiMarzio® pickups produced since 1972. If you are trying to find out what pickup...
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Measuring pickups in a guitar
Measuring the values of pickups IN a guitar is actually an extremely useful technique. The only values that I would attempt this on are basic DCR measurements, you can do inductance and capacitance but you'll get other affects that may get confusing unless you fully understand a circuit. Considerations: A great way to test the...
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MIM and SQUIER Pickup Identification
Fender Made In Mexico Pickup Identification All the information was gathered by Bruce Baker Gombrelli of Gombrelli Guitars USA. Please give reference if put it on your website or a wiki Updated: 2024.08.27 - Added Player II HSS (measurements not known yet) Pickup Identification Overview Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult...
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Custom Shop, Retail, Special Edition Pickup Identification
Last Update: 2024.12.08 - Bruce Baker Gombrelli Pickup Identification Overview Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times. These pages are a labor of love for sure! I focus on the newer Fender pickups for now. NOTE: This information is subject to change and I’m updating it all the time...
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Fender Classic and Vintera Pickups
Pickup Identification Overview Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times. These pages are a labor of love for sure! I focus on the newer Fender pickups for now. NOTE: This information is subject to change and I’m updating it all the time as I run into new or conflicting...
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