A soulful tribute to one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s most iconic tone secrets.
In the late 1980s, SRV had a lipstick pickup installed in the neck position of his “Red” Strat, a mod done by his guitar tech René Martinez, using a salvaged Danelectro pickup. The result was a smoother, rounder tone than a typical Strat neck single-coil- clean, expressive, and unmistakably Stevie.
The Red captures that exact voice.
Built with a vintage-correct spec and housed in a chrome-plated brass tube, this pickup delivers the glassy highs and scooped mids that defined Stevie’s more lyrical playing; think Lenny, Riviera Paradise, and Life Without You.
Alnico V bar magnet for clarity and snap
43 AWG plain enamel wire
DC Resistance: ~4.2k ohms
Inductance: ~1.8 Henries
Nickel-plated brass housing, hand-polished
Custom mounting bracket for Strat neck position
Wound by hand in the UK. Designed for players who want to bring out the purest, cleanest voice in their Strat.
A soulful tribute to one of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s most iconic tone secrets.
In the late 1980s, SRV had a lipstick pickup installed in the neck position of his “Red” Strat, a mod done by his guitar tech René Martinez, using a salvaged Danelectro pickup. The result was a smoother, rounder tone than a typical Strat neck single-coil- clean, expressive, and unmistakably Stevie.
The Red captures that exact voice.
Built with a vintage-correct spec and housed in a chrome-plated brass tube, this pickup delivers the glassy highs and scooped mids that defined Stevie’s more lyrical playing; think Lenny, Riviera Paradise, and Life Without You.
Alnico V bar magnet for clarity and snap
43 AWG plain enamel wire
DC Resistance: ~4.2k ohms
Inductance: ~1.8 Henries
Nickel-plated brass housing, hand-polished
Custom mounting bracket for Strat neck position
Wound by hand in the UK. Designed for players who want to bring out the purest, cleanest voice in their Strat.
