Alnicov SSS 3-Ply Prewired Loaded Pickguard Scratchplate Backplate with Alnico V Pickups Kit for Strat ST Electric Guitars Replacement Parts

Nicely boxed ready to use loaded pickguard featuring lovely sounding alnico single coil pickups. The 5 way selecter switch is great and is a good component - the "clunk" between positions is a very positive feel and better than the cheap one I replaced it with. The pots work well and the electronics are great. Nice circuit and soldered carefully. Works a charm! I bought this replacing stock ceramic pickups in a budget Encore Strat- this guitar now sounds fab. Each pickup has a distinctive sound and I can select sounds from crunchy and tinny all the way through to warm and Hendrixy. A bargain;)

This is a quality product that significantly improves the sound of my Squire Stratocaster. I bought this kit as part of a complete upgrade including bridge and tuners etc. The kit arrived fully wired and was very well packaged. The quality of the wiring, switch and pots etc is first class and has obviously been assembled with care. I got my local luthier to install the kit and it works perfectly. The pots and selector switch feel much more robust and nicer to use than the Squire items and the colour of the scratchplate is very similar to the latest American Ultra Stratocaster. Finally - It's really good value.

I bought this to upgrade my cheap RockJam guitar. The end result was awesome and I am really please, but had some minor hurdles. The kit was really well packaged, with the pickguard in a plastic wrap, the backplate in a a different plastic and with screws to attach both pieces. The difference in quality to the RockJam pickguard is evident on the photos. The wihte pickguard was the original on my guitar, the cream is this product. Main differences for me where the actual pickups, and the quality of wires and soldering. RockJam is cheap for a reason (not regretting having bought it, but it is what it is) and you can see were the corners were cut. 3 wires need soldering, I just had to cut the rubber in the tips and solder them, that was the easy part. When fixing the kit on the guitar body I noticed the screws location didn't match the RockJam ones, so I had use a drill to make new holes. And when mounting the neck I noticed the guard was not letting the arm go all the way down, so had to use a X-acto knife to trim the guard a bit. Now the best part comes at the end. After assembling the guitar and putting new strings (D'Addario XT) I plugged the guitar to my amp, played the E string and got goosebumps... New and improved sound, clear, sustained notes, no crackling and humming. Totally worth it.

Very classic strat tones. For the money I’m very impressed! You get bang for your Buck here. The soldering was a bit ropey and a couple of wires fell off as soon as handled, so marking a star down for that alone, but a bit of solder fixed that. Easy installation, one or two holes misaligned as is very common with aftermarket plates but no big deal an easy fix. 5 way switch is ok so far, pots seem smooth enough and it’s generally a good quality plastics. 2 layers of plastic covering the plate so make sure you remove both (you have to pop off the volume and tone controls to properly remove plastic as with every model including new fender product). The alnico v logos can easily be removed with a touch of nail varnish remover (acetone) on a soft cloth, 2 minute job. Overall, sounds are bell-like and impressive. Ive played (and own) worse sounding genuine fender pickups. They have an early 50’s raw kind of feel, I’d say, and the wiring is a bit different as you have responsive tone controls for bridge…I quite like the difference, seems to have a sweeping range of tones available. Recommended. And the value can’t be beaten.

This is a quality pick guard for sure. Great Alnico pickups with an amazing sound 💥. Recommended.

I've just got one of these and installed it on a well setup (because I did it) but very cheap Encore strat copy and I have to admit I am impressed with the sound for the price. The pickup selector is nice and clicky and the knobs work perfectly. Its just 3 wires to install but you'll need a soldering iron to do it properly. I would say as others have done that the tone is like a Squier (better sounding than the really cheap Squier though).

What is there not to say about Alnico pick ups, these are really well made and give that stratocaster twang and clarity that you'd expect. This product does not disappoint, all you need to do is solder the output jack and the trem earth and your good to go, and the colour goes really well with my strat, you will not be disappointed.

Had deze set besteld. In mijn Stratje gemonteerd waar merk elementen in zaten, The Alamo Blues elementen en aan de brug een Fender TexMex. Wat een verschil! Op mijn buizen bak van super clean, via Tex blues naar heftige metall. De elementen doen het bijzonder goed. Zo goed dat ik nu drie stratocasters in huis heb met dezelfde pickups. De twee sets had ik alleen de pickups besteld van Alnicov. Net als bij de set met de slagplaat dienen ook de losse elementen met 500kOhm pots te zijn uitgerust. Met de standaard 250k pots klinken ze minder goed in het hoog. Bijzonder tevreden over deze bijzonder goedkope en goed klinkende elementen. Update 13-4-2024. Heb de elementen alweer een tijdje in gebruik. de enige "klacht" is dat de pups hot zijn. Dus ik heb de hoge kant op ca 1 mm en de lage kant ca 2 mm boven de slagplaat. Geweldig geluid. Er wordt geschreven vintage staggered pole pieces. Maar gelukkig zijn deze vlak. Komt de balans tussen de snaren absoluut ten goede. Onwijze aankoop.

Molto buono! L’ho montato su una Partcaster da me schermata. Pickup silenziosi e dal suono cristallino. Altamente raccomandato!

You know... I see plenty of pre-loads on internet auction sites. Lots of them have some decent electronics, but for the money I paid here, these Alnico V’s push out enough Strat Quack to keep up with a high priced Fender. Sure they came from China, and sure it took a butt load of time time to arrive, and sure the pots are smaller, but when it did arrive, I slapped it onto my Black Stratenstein and set it up, popped on a Fender decal on the headstock and voila... instant stratification. I highly suggest scoring up a board of this good stuff and see for yourself.

Relación calidad precio muy buena. Responde muy bien con los pedales de efecto sin ruidos parásitos y tienen muy buena ganancia. El sonido clear es muy estrato . No tiene nada que envidiar a un kit fender alnivo en single coil.

La curiosité et certains retours vidéos m'ont intrigué, une vieille Squier à l'électronique crachottante et fatiguée a servi de cobaye. Un nettoyage de la bête, on blinde tant qu'on est sur la table d'opérations et on résoudre le tout (simplissime, trois soudures). Au final une bonne remise à jour avec un son assez sympa, idéal pour revitaliser une vieille guitare d'entrée de gamme.