Also, sometimes US Pickups are marked as Tex Mex for the same reason. Often these are posted as вЂњAmericanвЂќ because they have been released on AM Standard Stratocasters (and other AM models) in the past which causes confusion. They were used on many American Standard Stratocasters as were the Fat 50s. Their pricing is slightly more than MIM Ceramics but end to be slightly less than Stock American. A common but popular вЂњgo toвЂќ pickup in the Fender line up. REAL MEASUREMENTS (new page in development)Дescription: These are Fenders (or were) bread and butter good pickups. and can vary up to 5% in some cases or even more so the DCR are a guideline, not an absolute.ДЇor Custom Shop and Retail Package Single Coils

The number that is вЂњmoldedвЂќ into the plastic is a BOBBIN NUMBER and is used over and over in different pickups.

The вЂњNumberвЂќ on the back of the pickup is usually a middle number in the actually part number or part of the part number, and this may change over time for the same model of pickup.

The best way to identify is often by looks and measurements combined. More pickups are getting added and the editorial comments are getting updated as I go.ДЇender typically has no вЂњsetвЂќ look for their pickups and often no number scheme or another unique identifier written on the pickup itself. NOTE: This information is subject to change and IвЂ™m updating it all the time as I run into new or conflicting information.

Dealing with those is a complete game of вЂњitвЂ™s overpriced, it could be fake, itвЂ™s hard to tellвЂќ and I just donвЂ™t even feel like dealing with that goofy scenario at all, given all the amazing pickups that are available out there right now both used and new. So far this page covers the newer pickups and not older 50-80s pickups.

Identifying Fender pickups ranges from an easy to a difficult job at times.

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