" Music is Everything "

I've been in the music business for over 50 years. Toured from 1974 to 1999 .Then I opened my own music studio in 1999, M.I.E. Music. I have built what they refer to as "partcasters" and upgraded American and MIM Strats all of my music career, but due to the Covid closures, it gave me time to address a couple things on my bucket list. I wanted to learn how to do nitrocellulose paint jobs and being an owner and a fan of Virgil Arlo's hand wound pickups, who finally retired in 2019 and he wound pickups for the Stars at 1-2 grand a set. Then 3 of our most beloved Fender winders, Pilar Lopez, who was there in 54 and later in 58, trained Abigail Ybbara, who then trained Josephina Campos to the secrets of great sounding hand wound pickups. I had to investigate why they're tones are so special. It became time to do research and development of Leo Fender's single coil pickups. After months of beta testing with some of my favorite guitar players, it was time to bring them to market. This was a very high bar to climb.
For Years now my Vintage Stratocaster pickups magnifies the harmonics , the incidentals, the upper octaves, the fifths and the relationship of pick to index finger strikes while maintaining strong sustained fundamental tone and real clarity for studio or cutting through with a live band. I like putting a little bulge in the middle of the pickup to replicate my favorite Vintage Stratocaster pickups. Be sure to watch my YouTube Channel: miemusicjobe4423 and it has chapters on my builds and demos of my pickups. Be sure to like,click, and subscribe on the notifications for upcoming interviews and pickup demos. I currently have 9 Vintage Strat pickups to choose from. Pre-CBS 54-56, 57-62's,1959, 1963 and the 98 AVRI's. The early CBS gray bottoms 64/65- 1970 and 1969's. I also build the 1982 AVRI's with White Tops and Red or Gray Bottoms. I build a Custom setup called the     "Gunslinger" which has a 54 on the neck, either a 63 or 82 AVRI Middle topped off with a slightly overwound 69 bridge pickup or a AP Flat magnet with a bottom plate. Take time to look at my adds for the #1 low cost upgrade to get that true Vintage tone. Once you have owned a true set of scattered wound pickups no other set of pickups will do. I build my pickups with the highest quality parts from USA vendors. I am after those picky guitar players who know what Vintage tone is and what to do with it . Available in a set of 3 pickups, or a loaded 3 or 5-way pickguard in Mint Green, Black, White, Red Tortoise and Vintage Brown Tortoise colors. Topped off with Fender Vintage Aged White Covers and knobs, the complete accessory kit. This will give your instrument that 50 year plus old Vintage look and not only sound great, your instrument will look great too.  M.I.E. pickups are made by me one at a time the old school way. Complete step by step video below on building my pickups.   Thanks Jobe Jude M.I.E. Music