Fender CS Fat 60’s PUPS.

I got more toys though.

Obsidian switch. Solderless. With a blend knob.

Still need to solder to ground and Jack. I think. But I’ve done that before.

I am replacing MIM fender 50s style from 2009. I think they are what the Cintera stuff replaced. I may be wrong. Vinteras may be American fender? Gun to my head I think they are MIM though.

You can't pick wrong in the A5 vs A2 debate, but you can pick a profile that better suits your tastes and needs.

A5 is the magnet alloy of choice for Fender since the mid 50s. A5 has an inherently scooped midrange. That scoop is gorgeous, particularly for wound strings, but it's also why the plain strings can sound thin and brittle, specifically on the bridge pickup and/or with gain.

A2 is the magnet alloy of choice for Gibson humbuckers and P-90s. A2 has a more flatline EQ compared to A5. A2 makes plain strings sound fuller and more musical, specifically on the bridge pickup, but they can make the wound strings sound somewhat anemic in comparison to A/B'ing with A5.

If you can't decide between the two, or if you want a "best of both worlds," seek out hybrid magnet pickups that use A5 rods on the wound strings and A2 rods on the plain strings. There's a pickup company/winder on this forum whose standard fare is A5/A2 hybrid mag singles for Strat and Tele, but his name escapes me.

Carondelet S A5/A2 hybrid trio demo featuring Tim Marchand

Subscribed to that channel.

That’s your company channel right Fret. Not the dude playing?

Had them in my Custom Shop Strat and regretfully sold them. They sounded amazing. These were the hand wound Josefina pickups, so I don't know how different they are to the ones you can buy online, but they sounded good. I a huge fan of Klein Pickups for Strat style guitars. Their Epic series is second to none.