Any experienced guitarist will tell you that stock pickups are usually lacking warmth, dynamics & sustain. Most mass produced or boutique pickups share this shortcoming, some of them might sound different but most of those cheaply made pickups come up short in important areas of warmth, dynamics and sustain. This is an issue that plagues many guitarists, its the main reason why so many players spend a fortune buying multiple amps and dozens of pedals. Does this sound like someone you know?

Listen to the Sustain Solution.

You'll need to take a few moments watch and listen to the videos on this page. Sure you could spend hours reading the great reviews online but why do that when you can let your ears be the judge? 

MAXIMUM SUSTAIN - EXPRESS YOURSELF 

The amount of sustain you'll hear in the video below far exceeds anything you'd expect to hear from an ordinary Stratocaster type guitar. Tone Specific employed many proprietary techniques on the the 1965 Deluxe Strat Pickups and the results of their labor has been a real game changer for pro guitarists around the globe. You have to hear it to believe it. 

CLEAN SUSTAIN - NEXT LEVEL TONE

Watch what happens at the 43 second mark in the video. The guitarist turns the guitar volume down to clean up the tone. Most Strat Pickups get too thin or too weak and are unusable when you turn the volume down. The 1965 Deluxe Strat Pickups from Tone Specific sound better with the volume on 2 than most pickups sound wide open. Watch the video below to hear this phenomenon for yourself. 

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Pro Approved - Played by the Best Guitarists

Professional Guitarists take their tone very seriously and many of these players have spent a small fortune and nearly a lifetime chasing perfection from their Strat style guitars. This is good news for you, since they've invested in finding the answer, you don't have to. 

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“You are a Genius. These things make a solid state amp sound like it has Tubes in it. They have this 3-D thing going on. I’ve tried every important pickup upgrade since 1983 & the pickups are the best by far. I want these in all of my guitars.”

-Mark Whitfield, Legendary Guitarist

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"These are the best pickups I've ever used. I'm so happy to have these in my guitars. They are better than vintage pickups. I was shocked to discover they are even better than the Arlo's. They just feel & sound amazing. Man you are a Genius. "

- Will Crosby, Legendary Guitarist (BB King, Aretha Franklin, Mavis Staples)

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“It sounds like the have Tubes in them...almost three dimensional. They just sound really sweet. I don’t how they do it but they even feel sweet. Just like vintage pickups but with more sustain and less noise. They are just amazing”

-Mike Gallaher, Legendary Guitarist - Joe Cocker, Leon Russell

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"Just like vintage pickups only better. They have this dynamic thing going on kind of like a great tube amp. I imagine this is what new vintage pickups sounded like back in the 50's & 60's"

-Dani Robinson, Blues Guitarist (Performs Jimi parts w/Billy Cox Experience)

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Warmest Strat Pickup Ever Made.

Pro guitarists just rave about the amazing sustain of the 1965 Deluxe Strat Pickups but the warm tone these pickups produce is just as incredible. Many players say it's like plugging into a high-end studio compressor or console. Install the 65 Deluxe Set in your Strat and you'll get the warmest Strat tone you've ever heard while retaining the all the clarity to express yourself. Don't believe it? Just listen to the video below.

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What Makes Them Different? 

Tone Specific Pickups slowly made one at a time right here in the USA. The 1965 Deluxe Strat set typically takes about 2 months from start to finish. This artisan approach to building pickups is what separates Tone Specific from mass produced or quickly produced pickups. If you are like most players, you'll hear the difference from the first note. To order click this link:

Tone Specific 1965 Deluxe Strat Pickups - ORDERING PAGE