Fender Original Hot Rod 7S and 8H Pickups?

[Monsta-Tone]

I just picked up a 1988 (Serial # E8) Japanese Strat from my neighbor.
From what I could gather up this morning, it is somewhat of a rarity.
Model STR75
Poplar body with real birdseye maple top (from what I read, the photo-flame series were not released until 1990)
Pro-Feel Series
22 fret maple neck, 12" radius, rosewood fretboard, medium jumbo frets
Gold hardware
Contoured neck heel like the American Deluxe Strats now have
Takeuchi Fender EX-Trem bridge

From what I gather about the pickups, they are the Fender Original Hot Rod 7S (neck and middle) and 8H bridge humbucker.
They sound really good so far! A little hot for a Strat, but I'm not really a mellow tone guy.

Does anyone know anything about these pickups?

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Fender Original Hot Rod 7S and 8H Pickups?

Pics!!!

[Monsta-Tone]

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Tryin! For some stupid reason, my phone and computer are not communicating this morning!

The pole pieces are huge! The single coils look like Quarter Pounders. The humbucker looks like a Tom Anderson.
I'll try to get some pics up tonight, gotta get ready for work now.......
The singles look like this:
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Fender-Japan-Stratocaster-STR-75-Poplar-Body-E-Serial-Series-84-87-Floyd-Rose-/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/z/mDMAAMXQAx9RIkRZ/$(KGrHqV,!hUFDOpIbteqBRIkRZoSkQ~~60_57.JPG

[Monsta-Tone]

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[GilmourD]

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I don't think Fender ever shipped a guitar with those pickups. I'm going to guess that somebody put some Andersons or Schecters (which at one point Anderson had his hand in) in there.

[Monsta-Tone]

Re: Fender Original Hot Rod 7S and 8H Pickups?

That's what I thought at first. I thought they were early Schecter or Anderson pickups.
But, I've seen a few (1987-1989) of these Japanese Strats with the larger pole pieces on the single coils. I haven't found any with the larger poles on the humbucker though.

[Rand-O-Monium]

Re: Fender Original Hot Rod 7S and 8H Pickups?

Moar pics!!!

Looks like a sharp axe!