• These are brand new model T-169 genuine Collins custom hand wound vintage pickup set with some modern touches and made from the finest materials
  • Blues Raider 
    is modeled after the late '60's single coil pickups with vintage stagger .187 Alnico 5 magnets oriented S-N-S spec and calibrated for strength
    These pickups are overwound progressively 5% to bridge for balance
    So what is progressive overwinding? The neck pickup in modeled sets are wound to period specs and additional windings are added in percentages to middle and bridge to raise the midrange and output and to maintain balance when switching between pickups 
    High quality vulcanized fiber flatwork black .062 top with period correct gray .093  bottoms
    Made in the U.S.A. hand wound in Texas in my own shop
  • Though ohms are subject to change in temperature these read around
  • 5.68K (neck) 2.34 Henries
  • 5.82K (mid) 2.46 Henries
  • 6.04K (bridge) 2.52 Henries
    measured around 70 degrees

    The sandcast alnico 5 magnets were sealed before winding in my own resin formula to prevent magnet to wire failure
    Wound with a beautiful bright red modern poly-nylon AWG42 wire and potted in paraffin/bees wax to silence microphonics.

    Vintage black/white cloth wiring about 12" long for the most demanding hookups. Vintage surgical rubber tubing with nickel screws
    Also available with  black or cream cover
  • 52mm spacing profile

    Note: These  Model T-169 scatterwound pickups will hum cancel in the 4th and 2nd positions
  • They have all the quack and chime early single coils are known for
    Dripping with tone and ready to rock


    They will shine in Psychedelic Blues, Blues Rock, Rock, Jazz, Country any genre you want to put them through

    Much of your tone is in your hands while no one can promise that you will play like Hendrix, Clapton, Gallagher or Blackmore by a pickup upgrade you will have the tools at your disposal to take you there
  •  Collins handwound pickups professional tools for the professional and novice musician