Help me identify my strat pickups

[cjhastings]

I bought a custom shop strat on Craigslist a few weeks ago, and I know that the pickups have been replaced with Seymour Duncans. The bridge is obviously a hot rails, but I'm not sure what the neck and middle are. The guy I bought it from didn't seem to remember. All I know is that they are Seymour Duncan single coils, and the poles are staggered. The strat is a '93, but I'm not sure what year the pickups were changed. I unfortunately cannot remove the pickguard entirely because the previous owner replaced it with one that gets stuck under the 22nd fret. I was able to take a quick peak underneath it though by bending the pickguard a little, and I have found that the middle pickup has a sticker that says "52-1" underneath it. Sorry if this isn't enough information, but I need help identifying the pickups in this thing.

Thanks!

 

[PFDarkside]

Re: Help me identify my strat pickups

That means the middle is a Five/Two (Similar to a SSL-1 or APS-1, but with Alnico 5 for the bass strings and Alnico 2 for the treble).

You can either guess that the neck matches or you can just remove the neck and pull off the pickguard. You might also be able to bring the neck pickup really high so you can get it out from under the overhang.

 

[cjhastings]

Re: Help me identify my strat pickups

That means the middle is a Five/Two (Similar to a SSL-1 or APS-1, but with Alnico 5 for the bass strings and Alnico 2 for the treble).

You can either guess that the neck matches or you can just remove the neck and pull off the pickguard. You might also be able to bring the neck pickup really high so you can get it out from under the overhang.

Ahh thanks I was actually able to get the pickguard off by raising the neck pickup. The neck pickup has no sticker on it, but it does say "SD 2 02" on it, whereas the middle just says "NS 52-1". Are they different?