The Mother's Milk Neck
Strings: 6
Cover: White
Magnet Profile: Flat
The Mother's Milk Middle
Strings: 6
Polarity: RW/RP
Cover: White
Magnet Profile: Flat
The Mule Bridge
Strings: 6
Coil Potted: Yes
Conductor: 4
Top Bobbin Colour: White
Bottom Bobbin Colour: White
Pole Screw: Nickel Screw
Pole Spacing: 53
Leg Length: Short (1/4")
Mother’s Milk is a bright and punchy mid '60s voiced Strat coil set; solid bass response, a dynamic, woody character and with a fantastic snap in the high-end.
The Mother's Milk single coils are a combination of the larger diameter Alnico V magnetic rod of the late '50s and the introduction of 42AWG plain enamel wound coils with the CBS takeover at Fender. The hand-bevelled magnets and scatter-wound coils produce a tighter, deeper bottom end with clear, full highs that really sing when overdriven and never sound thin or brittle. Mid-range is hollow and woody, with a little more grit and edge compared to Heavy Formvar wound coils, for a crisp clean tone and more distinctive blues rock voice. As with all the Strat sets the bridge coil is wound slightly hotter for improved balance; vintage cloth 'push back' hookup is standard and there is a choice of stock or RWRP mid-coil.
Applications
Country, Blues, Funk, Indie, Reggae, Pop & Classic Rock
Suitability
Well suited to rosewood board and warmer Alder and Ash body Strats.
Specification
Position: Middle
DC Resistance: 5.7 kΩ
Magnet: Alnico 5
Position: Neck
DC Resistance: 5.7 kΩ
Magnet: Alnico 5
The Mule has a classic 'Patent Applied For' vintage tone with exceptionally balanced frequency response and more than enough power for almost any application.
The Mule humbuckers are built and voiced as faithful reproductions of the best sounding late '59 PAFs with a differing number of turns of vintage correct 42 AWG plain enamel wire on each coil. The result is outstanding clarity and extended dynamic range. The solid nickel silver baseplate and cover are exact replicas along with the butyrate bobbins, maple spacers, nickel-plated slugs and Fillister no.5 pole screws. Sand cast Alnico IV magnets give The Mule faster response in the bass, fuller mids and better control in the high end. Even at low levels of gain, smooth harmonic feedback which is full of overtones is possible, while clean sounds have depth and unmistakable vintage character. The idea of these pickups is to have a vocal tone that’s expressive and clear, while driving amps commandingly into overdrive when required.
Applications
Blues, Country, Jazz, Funk, Indie, Reggae, Britpop, Classic Rock, Heavy Rock and even Metal.
Suitability
All solid-body guitars, semi-acoustic and hollow-body guitars especially single cut/glued neck styles; any guitar that would benefit from a more even frequency response and improved dynamics.
Specification
Position: Bridge
DC Resistance: 8.4 kΩ
Magnet: Alnico 4
