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Single Coil PU
Single coil pickups for Strat style guitars
V V G offers several varieties of strat style pickups: Standard-S delivers all the strat tone you ever wanted with reduced noise; the Vintage Shorty fits in '54 RI bodies and has the tonal character for '54 and '55 instruments. These designs are available for both right and left handed guitars.
 

Single Coil Pu

Single coil P-90 style pickups for Strat style guitars
The SP-90 is a strat-sized single coil that is wound like a P-90. The tone is like a strat on steroids! These pickups feature nickel plated height adjustable pole pieces and the capability to change magnets with ease! These pickups ship with complete sets of ceramic and AlNiCo-V magnets. The AlNiCo magnets give a smooth vintage tone; for higher output and sharper attack install the ceramic magnets. The bridge pickup is wound 15% more than the neck and middle for good volume balance.
 
SC PU  Tele Single coil pickups for Tele style guitars
V V G offers several varieties of Tele style pickups with tones ranging from vintage to modern. The V V G Tele bridge pickup comes with interchangeable steel and copper base plates to allow you to shape your tone. The V V G tele neck pickup has higher output and more tonal character than you're use to hearing in a neck pickup.
 
Soabar P90
Soapbar "P-90" style single coil pickups
These pickups deliver the classic P-90 tone and have grounded shielding to reduce noise from external electric fields. Adjustable height nickel plated pole pieces, twin bar magnets (AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8) and 3-conductor output leads. The magnet assembly can be removed from the pickup with ease allowing one to change from AlNiCo to ceramic. These pickups ship with complete sets of bar magnets in both AlNiCo-5 and ceramic-8. Covers in black or creme are included as are the mounting screws.
     
Dogear P90 Dogear "P-90" style single coil pickups
The V V G Dogear style P-90 pickups deliver the classic P-90 tone and have grounded shielding to reduce noise from external electric fields. Adjustable height nickel plated pole pieces, twin bar magnets (AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8) and 3-conductor output leads. The magnet assembly can be removed from the pickup with ease allowing one to change from AlNiCo to ceramic. These pickups ship with complete sets of bar magnets in both AlNiCo-5 and ceramic-8. Covers in black or creme are included as are the mounting screws.
   
Blade Dogear Blade Dogear style pickup
For those who prefer the vintage tone of a blade style pickup in a Dogear style cover, VVG offers several options. These pickups are available with either AlNiCo or ceramic magnets and can be wound to deliver the tone you're after.
   
HB P90 Humbucker-size "P-90" style single coil pickups
The HS-90 pickups deliver the classic P-90 tone and are drop-in replacements for standard size humbucking pickups. Adjustable height nickel plated pole pieces, twin bar magnets (AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8) and 3-conductor output leads. The magnet assembly can be removed from the pickup with ease allowing one to change from AlNiCo to ceramic. These pickups ship with complete sets of bar magnets in both AlNiCo-5 and ceramic-8. Standard colors include black, creme and faux tortoise shell. Metal covers (nickel or gold plated) are also available.
Blade Polepiece Blade polepiece single coil pickups for strat style guitars
These pickups are hand made in the USA the old fashioned way and deliver the clear bell-like tone you're after. Buddy Holly would have loved these! Mild steel polepiece with ~ 10” radius (other polepiece shapes, including flat available on special request). Twin ceramic magnets with calibrated output; 42 gauge magnet wire; 8,500 turns on the bridge pickup, 7,500 on the neck and middle. Scatter wound coil and vintage-style cloth covered output leads complete the package.
Blade polepiece - Tele Blade polepiece bridge position single coil pickups for Tele
The blade pole piece Tele bridge pickup delivers a tone very similar to the V V G CC-Rider pickup. The tele blade pickup features a mild steel polepiece with ~ 10” radius, twin ceramic or alnico magnets, 42 gauge magnet wire; scatter wound coil, and vintage style cloth covered output leads.
 
SC Jaguar Single coil pickups for Jaguar style guitars
These custom-wound pickups have more output and tonal character than standard Jaguar pickups! The V V G Jaguar style pickups feature grounded shielding for reduced noise, are scatter-wound for great tone, potted under vacuum to eliminate microphonics and have calibrated AlNiCo-V rod magnets. These pickups are offered as a matched reverse wound, reverse polarity (RWRP) set. White covers and mounting screws can be ordered for these pickups.
 
SC P90 Jaguar Single coil P-90 style pickups for Jaguar style guitars
These custom pickups use the same coil wire, magnets and adjustable poles as my P-90 soapbar style pickups. The result is higher output with a focused clear tone. These pickups feature grounded shielding for reduced noise and are offered as a matched reverse wound, reverse polarity(RWRP) set. These pickups are designed to allow the owner to change magnets; each set of pickups ship with one set of magnets installed and one extra set of magnets. Magnet types available are: AlNiCo-II, AlNiCo-III, AlNiCo-V and ceramic-8. White covers and mounting screws can be ordered for these pickups.
 
Jazzmaster
Single coil pickups for Jazzmaster style guitars
The V V G version of this classic pickup features calibrated AlNiCo-V rod magnets, scatterwound coils, grounded shielding and three conductor output cable. These pickups are offered as a matched reverse-wound, reverse polarity (RWRP) set. White covers and mounting screws can be ordered for these pickups..
 
"Charlie Christian" style single coil pickups
The V V G CC-Rider delivers BIG and clear vintage tone! These pickups have an unslotted mild steel blade polepiece, twin bar magnets (AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8) and vintage cloth covered output leads. These pickups are often installed in the neck position to Tele style guitars, lap steel guitars and jazz boxes. The CC-Rider pickup is available with beveled tops in BWB, WBW, faux tortoise shell. The CC-Rider may be purchased as a single or in calibrated RWRP sets.
 
HB Blade Humbucker-size blade style single coil pickups
The V V G HCC delivers BIG and clear vintage tone and are drop-in replacements for standard size humbucking pickups! These pickups have an unslotted nickel plated mild steel blade polepiece, twin bar magnets (AlNiCo-V or ceramic-8) and braided shield output leads. The HCC are often installed in LP style guitars and jazz boxes. The HCC pickups are available with beveled tops in BWB, WBW, faux tortoise shell. The HCC may be purchased as a single or in calibrated RWRP sets.
 
SC Tele neck Single coil pickups for Strat style guitars with Tele neck pickup covers
I designed a version of the V V G Vintage Shorty to be compatible with Tele neck covers. The result is a very cool looking pickup (available in chrome or gold) that has strat tone to die for! These pickups are available with either vintage cloth covered output leads or brided shielded output leads. The middle pickup is reverse polarity, reverse wound (RWRP).
 
HB P90 Humbucker-size "P-90" style single coil pickups with AlNiCo rod magnets
The HS-90A pickups deliver a tone between a very fat strat and a P-90. The HS-90A pickups are drop-in replacements for standard size humbucking pickups. Custom height staggered AlNiCo-V rod magnets are calibrated for even tone; 3-conductor output leads. Standard colors include black, creme and faux tortoise shell. Metal covers (nickel or gold plated) are also available.
 

 



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