Fender Custom Shop '55/'56 Whiteguard Telecaster Pickup Set - Black and Chrome

An essential part of the recipe from the Whiteguard era, the Fender Custom Shop ’55-’56 Telecaster pickups are an accurate 1:1 recreation of the pickups used in those instruments. These pickups have all the grunt and snarl of the originals, thanks to the hand-beveled, staggered alnico 5 magnets in the bridge pickup. The neck pickup uses alnico 3 magnets for sweet midrange and tight bass.

Most Whiteguards had transitioned from alnico 3 to the higher output alnico 5 magnets and featured staggered bridge pickup magnets. This stagger creates more string-to-string articulation and a balanced output. These updates—along with steel bridge saddles—created more high-end twang with a faster attack. From chicken pickin' to raw rock, experience the authentic vintage Tele tone that launched countless hits.

Features

• Beveled alnico 5 magnets in bridge for more focus and enhanced dynamics
• Alnico 3 magnets in neck for sweet midrange and tight bass
• Staggered pole pieces for balanced output
• Enamel-coated magnet wire delivers warm vintage-style tones
• Wax potted
• Cloth wire and fiber bobbin
• Installation hardware included
• Series : Custom Shop
• Orientation : Right-Hand
• Color : Black and Chrome
• Cover Color : Neck: Chrome; Bridge: None

Electronics

• Pickup Configuration : SS
• Lead Wire : Cloth-covered
• Magnet Type : Neck: Alnico 3, Bridge: Alnico 5
• Magnet Wire : Enamel-coated
• Pole Pieces : Staggered bridge pickup
• Bobbin Material : Fiber
• Output : Vintage
• DC Resistance : Neck: 6.29k, Bridge: 6.12k
• Inductance : Neck: 2.39H, Bridge: 2.94H

Measurements

• Dimensions : 1.50x5.00x5.00 IN

Miscellaneous

• Tone : Vintage