My top choice for almost 30 years, Fralin Strat Pickups 

I agree about Fralins. Lindy has superlative ears. Evidently, so do you. 🙂 That's very fluent and relaxed playing, really spot-on lines for demoing each pickup combo.

I must have watched this six times over the last few months. Great playing!

I bought this pickup combination because of this video and I couldn’t be happier with my decision. They’re amazing! Thanks.

Great tone! Agreed…Lindy Fralin Strat pickups are amazing! Vintage Hot neck, middle with Blues special is magic. I have a parts-caster that I was thinking of converting to a PAF loaded machine, but this post is doing a lot to keeping my Strat right where it is!

Man, simply put, your tone is enviable! I agree - Fralins are great, but you're fingers are layin it down friend!

Sounds so good. I still have my fathers 69 strat he bought new. One pickup didn't work, one was weak and I was in a delima of getting rewinds on the originals. I wasn't going to let just anybody do it. I'd read Fralin was going to stop doing rewinds and referred rewinds elsewhere, I didn't Get a reply......so took a shot and told my needs about my fathers 69 strat on a Fralin you tube video. Surprisingly Jenny Fralin replied and told me to send them but the wait would be 6 to 8 weeks (I didn't mind). So I sent them with a check for probably double what rewinds cost, with a note saying keep the change and if owed more send me a bill. I got the pickups back in less than three weeks. Results are amazing! I put the Fralin paperwork in the guitar case. I'm grateful they did the rewinds. Great Top Notch People!

Excellent demo of pickups and might I say quite exquisite playing. Kudos man ! Thanks for keeping the blues alive.

Wow, that’s THE sound! Awesome playing man. Can’t believe that’s out of the Tonemaster…great!

The Ronnie Earl tone! I recently put Fralin pickups in my strat. I got the blues special in the bridge, real 54s in the middle and vintage hot in the neck. I dig them very much. Great playing man. Great tone.

I searched long and hard for the perfect pickups for a sweet exotic wood strat I'm building. This video locked it in. Lindy Fralin for the win!

OK - just found this after watching your Vintera II vid . . . I can see why you went for these, noted! Articulation and distinct personality on each position is just impeccable! Thanks.

The Fralins sound great. You’re getting me thinking about putting three of those in my old Strat. I’ve never even seen the backs of mine after almost 30 years of playing it! Great playing man!

Snap that was a heck of a bend, almost to the top! Whew!

Thanks man! I was on the website but I couldn't decide on what pick up combo would be best. Totally trying the vintage hots and the blues. Sounds great man!

Nice playing, and thanks for making this video!

That is some fantastic playing my friend. Keep on keeping on.

Awesome playing Leonard! You are such a good guy. That sounds so good just plugged straight in! Definitely Ronnie Earl sounding, which I just love. Thank you my friend…….

Love THE tone and soul in your blues playing, Leonard! Pickups are fantastic, always well balanced, never harsh or muddy, always true to a great Strat! Getting my Vintage Hots deliverd while writing here... can't wait! Fralins rule!

Yep. Known of Lindy since the mid '80s (late?) Extremely cool guy. He also makes The Best pickups for a Tele and the added bonus that he'll help you if you want a custom wind is amazing. 👍👍

Ordered a lefty loaded pickguard with that exact combo a few days ago...can't wait to get them ...and hear them here.

Thank you so much for this wonderful video. I have a new Squire CV 60’s strat and I could not decide which set I like. But this, this is the answer. Blues on the bridge and Vintage on the neck ad middle. To my ears, this is a great setup. I also have a Squier thinline semi hollow cv 60’s which I put Fralin Blues Special pups. Wow! Amazing tone. Love Fralin p/u’s! Thank also for sharing your wonderful blues. Rock on!

Awesome playing. Amazing tone!

Great tone out of those Fralins and blues your playing excels. Well done !

Love the vibe and tone. Had been searching different Fralin pickups and found your video. Chose this setup for a Schecter strat copy and are amazing in it. The combo did not disappoint. Thanks for sharing this!

Those do sound AWSOME! Great playing as usual!

Beautiful playing and tone! I hear a little Coco Montoya in your playing and I mean that in the highest of praise.

There's something you said that gave me the feeling that it would be interesting to get to know you more : it's when you said in the intro "now it's time to recalibrate my ears". And that's also what I feel I have to answer to : what do I want finally ? I want those pickups give clarity, depth, balance, character and beauty (musicality) The more I listen to the blues, the more I love it. That's because of players like you. So I owe you an immense thank you ! I'm fond of blues because I love music, I play guitar mainly because of the tones. I bought a cheap chinese Strat copy and saw a used set of Fullertone vintage pickups that I tried to put in the Strat but I'll have to find some replacement for the bridge which is not working any longer... Would you say that I can replace it with some Fralin pickup (leaving the neck and middle as is) and would you have any advice on which model (64 or Special) to choose to come as close as possible to this 50s' Fullertone sound ? (Special or 64). Thank you for your infos. I subscribe !

🤯🤯🤯 Love that tone!

Wow, excellent

stopped by to give a thumbs up on your great blues playing ! regardless of which guitar/pickups you play :)

Great blues chops, coming from the soul. Love the pups, going to order some for my old American 1988 Strar. She needs a wake up call and these pups might be the answer. Thanks for post. :)

Leonard Great tone and Vibrato and Awesome Playing Those Pickups sound so Beautiful Yes Now I see why you have them on that Gorgeous Stratocaster Thanks for this Awesome INFORMATIVE video If I decide to change out the Fender Mexican Stratocaster I will put these in but I just purchased a Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Stratocaster my favorite Ultimate Supreme Stratocaster Thanks Leonard Always learning something new

I just looked those Fralin pickups up - not cheap! I have an 86 Japanese Stratocaster, but no idea what pickups are in as I bought second hand back in the mid 90's, but it always sounded good to me. Oh and great playing as usual!

Feel so good ❤

Nice playing!

Holy modal, Strat Man!

Kloppmann-pickups are the best!!!!!!!!! Kloppmann-Germany! Also the MiMarzio Blue Velvet ist very good, to!

Got 54s in my strat smoking pups

Please do an A/B comparison to Ron Ellis 50/60s in the same guitar! They're both excellent!

Great playing. What’s your opinion about Franlin’s Blues Special on neck and middle?

fantastic! sorry if I missed this what year is your strat??? thanks so much

have you tried the split blade ones? i want to reduce hum but still want clarity

Hi When you say vintage hot neck and middle is it the standard 6kohm ones?

I have a Tonemaster DR too, just curious what your settings are for this (attenuator, volume, bass, treble, reverb). Thanks!

Danke!

I'm curious to know what tone capacitor value is being used in Leonard's Strat. And, is it wired for standard Strat wiring per Fender. I have these pickups in my Fender MIJ '54 reissue Strat. It's core tone is a bit on the bright side, which is okay, but I prefer slightly more emphasis on mid or bass. The Blues Specials are 5% overwound which thickens up your tone. The wiring is the Premier Guitar Tone Split Mod. This gives the flexibility of using two controls. One tone control (closest to the volume knob) is for the neck and middle pickup using a 0.047 paper in oil capacitor. The second tone control is for the bridge pickup. It can be used in combination with the first tone control, thus blending the two. The second tone control has a 0.033 paper in oil capacitor to tame some of the brightness of this guitar. All pots are CTS 250k.

wowww..the best strat sound ever..are these hum cancelling with overdrive?.. noisless?

Is this best combination of fralin pick up? Or all blues special or vintage .

Nice playing. Bridge sounds overwound?

Nice tone and playing. Do you use anything like the Ilich silent strat system to negate 60 cycle hum?

Very nice and I'm in the market for replacements. What strings you use's?

Great frasing, 👍. Avg cost for those pickups?

Do you have some hum-cancelling system on guitar? Fralin used to sell those. If not, how do you deal with hum?

Hm, is it possible to put those pickups on PRS Silver Sky SE?

Mr Wonderful superb

Which capacitor did you use?

Just curious, what’s your wiring diagram look like?

As a guitarist of 55+ years I put Lindy Fralin, VINTAGE Hots in my 62 ORIGINAL FENDER STRATOCASTER,& FRANKLY I AM NOT A FAN OF THESE.MY ORIGINAL 62 PUPS ARE WARMER & SMOOTHER SOUNDING tone wise,& HANDS DOWN I prefer Fender original pickups that came with the 1962 Fender.BUT FoR MEXICAN STRATS WELL, probably a huge upgrade ,,, I'm guessing because I NEVER OWNED Anything MIM, but I know there a step down from real vintage USA PICKUPS.Sorry but I am not a fan of these,Lindy Fralin pups, too crisp sounding pickups & no warmth. Lindy fralin pickups are louder than my original 62 strat but the tone isn't anywhere close.

That is definitely hard to beat

Your playing is So tasty.