The perfect drop-in replacement for your Mustang or Duosonic guitar! Our Mustang replacement pickups come in the same familiar styles as our Strat® replacement pickups.  If you want staggered pole pieces in your Mustang, please call the shop for some custom ideas.

Lindy Fralin Mustang Pickups: it’s like putting on glasses for the first time. Musicians looking for a sparkling, bright, and open sound will love the sound of our replacement pickups. Our Mustang pickups offer a few outputs to fine-tune your instrument’s own voice. The sizing is consistent with all Fender guitars, so you can easily drop them in your Fender Mustang or Duosonic. We took our formula for our famous Vintage Hots, Blues Specials, and High Outputs, and we applied them to these amazing-sounding Mustang pickups.

Note:

We also make this model in our Split Blade version: Split Blade for Mustang.

We have 3 outputs available: Vintage, Blues, and High Output. We use our same formula and amount of turns as we do on our Vintage Hots, Blues Specials, and High Output Strat pickups.

Vintage:

The Vintage Output will sound the cleanest. They are the truest to the original Vintage Mustangs. Vintage Output Mustangs sound best with 250K pots. The Vintage Output Mustang will sparkle and sound very clear. Don’t expect it to sound “tinny” or glassy – these are still warm and full-bodied. They sound big and wide, with an even balance of Bass, Middle, and Treble. Expect a dynamic and thick buttery grind with distortion. Also, you’ll notice a clear low-end and a sharp attack. Single notes cut through with ease while chords have an excellent string-to-string definition.

Blues Special:

When playing clean, Blues Specials sound thick and rich, especially in the lows and mids. Additionally, Blues Specials sound very open and clear without sounding too compressed. The 5% overwound coil gives the player 5% less highs and 5% more mids than the Vintage Output Mustang. Expect a medium attack, low-end growl, and a compressed grind with distortion. These, like the Vintage output, sound best with 250K pots.

High Output:

When playing clean, High Output Mustang Pickups sound very thick and dark, simply because of the increased mids and lows, and less highs.  Additionally, High Outputs have a nice compressed, beefy sound. With distortion, the tone remains thick and fat while being slightly compressed and thick with a low-end growl and a medium attack. You can expect 10% less highs and 10% more mids and power than a vintage-sounding pickup. The High Output Mustang Replacements will give you a lot more power than most pickups and will break up a lot quicker than lower output replacements. You’ll want 500K pots for this pickup.

Specification:

Neck Ohm Reading (Vintage Hot):    6K 1
Neck Ohm Reading (Blues Special):    6.3K 1
Neck Ohm Reading (High Output):    9.1K 1
Bridge Ohm Reading (Vintage Hot):    6.6K 1
Bridge Ohm Reading (Blues Special):    7.1K 1
Bridge Ohm Reading (High Output):    10.2K 1
Magnet:    USA-Made Alnico 5
Wire (Vintage Hot):    USA-Made 42-Gauge Formvar
Wire (Blues Special):    USA-Made 42-Gauge Single Poly Nylon
Wire (High Output):    USA-Made 43-Gauge Single Poly Nylon
Recommended Pot Value:    250K (Vintage & Blues) 500K (High Output)
Bridge Polarity:    Clockwise Coil Direction, South To Strings
Neck Polarity:    Counter-Clockwise Coil Direction, North To Strings
Wax Potted:    Yes