The Creamery Classic ’64 Single Coils from £55 each

Roger Mayer famously said of Jimi’s pickups: “They really don’t make much difference! They’re one of the most vastly overrated parts of the guitar itself.” The fact remains that the Strat single coil is available in a mind-boggling number of formats.The Creamery makes some very musical and date-specific models – these calibrated, scatter-wound Classic ’64 Strat replacements have Alinco V magnets and a choice of flat or staggered poles.