Texas Special on dirthy and chrunchy sound while 59 on cleans

These are my favorite sets for strat. Thanks for the amazing video.

Better than the original.

All 3 of them sound good.

I choose the 59s, though the Specials are really nice too- perhaps more output, but the 59s are sweeter and have more character for me.

Very nice playing, please help me by telling your reviews about this bass. I want a short scale but satisfying low end with nice slap tones. Is it a good bass?

59's just no comparison

Vintage bridge middle, texas neck

Awesome playing Awesome Demo 🎸 ❤ 🔥 I think I prefer the 59

59 for me

Olá. Sou do Brasil. Poderia me informar as madeiras da guitarra fender mark knopfler Signature? Corpo, braço e captadores?

Texas Special, definitely!

'59's

59's are outstanding. Changed my Player in to vintage Strat. They wake perfect middle and round cut high and low and. Texas Special are similar to stock Player pickups , they have to much high and low , sound much more modern and colder. They are not bad but different , better for lad sound but don;t fit so nice in he rhythom parts.

I changed the wiring and added a set of Texas Specials in my Fender Player Strat. Sounds great.

Is the pedal and the sound through the fractal?

59

No pickup compares to the Pure 59, at least in the neck

Both sound amazing. The Texas Specials a touch thicker and the Vintage a touch more articulate. Great song choices and tones! 🔥🙏💙

All these pickup demos seem to be done by the tone deaf that can't tell they are out of tune.

I’m surprised how muddy the 59s are compared… it’s so hard to really tell without having them in my hands… I could live with either…

They both sound great to me I love Texas specials.

I use the 59's professionally on both my strats..they only sound different because of the guitars themselves and component tolerances maybe..this fender pickups are very consistent, they all read the same abou 5.9. Now both guitars are indeed different but close enough I can use each one as a backup of the other. I choose which guitar I play based on how they sound and feel on the soundcheck for that specific gig or venue. Usually I use my old 62reissue MIJ as my main axe, but more because I tend to like rosewood boards more. The other one is a 54reissue also Japanese. I think this PV 59's sound particularly good on maple necks, but sometimes I feel the other way around. Pickups are simple tech, and most of the stuff online is just marketing noise pulling us down rabbit holes cause we tend to believe in snake oil talking too much. For vintage sounds there's 50's/early 60's specs, there's late 60's/70's and that's about it. Beyond minimum quality parts, old-school specs and formulas, number of turns and so on, they all sound basically the same- or close enough.. And my point when using the same electronic components pickups and all, I found out the pickups can sound great on one guitar and wrong on another..so..we have music to do beside chasing our own tails. 😊

Played my strat-99 Amvi-62 with texas specials for 18 years now, and they will never come of my huitar. Nice playing!

I feel pick-up height could be a big thing here too. Great video though

The 59 are nicer for that clean "Knopfler" tone. TX for crunch/blues

They both sound really nice. I'd take either one.

Hi. What amp are you using? Thanks

To my ears (and on these not-so-great PC speakers) these sounded awfully similar. I'd say the 59's are a bit 'brighter'.

It depends on what type of music that you play and what you like as far as tone. I play mostly blues and I was dead set on having the vintage wind of the 59's and played them for a while until I realized I really wanted the fuller tone of the ts pup's. I prefer the older sets with the higher wound bridge pickup. If you play country or music that needs a bright glassy sound then the 59's are for you, but if you want more body and punch go for the texas specials. Set them low in your pickguard and adjust until you hit your sweet spot. By the way, that was a fantastic demo.

Would love to hear a version of this demo with the 59s played first, then the Specials.

Texas wins crunch.

Texas dos Deuses

Both are good pickups, but I prefer the Texas special.

Texas Special are the worst pickups I've ever tried when in a band setting. While they do sound great while playing alone as soon as you play with another guitar and bass in a band they are impossible to be heard unless you crank the volume up to the point where nothing else can be heard. They really get eaten by anything else. Maybe for studio usage they could find their place but damn are they horrible when it comes to making the guitar be noticeable in a mix

Such a useful video. Thank you for sharing❤

Texas Specials if you want Stevie Ray.... 59's if you want Hank Marvin. I like a Strat for its cleans, so Pure Vintage 59's suit me perfectly. cant go wrong with either though. industry standards for a reason

Thank you!

59s are what SRV used, so they gotta be good, right?

Nice demonstration. The Texas Specials are nice and warm.. The PV 59 more "chimey/trebley" I personally prefer the warmness of the Texas Specials...

59 all the way❤

This was magnificent

Just when I thought the Specials were so so I see this video and realise they are terrific, brilliant playing, thank you

Please!! Fck no, Not little wing...

Would be nice to compare 57-62 pickups vs these pure vintage 59 pickups, because they supposedly reproduce a similar sound

Great demo - one of the better ones I’ve seen that shows the nuisances through the deciding and playing. Good job. I’ve surprised myself and landed w the 59’s.

59 ❤

Give me a S.R.V. from around 1995, l can tell you all kinds off music!

Both are great sounding pickups. Personally i have chosen the Texas Specials because they have a bit more bite and clarity.

Are the 59s RWRP?