For a lowcost upgrade of $320.00 you get a set of 3 boutique hand scatter-wound 1963 Pre-CBS pickups in a Fully  Loaded Pickguard with top of the line electronics. CTS pots, CRL 5-Way, 047 cap and new Switchcraft guitar jack.  Your choice of 5 pickguard colors, Mint Green, Black, White, Red Tortoise and Vintage Brown Tortoise. Comes with a complete Fender Aged White Accessory kit which includes all Pickup Covers and knobs,  5-Way tip, Tremolo Tip and  Tremolo cover. Returning customers receive a Loyalty discount of 10% off for $288.00 with FREE shipping to the lower 48.                      Demo at the bottom.

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M.I.E. Music " Music is Everything "

Listing Title : Stratocaster Vintage Hand wound Boutique 1963 Single coils in a loaded 5-way 

Pickguard. USA made in Ohio

Custom hand / Scatter Wound Boutique Pickups in a Loaded 1963 5-way pickguard. With a RWRP Middle Pickup and Beveled and Staggered Magnets. These pickups come with a complete Fender Part # 0991368000 Aged white Accessory kit which includes Pickup Covers , All 3 Knobs, 5-Way Tip. Tremolo arm tip and Tremolo back cover. All CTS pots, CRL 5-way , .047 orange drop cap and my stock Pickguard colors are : Mint Green-White-Black-Red tortoise and Vintage dark brown Tortoise. 

I have a complete demo at the next section in wet and dry versions . One is played by Don Day on a Vox AC30 and the other by Greg Sharp on a 59 Marshall Plexi. A total demo of 4 tracks. I demo on low cost guitars to keep it fair. 609 Sennheiser mic , staight into a Apollo Qaud thunderbolt 3 , into ProTools. No fancy mastering or tricks.

The 1963 Stratocaster was Jimi's favorite studio guitars. Any quick Google Search you will find that the 1963 remained on e of his favorites for studio work , a perfect workhorse on which he would experiment to reach the greatest level of comfort, and that he didn't dare to play on stage for the fear of losing one of his most precious tools. Only one of 4 is known to exist and is owned by the family. 

2 had the large headstock fretboards with maple fretboards which the general public couldn't even get yet. Jimi loved the Plain enamel pickups for live shows on his olympic white guitars.

Not many pickup builders , wind the 1963 Stratocaster pickups as they were a one year model only 

as Fender was getting ready to sell to CBS and they brought these high output pickups way back down in power and different winding wire. The specs was 6.0-6.3 plus . Trying to keep the Henries under 3.00.

I specialize only in Vintage Stratocasters Pickups and for years now my Hand Wound Vintage tone 

Pickups, magnifies the harmonics, the incidentals , the upper octaves, the fifths and the relationship of the pick to index finger strikes while maintaining strong sustained fundamental tone and real clarity. Most of my favorite Vintage Fender pickups have a little bulge in the middle and not the flat sides you see in CNC machined pickups.

M.I.E. Music "Music is Everything"

Custom Hand/Scatter Wound Boutique Pickups in a loaded 1963 5-way pickguard. With a RWRP Middle Pickup and Beveled and Staggered magnets. These pickups come with a complete Fender PN# 0991368000 Aged White accessory kit which includes Pickup Covers, All 3 knobs, 5-Way Tip, Tremolo arm Tip and Tremolo back cover. All electronics are CTS Full sized Pots, CLR -5-Ways and  047 cap Orange drop,  with Vintage push back cloth wire and includes a new guitar jack. My stock pickguard colors are White, Black, Mint Green, Red Tortoise or Vintage Tortoise Brown. I just uploaded a new demo 05/11/2026 of the 1963's in WET & DRY versions being played by 2 differnt guitar players. Don Day using an AC30 Amp and Greg Sharp on a 59 Marshall plexi. I like demoing my pickups on low cost guitars, I believe this is the most fair way to demo. I use an Sennheiser 609 mic on the speaker cabinet usally Greenbaacks or Creambacks. Demos of 4 tracks are included , Dry and wet versions of a AC-30 and a 1959 Plexi included at the end of the photos

The 1963 Stratocaster with Formvar wire pickups was Jimi's favorite studio guitars. Any quick Google Search you will find that the 1963 remained one of his favorites for studio work , a perfect workhorse on which he would experiment to reach the greatest level of comfort , and that he didn't dare to play on stage for the fear of losing one of his most precious tools. Only one of them is known to exist and is owned by the Family. 2 had large headstock maple fretboards . Jimi loved the plain enamel pickups for live shows on his Olympic White guitars.

Not many pickup builders , wind the 1963 Stratocaster pickups. They were a 1 year model only as Fender was doing the sell to CBS in 64/65 years. This was the highest output in the Pre CBS era. Specs went from just under 6k to 6.3k and up . The Henries was 3.00 and under.

I specialize only in Vintage Stratocaster Pickups and for years now my Hand Wound Vintage tone pickups, magnifies the harmonics, the incidentals, the upper octaves, the fifths and the relationship of the pick to index finger strikes while maintaining strong sustained fundamental tone and real clarity. Most of my favorite Vintage Fender pickups have a little bulge in the middle and not the flat sides you see in CNC machined pickups. I added the bulge to replicate my Vintage pickups.

  Detailed pickup information below: The main reason Fender vintage guitars are so sought after is the Tone . That Tone came from Hand Wound Pickups. I have just started a youtube channel Mie Music Jobe and I have nothing but 5 star reviews on my pickups on all 3 of my selling sites.

1963 Black Bobbin: If you like the Pre CBS pickups from the 50's but wish they had a little more output these are the pickups you want.

Specs:  Averages
Tested at 77 degrees and 42% humidity, +/- 5% on a DER EE LCR DE-5000 , this LCR tester has a usb output that you can save on your PC in Microsoft . This gives me a record of every pickup I have made and sold. My Pre CBS pickups average at 6.0k to 6.3k and 3.0 and under on Henries.

1963 Pre CBS Black Bobbin Averages: Alnico 5 magnets Vintage 42 awg Heavy Gauge Formvar wire. Neck: 6.10k 2.46h RWRP Middle 6.20k 2.52h Bridge: 6.23k 2.52h .
Modifications: RWRP middle Pickup and 5-Way switch .

My Assembly Steps: Watch on youtube Mie Music Jobe

1-  I install the Alnico 5 Rod Magnets into the flatwork, using a Pickup Jig on an Arbor Hand Press, just like LEO started out doing in the 50's.

2-  I dip the finished bobbin in Lacquer.  This does a few important things, #1 It keeps the coil wire from shorting out directly onto the magnet. A chemical reaction causes corrosion that is wrapped around the cooper wire that can really eat the magnets. The Formvar coating gets brittle and cracks and this is where 90% of Vintage Fender Pickups fail. The coil wire rubbing against the magnets. This causes bare spots in the cooper which starts the shorting out. # 2 This also glues the flatwork to the magnets, eliminating the use of super glue. Dry time varies.  24 hours average. I also Flux/Solder the start and finish wires on the bobbin.

3-  Pickup Winding-I use a MojoTone Pickup Winder.  Varying my patterns and wire tension and proprietary way that I've developed,  coming from months of hand on research and beta testing.

4-  I install lead Vintage Push Back Cloth Wires directly to the pickups.

5-  Perform the initial testing. k ohms, henries, and nf capacitance @1k and rp @1k

6-  Waxing- I use 80% Paraffin and 20% Beeswax. Heated to 140-150 degrees for 10-15 minutes for the perfect response and clarity.

7-  I wrap the coil with fabric tape for Four reasons:  #1  It cuts down the chances of damaging the coil when changing pickup covers.  #2  Helps stop high gain monophonic feedback.  The tape has zero effect on tone. #3 Keeps out moisture, Just an added protection and expense of building a long lasting reliable pickup. # 4 Some guitarist while recording will sit in the control room with the amp in the ISO room, while others like to sit or stand by their amp. I started to notice that most Gibson guitars did not have that high squeal and after checking those guitars had fabric tape on the pickups. So I put some Fabric tape on a few of my Strats and was floored that this worked. Back in the 50's there was really no need for it because the amps was not as high powered as today's. Leo was a known tight wad and maybe he didn't want to add to the time and expense? No change in tone.

8-  Perform second round of testing, confirming the correct specifications are met.

9-  Charge magnets.  I use a MoJoTone  N/S Charger.  I  fully  charge all rod magnets Once sold. I test the Gauss on a Tesla meter making sure of a even smooth charge across each magnet. Then I put the lead wires through the Flatware hole. I retest the polarity of the pickups which are North for the Neck and Bridge and South for the RWRP Middle pickup with a small hand tester.

10-  Assemble and solder Pickguard. I have many 5-way templates already made to keep ahead for quick deliverys. All I have to do is solder in the pickups you choose, and Which color of pickguard you want, and how you would like the 5 way tone knobs wired. The most commen setup today is Neck and Middle on Tone knob 1 and the Bridge on tone knob 2., I can wire your 5-way to your liking if you prefer a different way.

I been playing Strats for over 50 years and have a pretty good idea of how a Vintage Strat should sound.I am also sure many of you also know. Polls show 80% of the Strat players are happy with their tone. I am after that 20% very picky players. I would love to have orders from that 80% to show them what they are missing and what a low cost upgrade can do for their guitar and the enjoyment these pickups can bring.

These pickups are made one at a time, by me, in my small USA shop. I use USA Remington wire and have made my pickups as affordable as possible, using the highest quality parts from top USA suppliers. My pickups have that true vintage tone that only fine made hand/scatter wound pickups can bring. All my pickups are vintage spec'd to the correct pre CBS or early CBS years. It takes about 2 weeks to reverse engineer a guitar pickup by taking Videos and notes and playing back in super slow motion. I have spent my most time studying the work of my favorite famous winders , Abigal Ybarra, Virgil Arlo, David White and Alan Hamel just to name a few. So I knew I had a very high bar to climb.

My pickups are made to last, and come from the result of listening to my vintage guitar collection, and taking apart a bucket full of DEAD Fender pickups, studying them, painstakingly un-winding them, and taking very detailed notes. This is how I came up with my proprietary way of hand winding my pickups. I started BETA testing in 2020 on every kind of neck and body wood made. Plus tested on tube and solid state amps, pedals, digital devices, and software in my recording studio, that I opened in 1999, with fantastic results. All of my pickups are BETA tested for 6 months by professional Musicians who work the road and recording studios. 

I have built numerous partcasters, and have installed my pickups, and they are highly comparable to my vintage collection. I am receiving great reviews and feedback from all the guitar players currently using my pickups.

" Enjoy peace of mind with your new gear." I sell on my Website , Reverb and all international shipping I do through eBay only. I accept PayPal and ship to the lower 48 only on my website and Reverb.

The work has been done, so install, and you will find complete nirvana for recording and playing live.

Jobe Jude MIE MUSIC "Music is Everything"

Thank you for supporting a small USA company. jj

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