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FENDER
Texas Special
Characterized by midrange chirp, crystalline highs,
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and tight bass, these pickups have an overwound
single-coil construction for producing big and searing
Texas-blues tone.
$199 street
fender.com
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TONERIDER
Alinco II Blues TRS4
Scatterwound with single-gauge AWG 42 wire, these
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alnico 2 pickups offer players sweet, clean tones without
boom-y bass or harsh trebles—ideal for blues or jazz.
$99 street
tonerider.com
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SEYMOUR DUNCAN
SSL-1 Vintage Staggered
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Using hand-ground alnico-5 rod magnets and heavy
Formvar magnet wire with a special wind pattern, this
set is meant to produce tone with bounce and sparkle
reminiscent of the best ’50s Strat pickups.
$159 street
seymourduncan.com
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KINMAN
Traditional Mk-III
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This Zero-Hum set features proprietary alnico-5 rod
magnets and is intended to sound and perform like
gracefully aged ’60s pickups with a softened attack and
no high-end brittleness.
$264 street
kinman.com
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DIMARZIO
Area Strat Set
Consisting of the Area ’58 (neck), Area ’67 (middle),
and Area ’61 (bridge), this hum-cancelling set offers
up a collection of classic, authentic tones for any
Strat-style guitar.
$229 street
dimarzio.com
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