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I daren’t even calculate what I’ve spent over the years on these small but often very expensive items of hardware. 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DiMarzio pioneered the replacement pickup industry as we know it today. You can read more about the beginnings of the industry in The Rise of the Retrofit Pickup.\n\nThe world of guitars just wouldn't be the same without its legendary raft of myths and misconceptions. If it wasn't for the myths, some "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/1265668092663534984"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/1265668092663534984"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2012\/12\/five-major-guitar-pickup-myths.html","title":"Five Major Guitar Pickup Myths"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjCEscrsGmhyurZA9FWLCmgcd9fuMLVqvhc1P1AVdLpLwg4LsLCzWzlIbMUxMBzzt7Kdq-bK7HggXsB9GH548kOUohryBXYWYu7q7uO0IsKT_qK9h3wgbuM90Af5PQNfefOIqmBynX8Yew\/s72-c\/Replacement+pickups.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-6856335262020138875"},"published":{"$t":"2012-07-29T17:23:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-13T17:41:36.089+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"aftermarket"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"DiMarzio"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pickups"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"replacement"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"retrofit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Seymour Duncan"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Rise of the Retrofit Pickup"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Given the ever-present demand among guitarists for highly specific sonic characteristics, it can seem incredible today that it took such a long time for the retrofit\/aftermarket pickup craze to take off. But in the early years of overdriven rock guitar, the idea of mass market replacement pickups looked an unlikely scenario. Clapton had switched from Gibson guitars with humbuckers, to the "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/6856335262020138875"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/6856335262020138875"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2012\/07\/the-rise-of-retrofit-pickup.html","title":"The Rise of the Retrofit Pickup"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjSwC73BVIF4gwURh22SggdIyJ1hJNDmtLFgTYzUvbDmsS0RkB01dTxDlNRW1dUEwOgmRac_JSMA0s9SMdsjv4638VRc4QsKYEADegCj_BbPxsGIPssMn8CAPuujGECa6lDUMoJxK4Ziwg\/s72-c\/PAF+Type+Humbucker+Replacements.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-7854106659139266607"},"published":{"$t":"2012-06-17T16:30:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-13T17:07:51.340+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"1990s"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fender"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pickups"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Strat"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stratocaster"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fender Custom Shop American '50s Strat Pickups"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\n\nThe Fender Custom Shop American ‘50s Stratocaster pickups originated in the mid 1990s, and were subsequently rebranded Custom ‘54s (also widely known as CS54s). I’m going to write this review as a retrospective on the original 1990s American ‘50s set, but the evaluation, albeit based on personal taste, can be assumed to apply to the Custom ’54 \/ CS54 pickups also.\n\nThe photo below shows the "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7854106659139266607"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7854106659139266607"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/fender-custom-shop-cs54-pickups.html","title":"Fender Custom Shop American '50s Strat Pickups"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEg9Ewb7qIAbtdD_Gz7gn4Q-kdgSMTgdmIwNsZVlj17-lhJXXxNW_V6Spvb4mUCFRn2vXsYw9bO-Xfk2z_OMlRK3mZQV1SAijTaUWn3JNQ7xeuJglFUrwE7mZkV5UgulbOhLVsVNr4vUHzw\/s72-c\/Fender+Custom+Shop+American+%252750s+Strat+Pickups.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-7689276485696924673"},"published":{"$t":"2012-06-12T00:59:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-13T17:18:27.679+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fender"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Japan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MIJ"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pickups"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stratocaster"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"1980s Fender Japan 'Vintage' Strat Pickup"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"There's plenty about the actual guitars already on this site, but I thought I'd make this brief post to summarise the appearance and characteristics of the classic 'one-piece' vintage reissue Strat pickup from Fender Japan. Whereas Fender's MIJ (Made in Japan) Telecaster of the late '80s to mid '90s era featured an authentic looking bridge pickup with an inaccurate sound, the Stratocaster of the "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7689276485696924673"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7689276485696924673"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/1980s-fender-japan-vintage-strat-pickup.html","title":"1980s Fender Japan 'Vintage' Strat Pickup"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhBObPk4D8azmDPO41gF07M7XIMyyDMrALjwxi4uQphmoDx4E2gvYhfYYgz4_Iuk-uhAV5gbxEVzexQrLI12HkXd13VfUm0dXK6NgGqZEd2vg9bhLx-zo85L3Z2HcYKp3PKOytMT8kjGuo\/s72-c\/Fender+MIJ+Vintage+Reissue+Strat+Pickup1.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-4328774066088608181"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-29T20:40:00.001+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-05-04T07:21:45.905+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Alnico II Pro"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"APS-1"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pickups"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Seymour Duncan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stratocaster"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Seymour Duncan APS-1 Strat Pickups"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\nEver since I first tried one of these in the latter half of the 1980s, I’ve been a devotee. The Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APS-1 Staggered Version) for Strats is a very cool variation on an original 1950s Fender pickup, For those who like the basic personality of a Strat, but have an instrument they find too bright and glassy, or perhaps a bit nasal in its tone, the Alnico II Pro is a great "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/4328774066088608181"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/4328774066088608181"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2011\/12\/seymour-duncan-aps-1-strat-pickups.html","title":"Seymour Duncan APS-1 Strat Pickups"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjlps-I5dHonct5zPuFuhz7eg5tMq4fV1XK9q8RbWSoEPXWUgVH9MiAJxbYzsHjMbObBz_VSU1lfaCqE8EwXYM0vN3V3kjbsDPRvc42Qd1e0p4pk4r7PQGuLG7SVtBL0Tbq7MLwm6auEtw\/s72-c\/Seymour+Alnico+II+Pros.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-731088265990929107"},"published":{"$t":"2011-12-25T18:46:00.003+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-09-20T17:47:32.392+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fender"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pickups"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stevie Ray Vaughan"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Texas Special"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Fender Texas Special Strat Pickups"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\n\nFender’s Texas Special pickups were developed around two decades ago, in a bid to help capture the sound of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s ‘Number 1’ Strat, for a posthumous SRV signature guitar. Sporting its new, purpose-made Texas Specials, the SRV signature Strat first got widespread UK coverage in the December 1992 issue of Guitarist magazine. 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