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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This may be “JOSIE” She was one of the greats! Responsible for some of Leo’s Best Pickups!
RELICING IS Optional $10.00 ea. or $20.00 set
**Remember, order ahead of time & please allow for up to
6 to 7 weeks
for building / production and shipping!


ALL HAND MADE -- ALWAYS "HAND" WOUND

Using the very best sounding vintage winding pattern that,
was ever discovered , "Josie'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 "Josie 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!).

W
e use our reverse-engineered 1951 vintage
"Josie" 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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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 "Josie 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 13 Pickup sets styles forTELECASTER® !

Plus our latest! "Vintage Era STRATOCASTER® Sets!"
These are wound to your personal style & needs.




NOTE -- Please allow up to (6 to 7
weeks for build time / lead times..


 
    • 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®,  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.

       

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