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thesandman00
02-02-2022 at 08:38 PM.
02-02-2022 at 08:38 PM.
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Shows up as $269 for me. in Cart. and member
Go to checkout. If you're a member, it'll be there.
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02-02-2022 at 11:35 PM.
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02-03-2022 at 07:05 AM.
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AmusedSnow576
02-06-2022 at 04:18 AM.
02-06-2022 at 04:18 AM.
Quote from Grege :
I love the Texas special pickups. They are wound pretty hot, so they have kind of an overdriven sound. If you have a player Stratocaster or an older made in Mexico model, these would be a significant upgrade.

But I wouldn't swap these into an American Stratocaster unless you absolutely hate your current pickups. They won't have the vintage sparkle that you get on most of the fender us pickups.

You really have to spend some time dialing these pickups in to the correct height too. Even a slight height adjustment will really change your levels with these. The official fender spec for pickup height on the Texas specials is 3.6 mm on the Bass side and 2.4 mm on the treble side for all 3 pickups (measured while depressing the first fret). I found that if you get too far away from those measurements, you're going to have a bad time.

Isn't the pickup height determined by pressing the last fret (instead of the first fret)?
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EfficientPolice6161
02-06-2022 at 10:08 AM.
02-06-2022 at 10:08 AM.
I measured mine that just arrived.

5.6 K
5.9 K
6.2K

Not very hot if you ask me. The package says its supposed to be

5.9k
6.5k
6.6k

So then I measured an American Special guitar I own, and it reads as:

5.5k
5.8k
6.1k

So I guess its matches up, just not with the packaging specs.
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Thundersleet
02-08-2022 at 12:01 AM.
02-08-2022 at 12:01 AM.
This deal is still active. Whoever reported it expired either didn't sign up for the free member rewards or doesn't know how to check out as a member.
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bushmonkey9
02-09-2022 at 10:18 AM.
02-09-2022 at 10:18 AM.
Actually this deal is back up.
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