The
Vintage Noiseless series is a line of
electric guitar pickupsA pickup device acts as a transducer that captures mechanical vibrations and converts them to an electrical signal, which can be amplified and recorded.- Magnetic pickups :A magnetic pickup consists of a permanent magnet such as a AlNiCo, wrapped with a coil of a...
made by Fender. Introduced in 1998, they feature a stacked-coil design. The range includes models for electric guitars and basses. The Vintage Noiseless pickups were an original equipment material on the
American Deluxe seriesThe Fender American Deluxe Series is a line of high-end electric guitars and basses introduced by Fender in 1998 and upgraded in 2004.The American Deluxe line replaced the Plus Series models of 1987....
instruments made between 1998 and 2003. They are now widely used on many Mexican-made and Custom Shop guitars such as the
Eric ClaptonThe Eric Clapton Stratocaster is the signature model electric guitar of English guitarist Eric Clapton, and was the first signature model guitar ever released by Fender.-Background:...
and
Jeff BeckThe Jeff Beck Stratocaster is an electric solid body guitar made by Fender Musical Instruments for British rock guitarist Jeff Beck. This Artist Signature guitar was introduced in 1991 and upgraded ten years later...
signature models since 2001.
The
Samarium Cobalt Noiseless series (SCN) is another line of replacement stacked electric guitar and bass pickups, designed by
Bill LawrenceBill Lawrence is a recording musician and an electric guitar pickup designer/maker and guitar designer/maker in the musical instrument industry, designing pickups and guitars for Fender, Gibson, Peavey and other companies from the 1950s to the present.MusicianThe Bill Lawrence story began...
.
The
Vintage Noiseless series is a line of
electric guitar pickupsA pickup device acts as a transducer that captures mechanical vibrations and converts them to an electrical signal, which can be amplified and recorded.- Magnetic pickups :A magnetic pickup consists of a permanent magnet such as a AlNiCo, wrapped with a coil of a...
made by Fender. Introduced in 1998, they feature a stacked-coil design. The range includes models for electric guitars and basses. The Vintage Noiseless pickups were an original equipment material on the
American Deluxe seriesThe Fender American Deluxe Series is a line of high-end electric guitars and basses introduced by Fender in 1998 and upgraded in 2004.The American Deluxe line replaced the Plus Series models of 1987....
instruments made between 1998 and 2003. They are now widely used on many Mexican-made and Custom Shop guitars such as the
Eric ClaptonThe Eric Clapton Stratocaster is the signature model electric guitar of English guitarist Eric Clapton, and was the first signature model guitar ever released by Fender.-Background:...
and
Jeff BeckThe Jeff Beck Stratocaster is an electric solid body guitar made by Fender Musical Instruments for British rock guitarist Jeff Beck. This Artist Signature guitar was introduced in 1991 and upgraded ten years later...
signature models since 2001.
Samarium Cobalt Noiseless
The
Samarium Cobalt Noiseless series (SCN) is another line of replacement stacked electric guitar and bass pickups, designed by
Bill LawrenceBill Lawrence is a recording musician and an electric guitar pickup designer/maker and guitar designer/maker in the musical instrument industry, designing pickups and guitars for Fender, Gibson, Peavey and other companies from the 1950s to the present.MusicianThe Bill Lawrence story began...
. Introduced in 2004, they are similar to the Vintage Noiseless pickups, but employ miniaturized samarium cobalt alloy magnets instead of
AlnicoAlnico is an acronym referring to alloys which are composed primarily of aluminium , nickel and cobalt , hence al-ni-co, with the addition of iron, copper, and sometimes titanium, typically 8–12% Al, 15–26% Ni, 5–24% Co, up to 6% Cu, up to 1% Ti, and the balance is Fe. Alnico alloys are...
5. The SCN pickups are a standard equipment feature on the
American DeluxeThe Fender American Deluxe Series is a line of high-end electric guitars and basses introduced by Fender in 1998 and upgraded in 2004.The American Deluxe line replaced the Plus Series models of 1987....
and other higher-end Fender models since 2004.
Hot Noiseless/SCN
Hot Noiseless and
Hot SCN models for
StratocasterThe Fender Stratocaster, often referred to as the Strat, is a model of electric guitar designed by Leo Fender, George Fullerton, and Freddie Tavares in 1954, and manufactured continuously to the present. It is a double-cutaway guitar, with an extended top horn for balance while standing...
guitars also exist and claim a hotter output than a standard Noiseless Strat pickup.
The Hot Noiseless pickups use a dual-coil design with
ceramic magnetsFerrites are a class of chemical compounds with the formula AB
2O
4, where A and B represent various metal cations, usually including iron...
; likewise, the Hot SCN employ samarium cobalt alloy magnets.