Different straqt Single Coil Pick ups

[Bentham Zhang Zongyi]

Hi,

Can someone tell me the difference from St Single Coil made in Japan and Texas Special ST made in US?

Thanks!

 

[Icel3m0nt3a]

Different sound.

Japanese Fender STs singles are made by the guitar factory, meaning that the factory does not specialise in making pickups. All things considered, these pickups may sound good, but are of less quality than pickups made by specialised makers like fender, seymour duncan or dimarzio.

For pickups, country of origin is not that important, meaning japan vs US pickups is not much. I believe the texas specials are quite high output and midcentric, which may or may not be the sound you want.