Members Jimmy25 Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 Anyone ever tried the Fender Vintage Noiseless / Hot Noiseless Pickup for stratocaster? Comparing to the original strat pickup, are they really much more noiseless and cancel all the hum if not all most of the hum? Or the hum would only be decreased by a little? And are these Fender noisless pickup the same thing and made the same way as those single-coil size humbucker? Which one do you personally prefer? Vintage or Hot? I heard these Fender made noiseless pickup cancel the hum in advantage but there's also disadvantage which is it sounds lifeless. It just cancel the hum but doesn't make the tone much better than the original strat pickups. But that's just what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BoneNut Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 I've never used the Vintage Noiseless Jimmy but just wanted to chime in with this... I have a Strat with a set of Fender CS '69 and it's easily as quiet as my humbucker guitar. The pickup cavity is shielded and I'm also using an aluminum shield under the pickguard. So if your issue is with hum, you may want to take a look at shielding before switching pups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mikesr1963 Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 Yes, they are nice and quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sleewell Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 i have the vintage set in my sunburst strat, love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AnneP Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 I put Vintage Noiseless in both my Strat (MIJ) and my Tele (MIM) and got the result I was looking for. Quiet and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hudman Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 I put Hot Noiseless pickups in my Strat last week. They are quiet, responsive and very full sounding. I am very happy with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Baddass Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 I have 2 strats with the Vintage noiseless. No noise and they sound amazing.I guess if Clapton and Beck like them I can learn to live with em.As for sounding lifeless that is pure BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flatspotter Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 Noiseless single coils are a guitarist's best friend. I have Kinmans in my Strats, Tele and LPS, and Fralins in my PRS. I'll never put up with single coil noise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members honeyiscool Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 I've only tried the normal Vintage Noiseless and I think they're great... for the price. They have excellent brightness and pretty much zero noise yet they do get that Fender sound, you definitely wouldn't know from the audience that you were using hum cancelers. If you normally play clean or you want a big biting, cutting sound and don't care particularly about sounding all that full coming out of the guitar itself, I do suggest them. Plus, they're very cheap. You can find a set for $103. Them's GFS prices. At the same time, I wouldn't choose them over any of the competition when it comes to noiseless single type sounds. I've tried DiMarzio, Lace, Kinman, GFS (Neovin), and Fender, and Fender definitely competes for last alongside GFS. DiMarzio Area is what I would suggest for a good all rounder while maintaining good value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted February 20, 2012 Members Share Posted February 20, 2012 I had vintage noiseless strat pickups on a guitar once and thought they were very good. they don't get enough credit -- they sounded like a strat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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