Custom Alnico 5 rod magnets: Delivers warm, vintage-inspired tone with excellent string-to-string balance
Heavy AWG42 wire and scatterwound construction: Mimics the legendary single coil tones of the late 1950s Stratocaster
Modified vintage stagger polepiece array: Ensures consistent tone across all positions and string changes
Fully wax potted pickups: Reduces microphonic feedback for cleaner performance
Includes installation hardware and guide: Simplifies setup for DIY or professional installation
Summarized by Shop
The Pure Vintage set from Tonerider is the perfect upgrade for any player looking for that warm, vintage Stratocaster sound.
Never harsh, full of chime and equally at home with clean or dirty amps, this is the set that defined the Tonerider approach to pickup making more than 20 years ago. Wound with heavy AWG42 wire and scatterwound to m
Pickup Type
Single coil
Magnet Type
Alnico 5 rod
Polepiece Stagger
Modified vintage stagger
Neck DCR
5.9k
Middle DCR
6.1k
Bridge DCR
6.45k
Inductance
Neck 2.3H, Middle 2.4H, Bridge 2.6H
Mounting Type
Screw-on
Compatible Positions
Neck, Middle, Bridge
Color
White, Black
Summarized by Shop
4.9
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ToneRider Pure Vintage Pickups
Really impressed with the ToneRider Pure Vintage pickups. I installed them in the neck and middle positions of my Strat and paired them with a ToneRider City Limits in the bridge.
The Pure Vintage pickups have that clear, warm, articulate Strat tone I was looking for, with plenty of character and great response to picking dynamics. They sound especially good clean but also take overdrive really well.
The combination of Pure Vintage neck/middle with the City Limits bridge gives me a great range of tones without losing the classic Strat character.
Great pickups, especially for the money. Highly recommended.
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KD · August 16, 2026
Excellent mid and neck for HSS Strat !
I coupled them in HSS configuration with a Rocksong and the amount of different sounds I can get is unbelievable. And of course affordable, great packaging and comprehensive and super useful user instructions !
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JJH · August 9, 2026
Excellent Pickups
I have some Birminghams in a PRS Custom SE. Exactly what I wanted. So I bought the Stratocaster Vintage set. These do it all country, r and b, rock of all kinds. Stones, Howling Wolf, Tom Petty, punk, blues. If you're on the fence get a set.
