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Tone clarity and accurate manufacture
Not many videos feature these pickups and even Fender's own YouTube channel doesn't do justice to them. They must have done a quick recording with generic gear because they sound better than the videos would make you believe.
Properly grounded and with conductive paint in my Classic Vibe's cavities, the hum is very weak even with maxed out distortion. The bridge pickup shimmer and the neck pickup heavy bell tone are as I expected. Plus, the mounting hardware has been improved so the rubber springs and screws are guided by threaded tubing for a tight and precise fit.
Also, the super thin coil wires are not exposed so there's no danger of damaging them, unlike in the older pickup frames. The base plates are neater with broad copper lanes, in line with modern circuit boards. The schematic is clear and large, no chance of misunderstanding it. My Classic Vibe had the neck pickup mounted directly on the guitar body, with adjustment screws not being accessible.
So, by just making two holes in the pickguard I now have a neck pickup that can be set up from the outside, as in regular guitars, I'm glad to have the extra convenience with the modern Fender system. Unlike the Duncan pair and older Fender pairs, where the bridge has more volume than the neck, these have nearly the same volume.
But what matters most is the tone beauty and it is beautiful.
Properly grounded and with conductive paint in my Classic Vibe's cavities, the hum is very weak even with maxed out distortion. The bridge pickup shimmer and the neck pickup heavy bell tone are as I expected. Plus, the mounting hardware has been improved so the rubber springs and screws are guided by threaded tubing for a tight and precise fit.
Also, the super thin coil wires are not exposed so there's no danger of damaging them, unlike in the older pickup frames. The base plates are neater with broad copper lanes, in line with modern circuit boards. The schematic is clear and large, no chance of misunderstanding it. My Classic Vibe had the neck pickup mounted directly on the guitar body, with adjustment screws not being accessible.
So, by just making two holes in the pickguard I now have a neck pickup that can be set up from the outside, as in regular guitars, I'm glad to have the extra convenience with the modern Fender system. Unlike the Duncan pair and older Fender pairs, where the bridge has more volume than the neck, these have nearly the same volume.
But what matters most is the tone beauty and it is beautiful.
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Perfect sounding noiseless pickup. I had Texas special before. This sounds more clarity and defined to me, even they are noiseless and not a technicaly single coil pickups.
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Fender Noiseless Gen4 Telecaster Set
Werkt perfect! Geen ongewenste "noise" meer.
Zijn mooi afgewerkt op een hedendaagse manier (printplaatje aan de onderzijde).
De nek pickup is voorzien van een 3de aansluiting zodat de 2 pickups ook in serie kunnen geschakeld worden.
Zijn mooi afgewerkt op een hedendaagse manier (printplaatje aan de onderzijde).
De nek pickup is voorzien van een 3de aansluiting zodat de 2 pickups ook in serie kunnen geschakeld worden.
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Upgrading Mexican Tele
Love the playability of my Mexican Nashville Tele, but had issues with some buzzing due to the original pickups being somewhat inferior. Saw Fender has gone with the Noiseless pickups on the new Player Nashville Tele so I ordered these and am very happy with the results. Added the Seymour Duncan Strat stacked pickup and am thrilled with the results. Top-notch...thanks Thomann, saved me about €400 to get the same results.
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