Detail 01
SSS pickup configuration
The set contains three single-coil pickups.

Independent shopping perspective
The Pure Vintage ’57 Stratocaster set brings a late-1950s Stratocaster voice into an SSS format. Fender describes medium output with a percussive low end, rounded mids, and a smooth chiming top end, giving the set a defined tonal profile without moving away from traditional construction. Vintage bobbins and cloth wiring continue that period-minded approach. It suits a Stratocaster pickup project aimed at the punch and chime Fender associates with its late-’50s sound.

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What matters in use
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 01
The set contains three single-coil pickups.
Detail 02
Fender positions the set for late-’50s punch at a medium output level.
Product questions
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
Fender describes these pickups as medium output.
It combines percussive lows, round mids, and smooth high-end chime.
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