Fender Noiseless Set Strat Vintage WH

These pickups solve the SC noise issues for the most part. They're an easy fit, but do remember that you have to fit the complete kit, 1-meg pots, cap, and the treble-bleed kit. This last has been known to be missing in some kits. If you don't do all the components your sound will be dullish, as these are really humbucking pickups with one coil over the other, and a corresponding loss of high frequencies. They're not for everybody. The sparkle isn't the same as the real SC's, and the "feel" is different, so if you're after the genuine SC sound, and must have it at any cost, then don't buy these. OTOH, if you have an open mind and want to try something different, or are fed up of noise, these might be just the ticket.

Not much to say, as everybody knows, they have a slightly narrower spectrum in the extreme lows and extreme highs compared to pure vintage pickups, but no hum despite any amount of distortion you add. So, instead of a having a tiny little bit more spectrum that you don't enjoy because it's drowned in buzz, you get a very pretty Fender sound that you can enjoy no matter what.

The pots and components are first-rate, easily soldered, easily mounted, no issues. One of the pots has a somewhat more firm rotation so I'll set it as the volume cause it gets more use and you don't want the sound to change if you just brushed the potentiometer by chance. I'd prefer pure white or black covers since these colors are an easier match with most any other color, but the creme-color covers look okay on my Strat copy.

Wow, that's all I can say. The noiseless pickups deliver a wonderful single coil sound. Truly amazing. Imagine taking single coils off of a guitar and eliminating that annoying hum. Imagine taking those twangy, glass-cutting humbuckers and adding some bottom end and reducing some of the treble so the sound is well balanced and buttery. That is exactly what these pickups do. This clean sound is so amazing I could listen to it all day. The standard tone knobs also allow you to tweak the neck and middle pickups for a bit more control over your sound. The bridge pickup clean sounds exactly like a normal humbucker clean. I guarantee, this thing kills when clean. When Distorted this guitar wails with the best of them. Very sensitive though. Good for tapping. These pickups are basically humbuckers, so they get no fuzz, but they still can mimic the Hendrix sound if you have the right equipment.