1964 Original Middle Fender Strat Pickup 5.89k
I just got this back from Jim Rolph. He rewinds pickups the Best. He has been doing them as long as Leo Fender was around. So the fact is every single pickup will need a rewind sometime. Just like every 1963 Chevy Corvette needs new tires. Fact is the old alnico magnets give these old pickups it's Bell Tone. NOT THE WIRE. Fact is re wound pickups are 99% better, & sound better. Full power and will last the rest of our life time now.
Original cloth lead wire is still on. Has March 31 1964 pickup date. These are great PRE CBS Black Bobbin pickup. This is when Fender started putting dates on. Very soon after this pickup, Fender switched to Grey Bobbin, and hand wrote the date on.
Most not even know this was re wound, if I didn't tell you. Exact same wire as Fender used in PRE CBS, and of coarse hand wound. By one man only. Jim Rolph. Jim and his wife are Only workers there. Jim had 1 employee only once in his life. That employee thought it was OK to go smoke pot during his lunch break. Jim seen him, out the door he went.. Anyone that knows anyone, Knows Jim is the man.