Fender Tex-Mex Telecaster Pickup Set - Black/Chrome, 992263000

Ottimo rapporto qualità/spesa...usati per una Telecaster autocostruita..e devo dire che la timbrica è molto fedele...e un ottima potenza volume

Bon produit, conforme aux attentes d'un Fender.

Ich habe die TexMex Pickups in meine Eigenbau-Tele anstatt der chinesischen Keramik Tonabnehmer eingebaut....und bin angenehm überrascht. Warmer, bluesiger Sound. Genau was ich wollte. Der Einbau war kein Problem. Ein bisschen Löten und die Öffnung im Pickguard für den Hals-Pickup 1mm größer feilen. Passte bei mir ganz knapp nicht rein. Insgesamt absolut empfehlenswert. Sinnvolle Aufwertung für günstige Gitarren.

sound better than the noiseless pickups in my player plus telecaster, more like a tele should be, big improvement.

I am a private guitar luthier and through merely proper setup & pickup height adjustment I'm usually contempt with stock pickups...... Well this was my first time changing pickups in the interest of sound, I put these in my 2023 Squier Affinity Telecaster. I've always had poor experience with T style guitars not sounding how I expect them to with the exception of G&L ASAT models I've tried, those have been the only Ts that sound like Teles I hear in both country and rock songs. My Squier sounds good across the board (typical of lower end Squiers when setup correctly) but isn't awesome in any categories (country, rock, jazz, blues, pop, etc) so figured a pickup change would help it hone in on one of those. So after hearing a couple videos I thought I'd try out these Tex Mex pickups due to sound vs price, for context I play about everything but wanted my Tele to be focused on Country & Rock. This was definitely the right route! Each coil has twice the copper my Squier pickups did and the output difference reflects this. The sound chart Fender puts on the package for these is quite accurate but I have to say it takes some dialing in to set the neck pickup height where you like it. I have 9-42 strings on right now and will probably change to 10-46, right now the thinnest 2 strings are weaker than the rest on the neck pickup so I had to raise that side of the pickup up more than the bass side (maybe a no-load tone pot will help cure this). Also know that the bridge pickup is a good 30% stronger than the neck. Fender says 2-3mm pickup height from the strings and I agree, happy with 2.5mm. Anyways, now my Squier has a bridge pickup that really kicks butt! And the neck pickup is smooth without being too mellow. All around great dynamics and good/great clarity. This was the ticket to have the exact country pick'n & rock power chords I wanted out of the bridge AND have that glorious neck tone I hear from my favorite Strat players (Hendrix, Frusciante, Mayer, etc). My only complaint sound wise is that the neck is a little weak but you can tell it's from the nice shiny cover so if you don't mind the look it is easily removed for better sound. Now for the pickup swap info: For some dumb reason the ground wire for the bridge pickup is only 3" which isn't long enough to even pass through the wire hole to the controls of any Telecaster so I'm forced to believe that it's meant to be soldered to the bridge or tied to the ground wire under that. I opted to extend that ground wire, you'll likely do the same. Next thing to know is the pickups are dimensionally larger than the low-end Squier pickups (Classic Vibes for instance are dimensionally correct) so be prepared to enlarge the holes for them or be contempt with a snug fit. The set graciously includes silicone tubes for pickup springs, if you don't yet know these are the secret to preventing physical pickup rattle/buzz. The screws included are genuine Telecaster hardware too, note that the neck pickup screws are much thinner for historical accuracy - see attched photo. If you want larger ones you'll have to enlarge the holes for them in the pickup bobbin. Last note to mention is the neck pickup cover is soldered separately to that pickup's ground wire so a simple snip & resolder will let you wire the 2 pickups in series if you want - I utilize this in a 5-way switch wiring scheme, very versatile setup for any Tele. That's probably everything you can know about these. Do I recommend them in a Classic Vibe Telecaster or higher spec guitar? No, most of those will already have comparable pickups if not these already BUT if they don't have Tex Mex pickups already I think this bridge pickup is a must and probably leave whatever neck pickup you have. Do I recommend them in an Affinity, Bullet, or other lower Squier or even other low-budget T-style guitars? Yes, significant upgrade every time.