Please ID these PUPs

[Nihon Jim]

Hello,

Just purchased a 1985 Fender Japan Strat. Somewhere along the line it was modded with the PUPs shown below. Will someone please ID them for me? They sound great, just want to know what they are.





Thank you.

[Kap'n]

Offhand they look like DiMarzios. I've seen them before, but I can't find them on the web.

[Fripperton]

Yeah, they look like half of a Dimarzio X2N humbucker. Perhaps the 2NQ on the stickers is a clue.

[Mr Fuzzy]

Those stickers look like Duncan code labels.
I believe they are Seymour Duncan Hot Stack for Strat STK-S2

The fibre bobbin is more Duncan than Dimarzio theirs would most likely be be injection molded.

[Nihon Jim]

Thanks for the help. Couldn't find DiMarzio references to these pups other than a Harmony Central blog comment from a few years ago. Still not clear. I checked out the SD Hot Stack STK-S2. It may be the same. Mine are no longer marked with the SD logo. And they are a deep maroon color and not the black or white listed on site. Again, still not sure.

Below is another pic of the back of the pups. It shows the leads and their color. Will that provide further clues? Based on the leads it certainly looks they are stacked coils.



Whoever did the mod also replaced the selector switch with what looks the type I see in Ibanez shred machines.

[Mr Fuzzy]

That switch looks like the stock Japanese Strat switch.
Those maroon covers are pre printed logo.

[Kap'n]

Mr. Fuzzy - great to see you back again!

[Mr Fuzzy]

Thanks Kap'n
I've been scarce on the internet for a while.

[Nihon Jim]

That switch looks like the stock Japanese Strat switch.
Those maroon covers are pre printed logo.

Thank you. Wasn't sure about the selector switch. When did SD start printing their logo on pups?

[Kap'n]

Thank you. Wasn't sure about the selector switch. When did SD start printing their logo on pups?

Early/mid 90's I think.

[JM3]

note the extra termination solder/weld spots on the bottom indicate a stack coil