Sixty-Four
Item #: 10-202
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Jason Lollar’s fascination with guitar tones can be traced back to the sound of early-‘60s (pre-CBS) Strats®. That was the benchmark he aimed for when creating our Sixty-Four™ Strat® pickup. When you hear them, we think you’ll agree he hit the mark! You get prominent midrange and clear top end with a piano-like attack.
Can’t decide which Lollar Strat pickups are right for you? Our Strat Pickup Comparison video will help you understand—and hear—the differences between our four Strat pickup sets. WATCH VIDEO
Avg. DC: Neck 6.4K, Middle 6.5K, and Bridge 6.8K (Read about DC resistance)
Recommended Potentiometers: 250k
Recommended Capacitor: 0.047μF
Special Sixty-Four Set: This is one of our most popular Strat sets.
It includes our Sixty-Four Strat pickups for neck and middle positions, with our Special S Series® pickup for
the bridge. The Sixty-Four pickups are one of our most versatile delivering prominent midrange and clear top end with a piano-like attack while the slightly higher output Lollar
Special S bridge is just bit warmer and more full-bodied than our other Strat-style bridge pickups. To order this set, select "Special Sixty-Four Set of 3" from the drop-down menu
above.
Avg. DC:
Sixty-Four Neck 6.4K, Sixty-Four Middle 6.5K, Special S Bridge 7.6K
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Strat Pickup Comparison
Strat Pickup Installation & Height Adjustment
Pre-wired Kit for Strats
Upgrading the electronics in a Strat® yourself couldn’t be easier than it is with our new Lollar Pre-wired Kits. The kits are hand-wired in our shop and meet Jason Lollar’s preferred specifications.
Whether you’re installing new pickups and want high-quality electronics to go with them, or you want to upgrade the stock electronics in your Strat®, our pre-wired kits are a great option. We’ve done most of the work so all that’s left for you to do is install the kit in your guitar and solder in your pickups (sold separately).
Flat vs. Staggered Poles
As their names suggest, flat-pole pickups have all of the individual pole pieces set at the same height, whereas with staggered-pole pickups the pole pieces are set at different
heights. Staggered-pole pickups were originally created to compensate for heavier string gauges—particulary wound 3rd strings.
If you’re unsure which to choose, we typically recommend flat poles rather than staggered. In most cases, flat-pole pickups will give you better string balance, as well as a
little more presence, bass and output.
Read more about flat vs. staggered poles HERE.
Pickup Dimensions
(Shown with cover)
Lollar Strat Sixty-Four Pickups
All Strat Sixty-Four soundfiles with dirty tone were played by Greg Timmons using a Strat with alder body and Brazillian rosewood fretboard played through a 1958 Fender Tweed Deluxe amp with a 1963 Fender standalone reverb.
What They Are Saying
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Better version of a Texas Special
Steve
Location: Seattle
Date: October 7, 2023
I purchased the 64 special staggered set to replace a set of HW Texas specials in a fender custom shop strat. The Texas specials are quality pickups, but my feeling was that they lacked versatility. They are great pickups for overdriven tones, but they are less useful on clean, or slightly driven tones. The 64s bring much more versatility. To my ear, they sound like a more traditional strat in the neck and middle, while also providing great, aggressive tone for overdriven play. The special bridge pickup is just perfect for a strat. I’d say it’s the most useful bridge pickup I’ve heard, other than the bridge pickup on my pre cbs 63 strat, which is in a class of its own.
If you are looking for all the positives of a Texas special, but much less of the downsides, these fit the bill. I’d say if you are really looking for pure vintage tones, look more at the tweeds or blondes.
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Wonderfully Balanced
Alexander
Location: Boston
Date: May 20, 2023
I’m new to Strat pickups but I put this neck pickup in my custom Tele build. A best of both worlds guitar. This pickup is just wonderful. Has clarity to play leads and subtle picking but when overdriven can really sound aggressive. I can’t compare it to too many other strat pickups but it’s perfect to my ear.
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64’s for Surf
Rick
Location: Ohio
Date: January 13, 2023
I modified my 40 year old Stratocaster with a set of these pick ups at the recommendation of my luthier. The improvement in sound provided by these pick ups is incredible. It is hard to describe how bright and clear this guitar is now. I expected improvement, but I couldn’t have imagined how much. I own many guitars, and have played for 50 years. I am extremely impressed by these Lollars. This old Strat is now the best sounding Surf guitar I have ever played.
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Get it and don't look back
Singleplayer75
Location: Serbia, Europe
Date: August 13, 2022
I just installed the '64 neck and middle in my American Series Stratocaster, with the SD Hot Rails in the bridge position. Plays like a dream! I have played many expensive CS Strats, Masterbuilt, etc. The stock pickups in my Strat were pretty good yet somewhat generic. I expected some more character, nuance, and clarity - got it all and much more. Much better chord clarity and resonance, bell-like singing highs without any harshness. One way to describe the tone would be the ''very expensive Strat tone''. Anything from Dire Straits (Shecter Dream Machine tone), SRV, Hendrix, Pink Floyd... if you can play it - these deliver!
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Don’t Hesitate…
Bill Luis
Location: Wilmington, NC
Date: January 29, 2022
I have a newer Fender Am Professional Strat,
Personally I wasn’t fond of the tone the V-mod pickups had. It was too clear, it didn’t have any of that subtle grit a vintage style pickup gives.
I threw these in, and the difference was night and day. Just comparing the two different pickups in my hand I was impressed by the quality the Lollar’s had.
I am very satisfied with my purchase, and will be sticking with this company for future purchases.
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Lollar's 64 installed my old American Stratocaster
teleman
Location: MD
Date: December 22, 2021
The tonal clarity and quality of the 64's sound is unsurpassed. I recently had the standard fender pickups replaced. Now the guitar has the Lollar 64 set and what a great decision that was. The crisp, clear sound from those very quiet pickups brings new life to my guitar. Very touch sensitive and responsive to gentle playing as well as really digging in.
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Great Pickups
James
Location: Connecticut
Date: September 15, 2019
I have had a set of these in my 2002 American standard strat for about 6 years now. They are really good. I have got a lot of compliments on the tone and people asking what pickups they are. These are fat and bold sounding with clear treble and a firm bass response. They do give that 60’s strat tone. To me the sound is firm with a crisp attack. I believe lollar says piano like and I would agree. They sound really good with overdrive and reverb. I’ve heard and played the blondes a little which are also great and those seemed a little softer sounding than these which depending on your style you might like better than these. I find these to be less forgiving than softer sounding strat pickups but if you can play well they are rewarding and cut through the mix really well. If you are after the hendrix/SRV voodoo child tone these totally get you there. Well done lollar. Highly recommend.
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Dirty Black Set
Brando
Location: Nashville
Date: August 6, 2019
Completely changed my Strat for the better.
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Blackface neck and middle
Gunnar
Location: Norway
Date: July 6, 2018
My goodness! Stellar sound.
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Excellent Sound.....Impressive clarity
MJ
Location: Seattle
Date: February 15, 2018
I am blown away by the sound of these Blackface Strat pickups. I changed out the entire set on my American Special and am now going to do it on my American Deluxe. I can tell by the workmanship and craft of these pickups they are not a mass produced item but a finely built and tuned piece. They have a bell like tone that is very clean but does begin to break up at the 10 setting on my Princeton Reverb. When playing on my AC15, I do not get any noise from these at all. I did have to work to get my preferred settings for certain songs but it was actually great to listen and experiment with the sound these Blackface put out. Mid range is clear and you can actually cut through the a hard bass sound on the highs. These were somewhat pricey but I do feel very much worth it and I will certainly buy another set.
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Blackface Poles are Wonderful
tp
Location: New Joisey
Date: June 29, 2017
Replaced a very highly regarded set of pups in my Warmoth Swamp-Ash Strat with Lollar Blackface Flatpoles. Played through my Rivera Quiana they sound gorgeous. Do not hesitate choosing flatpoles over staggered polepieces. The string balance is perfect.
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Best Stratocaster set I have ever played
Dean Swiatek
Location: North Adams, MA
Date: March 13, 2017
I recently picked up and installed a Lollar Blackface Stratocaster set with flat poles (better string balance) into my '10 American Standard. First and foremost, I needed a pickup set with better string to string balance as the string balance was horrible on the set I got it with (Porter Pickups 1950s, staggered set). Secondly, I wanted fuller sounding pickups with more midrange, but not mid heavy and I wanted it to still sound like a Strat. I also considered the Special S set, or the Dirty Blackface set because on almost every strat set, the bridge pickup is underpowered compared to the neck and middle, but that is not the case at all with the Blackface set.
First and foremost, the string to string balance on all three pickups is near perfect. The pickup to pickup balance is perfect as far as my ear can tell, and I would go as far as to say that the pickups are better balanced in this set than any other Strat set I've ever owned or played. With the proper adjustments, I managed to get all three pickups to match in volume whether I'm playing up or down the next.
Finally, the tone of the Blackface set is exactly what I was looking for. Compared to the 50s strat set, they are fuller sounding, smoother and less raw sounding, and much better defined. The highs are quite easy to tame at any volume as well, which is almost always an issue with single coils, and there are no harsh overtones or dull areas. With the proper amp settings, they can be made to sound almost like PAFs but still sound like single coils. Through my '68 Super Reverb, I was able to replicate David Gilmour's tone on Shine On You Crazy Diamond almost exactly!
Overall, I would have to say the Lollar Blackface set is easily the best Stratocaster set I have ever played, between the balance being nearly perfect and the tone being exactly what I was looking for.
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Great set
Bluestrat83
Location: Ecuador (south america)
Date: February 8, 2017
Got the dirty BF and installed them on an Am. Std. Strat.
For years I've been using lollar pickups in different guitars and this time they didn't disappoint me. My strat sounds like a way more expensive instrument!! 60's pre CBS sound all the way and lots of versatility. They can handle clean/overdriven blues stuff to even high gain situations.
With more distortion this pickups can easily get you to low output humbuckerland preserving the vintage voice we all like.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What values of potentiometers and capacitors do you recommend for Strat pickups?
The most common/traditional choices are 250k pots (both volume and tone) and .047μF caps—and these are the values we typically recommend. That said, there are no hard and fast rules. You can read more about how different pot and cap values affect tone in this two-part blog post: Part I - Pots, Part II - Caps.
Do you offer coil tapping for Strat pickups?
We do not offer coil tapping.
Can I use either flat-pole or staggered-pole pickups in my Strat?
Yes, though we usually recommend flat-pole because they offer better string-to-string volume balance as well as a little more presence, bass and output.
Another important point is that staggered-pole pickups are not intended to match the radius of the fingerboard. Staggered-pole pickups can work well with very heavy gauge strings or sets with a wound 3rd string, but for the majority of players, flat pole pickups will be a better fit.
Read more about the difference between flat-pole and staggered-pole pickups HERE.
Will your pickups work in vintage Strats?
Yes! Our four different Strat pickup models can also help you get close to the era-appropriate sound of your vintage guitar. Though pickup cavity route depth can vary by year with Fender, our pickups are sufficiently sized to work across production eras.
Do you make noiseless pickups for Strats?
Our pickups are inspired by vintage builds and voicing. With that in mind, we do not build true noiseless pickups.
Will your pickups give me that “out of phase” Strat sound in positions 2 and 4?
This is a very common misconception; the classic “quack” that you hear in positions 2 and 4 on a Strat is not a result of the pickups being out of phase. All three pickups are in-phase in our builds. The thinner quack sound comes from a drop in output that is a result of two pickups running in parallel as well as from some frequency cancellation (particularly in the low end) that is caused by the pickups being very close together.
Do you offer “matched” or RWRP pickups for Strats?
Our three-pickup Strat sets feature a middle pickup wound RWRP (reverse wind, reverse polarity) relative to the bridge and neck so that they will be hum cancelling in positions 2 and 4 with proper phase.
Do your staggered Strat pickups come in different radii to match my fingerboard?
Our staggered pole Strat pickups are staggered for string balance, not for fingerboard radius. We do not offer custom staggers to match various fingerboard radii.
Do you offer metal baseplates for Strat pickups?
We do not. In extensive R&D, we did not find enough of an appreciable difference to justify the additional cost.
How far from my strings should I set my Tele pickups?
We advise customers to start with 1/8” between their pickups and guitar strings with the strings fretted at the last fret. This is just a good starting point, but you can raise your pickups to increase volume, or lower them to decrease volume. Check out Jason Lollar’s video on Adjusting Your Pickups.
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