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Jeff Beck wanted a bigger sound and better tonal dynamics than a standard single-coil pickup could deliver, and he got exactly what he was after in the new hotter Noiseless design. Warm and punchy neck pickup tone with a bluesy feel, and a bridge pickup that screams at high gain. The clean tone is clear and very full. These pickups deliver the best definition and sensitivity that has ever graced the Strat.
Decided to update my 1980 Strat as the original pups were picking up noise from all the electronics at home and shielding made no difference. AMAZED that they are absolutely noiseless. The sound is very detailed with lots of highs especially the bridge pup and the output is hotter than the originals, but not nearly as loud as the humbuckers in my other axe. With the old pups I always left the tone and volume at 10, but now I use the both controls to good effect, bringing the highs down for a more even or fatter sound, and bringing the highs back to cut thru on a solo or with heavy distortion. They do not sound like humbuckers, just louder single coils with lots of range using all new 250K tone pots (not included). 2 things to note, they are 1/4" deeper than my original pups and required routing on this model strat and the bridge poll pieces are spaced wider than the other 2 pups which prevented me from swapping with my original black pup covers. Had to stick with the aged white covers for now.
These are the pickups that Jeff Beck worked closely with Fender to develop. The order arrived quickly and the pickups went into my 1998 Roland-ready American-made Strat without a hitch. They are quiet as expected, and the middle/bridge position and middle/neck positions (positions 2 & 4) still have the bite, without the noise you get at the 1, 3, & 5 positions. Very nice improvement to anyone looking to goose up your tone without the 60 hz hum. All settings are usable all of the time now. Only one small problem: They call the pickups "white", and as of this writing you can only order "white", but the pickups are acutally an IVORY color. So if you're a perfectionist and your pickups have to be white-white....for me, it's worth it, and the color mis-match is truly not all that noticable and my pickguard/knobs/GK-3 are all pure white.
Being a fan of Jeff Beck, I was happy to see that he was involved in the design of these pickups. I was looking for a solution to the inherent noise issues of my rather cheap Squire Affinity Strat. Because I usually have the tone controls, as well as the volume, cranked wide open, I elected to bypass these controls. I do still have noise issues, but that is due to improper shielding of my internal wiring, soon to be corrected. What I got was an awesome sound that far surpassed what I had hoped for! These pickups make my guitar sound incredible! It far surpasses my brother's American Standard Strat. With just an RP-90 by Digitech, I can make my Raven amp (RG200) scream like a tube amp. These pickups will give you such a wide range of sound, that you can find anything you want with them. You want a clean Dave Gilmour sound? How about some screaming Jeff Beck? Does AC/DC float your boat? You can get it all with these! The difference between "stock" and these hot noiseless pickups is clear as night and day. Buy a set and you won't be disappointed! You can buy a cheap Squire, which has Fender's quality standards, add these pickups, and have a great sounding and playing guitar that will last you for years! They'll never guess it's a Squire if they don't see it. Buy a set and you'll fall in love.
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