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Post subject: Fender Vintage Noiseless Pickup Questions
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:15 am
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Hello fellas!

I'm new here.

Here's some quick background info on me: I started playing in the mid '80's (I'm 42). I played electric guitar almost exclusively until I went completely unplugged 5 years ago. I made the decision to sell all of my electric gear. I was perfectly happy with that decision until a few months ago. I got the electric bug.

Long story short - I bought a Fender Highway One (2008 model - new old stock) and Roland Cube 30. I replaced Cube 30 with a Fender Mustang III a few days ago (loving it - but will need to spend some serious time playing with it before I understand everything it can do).

I am a big Jeff Beck fan. I love his tone. I know Beck plays with his fingers - which has a big impact on his tone - and he is simply amazing and would sound great on any guitar. He plays at high volume levels and maintains a nice thick, Strat sound with no hum. I was told he uses Vintage Noiseless pickups by a few people - others claim he is using something else - but keeps it a secret due to his Fender deal.

Either way, I was wondering if anyone here has experience with the Highway One alnico III pickups vs. the Vintage Noiseless pickups? Fender claims the Highway One pickups are hot.

Also, if I decide to swap pickups what am I looking at? Would the pots on my Highway One need to be changed? Is it a wire for wire swap? How does the "Grease Bucket" deal factor into the equation?

I have experience with swapping pickups, but it's been a while.

For the record, I do like the Highway One pickups so far - I may end up leaving them alone - especially the neck and middle pickups.

Sorry for the long first post.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Vintage Noiseless Pickup Questions
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2012 4:32 pm
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The current production Jeff Beck Artist Strat uses Hot Noiseless pickups:

http://www.fender.com/products/search.p ... 0119600805

Part numbers and schematic are here:

http://support.fender.com/service_diagr ... A_SISD.pdf

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