M.i.e. Music “Music is Everything “
The GunSlinger
Loaded 5-Way Custom Hand/Scatter Wound Vintage Single Coil
Pickups with a RWRP middle pickup. This is a special combination of my favorite
pickups which brings blues rock at your fingertips. A 1954 Neck pickup a
favorite of many of our blessed Gunslingers, hence the name “The Gunslinger
“setup. Next is the 82 AVRI RWRP Middle pickup and a 1969 grey bottom Bridge.
The 54 is Wound with USA Remington AWG 42-Heavy gauge Vintage Formvar wire. The
other two are wound with 42awg gauge Plain Enamel USA Remington wire. These
pickups come with a complete Fender PN# 0991368000 Aged White accessory kit
which includes Pickup covers, All 3 knobs, 5-way tip, Tremolo arm tip and
Tremolo back cover. All electronics are Fender CTS, a CLR 5-way switch and 047
Orange drop Cap. I can give you the option of adding a Blend knob on Tone knob
2 which adds the bridge to the neck, wired with Vintage push back cloth wiring
and comes with a new guitar Jack. My stock pickguard colors are: White, Black,
Mint Green, Red Tortoise or Vintage Tortoise Brown. Pickup Demo included at the
end of the photos. I use low cost guitars into an AC-30 with 2 Greenbacks ,
using a Sennheiser 609 mic into a Universal Audio Apollo8x . I don't use any of
my high dollar Hardware mic pres or UAD plugin mic pres or any eq in the box
using ProTools so you can improve the tone easily on your end. I think this is the
most honest and fair way to demo my pickups. Full Demos on my YouTube channel
miemusicjobe4423.
Premiere Guitar Magazine did an article about my guitar
builds and Vintage pickups in the April 2023 edition of Reader Guitar of the
Month. Available on-line.
The Pre-CBS 1954 Vintage (black bobbin) pickup: have
those Vintage Fender tones which gives you Shimmering highs, Classic bell tones
and warm fat lows.
1982 RWRP AVRI Middle (White Top/ Red Bottom): Known
for its tight bottom end and creamy highs.
1969 CBS (grey bottom) pickup: Sustain and ready
for solos without being harsh.
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 added the
bulge to replicate my Vintage pickups.
Specs: Averages
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. This
gives me a record of every pickup I have made and sold. My Pre-CBS pickup sets
test at and under 6kohms. Built the true old school way.
My Assembly Steps: watch on youtube Mie Music Jobe
1- I install the Alnico 5 Rod Magnets into
the Flatwork, using a pickup jig on a hand Arbor press.
2- I dip the finished
bobbin in Lacquer. This does 2 things; #1 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. #2This glues the Flatware
to the magnets, eliminating the use of super glue. Dry time varies. 24 hours
average.
3- Pickup winding- I use
a Mojo Tone Pickup Winder. Varying my patterns and wire tension and my
proprietary way that I developed, coming from years of hand on research and
beta testing.
4- I install Lead Vintage push back cloth wires
directly to the pickups.
5- Perform the initial testing: Kohms, Henries,
pf capacitance and RP @ 1k
6- WAXING- I use 80% Paraffin and 20% Bees wax.
Heated to 140-150 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Perfect for response and Clarity.
7- I wrap the coil with
fabric tape for four reasons. # 1 it
cuts down the chances of damaging the coil when changing pickup covers. #2
Helps stop high gain feedback. #3
Keeps out moisture, just an added protection and expense of building a
long-lasting reliable pickup. #4 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.
8- Perform second round of testing, confirming
the correct specifications are met.
9- Charging Magnets: I use a Mojo tone N/S Vise
charger. I FULLY charge all pickup
rod magnets once sold. 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. I retest the polarity of the pickups which are North for the
Neck and Bridge and South for the RWRP middle pickup with a small handheld
tester.
I have been playing Strats for over 50
years and have a pretty good idea of how a Vintage Strat should sound, I am
pretty sure many of you also know. Polls show 80% of the Strat players are
happy with their tone. I am after that 20% of the very picky players. I would
love to have orders from those 80% who may have never heard or played Hand
Wound pickups to show them what they are missing and what a low-cost pickup
upgrade can do for their guitar and the enjoyment these pickups can bring.
Pre-CBS 1954 Neck Black bottom bobbin average: Alnico
3 magnets 42awg gauge Vintage heavy gauge Formvar wiring: Neck:5.7k-5.8k.
1982 RWRP AVRI Middle: Alnico 5 magnets 42awg
gauge Plain Enamel. 5.7k-5.9k
1969 Bridge Grey Bottom: Alnico 5 Magnets 42awg
gauge Plain Enamel. 5.7k-5.9k
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 DEAD
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 partcasters, and upgraded American and MIM Strat’s and
installed my pickups, and they are highly comparable to my Vintage collection.
I am receiving great 5 Star reviews and 100% great feedback from all the guitar
players currently using my pickups on all 4 of my selling sites. Guitarist 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.
Thanks for Looking. Jobe Jude Mie Music