Welcome To Rumpelstiltskin Pickups

Vintage-Inspired Pickups for Fender® Guitars and Basses, Hand-Built One at a Time

Designed for players who care as much about feel as they do tone.

Welcome to Rumpelstiltskin Pickups.

I'm Aaron Campbell, and every pickup that leaves my shop is personally designed, wound, assembled, and tested by me.

For more than a decade, I've pursued one goal: to recreate the touch, dynamics, and musical character that made the finest vintage guitars legendary.

That journey has taken me far beyond copying old specifications.

I've spent years studying original vintage pickups, experimenting with winding techniques, comparing magnet materials and wire from many suppliers, and refining every detail until each model developed its own unmistakable voice. Every pickup in my catalog exists because it earned its place through years of listening, testing, and refinement.

I don't build custom pickups anymore.

Instead, I offer a carefully curated collection of designs that represent exactly what I believe great Stratocaster® and Telecaster® pickups should be.

Whether you're searching for the sweetness of a 1954 Strat, the authority of a late-'50s set, or the unmistakable twang of an early Blackguard Telecaster, every Rumpelstiltskin pickup is built with the same philosophy:

Exceptional dynamics. Honest vintage character. Inspiring feel.

Why Rumpelstiltskin Pickups?

  • Hand-built in the USA by one builder from start to finish.

  • Inspired by the finest vintage Stratocaster and Telecaster pickups ever made.

  • Carefully developed through years of research into magnets, wire, construction techniques, and original instruments.

  • Built to inspire musicians, not simply to duplicate specifications.

When you order from Rumpelstiltskin Pickups, you're receiving the same pickups I have built for my own guitars.

No shortcuts or mass production.

Just thoughtfully designed pickups made one at a time.

“My aim is to make pickups that not only sound great, but feel great to play.”

-Aaron Campbell

A close-up of a Rumpelstiltskin Pickups Stratocaster Style Set with black and white wire leads on a wooden surface.
Close-up of a Rumpelstiltskin Pickups Stratocaster Style Pickup resting on a wooden surface.
Close-up of A close-up of a Rumpelstiltskin Pickups Stratocaster Style Set with black and white wire leads laying on a wooden surface.
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A blue Mitutoyo dial caliper and Jazz Bass style bobbins in the background.
A Fender CBS Jazz Bass style type pickup with black cover, connected by a yellow wire.
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A pile of keeper bars scattered on a wooden surface.
Close up of a CNC coil winding machine.
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Close-up of a Rumpelstiltskin Pickups Jaguar style pickup face up on a white background.
Two plastic bags filled with alnico magnet rods on a wooden surface.
A pile of Telecaster style copper plated baseplates with some in clear plastic bags and others loose in the foreground.
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At Rumpelstiltskin Pickups

We hand craft our pickups from the finest materials right here in the USA.

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T style baseplates are back from the electro platers. Great work by AVM in Chantilly VA!
One of our Rumpel-Casters after we dressed and polished the frets. Fresh strings and setup. Lovely guitar!
T-style baseplates custom cut and being prepared for copper plating. Only the best materials and CNC cutting for Rumpelpickups.