Left Handed SRV Number One #1 Tribute Stratocaster Pickups Set Wax Potted
True Left Handed Staggered Poles Stevie Ray Vaughan's pickups were examined by Fender and they commented that the "neck pickup was hottest, the other two relatively weak, and all bobbins were copper foil shielded." This is consistent with what pickups in '59 were. Most of them had the neck as the hottest pickup. Copper foil wrapping and grounding acts as a "shorted turn" which basically clips off some treble. These pickups made with heavy formvar wire which can be on the squeaky clean/bright side, so this method helps to mellow them down a bit.I did the research when reproducing these pickups. I use period correct USA made components. Vulcanized fiber flat work. Alnico V Magnets that are aged and hand beveled with the same stagger as used by Fender for the Stratocasters in 1959. I hand-wind each pickup meticulously using scatter winding and under winding them to stay true to Stevie's lower output. Copper foil wrapping and grounding which acts as a shorter turn which clips off some