This is what's doing my head in, people seem to either like the. Yeah, that's gotta be it. The Fender N3 Strat Pickup is extremely easy to install. CS69's are classics, people seem to complain about the bridge pickup being too shrill, thin etc.....Solution is to install a Fralin base plate. But it's not all hyper-fat lead; Eric also loves sparkling bridge, classic Texan neck and spanky middle pickup tones, as well as those 'vocal' sounds so ably served by positions two and four. Lots of polarising opinions out there. They are more gritty overall than the CS 69s with more top end sparkle, the bridge pickup having more output, more bass and much more prominent mids. The Fat 50's i'm impressed with. Discussion in 'Pickup Forum' started by SlyStrat, Mar 29, 2018. Compared to some Eric Johnson's back to back, the EJs are far more of a jangly type, bright sound than the Fat 60s. A much sweeter top end and more vintage vibe. Can they really be much different then Fat '50s? Custom Shop Texas Special™ Strat® Pickups, (3) Searing Single-Coil Blues Characterized by their midrange chirp, crystalline highs and tight bass, Custom Shop Texas Special™ Strat pickups feature an overwound single-coil construction that produces big Texas-blues tone. The step-by-step instruction guide and wiring diagram is included in the package. Bought some new Fender Pure Vintage 59 pickups, so here is an A/B comparison with the old Texas Specials. Just follow the instructions and you … Could be mostly a means to encourage more buying of the "new" Fender brand stuff? Doesn't sound like it. Texas Specials are the only pickups I seem to like in Fender guitars (Strat and Tele, not talking about like a Jazzmaster, etc.). To contact the forum owner hit the Contact Us link. I found Texas Specials to be too brittle. The downside is that they may pick up ambient sound and have a low noise level. I don't like a single coil that sounds like it wants to be glass-shattering clean or one that's trying to approach humbucker land. Great for lead and classic rock and rhythm and blues, not a real 'Stratty' sound in the traditional sense. These pickups echo Johnson's love of vintage Strats and so were voiced to reflect the kinds of sounds you hear on albums like Ah Via Musicom, Tones and his excellent new release, Bloom. ). The Texas Specials are a balanced set straight from the factory and are higher output than CS 69s, more middy and hum cancelling in psns 2 and 4. Once you receive the pickups, you will be able to go ahead and install them on your guitar. Special care was taken to reproduce the exact output and sweet tone Johnson is after, utilizing a mix of Alnico 3 and Alnico 5 staggered magnets. Texas Special or the Custom Shop 69. Best thing I ever did!!! And the Eric Johnson Strat Pickup Set boasts a hotter bridge pickup to ensure you enjoy a balanced signal across all the pickup switching positions. There are remarkable differences in the sound produced by each of these types of coils. His Compare prices, make an offer, get the best deal on a Fender Eric Johnson Stratocaster. They have a very round and full tone, very present. Pickups come as either single-coil or double-coil ones. Fat 50's. Both sets have the reverse wound middle pickup, which isn't to everyones taste but the fat 50's still have plenty of quack. The Telecaster (nee Broadcaster) the first commercially available solid body electric guitar was already well established by '54. ). They can go very clean but they can grit up nice and still retain some "air" in the sound.