Imagine going back in time to the 1950s and being able to get a set of pickups wound to suit your style and gear, then zoom back to 2008 -- Don Mare's Pickups has done it!

"We went to #1, right up to the head of the class in today's vintage tone reproduction marketplace." Don Mare

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Welcome, My Friends! ~ Don Mare~
This may be who I nick named “ROSIE” She was 100% Responsible for Leo’s Best Pickups!
RELICING IS $15.00 ea. Upcharge
ALL HAND MADE -- ALWAYS "HAND" WOUND
Using the very best sounding vintage winding pattern that was ever discovered , "Rosie's 50s wind pattern". Everything is made and done just like it was 1950 all over again. We have back-engineered only the very best of those old 1950s hand-wound patterns, and settled on one special pattern. We call it the "Rosie Wrap." We use it on all our pickups.

These DON MARE pickups all have, great organics - player's touch - they're attack sensitive and have very rich harmonics - perfect volume and note bloom - they breathe - they feel alive. They are replicas of the world's best ever vintage pickup tone (not just another vintage - but the best ever vintage - those ones that sounded better than other vintage - that's the one!).

They inspire - the strings sound better - your amps tubes sound better - they'll never hit dead ends or road blocks - they do not limit your playing in any way shape or form. Instead they inspire you to develop further than you could dream was possible with today's pickups.

This is NOT HYPE - we actually hate pickup hype! - it's all Gospel truth! That we can promise you! And we will stand by this. You will notice: DON MARE's customers will all tell you these claims are 100% true! (visit www.harmony-central.com - it's a good place to have a peek!).

We use our reverse-engineered 1951 vintage "Rosie" winding pattern "full time." It's on everything we do here! Next we located the original USA magnet foundry, the same one Leo used pre-CBS. We only use these KILLER USA Alnico magnets. They really do sound much better than any magnets we have ever heard! We also use the very best quality vintage-spec copper magnet coil wire that's being made today (beautiful toned wire)! Our winder is a duplicate of Leo's very first original winder. So your entire pickup coil is wrapped nice and tight around your magnets and that way the overall output is more powerful and the brighter high-end has lots head-room to spare (no metalic harshness - no bright ear snap- no meshing of high notes)!

It's just like 1950 was yesterday and now today you can call and have those same pups specially made to suit your every need! This is your personal 1950s custom shop where you can find 100% real vintage tone dialed in to match your rig and style.

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*New* this Month...

New audio demonstration of the Graf Airship I - check it out on the T-Style page!

Ebay listings!: Check out Don Mare Pickups auctions on Ebay for some ready-to-go pickups and sets

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Recreating what is said to be
"The World's Best Vintage tone"


We also offer "Vintage Pickup Restoration Services". All 100% handmade using our 1951-1964 special, historically correct and over the top "Rosie Wrap" hand-wind pattern, this was the best sounding wind pattern of that entire era. Our attention to every detail has put us in a league all by ourselves. Every one of our customers has truly been 100% (over the top) satisfied!!! They are a real testament to us being able to "truly and honestly" duplicate/clone the very-very best of the real 1950s “Vintage Tone Era.”

We offer custom specs for your needs. Call and we can figure out what specs are best for you. We also have 9-TELECASTER® sets! Plus our latest! "Vintage Era STRATOCASTER® Sets!" These are wound to your personal style & needs.


Just call in!

NOTE -- Please allow up to three (3) weeks for processing, production and shipping! Thanks!
    • DBA: Don Mare Pickups Long Beach, CA.
    • We sell guitar pickups that use the Fender® Stratocaster® guitar and Fender® Telecaster® guitar and Gibson® guitar. They are high quality pickups for Fender® guitars and Gibson® guitars (and many other brands).

      We are not representing them as products of the following companies: are all the property of Fender musical instruments as if you did not know.

      We are not associated with Fender or Gibson and have never been. No relation.

      We are not associated with: Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, Yamaha, Carvin, Peavey, Seymour Duncan, Fralin, Lollar, Van Zant, Jm Rolph, Joe Barden, Silvertone, Kent Armstrong, Bill Lawrence, Lace, TV Jones, OC Duff,       Virtual Vintage, or any of these companies and their trade names and trade marks are the property of the respective companies.

      Strat®, Esquire®, Telecaster®, Tele®, Jazzmaster®, Jaguar®, Mustang®, P Bass®, J Bass®, Fender®, Guild®, DeArmond® and Squier® are registered trademarks of       Fender Musical Instruments Corp.

       Musicman® is a registered trademark of Ernie Ball Company.

      Gibson®, Les Paul®, SG®, Flying V®, ES-175®, ES-335®, L-5®, Byrdland®, Epiphone® and P-90® are registered trademarks of Gibson Guitar Corp.

      Ibanez® is a registered trademark of Hoshino.

      Rickenbacker® is a registered trademark of Rickenbacker International Corp.

      Gretsch® is a registered trademark of Fred Gretsch Enterprises.

      Martin® is a registered trademark of Martin Guitar Co.

      Charvel® is a registered trademark of Akai Musical Instruments.

      Peavey® is a registered trademark of Peavey Electronics Corporation.


      Seymour Duncan® is a registered trademark of 1996-2006 Seymour Duncan® www.seymourduncan.com, www.basslines.com

We highly suggest for all your Vintage Humbucker needs you BUY SEYMOUR DUNCAN: Seth Lover's SH 55's or Antiquities with special requested "full-strength magnets". After all, Seymour uses the same winding machine, The Green Leesona 102 Winder, that Gibson used to wind all those PAF's. The tension,tarverse, speed, and angle are set just like the old PAF's.  All the parts in the pickups are the same.  There is none better IMHO. ~Don Mare
This actual set of "2324"s is FOR SALE.  It's the first ever set, #0001!

Best offer closest to $350.00 takes this set,(((SOLD)))
It's based on Fred Stuart Chassis Alnico 3 N&B 2324 RBuchanan Nancy specs. The set was used for an entire year by Buck Cannon (Don Mare) to perform in his Roy Buchanan Tribute band. These pups wooed many listeners! (Buck now runs current model production 2324's with a "Nancys Heart" mod kit)

Years from now this original 2324 set may be priceless!