FS Loaded Strat Pickguard Zhangbucker Refin Pickups 53, 50, 49.2mm polespacing CTS Pots £230

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Set of Zhangbucker Refin stratocaster pickups in beautiful used condition all wired up with CTS 250K Audio Taper Pots, 5 way selector switch and 22nf tone capacitor.

Magnet pole spacings designed to ensure optimal alignment between strings and magnet pole pieces.

Neck: 49.2mm

Middle: 50mm

Bridge: 53mm (since the bridge pickup is slanted, pole spacing is that little bit wider).

Neck and middle pickups: Alnico 5

Bridge pick up: Alnico 5/2 (Alnico 5 for the wound strings, Alnico 2 for the plain strings)

This reduces the dreaded ‘ice-pick’ from the bridge pickup.

The middle pick up is very slightly under wound to improve ‘quack’ in positions 2 & 4.

Custom Zhang polepiece stagger designed to have minimal output differences between strings with with 9.5" to 12" neck radius.

The selector switch moves a little ‘freely’ but clicks into place and works in all 5 positions.

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Will post pics later this evening of the multimeter readings in all five positions of the selector switch, illustrating that both the the selector switch and the pickups are working perfectly. The DC resistance values are of course measured from the output and earth cables, with the pickups wired into the pickguard complex, which influences the multimeter readings.