Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Telecaster Pickup Set - Black/Chrome

Name: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Telecaster Pickup Set - Black/Chrome
Brand: Fender
Rating: 4.5 (3 reviews)

Passive Telecaster Single-coil Pickup Set with Neck and Bridge Pickups

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Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Telecaster Pickup Set - Black/Chrome

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Cutting Edge Performance with Vintage-inspired Tone

Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Telecaster pickups are steeped in the classic twang and punch that made the Telecaster famous and a perennial favorite among guitarists at Sweetwater. Yet, they are fully modern, representing the pinnacle of Fender’s stacked single-coil design for pristine, noiseless performance. New winding techniques expand the familiar Telecaster tone, with a sound that is more open, livelier, and ready to tear out your amp, whether you’re playing a low-wattage tube combo or a contemporary high-gain stack. For a timeless look and sound with historically reliable performance, genuine Fender parts, including Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Telecaster pickups, can’t be beat!

Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Telecaster Pickup Set Features:

Set of 2 genuine Fender single-coil noiseless Telecaster pickups; Fender quality, fit, and finish
Noise-free, vintage-style tone — unique among single-coils
Shielded wire for even more noise reduction
New winding techniques for a livelier Tele tone
OEM installation hardware included for perfect positioning and performance

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Tech Specs

Type: Set: Single-coil
Active/Passive: Passive
Configuration: SS Set
Magnet Material: Alnico V
Number of Conductors: 2 wire plus ground
DC Resistance: 9.9-10.5K (bridge), 11.3-11.7K (neck)
Connectivity: Solderless
Number of Strings: 6
Covering: Uncovered (bridge), Covered (neck)
Color: Black (bridge), Chrome (neck)
Format: Tele-sized
Features: Noiseless Pickup
Manufacturer Part Number: 0992292000

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Reviews

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Awesome sounding and fit perfect in mim standard

I used these to build my own Texas Tea Ultra Telecaster, since Fender's price, weight, and contours weren't to my liking. They are a good price for what you get. The best I can explain these pickups is that they do exactly what they claim to do: utterly noiseless, and they sound like a medium-output vintage single coil set. There is a noticeable difference in the three neck, both, and bridge positions--that's good, since there's no point in having a neck and bridge that sound the same--and they are bright and telecaster-ish without being thin. If you've listened to the videos on them, they sound like that: telecaster-y. They don't sound like something else, including that they don't sound like Hot Noiseless strat pickups, and they don't sound like you are putting a humbucker in the neck (although technically you are), so if you want something else buy something else. This makes your telecaster sound like a telecaster. I'm happy with that, but I mention it because for some reason I assumed these would sound a bit more like the strat versions. I'm glad they don't.

They are a bit tall (as Fender noiseless usually are, since they are stacked humbuckers) so I needed to deepen my pickup cavities by a few millimeters. They wired up easily to a three-way switch with 250k pots, using the included diagram (which says those are the pots to use). It would have made my life easier if the wires were two inches longer but they were just barely long enough.

One thing to note: I could not get this to work correctly with an Oak Grigsby 4-way switch. One person who claims to know says this is typical and you won't get good results trying for a 4th position, unless you use a Fender OEM S-1 switch. I don't know one way or the other, I can only tell you that I gave up on the 4-way. They work great with a normal three-way.

I'll make this quick:
a) Wires too short - almost. Adding 2 inch to it will make the assembly much easier. Otherwise, it's indeed a PITA.
b) They measure 1.080" tall, which is typical for stacked "noiseless" single coil pick-up. My PU cavities had to be routed deeper, accordingly.
c) The Alnico 5 are strong. I found that the Fender recommended 1/8" string distance is indeed required. Otherwise, the magnetic brake effect sets in and they can sound lifeless.
d) They don't sound "vintage" at all to my ears.
e) They sound very very neutral. Almost boring, with no character.
f) They shine when used together with a lot of effects, because they don't muddy up things.

Fazit: Nothing to write home about when you play clean - Guitar-Cable-Amp kind of tones. But they do a great job when getting into modern Fusion territory with lots of pedals.

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