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A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Pickup
Fender Tex-Mex Stratocaster Pickup Set
An affordable, high output single-coil set with creamy mids and vintage warmth, one of the most widely bought aftermarket Strat pickup sets on the market.
19 guitars checked: 13 likely drop-in, 6 needs verification.
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Where to buy
Andertons
£99.99
Checked 28 days ago
Part specs
Pickup type
Single Coil
ConfirmedDimensions (L × W × D)
Not published
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19 guitars checked: 13 likely drop-in, 6 needs verification.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
Fits the standard Strat single-coil route. Gives more output than the vintage-voiced stock pickups. You will need to solder it in.
Why we say this
Standard Strat single-coil route, a higher-output alternative for players who want more push into an amp than the vintage-voiced stock pickups give.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
Fits the standard Strat pickup route. Expect to lightly file the pickguard openings to fit, a common, easy step reported by other SE Silver Sky owners. Needs soldering.
Why we say this
Standard staggered-pole Strat single-coil, same body route as the stock single-coils. Multiple independent owner reports on PRS's own official forum confirm standard Strat pickups fit the SE body, but the pickguard's pickup openings commonly need slight enlarging with sandpaper.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
A popular budget-friendly pickup upgrade. Fits the standard Strat route, needs soldering.
Why we say this
One of the most widely bought Strat pickup sets on the market, standard single-coil route and mounting.
Soldering
Fits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, but this is a vintage-voiced set and those are often staggered. Check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying. You will need to solder it in.
Why we say this
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. Tex-Mex is a vintage-voiced set and vintage-style Strat pickups are commonly staggered, so a genuine left-handed stagger would need to be confirmed and ordered to avoid a string-balance issue.
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This set is built for Stratocaster pickups, which are shaped differently from this guitar's genuine Telecaster pickups. Fit is not guaranteed, worth checking before buying.
Why we say this
The Tex-Mex set is designed for the Stratocaster single-coil route. This guitar uses genuine Telecaster-shaped neck and bridge pickups instead, which differ in shape and mounting from a Strat pickup, so fit is not guaranteed the way it would be on a Strat.
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Soldering
Fits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, but this is a vintage-voiced set and those are often staggered. Check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying. You will need to solder it in.
Why we say this
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. This is a vintage-voiced set, and vintage-style Strat pickups are commonly staggered, so a genuine left-handed stagger would need to be confirmed and ordered to avoid a string-balance issue.
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Soldering
Fits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, though expect to lightly file the pickguard openings. The poles on this set are staggered, so check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying to avoid an uneven string balance.
Why we say this
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. Multiple independent owner reports on PRS's own official forum confirm standard Strat pickups fit the SE body, but the pickguard's pickup openings commonly need slight enlarging with sandpaper. This is a staggered pole design, and a right-handed stagger installed in a left-handed guitar causes a real, documented string-to-string volume imbalance. Confirm a genuine left-handed stagger is available before buying.
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The SE Silver Sky is well documented as an easy fit for standard Strat pickups with light pickguard filing, but owners report the Core USA Silver Sky may have different, larger pickup routs. Worth confirming fit on your specific guitar before buying.
Why we say this
PRS's own official forum has a real, unresolved split on this question. Multiple SE Silver Sky owners confirm standard Strat pickups fit their body with only minor pickguard filing, but at least one forum thread claims the Core USA Silver Sky's pickup routs are cut larger than the SE's, referencing a third-party teardown video (not independently confirmed here). Treat the Core body as a genuine open question rather than assuming the SE's easy fit carries over.
Help confirm this fit
Soldering
Fits the standard Strat pickup route regardless of handedness, but this is a staggered-pole set. Check that a left-handed stagger is available before buying. You will need to solder it in.
Why we say this
Standard Strat single-coil route, not affected by handedness for mounting. Tex-Mex is a vintage-voiced, staggered-pole set, so a genuine left-handed stagger would need to be confirmed and ordered to avoid a string-balance issue. This guitar's stock ceramic pickups may well be flat-pole given typical budget-tier construction, but that has not been independently confirmed here.
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