When applier to pickups, the term "hot" means that the pickup has higher output, and thus will distort more readily. Numbers: 131,132,133. This is Fenders MIM replacement for the older Fender Standard Stratocaster (MIM). Ceramic magnets are made from ferrites (often iron oxides). Sure enough, Fender started making pickups with alnico magnets as early as the late 1940s. But essentially, Fender stacks an extra pickup into one regular-sized single-coil compartment, which helps decrease hum, buzz, and unwanted noise. Ceramic magnets are quite strong and as such are normally hotter. The result is a slightly hotter sounding pickup with more treble response. Magnetically speaking, ceramic magnets produce a stronger field than Alnico. And that they did — alnico-magnet pickups were found to produce a smooth, warm and highly musical tone. Nothing flashy. The middle pickup is reverse-wound so that in the second and fourth positions, where all that great Fender spank resides, the pickups take on some nice hum-canceling properties. Don’t forget that we are a Seymour Duncan authorized dealer! Not a sterile sound to be had! GFS Brooklyns (one of my favorite, albeit discontinued, HB-sized singles) are ceramic, and the bridge runs about 6.2k. Since then, they have provided many generations of their Noiseless Pickups on a long series of Fender models. An American Standard pickup from the same period as the one depicted above would instead feature magnetised alnico V poles (duller grey), so no bar magnet would be required. these fender contemporary mij mid1980's ceramic back pick ups were taken from an e series fender fujigen stratocaster and are i believe gotoh flat pole pickups widely used in japan. Back then, alnico was the high-tech material of the age, and Fender continued to … Brief History. Pickups with Alnico V magnets that are voiced more aggressively than pickups with Ceramic magnets, and Alnico II pickups that sound totally different from other Alnico II pickups definitely exist. The ceramic neck humbucker has a super-aggressive and tight Modern Active High Output voice and a Modern Passive Attack voice with a little more dynamics. Fender first introduced their Noiseless Pickups series in 1998. These pickups are made from a ceramic magnet. A somewhat boring test here comparing the sound of my 4 Fender Standard Made in Mexico (MIM) Stratocasters. I bought my Japanese Fender back in January 96 (to replace a stolen Tokai Springy) because I liked how it played and sounded, I still do. Wires: White, Yellow, Red (Bridge) with Black as the ground (Start) They produce pronounced mids and a quick bass response. The Wilkinson Variable Gauss Ceramics are passive pickups, meaning they don’t require electricity to function. A lot of people automatically say that Alnico is superior to ceramic in pickups. The bottoms of these pickups look a LOT like and American and lost the old “2 magnet” ceramic look They are very good pickups. Some ceramic Strat pickups, such as those used on the Squier Deluxe Strats of the mid to late '90s, had staggered non-magnetic poles, rather than flush. For the vintage tone I prefer, the Fender Original '57/'62 pickups are just about perfect... except for the hum. I honestly think ceramics have as much merit in lower-output pickups as do Alnicos. the poles are flat because japanese believe each string should be of equal sound, not like american where the g and d poles are lifted up for stronger middle. I'm not fond of the ceramic pickups in the MIM Standard Stratocaster, but they sound pretty good for what they are. The Wilkinson Variable Gauss Ceramic Traditional Jazz Bass Pickups Set for JB Style Electric Bass is designed to be a replacement pickup set for a Fender or Squier style Jazz Bass. Tops: Beveled and Staggered. The Fender Hot Noiseless Strat Pickups are a ceramic version of the original Fender Noiseless pickups. Ceramic just has a stigma, in part due to the relatively cheaper nature of ceramic pickups vs Alnicos. I can't count the number of times I've been told on forums over the years that I need to change the horrible ceramic pickups, yet when I post recordings people say it sounds great.