Tonerider Surfari Set

vintage style single coil p.u. around 6k appear to be very well made and fit p.g. perfect

i installed theese in a 1995 foto-flame jap strat, in all 3 spots, they replaced factory p.u.'s. [which were pretty good] i don't know who else uses them, but i installed a set of pure vintage p.u.'s on an am. standard strat and they were very tonefull. the reason i changed p.u.'s is i was tired of originals. the toneriders make this strat as good as any i've ever heard.

the output is perfect for what i play. the strat go's into a boss b.d. then to a boosta grand then to a 1969 fender super reverb. i currantly play in a working blues band [A1A blues band] and theese p.u.'s are perfect.

if lost or stolen i would buy a cheap strat and put theese p.u.'s in ASAP, i've been playing for 40+ years and currantly own 4 strats 4 gibsons 2 tele's fender super and twin rev. 80's concert, and vibrolux + peavy and kustom defender [also gig with great amp] i love the tone and hate nothing. this p.u. is the sound i've been hearing in my head.

single coil set around 6k. look just like vintage fenders

installed in a 1995 jap fotoflame strat,in all positions, am replacing stock pickups, i was suprized that no other artists are using this set. the reason for changing pickups is for better tone.

output leval is higher than stock, but a little lower than the pure vintage set that i installed in a am. standard strat. irun the signal through a boss BD and boosta grande into a 1969 fender super reverb. the tone is pure strat with beautiful overtones and harmonics. i am mostly a blues and old school rock player, theese pickups perfectly match my style.

if lost or stolen would get more toneriders, i've been playing 40 years, also own 4 gibson les pauls, 4 fender strats, 2 tele's, fender twin reverb, concert, and vibrolux, + carvin, peavey, and kustom amps. i love the tone just the right blend of beef and chime. the reviews on this site plus the price made me choose tonerider. very satisfied. the best pickups for the $$.

Passive single coil set. 5.9k (neck) 6.1k (mid) 6.3k (bridge)

Installed on a Frankenstrat with a Warmoth body and a Fender California Strat neck. It replaced a set of Dimarzio Virtual Vintage '54s. The VV's were too sterile and compressed sounding and I was willing to trade a bit of noise for something that sounded like a strat and not a strat emulation

I am not a big fan of high output pickups on strats and these are perfect. This is great Strat sparkle and clarity, especially on the low-strings -- something I have been chasing for a long time. I would say this very balanced sounding set of pickups. I play a lot of different styles of music and these are a great fit for any music that is a suitable for a strat (rock, country, blues). I have cycled through a lot of pickups and I have finally found something that delivers that iconic Strat sound at about a half to a third of the price that the boutique guys are offering. They say overly glowing reviews might not get published, but I cant complain about anything with these.

Definitely going to install Toneriders on my other strats. I have been playing for 30 years (Ouch!), mainly teles and strats. My main amp is a '67 Fender Deluxe and I usually play through an Xotic Ac booster (great pedal), a Demeter Compulator, and Fulltone Fulldrive. I have got a pretty nice tone going now.

I am absolutely stunned at what these deliver for the price.