Fender Custom Shop Handwound Pickups | Fender Custom Shop | Fender

Ever wish you could audition different pickups back-to-back on the same guitar? Watch and listen as the Fender Custom Shop's Mike Lewis demonstrates a selection of Handwound Stratocaster pickups using our super slick “quick change” shop demo Strat. Mix or match, all these and more are available for your custom build. Click here to start building yours: www.fendercusto...
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57 5:21
60s 7:20
Texas Special 21:59
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[@brendonjohnson8243]

50s 1:55 Fat 50s 4:26 57 6:49 60s 9:13 Fat 60s 11:23 60/63 13:55 64 16:15 69 18:30 Dual Mag 21:30 Texas Special 23:47

[@terrybanks5063]

nice one for that dude!

[@GenghizKhanChile]

Neck pickup minutes

[@Gretev1]

Bless you 🙏

[@pomerani_sempai]

ありがとね

[@lfscrazy]

I was looking for info on the 59s :)

[@jasonleekinney]

Those 50II, 69II, Fat 50s and texas specials are my favorite in that order. This guy has the best job in the world. lolz

[@수김-j1x]

50s 4:03 넥미들 4:27 넥 57 6:35 넥미들 6:49 넥 60s 8:49 넥미들 9:14 넥 60s 펫 11:00 넥미들 11:23 넥 60/63 13:29 넥미들 13:57 넥 3 15:51 넥미들 16:17 넥 69 18:09 넥미들 18:30 넥 텍사스 23:20 넥미들 23:48 넥

[@abortcancelculture1839]

You can hear the classic rock and country tones in those pickups.

[@johnmirabile3535]

Maybe the best, most consistant pickup reveiw i ever saw...All in E, same representations of all pups, great job and playing, this is the style i got the strat for,, same color too, only with rosewood,,,

[@mikej6565]

Middle/Neck (position 4) 50s 1:30 fat 50s 4:02 57 6:35 60s 8:49 fat 60s 11:00 60/63 13:30 64 15:51 69 18:09 Dual Mag 20:52 Texas Special 23:20

[@swede7160]

Mike Lewis is my fav fender product demonstrator.His touch is great.

[@snaxandviolence]

Custom shop really going hard on the relic jobs

[@Matthew-ez4ze]

This really is some phenomenal playing - on an amazing instrument. I have a maple neck Strat with Fat 50s and love it. Love it.

[@_RLP]

It's hard to tell the difference with all the compression, but they're there. Especially in the in-between positions and the bridge- more shrill vs less shrill, etc... Gives us a good idea of what to expect before going out and trying them (nothing like trying out your gear!). Great video and awesome player. Thanks.

[@adnandaghastanli6302]

Man, watching these kinds of videos is so good for breaking paradigms. We hear so many "internet myths" that actually listening to pickups may completely change your opinion of what you think is best.

[@makepizzagreatagain7911]

They sound great! Nice work Fender.

[@jaklemon74]

this is a great video for anyone with good ears, every word said here is wasted, good job Man

[@jesushealsbodiesandsavesso4514]

It's the little things that make Fender pickups sound so good.

[@acuraracingfan9155]

I think that Fender makes the best sounding pickups. Nice work Josefina.

[@maxsalasr]

Liked the 64s and Texas

[@m.d.4949]

Nice presentation, as always! Very good sounding pickups.

[@drasticbread249]

It's a strange coincidence that Fender released this video while I'm in the process of picking out new pickups for my Strat.

[@garystrat999]

DrasticBread it’s even more strange I end up here after just getting the hot noiseless .. I kinda like the Texas pickups now

[@drasticbread249]

@Ongo Gablogian actually what I ended up doing was adjusting the height of the original pickups, which I'd never realized before then were not setup properly. This made new pickups unnecessary as the sound I desired was already there from just doing a little tinkering. So instead of buying new pickups I put the money towards another guitar.

[@seanmarr45]

Great listen through headphones. Like your playing style, mike!

[@americanmetalhead3954]

Happy Birthday Leo Fender! August 10, 1909-March 21st, 1991, Gone but never forgotten! 🎵🎶🎸🎼🎂🍰! Leo Fender ____________ 1909-1991

[@rubentrevino6288]

Sweet pickups

[@electricdog5563]

That is the best guitar sound I've ever heard

[@Tyler_Wilson]

alter dim you need to get out more...

[@_RLP]

@@Tyler_Wilson Hahahaha

[@brads9385]

I think the dual mags sound the best; the '60 / '63s are a close second choice. I would have preferred clean tones, but I'll take what I can get. Thanks for the video, Fender.

[@brandanbullard4901]

That cool looking fender

[@everythingisalright698]

Fender makes the best pickups, the best guitars, the best amps, the best pedals, the best...

[@johntrevena2210]

Everything Is Alright yes i do read what u wrote.. but its not strictly true..! its only the Fender finesse.. same as the F in ferrari... what i do disagree is fender dont make the best pickups.. a bobbin.. a permanent magnet. a coil of wire.. the same recipe the whole world over.. when it comes to puckups.. funk Fender... THEY DONT MAKE THE BEST PICKUPS FOR THE PRICE.. Brittish built is BEST.. from the good Fender phillistine!!!!

[@everythingisalright698]

@@johntrevena2210 The correct spelling is 'British'. Good luck finding anyone who will take you seriously.

[@cinnamonarcade8179]

Thank you! This is perfect

[@macauley70]

the conclusion is ..all are great !

[@diekzi]

57 is the best

[@johnmirabile3535]

the 60s so far stuck out but all good, i just got the cs texas special...a little hollow sounding but its late my abmp aint driven, no pedals well see tomorrow, i put that 5 way blender in, not a fan yet..Muffles the sound..

[@nickford3328]

Awesome sound 🎸🤘

[@ciscco3750]

The sound is great each time but I can't hear the difference

[@troydavis1612]

Fancy transformer guitar....me likey

[@renodavid]

This man is THE Riffmaster™️.

[@jennifer6833]

I wonder why Brad Paisley doesn’t have his own custom shop pickups? I love ❤️ the sound of the Nocaster pickups and the ones in the beginning!

[@tobiasbehn5143]

Big surf !

[@캡틴백]

7:18 9:43

[@tz8559]

Fat60s for me...

[@parlance.electricco]

I use Fat 60s in my builds.

[@འབྲུག-ན2ཅ]

hey what is the clip thing at the top?? Awesome playing man. the look of the guitar is amaaaaazing too

[@BennyGuitare]

Its to hold the pickguard in place. Looks like this Strat was modified to test pickups.

[@ALT3REDB3AST]

It's a test rig guitar. Slide in a totally different scratch plate from the bottom of the guitar without having to restring it.

[@luckyno888]

You should showcase a Squier set as a "control" set. [Edit] Or at least have audio files available without the KZbin compression.

[@johnnymcquinn6025]

Got muddy at 69....60's sounded like it had some highs in there.....

[@ginolamendola4084]

What amp and pedals are you playing through? That would change the tone.

[@bla_blub]

That's not the point of the video, but I would buy a Strat with that pickguard shape :D Looks pretty funky.

[@dezionlion]

Xotic makes strats with pickguards shaped like that Eric gales plays one.

[@j.rozman7016]

Mike Lewis, no Ancho Poblano's?? where would you put it in between? Thanks.

[@mrjazzkarabass]

Cool😎👍

[@RennerGutierre]

Clean tones, please!

[@mcfek7575]

The amp is cranked

[@berengerlorillec4388]

It's better when you can hear the "natural saturation" of pickups. And the sensitivity of hard attack and soft ! :)

[@CoomerGremlinDGGfan]

Strats sound better with i bit of overdrive. Dont be a little girl.

[@benstewart9207]

In so many Fender Videos the sound is much too fuzzy

[@TheUlesifah701]

Agreed

[@jessejuno5317]

Thé 64s had the nice quack….

[@sideasoundlab]

are the dual mag a custom shop version of the V-Mod ? where can we find infos about these pickups ?

[@NytronX]

Democaster.

[@brunoxavier1985]

Eu quero uma fenndeeer !!!!! 😭😭😭😭

[@anti-communistpatriot2791]

That's how guitar pickups should sound.

[@YukiKodaka]

Good!

[@MartinyAlonso13]

What are or what are for those screws above the neck pickup and below the bridge pickup UP? They have a red thing.... Just curious

[@Twizzlemenizzle1]

Would imagine it's the quick release clip. That scratch plate slips off and a different one goes in with different pickups each time dude

[@dezionlion]

I want a strat with 51 nocaster pickups!

[@bobdillon1138]

Problem with hand wound pickups is inconsistency its a bit of lottery as to weather you get something amazing or meh.

[@unabonger777]

fenders pickup upgrade customer target" old guy in bowling alley attire, has money, listens carefully, but "it jees don' soun' raht" (and never will)

[@rambobrown9661]

Edward Van Halen approved that strat....

[@t.cole_2]

Really need clean tones....this is kinda more about distortion than pickups

[@johnnymcquinn6025]

Where did ya get that hat?

[@brian_hibbs]

What is that thingy on the pickguard?

[@brian_hibbs]

Nevermind just noticed what the guitar is lol

[@gilwe]

What the exact "64" set is?

[@javiersaulrodriguezmontes3196]

Fat 60s y Texas especial..

[@francisangrignon5914]

Isn’t just me or the recording sound is clipping from time to time...

[@gatibimo8401]

Is the pickguard allright in your screen?

[@account_name9128]

Are yours also missing the horns cuz on my screen they gone

[@DebuMazumder]

No

[@rockychieng88]

Does it buzz?

[@scarletbond2716]

Is it wrong to have fat 60s pickups in a 50s strat?

[@jnvo666]

Is it me or the heights are set pretty far from fender’s recommandations?

[@dezionlion]

Gibson had a les Paul that you could pop different pickups in and demo them. I don’t know why fender and Gibson don’t sell these kinds of guitars to the public?? They would sell the shit out of them! Hint hint

[@MisterTee]

Gibson did release a guitar that had pickups you could pull out from the back of the guitar. It was dud and went out of production in less than one year.

[@apacheworrier3776]

@@MisterTee They were actually dealer demo guitars. They were only produced so that dealers could let you try different pickups before ordering a custom shop guitar.

[@napcordasecondo8351]

SOUNDS A TAD EMPTY ON THE BODY RESONANCE SIDE....PUT BACK THE WOOD....HAHAHA

[@RonaldoNoschang]

69 all the way !

[@blazingonx8564]

First

[@gunjabeans]

I got almost nothing out of this video unfortunately. You just have to try them in your own guitar to know...

[@jasonleekinney]

where can I get a set of the Custom Wound 50s? the CW50 not fat 50s

[@marsattacks7071]

Probably at the same place you can order a custom shop strat (shop accredited for that around your place).

[@dezionlion]

eBay custom shop 54’s I think

[@carleyian]

Is it me or do they all just sound pretty much the same??

[@TheOtherOtherJoey]

60s pickups without the change of fretboard material don’t do too much. More proof that fretboard material affects tone.

[@specialagentdalecooper5367]

Imagine paying $200 for a bunch of copper wire wound around some magnets.

[@davidramos4317]

Kinda sound like crap. Shrill and not warmth BUT LETS CAHRGE PEOPLE 10000000000000000000 DOLLARS!

[@davidramos4317]

This is not good tone. Fender would throw a used tampoon from Bonnie Rait and sell it for $5,000 and they'd still make money off of boomers.

[@TheRickJames09]

can you show us on this stratocaster where Leo Fender hurt you please? you got a lotta hate for someone that clearly doesn't know what theyre talking about

[@mitchellthomas4392]

Useless.

[@alexharbin4124]

terrible. it'd be great to just hear some no nonsense clean tones since this is meant to showcase pickups, maybe in a variety of styles with and without gain. instead its all just cheesy blues rock with some drive that sounds like farts nonstop through a 24 minute video.