![]() ![]() Richer, Fuller, Fatter - Dirtier Mustang / Duo-Sonic Sounds I've also designed them with the Tri-Sonic® style oversize holes and more rounded/rolled edge covers for a unique look. These aren't plastic covers, they're very thin brass that I've had custom tooled and chrome plated. Wanting these pickups to be something special I've had custom chrome plated Strat / Mustang covers manufactured. Alnico 2 'holds' the strings a little less, allowing them to vibrate a little more freely giving a perceived slightly warmer, more resonant sound.Ĭeramic, being stronger, holds the strings a little more giving a slightly more attacking, slightly brighter voice and with no alloy interaction, the overall sound is a little more focussed, a little more High-Fidelity & clean.Īlnico 5 offers a slightly brighter overall sound than Alnico 2 but richer and more rounded than the ceramic option. With a choice of magnets, you can choose to have a warmer or brighter version. ![]() Unlike the larger originals, my Sonic '60 pickups have been designed to fit a standard scratchplate & body cavity but with outputs of 7k & 6.3k respectively - created to balance the old vintage sounds with a modern spin they have a richer, warmer, more rounded, musical voice than a standard Strat or Mustang pickup set. Strat/Mustang Sized - Designed to fit a standard Strat or Mustang guitar with no modifications needed Geometry dictates they won't sound identical to the old 60s classics as the pickups are slimmer being standard Strat / Mustang size and I use my custom made thinner magnets inside the pressed coil, but they do have the richer voice you'd expect and keep the classic characteristics. With handwound coils pressed around the custom made magnets and wax potted in a combination of paraffin & beeswax, my new Creamery Sonic '60 Mustang / Duo-Sonic replacement pickups give that richer, musical, Hi-Fidelity sound synonimous with the old classic Burns Tri-Sonic® design. The Neck Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position.Ĭustom/Alternative Design Mustang & Duo-Sonic Pickups ![]() NOTE: I can also custom wind you a pickup or set with higher or lower outputs, just get in touch. A great Mustang pickup for a fatter, fuller voice. Match this with the slightly hotter-than-normal middle & neck pickups gives you a sweet set great for that '70s blues / rock voice. A warmer bridge pickup due to the overwind really takes you into a warmer, dirtier, bluesier territory, great for breaking up an amp. Still with great clarity & definition, the classic Mustang pickup sounds are boosted by the higher output. Hotter / Overwound Mustang & Duosonic PickupsĪ Warmer, Dirtier, Bluesier Mustang / Duo-Sonic SoundĪ higher output vintage Mustang pickup set. ![]() > Back to the full range of Creamery Replacement Mustang / Duosonic Pickups The Neck Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickup can be RW/RP for hum cancelling in the middle position. The Bridge pickup has a steel baseplates under the pole magnets to shift the resonances toward the lows which combined with the slightly hotter wind, helps to create a warmer bridge tone. Vintage style cloth covered lead wire.Ī great pickup if you want to balance the early '60s sound with a more blusier feel. Scatterwound with wax potted coils and flat Alnico 2 magnets. Still with snappy highs, a fatter mid-range with rounded bass. Handwound at my workshop here in Manchester.Ī warmer, slightly higher output Mustang / Duo-Sonic SoundĪ flat-pole hotter-wound Mustang / Duo-Sonic pickup for a fatter twist on the classic voice. I don't have pickups all boxed up ready to send out each order is custom-made so I can tailor a set of handwound replacement Mustang pickups to suit your own guitar, the sounds you're after and your style of play. I also make custom designs such as my Mustang-90 (Strat sized P90), twin output versions and my Sonic '60 Pickups to fit the Mustang / Duo-Sonic as well for those looking for something a little different to traditional deisgns. Initially launched as a student model, the Fender® Mustang became a cult guitar and future mainstay of alterntive scenes from David Byrne, Kurt Cobain & Sonic Youth to PJ Harvery & Warpaint, stricking a chord with bands & guitarists looking for something away from traditional styles, plus they were easy to come across and (until recently) inexpensive 2nd hand - though the Fender® Squier® range make grat guitars to modify and upgrade.Īlongside more Strat-like sounding versions & modern hotter, custom & alternative designs, I currently make a number of handwound Replacement Mustang single coil pickups. Custom Handwound Replacement Vintage, Modern & Custom Mustang / Duo-Sonic Pickups Vintage, Classic, Modern & Alternative Design Replacement Mustang Single Coil Pickups ![]()
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