FS Fender USA Strat Set & Gibson 496R & 500T

[treyhaislip]

Selling two sets of pickups:

Fender USA Staggered Strat Set – Hot set sounds like Fender '69* – $80 Shipped 48 US States

Gibson 496R & 500T Set - Currently have Hex pole pieces (but I will include the original pole pieces) – $100 Shipped 48 US States

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*I've talked to a guy at Fender and am waiting to hear back after sending pics to see if we can figure out what set these are. Please let me know if you need more pics or info.

 

[DonP]

Re: FS Fender USA Strat Set & Gibson 496R & 500T

Your Fender set looks like a TexMex set. What's the DC resistance?

How did the sound change with the hex poles on the Gibson pickups (if you tried them both ways that is)?

 

[treyhaislip]

Re: FS Fender USA Strat Set & Gibson 496R & 500T

Your Fender set looks like a TexMex set. What's the DC resistance?

How did the sound change with the hex poles on the Gibson pickups (if you tried them both ways that is)?

I don't know what the DC resistance is–don't have a tool to measure it. The pickups came out of an early 2000's USA Fender Deluxe Strat (I replaced them with Fender Fat 50's for better "Bell-Like" Chime) so I don't know if they used Tex-Mex pickups in those or not (but that's not to say someone didn't swap out a loaded pickguard.)

For the Gibsons, the Hex poles slightly tightened up the tone–felt more focused. The are currently slightly staggered (not flush with the pickup) to where I thought they sounded best on the Strat I had them in. I did try them both ways and preferred them with the Hex poles rather than the Flat Heads. But I will include the original Flat Heads that came with the pickups.