Fender Custom Shop Series

Custom Shop pickups is Fenders series to bring Custom Shop Hand Wound pickups to the masses

in more cheaper versions. Debuted somehwere in the early 90s, they are Fenders most sold line.
CS Pickups are machine wound in Corona Factory USA.

STRATOCASTER SETS

Model# 099-2110-000

CS Texas Specials

OUTPUT:

NECK: 6.0 kΩ

MIDDLE: 6.3 kΩ

BRIDGE: 6.7 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.57 H

2.6 H

3.0 H

CHARACTER: Hot Output

RWRP: Yes

MAGNETS: Alnico 5

GAUSS: 900-1050

BEVEL: Flat (Non bevel)

STAGGER: Standard Staggered

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Enamel Coated

GAUGE: AWG42 (AWG43 on Bridge)

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + Cream /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: White

IDENTIFICATION: red dot on bridge magnet, Blue dot on neck magnet.

AVAILABLE: Ca. 1992 - Today

One of Fender's longest running retail set wound for a hotter output The bridge is wound more and cranked up with heavier bass response.. Can sound harsh on high volumes.

Cuts out on more emphasis on G/D strings due to high stagger.

Sort of controversial pickup set discussed on various forums that never seem to agree on how these sound.

Imitially, they where designed by Michael Stevens who was to give them to Stevie Ray Vaughan, but he died before that happened.

It ended up as the pickups for the SRV Signature Stratocaster and became ca commercially availble the same year. But don´t let the SRV tag fool you, somehow very misconception that Stevie used high-out put pickups, which is false. Stevie used standard low-output pickups but on very high-cranked amps.
These are somewhat hotter output to give you more the SRV tone on lower amp volume. But they are not “true SRV” pickups.

Great for: Blues, Rock

Model# 099-2112-000

CS Custom ‘54

OUTPUT:

Neck: 5.9 kΩ

Middle: 5.9 kΩ

Bridge: 6.5 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.15 H

2.75 H

CHARACTER: Low/Medium Output

RWRP: No

MAGNETS: Alnico 5

GAUSS: 1050

BEVEL: Medium Hand Bevel

STAGGER: Standard Staggered

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Formvar Coated

GAUGE: AWG 42

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + White /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: White

IDENTIFICATION: Red Dot on B-String magnet at Bridge pickup / Custom Shop Stickers in Retail. Pre-Installed pickups have no sticker.
Pre-2011 pickups are handmarked A.Y.. Click button for more info

Vintage sounding. they replicate the pure glassy bright vintage tones. Low mids.

These are basically perfect for those who enjoy to play clean. Although not true 54's as the real 54's have Alnico 3. I can safely say they are not vintage correct pickups but a modern build to aim for that 54 voicing.

Nice bass level on Neck and middle, while the more wound bridge cuts back on it for more flatter response.

This will give you good SRV tone if you crank your amp and is suitable for proper Dick Dale surf rock.

CHARACTER: Low Output

RWRP: No

MAGNETS: Alnico 5

GAUSS: 1000-1100

BEVEL: Flat (Non bevel)

STAGGER: Standard Staggered

FLATWORK: Grey Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Enamel Coated

GAUGE: AWG 42

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + White /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: White

SUPPLIED WITH: Screws, Rubber Tubing spacers

IDENTIFICATION: Today they have simple Black Custom Shop print on silver sticker. Pickups factory installed in guitars does not have stickers.

Model# 099-2114-000

Custom 69 (CS69)

OUTPUT:

NECK: 5.4 kΩ

MIDDLE: 5.4 kΩ

BRIDGE: 5.4 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.15H

INFO:

The CS69 is the lowest vintage output pickup by Fender and has a glassy clear top end, Slightly Scooped mids and punchy lows. Sounds absolutely best on clean. 1969 might be associeted with Hendrix and Woodstock, but they are a bit off from the slightly hotter pickups wound at that time during CBS reign.

Raise these high enough and they are getting close to Seymour Duncan SSL-1. Needs plenty gain to break them into distortion. Push your amp to max for SRV tones. Suitable for Pop and jazz if you play them low and clean. Versatile pickups that find favours in plenty of players but they are not for everyone. Some find them too shrill in live settings.
All pickups are identical. So they have no index to where they should be inserted.

Great for: Blues, Rock

Model# 099-2113-000

CS Fat ‘50s

OUTPUT:

NECK: 6.2 kΩ

MIDDLE: 6.3 kΩ

BRIDGE: 6.4 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.5H

2.6H

CHARACTER: Medium Output / Balanced

RWRP: Yes

MAGNETS: Alnico 5

GAUSS: 825-1050

BEVEL: Medium Hand Bevel

STAGGER: Standard Staggered

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Formvar Coated

GAUGE: AWG 42

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + Yellow /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: White

SUPPLIED WITH: Screws, Rubber Tubing spacers

IDENTIFICATION: Blue Dot on H-String Pole Bridge pickup, and Red Dot on Neck pickup H-String Pole / Custom Shop Stickers in Retail. Pre-Installed pickups often have no sticker.

INFO:

The "Fat" models are usually souped up version of the Custom ’54 pickups and were pre-installed on the American Standard Stratocaster since 2012.

These are bold, punchy with lot of chime and less aggressive mids. Overall they have a flat response.

Crank up the gain for real fat tones.

The Fat 50’s are in my opinion the most versatile pickup Fender makes today. They fit virtually for any style of music genres you can throw at em, and are highly cherished by many players.
In other words, you can not go wrong with these.

Model# 099-2265-000

CS Fat ‘60s

OUTPUT:

NECK: 6.7 kΩ

MIDDLE: 6.7 kΩ

BRIDGE: 6.7 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.8H

CHARACTER: Hot Output

RWRP: Yes

MAGNETS: Alnico 2

GAUSS: —

BEVEL: Medium Hand Bevel

STAGGER: Standard Staggered

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Formvar Coated

GAUGE: AWG 42

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + Yellow /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: White

SUPPLIED WITH: Screws, Rubber Tubing spacers

IDENTIFICATION: Magnets are sharpie-swiped in blue on at least one pickup.

INFO:

Compared to Fat 50´s, these are more meatier with less chime. More hotter and a tad darker as well.. Plenty of roundness and more mid-range driven with flatter dynamic response. If you really riding the Bridge pickup most time, you might look into this one.

More direct-to-ear than Fat 50s, so these are suitable for rock music.
But these are the kind of pickups that might sound bad on one guitar and great on another.

Model# 099-2162-000

Dual Mag II

OUTPUT:

NECK: 5.8 kΩ

MIDDLE: 5.9 kΩ

BRIDGE: 6.9 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.7H

2.8H

CHARACTER: Medium Output

RWRP: Yes

MAGNETS: Alnico 2 on Low E to D String / Alnico 5 on G to High E String

GAUSS: —

BEVEL: Medium Hand Bevel on A2 magnets, Non-Beveled on A5 magnets

STAGGER: Standard Staggered

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Formvar Coated . Coil winds are copper covered to reduce noise.

GAUGE: AWG 45

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + Yellow /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: Aged White

SUPPLIED WITH: Screws, Rubber Tubing spacers

IDENTIFICATION: Red dot on Neck pickup slug, Blue on Bridge pickup slug. CS Sticker and dated with sharpie M/W NG and Date

INFO:

Fender decided to put the Dual-Mag II into larger scale production. Previously featured as a more limited handwound expensive set.
These are more designed to balance out things with a mix of magnets and altering the stagger slightly. Mostly to balance the G string better. Good bass response but not the best top end is what i been reading so far.
The bevel on a pickup has in fact Zero benefits. So this is some marketing move by Fender.

Model# 099-2163-000

CS Ancho Poblano

OUTPUT:

NECK: 6.3 kΩ

MIDDLE: 6.5 kΩ

BRIDGE: 6.3 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.6H

2.9H

2.8H

CHARACTER: Medium Output

RWRP: Yes

MAGNETS: Alnico 5 on Bridge, Alnico 3 on Mid/Neck

GAUSS: —

BEVEL: Non Beveled

STAGGER: Standard Staggered on Neck/Mid, Non-stagger on Bridge

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Formvar Coated .

GAUGE: AWG 42

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Middle: + Yellow /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: Aged White

IDENTIFICATION: Red dot on Neck pickup slug, Blue on Bridge pickup slug. CS Sticker Signature MW/NG + Date in Silver sharpie

INFO:

Not as hot as the pepper.
Another Handwound made it to the machines.

Call it a reversed Gilmour with hotter neck & middle and a smoother bridge pickup

TELECASTER SETS

Model# 099-2109-000

CS ’51 Nocaster Tele

OUTPUT:

NECK: 7.1 kΩ

BRIDGE: 7.2 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.2H

3.7H

CHARACTER: Medium Output

MAGNETS: Alnico 3

GAUSS: —

BEVEL: Non Beveled

STAGGER: Flush Pole

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Plain Enamel Wire .

GAUGE: AWG 43

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: Chrome Cover Neck / Cloth Wrapped Bridge

BASEPLATE: Tin Plated Copper

IDENTIFICATION: CS Sticker only on bridge

INFO:

The Nocasters are proper vintage pickups.

Well balanced set. The neck is far from harsh and twangs plenty

The neck pickup is nice and warm. This set is for the vintage correct player out there.

Model# 099-2121-000

CS Texas Special Tele

OUTPUT:

NECK: 9.0 kΩ

BRIDGE: 10.2 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.7H

2.8H

CHARACTER: High Output

MAGNETS: Alnico 5

GAUSS: —

BEVEL: Non Beveled

STAGGER: Flush Pole

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Plain Enamel Wire .

GAUGE: AWG 43

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + White /⏚ Black

Bridge: + White /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: Chrome Cover Neck / White Cloth string Wrapped Bridge

BASEPLATE: Copper Plated Steel

IDENTIFICATION: CS Sticker only on bridge

INFO:

High output flat-response and flatter dynamic pickups for the rock and blues oriented.

Model# 099-2215-000

CS Twisted Tele Set

OUTPUT:

NECK: 5.9 kΩ

BRIDGE: 10.2 kΩ

INDUCTANCE:

2.7H

2.8H

CHARACTER: Moderate/High Output

MAGNETS: Alnico 5

GAUSS: —

BEVEL: Non Beveled

STAGGER: Flush Pole

FLATWORK: Black Vulcanised Fibre

COIL WIRE: Plain Enamel Wire on Bridge, Formvar on Neck

GAUGE: AWG ?

LEADS: Cloth Covered

Neck: + Yellow /⏚ Black

Bridge: + Yellow /⏚ Black

WAXPOTED: Standard Waxpotting

COVERS: Chrome Cover Neck / White Cloth string Wrapped Bridge

BASEPLATE: Copper Plated Steel

IDENTIFICATION: CS Sticker only on bridge (Not Always)

INFO:

The Twisted sets are classic pickups that were in loads of Custom Shop guitars around late 90s and forward.

The neck gives a more sweeter tone in a Strat-area, while the Bridge kicks your shins a little more, while going flatter on dynamics. If you like bright bridge pickups, this migh NOT be for you.

Model# 099-2398-000

CS Red-Hot Tele Set