All user reviews for the Fender Custom Shop Custom '69 Stratocaster Pickup Set

07/03/2012:
New United States ordered via the net for what I believe to be a song, I have installed in May 2011 on a Stratocaster kit to assemble yourself. Jam for the pigs, tell them skeptical. Even if that were the case I still three simple Fender 69 to put on any "real" Strat another, then ...
But that is not the case. Despite the fact that the violin of my guitar is not upscale, I go out Stratocaster sounds in no doubt, and I guess if I was given to plug everything into a Fender amp, it would make perfect illusion (referring to the thread "the importance of wood in instrument making is it overrated?" for fun and to overcome some common places that die hard).
Only the microwave bridge used alone offers no particular identity. For the rest, the other 4 positions are consistent with the standard we expect.
The only reservation I have is actually observed for these pads Median agree with the yarn of old Sol, that significantly increase the output level with the use of the Sol not spun. The ensuing mismatch is quite confusing, and sometimes makes me regret not having chosen a different set ... I finally this is still doable, to buy another.
Otherwise, noise or hum? Nope, upholstering in aluminum foil that I made in the cavities under my pickguard and there may be something to do, and I particularly cared for the welds.
So happy. Very happy, very happy. 8/10

In fact, they quipent the Classic Player 60s (Mexico) I bought a month ago. It is difficult to judge a micro indpendamment the guitar they quipent. Especially in parallle, I have a team of LAG RF1000 Phatcat SD (P90), which have a trs his pais, round and an output level of standard. Try to ignore it. The CS69 has a low output, hum a fairly large (impractical shield). I do not like the bridge pickup alone, and without garish characters. By love against the four other combinations, punchy, trssches, trs funky, clear sound that drives you playing for hours. I love that sound of shuffled electric and acoustic guitar characters in it mle is popa SRV or 100%. I play a Laney VC15-110 (HP = copperhead) and the distortion is caused by a Zvexx Distortron. The sound is not gnial saturation, lack of body, thickness. You can have the OD and lightweight nice crunch with the drive channel of the amp. For me, it really clear sound volume (lamps) that these pickups sound really good balance with a trs a rope on the other, my preferences for the middle position + bridge.

Micros received yesterday and mounted in 10 minutes.
my guitar is a Fender Mex Standard, the microphones were beginning to get tired towards the net and then buy the set 69 'from the custom shop.
the difference is huge between 69 'and the original pickups.
This is the classic Start sound and perfect: little wing hendrix a terrible light in the neck and bridge position-central.
Treble crystal clear mids and bass right mix over all. Supprotent They damn well the saturation all types (srv hendrix ... ... until Guns'n'Roses etc. ....). Installation is simple hyper scheme provided that there is finally locate the connections when dessoude.Le level of these microphones is not very high much like the original ones on my Mex Start.
I really found the sound I wanted. a good investment.
I hesitated a long time with the set texas special in my opinion are not as versatile. In short my strat Southwestern standart just went into another dimension.

I set up a kit of microphones on my Fender Start CS'69 higway one. J'apprcie this little guitar, I think that is comfortable and fairly accurate finishing. I wanted to give it a little more personality and I think the good that I could not fall more!

I have procured in the US, a price of $ 170 including shipping, compared qualitprix unbeatable!
Install in 15 minutes (the red wire on the red button !), a set of nine and one rope industry. APRS is that this is good! Premire impressions: bass banging, slamming of acute but remains perfectly Dfine, no boiling sound. The output level was a surprise for a stratum.

After a few repeat, I am increasingly satisfied with these pickups. In clean / crunch lightweight, it's really a strat. It bangs, ca claque, little hignway is transfigured.
In crunch / OD, trs is good, a little dig in the mediums that the Texas special example, but still well Dfine trs, trs ca spring well in the noise!

Positions 1-3-5 are really excellent, the sound stratum as we imagine and we hear it. The 2-4 position is a little worse I think, but it's still perfectly usable anyway.

I have long hsit before purchasing these microphones, I felt my little one with the Texas Special or 57/62, but I'm really not. The Texas are much more round and typs, less versatile. The 57/62 I not know I could never really try them for real, but the '69 is really versatile and trs prcis, also sharper, and it was the right choice for a Register funk / rock.

In addition, they ragissent trs well with CONTRL Tone of which provide even more versatility in the course of the knob.

I think unless novelty come, I will install on any new Start that I would be amen!

First honor where honor, thank you Audiofanzine because I bought this set of microphones via a small ad on a price INTERESTED trs (140.00 euros ttc), because then I ' had read reviews on these same microphones, guess o. ...... on Audiofanzine.
Micros bought a few days ago and quickly mounted on a Fender Start 60me anniversary mexico (very good violin incidentally), but Tex-Mex pickups not my original got, this was a Just over a year since I played with before considering the replacement of the microphones. Well I .......... These pickups are just great, they turned my guitar, truthfully, the sound is totally diffrent, only better, sounds hyper d finished, has not drool forever in the grave, all notes are intelligible, the highs are not shrill even if they bump it when even in a word ............ is the foot.
There are really sound in the late 60's, sounds like Hendrix, Blackmore, on his return to the same little Frusciante with Red Hot ..... if you put more derrire a good all-tube amp that happiness.
But against, I believe, like others, to mount these microphones with a Start button in handle and sturdy, I think they penss t conus and for such scratches.
In short, you who read carefully, if you are the Owner 'of a Strat Mexico, Japan and Us strandard (even when it is necessary to correct a violin, it does not mount tires on 17 inch 2 HP) you who would like to have the sound that kills so go ahead n'hsites more, mount the microphone, if more you can have them for a sum around 150.00 euros (see listings Audiofanzine) it takes more hsiter is a small investment worth its weight in cacahutes.

Micros bought a week ago, mountains tonight and partially removed this morning.

Once mounted, I had the impression of detestable m'tre have been: practically no audio on the rope so the little micro needles trs exit to the mid position and the grave! Only the micro medium equilibrated seemed I had the contacts rgler Manir carricaturale really for something so little prs balanced and usable! (In fact, may be I do not know anything, just ...) Anyway, it's annoying to have trs remove the pickguard and strings dessrer constantly. Then the reverse.

I have a 77 Start with microphones trs sound good, I was looking for something more cutting edge and snapping while retaining heat. I may be wrong microphone, but I lost to heat for something fractionally more slamming. APRS moult rglages I rsolu tell me: a not worth the time, sounded worse. Does not ring and vintage I think. However, the CS69 in the middle seems to me quite INTERESTED, as combined with other micro-warmer, the position is intermdiaires prcises, groovy wish, and colorful. The middle position is only trs type and perfect for the hard funk dirty (like "Can not Stop" Red Hot, large ...)

Report bad quality prices, since 'I believe only a micro three silent good. May be that if the three had t exploitable, I had another impression. Finally, some chui dg 'even when.

In the end, I have put serious and micro needle of Origin: wahh! ay is, I found a rich and warm! Farewell to the cot and compress a bit thin. I leave the cs69 middle position for its CHARACTERISTICS, Justet.
Precision even when small: my observations are from my original sound. For example, in the neck position, remains a hot, eh, it's just a cooler micro base a little vintage ... On a strat a little stiff and lifeless (yes, yes, I have a friend who has one!) may change the life of a musician I think. Otherwise, may be trsdcevant.

The problem of a micro is that it is once it is mounted you can know if it's good. On this basis, I started I got a little rap face but at least now I know. I had not tried other brands before.

These microphones were placed on a classic Stratocaster fiesta red series 50, for about 6 mùois.
The sounds are reminiscent of those microphones layers of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Sweet Home Alabama ..) or the hendrix little wing of the crystalline or ultra sounds dirty to hendrix improv "Villanova Junction" in Woodstock.
I can compare with the texas special and 67/62 with the two sets of Fender, custom stamped shop.Les in texas are very full-bodied midrange and treble lacks a bit, so they're very well on key rosewood for sounds Very velvety. The 57/62 are small wonders: I have mounted on the same guitar (but surf green), it really touches mapple hendrix especially, but not too much midrange, bass velvet crunch of specific A balanced bite and never aggressive.
Precisely speaking, or rather aggressive biting is the specificity of 69, attacking the strings, the notes gently tear, especially with light crunch (ts 808), and a slightly dirty blues, IT There is no better, or are velvety and soft 57/62 (polite shall we say ...), the tear in the top 69 méduims and pull on the leash like a mad dog, or the sounds of shelling texas round sometimes missing teeth, the 69 cisellent in the mix without losing treble (even if you use a tube screamer ded'aigus eater.).
The intermediate positions are clear in his clear: it sometimes imression to have a natural chorus (the other sets do not provide this ...
In short, for 260 Euros, transform a Southwestern lambda vintage sound machine (that is standard practice in the United States to customize the microphones ...), we approach the models two to three times more expensive for not much and we was not afraid to go play pub with ...
For those who hesitate, do not hesitate, go for it.
I have other Mexican Classic series and I plan to test other sets (Fat 50 ', 54 Custom and Seymour ssl1).
These microphones have a modest level of output, resistance 5.9 K for the three microphones (to compare Texas are around 6.4 K to 7 K depending on the position of the microphone), but this is precisely why it bite well.
A play on Twin or Deluxe Reverb (all lamps) with a tube screamer, it's the marshmallows, it's dripping ...
View test youtube: http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=zfnCbvKy2HU

I mounted this kit mics about a month ago on my stratocaster Japan between 1986 and rosewood fingerboard.
What I like most is that the sound is both powerful, virile, strong while remaining very accurate. With the original mics, I used only the positions 2 and 4 because the simple positions (1, 2 and 5) were really thin, acute, short interest-free. With the CS 69 is going on in the other dimension, positions 1, 3 and 5 are very interesting and usable following the tracks, it's powerful, it goes from Deep Purple to Hendrix or Clapton with happiness. These microphones have a good understanding of the nuances involved in the attacks.
I plug in my guitar amp on a Peavey Delta Blues (a great amp that I recommend) through a tube screamer and it's really good warm sound, rough that crosses your thrills and guts.
As against the very least, there are at least three:
- Product quality: I could not mount these microphones with screws because the screws were not self-drilling and micro holes too small. I find it a bit shabby from Fender (Custom Shop and more!) To supply screws that do not rise: have to get my original screw all rusty.
- The background noise of microphone that is still quite important, yet I had been careful to shield the foil cavity of the guitar but the buzz is more important than with the original pickups.
- The output level on the strings so acute and mid is too low compared to other strings. It must be because of the studs that come out at least 2 or 3 mm for D and G strings, so that the two ropes out stronger. It's good for the bends on the G string, but as soon as it is about and if half the potato goes down and it's unfortunate for solos!
I have not tried other models of micro but I hesitated a long time (with seymour SSL3 and also the fender texas special) but the problem is to choose its microphones need to rely on the opinion forums because difficult to listen in real life.
The value for money: I found way. I have paid 177 euros in Thotho and given the above remarks, I think it's already pretty expensive.
I do not know if I do it again this choice because I would like to try other, and then plots the history of the strings tuned to D and promote ground I have still not understood (see my question on the forum ).
In conclusion I would say that these pickups are great for rock or blues / rock. As for sounds thinner (or style Gilmour Dire Strait) I think there are other mics that will suit best.

How long have you use it?
For a week

What is the particular feature you like best and least?
I love the clean sounds, and allow me to get sounds hendrixiens, and Mayers vaughaniens <img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_wink.gif" alt="" /> ! Nothing ngatif report.

Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
I have bought to replace the original pickups on my squier classic vibe, which boosts the mids. So, I know what I wanted the opposite, in a hollow mdiums ... Trs close to big dippers mayer, my idol. However, I keep my original pickups because they are beautiful too ...

How do you report qualitprix?
Set bought nine 120 euros including fdp .. OCCAZ beautiful, and it's worth it.

Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...

YESSSSSSSSSSSS

I use them for 2 months in a Mexican Standard Stratocaster pickups to replace the original.

The sound is impeccable. "

With regard to the sound: of course we have a quality product. It was the sounds typical of the period 1969 (Pink Floyd, Hendrix), even with a Mexican.

I for one am a fan of this period and its sounds: in other words the neck pickup is a marvel of roundness, of warmth and presence. Crystalline sounds guaranteed. In fuzz, distortion or overdrive all the microphones go, again it is a matter of taste but again the quality is by appointment.

These microphones can really take a good feeling for the little fan that is the sound of 1969's. Start is the sound that kills.

I do it again this choice without hesitation. The price remains too high nine for my taste. But when you love ... you do not count! Especially considering the number of hours they spend on his guitar!