Tonerider Pure Vintage Pickup Set for Stratocaster

Tonerider pickups are amazing value for money, (and I believe are even installed in Fender Squier Classic Vibe Stratocasters I have read on the internet.) If you have a nice stratocaster which sounds dull, these might be the fix you are looking for.I recently purchased a used 2005 Mexican Fender Stratocaster in Fiesta Red which sounded ok but as I like Surf music and the Shadows music, decided to upgrade the standard pickups to Toneriders to try and get that vintage sound.The pickups are nicely made and I believe to the quality of 57 reissue Fender ones, Toneriders having Forbon fibre bobins, proper wire and alnico in the magnets, the output wires are waxed cloth covered which is also used on the 57 reissue pickups.One thing, these pickups in your hand feel 'heavy' as opposed to some which feel 'light' i.e cheap budget ones.Installation was easy and the stiff wires solder up well, the wires are meaty not like some of the 'fusewire' type wires on cheap pickups.The acid test is of course plugged in, so once I had reassembled the guitar, I adjusted the pickups approximately and tuned up, then played to a set of backing tracks and readjusted pickup height to suit the sound I wanted.The verdict was - amazing - lovely vintage tone and sound, they give you that great stratocaster sound without being weak, they are great for Shadows and Ventures style music. Rythm playing sounds good too, you get clean articulation between strings when picking, all in all these are superb value for money and probably the best kept secret in pickup upgrades!If you are looking for a nice quality pickup for a decent quality guitar, you won't go wrong with these, if you desire a bit higher output for your guitar, try the City Limits set, these are hotter wound (9.5k bridge!!).So to the basics -Value for money - GreatSound - GreatBuild quality - GreatI have bought 5 sets of Toneriders for guitars I am building or upgrading. I guess this shows how much I like them!Highly recommended!!

Great pickups for glassy strat sounds, full of clarity. The bridge pickup is very bright, so I had to rewire the tone control to the bridge as it is not really usable without this; hence only a 4 star review.Amazing value.

montati non funzionano il pickup al ponte e quello medio. Soldi buoni, materiale falato. Delusione totale