Artec

Artec 50's Vintage Alnico V Pickups for Telecaster

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Artec's Alnico V Telecaster Pickups deliver a warm and dynamic tonal character, ideal for musicians seeking a versatile and expressive sound. These pickups produce a rich frequency response, with a prominent midrange and smooth treble, capturing the quintessential Telecaster charm.

Alnico V magnets contribute to a more open and airy tonality, providing excellent articulation and string-to-string balance. The combination of Artec's dedication to quality craftsmanship and the use of Alnico V magnets ensures that these Telecaster pickups offer a premium sonic experience at an affordable price, making them an attractive option for players looking to enhance their guitar's performance.

DC Resistance neck: 5.2 KΩ
DC Resistance bridge: 6.2 KΩ

Alnico V magnets
2 Conductor Wires
Active: No

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Poorly Manufactured, unusable...

Previous reviews here seemed to be good for this budget pickup set.
Unfortunately, the units that I received were apparently the exception.
Bridge pickup is well constructed but the neck bobbin is fixed to the plate 5-10° from perpendicular and as such will not fit it's own mounting screws when installed. At first I assumed this was just due to the wax-potting setting and forcing the cover off-centre but upon gently warming the part to resit it, it became clear that it is the defective set position of the whole bobbin section.
I can use the bridge pickup but the neck will be thrown in the box of parts and forgotten about. It is unusable.
Otherwise, probably a decent enough pickup set for the price, wax-potted and wiring is fully cloth-braided and not just plastic insulated.
This one seems to be just faulty and unfortunately I have slightly scrape-damaged the cover by simply trying to put it back into shape and it will now be considered un-returnable.

Artec 50's vintage telecaster bridge pick up

Does what it says on the tin....not that the pickup came in a tin...it was actually very well packaged (as is usual with all NWG deliveries). I wasn't alive in the 50's so I can't verify that the sound generated by this pickup is the same as the one in Clarence 'Gatemouth' Brown's telecaster....If you can find him I guess you could ask him....but you might need a Ouija board for that. As I trust the guys at NWG I'm willing to accept that this pickup would be considered 'cutting edge' if this were 1954...as it is, I just like the sound it makes (though if 'YouTube' is to be believed its as much about how you hit the strings as it is about the hardware....but what do they know? Those Youtubers are all 11 year old idiots who think Jimmy Page is something you do to a 'difficult to open book').
Anyway,.... Seriously, I build one guitar a year and thoroughly enjoy the process. But whatever I'm building (Tele, Strat, Cigar box, Concept monstrosity...) NWG is my 'go to' store for parts and advice. These guys know their stuff (and I bet they've heard of Clarence G Brown too!)
So, guitar builders everywhere....buy from NWG....they will do you right with quality gear at affordable prices, well packaged, swiftly delivered and guaranteed to help you play like Jeff Bonnahendrixson...... (mmm....nice).

Pickup well worth a try

This is the second time I’ve used a set of these telecaster pickups for a repair and refurb job They are well made and have a rather pleasing tone, al in all a very good product at a very good price.