These pups sound awesome!! Especially with 500k pots for the volume and tone. They give that classic strat sound without the price of buying a vintage strat. The most impressive part is the fact that they make no noise at all. I wasn't expecting them to be that quite. They were also pretty easy to install. And that was my first time. When installing, I recommend using the wiring diagram for the American Deluxe strat and not the one that comes with the pups.

Rock God

North Carolina

After some painstaking research and being a fan of Clapton, I went with the Vintage Noiseless over Lace Sensor Golds. IMO, the Golds sound some what artificial. I swapped these with some recently added TX specials on an almost new Amer. Standard Strat w/maple neck. I believe TX specials sound better on a rosewood neck (another project). The 1st issue; I realized that the wiring diagram that came with my set was NOT accurate. There were 2 capacitors/resistors that came in the box, that were not in the diagram. Luckily I was able to find a diagram that included them via google images which remedied that. Second; I did NOT use the (2) 1 MEG pots, and 500k volume pot that came in the package, but rather opted for the 250k pots (all 3) that were already in my Strat (highly recommend by many others) And the yellow wire is for the bridge p/u (also not noted in the diagram). VERDICT: absolutely amazing; crystal clear bell tone, silky highs, punchy mids, and warm lows. And hum canceling is an understatement! After using TX specials for so many years, the lack of hum is almost creepy, but well appreciated. Overall, the tone is warm, silky, and lucid, with a pinch of twang. Note articulation and separation is outstanding -your unique attack will flourish beyond what stock pickups can offer. Paired with a TS9, they really came alive! Slow dirty blues, rock/blues, and classic rock tone possibilities suddenly become very obvious, all with a nano bite of hum. The bridge p/u is a bit lacking and thin, however a bridge plate should provide for a wider/fatter sound. The covers are "aged white" with gold lettering which adds a hit of its own vintage appealing flavor. If you want "white" covers, I believe you will have to buy the ones that are sold individually. Installation time was about an hour, including the online searching. Little soldering skills needed. All in all; I am very satisfied with the product (not so much with Fender) and highly recommend them for anyone seriously looking for a noiseless vintage tone or their own "woman tone."

Stormy Monday Blues

San Antonio, TX