What magnet do these stock Fender pickups use.

[jalguitarman]

Good day fellow guitarists. I was wondering if any of you might know what kind of magnets my american strat single coils use. They are fenders tex/mex single coils. It came stock with a humbucker that is not all that called a diamondback, and this sounds like it uses alnico 2 magnets. I suspect the tex/mex use the same magnets, but I'm not sure and I could find no specs or anything else on them at the fender web site. any knowledge on this guys. Thanks a bunch!!! :smack: :question: :question: I will be replacing the cruddy humbucker soon not sure with what but that is another post.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: What magnet do these stock Fender pickups use.

all stock Fender pickups that have magnet pole pieces are Alnico 5, except the new Lite Ash Strat and Tele which come stock with Duncan APS-1's...and a small handfull of early 50's Telecasters with Alnico III magnets

 

[Kelsey]

Re: What magnet do these stock Fender pickups use.

Most of their bridge HB pickups seem to be A5 or ceramic, too. The only exception to Fender and A5 magnets that I know of, aside from the Duncans mentioned by TGWIF, is the Atomic II neck HB which is A2 (but the bridge version is again supposed to be A5).