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What kind of pickups are used on Fender pedal steels?

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What kind of pickups are used on Fender pedal steels?

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The early Fender 1000 (Double neck) and Fender 400 (Single neck) pedal steel guitars used 8 pole pickups similar to Jazzmaster guitar pickups. The early pedal steel pickups used 8 cylindrical rod magnets that were flush with the top of the molded cover and staggered below for the various strings. Each neck used a single pickup that was perpendicular to the strings. Each coil used 42 gauge plain enamel wound to the desired number of turns. The top and bottom flatwork on the bobbins used a .093 thick black Vulcanized fibre. The bottom of the magnets are ground for easy bobbin assembly. In the 63-64 Fender catalog it shows a new pickup design very similar to the Fender Jaguar pickup. The bobbin was wound with 42 gauge magnet wire and each pickup had a notched claw around the pickup to keep the magnetic field in closer proximity to the coil for better highs and slightly more output. The cover was molded in black nylon for picking endurance.

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