Your Questions, My Answers

Feel free to contact me with any Question at jobejude@miemusic.com or use the contact us form, any comments or reviews I will post on my Mie Music Tab.

The Gunslinger gives you 2 choices for the Middle pickup. The trower setup uses a 54 on the neck and a 60's Middle which I use the 63 but you can also add the 1982 AVRI red bottom / White top in it's place, and on the bridge a 65-70 grey bottom nicknamed " THE JIMI " since this was the bridge pickup he was using for his last 3 live shows. More underwound than a Texas Special so it doesn't become harsh. The 63 is very dynamic but cleans up around 8 on the volume knob. Even though this pickup sounds great playing through my AC30 it becomes a killer with my plexi so this set loves 50-100 watt amps in the Marshall vain with ease. 

Yoi can read and listen to the different pickups used in " THE GUNSLINGER " set. These have the it factor and I use the same steps to build these as I do my other pickups.

• Listing Title
• Stratocaster VINTAGE " THE GUNSLINGER " loaded 5-way pickguard
• Listing State: LIVE
• OHIO
• Brand
• M.I.E. Music Boutique
• Model
• Stratocaster Vintage Pickups
• Year
• 2026
• Finish
• Pre CBS 54-64 /Early CBS Grey bottoms / 82 AVRI's
• Manufacturer's Country
• United States
• Category
• Parts
• Subcategory
• Guitar Pickups
• Handmade?
• Yes

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

Custom Hand/Scatter Wound Boutique Pickups in a loaded  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 Fender CTS. 047 cap Orange drop, Ceramic or oil & paper 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. A demo of " THE GUNSLINGER " is at the bottom of the add, in WET & DRY versions being played by Don Day. It is being demoed on one of my red Fiesta's . Just a old parts caster as I like demoing lowcost guitars to keep things fair. 

This setup is for guitar players who love to play loud !!!!.

54: neck- 63/82 Middle- 65-70 " The JIMI's /69 Bridge.

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. It takes about 2 weeks to reverse engineer a guitar pickup by taking videos and notes and playng back in super slow motion . I have spent my most time studing 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.

  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 a youtube channel miemusicjobe4423 with demos and I have nothing but 5 star reviews on my pickups on all 3 of my selling sites. I have sold all over this Planet.

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 5.8k to 6.3k and 3.0 and under on Henries. ALL of my pickups are BETA tested for 6 months by professional Musicians who work the road and recording studios. I am doing everything I can to bring you the most low cost upgrade as possible using USA parts and USA suppliers. Fender -USA Remington Wire . I am at a crossroad of what to do as USA Plain enamel wire has almost doubled in price in the 5LB roll. I have 2 choices raise the prices or drop the model as the early 65-70 early CBS models have become vintage and sought after only in the 3-4k range making them somewhat affordable to collect as these still had 4 bolt necks because the 3 bolt started in 71. If you don't see the prices going up on certain brands you know they are using the $150.00 a roll overseas wire and not the just under $500.00 for a 5LB roll of USA wire that is 99.95% pure copper. Most of the big boys are already way overpriced. I refuse to build the junk on the market right now !!!!

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 Press.

2-  I dip the finished bobbin in Lacquer.  This does four things, #1 It keeps the coil wire from shorting out directly onto the magnet. This is where 90% of Vintage Fender Pickups fail. The coil wire rubbing against the magnets. This 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 they 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 a 5 way template finished and all I have to do is solder in the pickups you choose, and how you would like the 5 way tone knobs wired. I will wire your preference on your 5-way switch. This is the modern popular Fender setup Tone knob 1 does the Neck and Middle and Tone knob 2 does the bridge. I can even do old school 3-ways.

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.

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.

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 and have a drop down box to select the color of pickguard you want to chose. I only ship to the lower 48 same as I do on REVERB. ALL international shipping i do on eBay only. I accept PayPal on all my selling sites.

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