m
Nice pickup set
A very warm, but sharp sounding pp set by fender. The bridge is quite bright, the middle sounds really warm, round, and jazzy, while the neck is deep, bluesy. I think there must be better sets out there, but I haven't tried all of them. After using a telecaster with duncan designed sets this set with my 2017 MIM standard sounds a bit different, not as twangy, not as detailed but something with a cool character. After all it's a good and reasonable choice, but I suggest, that if you have the opportunity check the available spare sets, then choose wisely. I have a very firm vision about my desired sound, so I'll search further and sell this three. But I must underline that again: good sounding set, though not exactly for my ears.
1
2
Report
D
Get that vintage strat sound easily.
Love these pickups. I swapped the stock pickups out of my Made in Mexico Stratocaster for these, and what a difference! The muddiness is gone, and the bridge pickup has much more of a classic Strat sound. Note that the middle pickup is not reverse polarity, so if you wire these according to the standard diagrams, you'll still get hum in the 2 and 4 switch positions. If you want hum cancellation in 2 and 4, you can always reverse the hot and ground wires for the middle pickup, but I prefer the vintage setup. A lot of hum issues can be addressed with shielding and is only an issue on high gain stuff!
3
1
Report
ML
The sound is really decent
It has significally changed the sound of my cheap Eco stratocaster. These pickups are great for majority kind of music, but especially for some bluzy/funky/hard-rock things as expected. Though I was a bit dissapointed because pickups weren't shielded and a noise level dicreased. As a consequence I never play with a light turned up
0
0
Report
A
Just wow....!
I've always played heavier music, in drop tunings and with EMG pickups. I've played more "classic" songs with the EMG setup and sure it sounds great, but it doesn't really sound authentic to that style of music.
The 57/62 Vintage pickup set just sounds.... amazing! These pickups are made for songs like "Sultans of Swing", any John Mayr song, blues, jazz, Brian May riffs, and so on.
The design or look of these pickups is just sexy. They look vintage as fuck and are just so beautiful, fits a stratocaster perfectly!
The sound is authentic and vintage, but manages to sing in a more modern style as well. The versatility of this pickup set is extraordinary.
Highly recommend this set of pickups for basically any style of music except for metal and heavier styles of music.
The 57/62 Vintage pickup set just sounds.... amazing! These pickups are made for songs like "Sultans of Swing", any John Mayr song, blues, jazz, Brian May riffs, and so on.
The design or look of these pickups is just sexy. They look vintage as fuck and are just so beautiful, fits a stratocaster perfectly!
The sound is authentic and vintage, but manages to sing in a more modern style as well. The versatility of this pickup set is extraordinary.
Highly recommend this set of pickups for basically any style of music except for metal and heavier styles of music.
2
3
Report
B
Wonderful sounding pickups
Replaced the pickups in my Fender 60s Classic Player Stratocaster (MiM) with these. The original pickups were said to be Custom 69s (but made in Mexico, I think). I installed the Obisidan Wire Blender and then the 57/62 pickups. Huge improvement! Way smoother and more pleasant sounding clean tones.
I feel the quality is just okay, though, because I had a hard time making the screws fit.
I feel the quality is just okay, though, because I had a hard time making the screws fit.
0
2
Report
a
Great sound!
I have a mexican strato. This pickups change NOTABLY its sound. It is definitively the sound that you want when thinking on classic stratocaster. I recommend it 100%
0
0
Report
J
Fantastic
These made my MIM Strat sing better than ever!
0
0
Report
BI
Typical Stratocaster sound, obvious vintage tone in recordings
I compared countless videos of pickup tones on YouTube, with my headphones or through loudspeakers. The 57/62 is the only where I stop judging, I relax and find no fault. Had an affordable axe with great tonewood but so-so pickups. Turned a promising axe into an achieving one (also replaced the zinc saddles with steel ones, I believe they are a required match for these pickups).
0
2
Report
