Smoke Stack II
A stacked-coil Strat-sized pickup — single-coil clarity on Coil 1, with a hotter, fuller voice when both coils are switched on. Drops into a standard Strat rout with no mod required.
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Pickup Overview
The Smoke Stack II is IronGear's answer to the noiseless / hot-rodded Strat. Two stacked coils give you a classic single-coil voice on Coil 1, and a fatter, hotter voice when Coils 1+2 are switched on together — note this is not a true humbucker.
Use a switched pot or push-push for instant access to either coil mode — no body work needed, the Smoke Stack drops straight into a standard Strat single-coil rout.
Available with Black, White, Parchment or Cream covers.
Sound Clips
Bridge — Clean (Coil 1)
Bridge — Dirty (Coil 1)
Bridge — Clean (Coils 1+2)
Bridge — Dirty (Coils 1+2)
Middle — Clean (Coil 1)
Middle — Dirty (Coil 1)
Middle — Clean (Coils 1+2)
Middle — Dirty (Coils 1+2)
Neck — Clean (Coil 1)
Neck — Dirty (Coil 1)
Neck — Clean (Coils 1+2)
Neck — Dirty (Coils 1+2)
Specifications & Supporting Information
Technical Specifications
- DC Resistance (Bridge)
- Coil 1: 9 kΩ · Both coils: 18.8 kΩ
- DC Resistance (Middle)
- Coil 1: 7 kΩ · Both coils: 11.79 kΩ — RW/RP
- DC Resistance (Neck)
- Coil 1: 7.3 kΩ · Both coils: 12.7 kΩ
- Magnet Type
- Alnico V
- Coil Wire
- 42/43 AWG enamel
- Conductors
- 2-conductor (waxed cloth)
Build
- Format
- Stacked single-coil for Stratocaster
- Pole Spacing
- Bridge 52 mm · Middle 52 mm · Neck 50 mm
- Baseplate
- Custom etched fibre
- Supplied With
- Mounting screws & springs
Recommended Components & Applications
- Recommended Components
- 250 kΩ pots, .047 µF tone capacitor
- Applications
- Strat single-coil rout — Coil 1 single-coil clarity, or Coils 1+2 for extra body and output, switchable
What Players Are Saying
"Drops straight into my Strat rout, gives me single-coil cleans and a fat dual-coil push at the flick of a switch. No body modification required — exactly what I wanted." — Strat owner
"Coils 1+2 mode is surprisingly fat for a stacked design. Coil 1 alone is bright and articulate." — Stratocaster player
"Best value Strat upgrade I've done — two pickups in one." — Stratocaster owner
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