Fender Hot Alnico 3

Tedecaster · February 9th, 2007, 08:55 AM

I want to replace a wimpy GFS neck P/U with one that can keep up with the GFS bridge P/U which I really like.

Nothing in the classifieds here. So, looking on ebay, Reliable Fender has several of the "AM Tele Hot Alnico 3" up for auction.

Anyone use these?

Durtdog · February 9th, 2007, 09:15 AM

I haven't tried that one.

Last night I put a Muy Grande in the neck of a Tele and it's huge.

JohnK24 · February 9th, 2007, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tedecaster

I want to replace a wimpy GFS neck P/U with one that can keep up with the GFS bridge P/U which I really like.

Nothing in the classifieds here. So, looking on ebay, Reliable Fender has several of the "AM Tele Hot Alnico 3" up for auction.

Anyone use these?

What GFS bridge are you using ? I just put a GFS '60s Repro in my MIM bridge, replaced a Duncan Broadcaster. I have a MIM '60s Classic neck pup in the tele too...decent match, but I'm probably going to get a Tele Texas Special neckpup to match the GFS.

J

LeftHandedMan · February 9th, 2007, 04:27 PM

My '51 Nocaster pickups from the Fender Custom Shop have Alnico III magnets, as do the '52 Telecaster standard set, but other that those sets having Alnico III magnets in them, I have never heard of 'Hot alnico 3' Tele pickups.

If this is the neck pickup from the NoCaster I can tell you that should you get the neck pickup, or a set of both neck and bridge pickups, the words 'wimpy' as a description of your Tele will never be heard.

yegbert · February 9th, 2007, 05:45 PM

They changed the Hwy 1 Tele pup specs in 2006 and the new spec ones are hot A3s. That's what Fender says on the product page specs for the Hwy 1. I measured a newer spec Hwy 1 set with an ohmeter, the bridge was 14.5k and the neck was 11k.

The earlier spec Hwy 1 pups were the same as used on a '50s Classic, which average 6.5k on the bridge and 8k for the neck.

These hot a3s look almost like the earlier spec, except from ebay pics the leads appear to be reversed on the bridge. Look at the colors of the leads on the ebay pics for one and compare them to a Classic Series bridge.

Tedecaster · February 9th, 2007, 09:19 PM

The Bridge P/U I've got is the GFS 50's Repro Vintage. The neck P/U is the Repro Vintage as well but doesn't cut it. Barely half the volume of the bridge, that's with heights set to try to even them out.

I'm not up on all the P/U models out there, so the "Fender Hot Alnico 3" may have been Stratosphere's own description & not the actual model, though he had a few listed with that same title.

Sounds like that one might be good.

T_red7882 · April 21st, 2007, 12:36 AM

I have a pair in my Tele and they are fantastic, got them from reliable fender as well. They have a great mix of beef and twang.

February 9th, 2007, 08:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tedecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, Vermont Posts: 1,018 26 Photos	Fender Hot Alnico 3 I want to replace a wimpy GFS neck P/U with one that can keep up with the GFS bridge P/U which I really like. Nothing in the classifieds here. So, looking on ebay, Reliable Fender has several of the "AM Tele Hot Alnico 3" up for auction. Anyone use these?

February 9th, 2007, 09:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
Durtdog Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,245	I haven't tried that one. Last night I put a Muy Grande in the neck of a Tele and it's huge.

February 9th, 2007, 04:27 PM	#4 (permalink)
LeftHandedMan Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 107	My '51 Nocaster pickups from the Fender Custom Shop have Alnico III magnets, as do the '52 Telecaster standard set, but other that those sets having Alnico III magnets in them, I have never heard of 'Hot alnico 3' Tele pickups. If this is the neck pickup from the NoCaster I can tell you that should you get the neck pickup, or a set of both neck and bridge pickups, the words 'wimpy' as a description of your Tele will never be heard.

February 9th, 2007, 05:45 PM	#5 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,667 77 Photos	They changed the Hwy 1 Tele pup specs in 2006 and the new spec ones are hot A3s. That's what Fender says on the product page specs for the Hwy 1. I measured a newer spec Hwy 1 set with an ohmeter, the bridge was 14.5k and the neck was 11k. The earlier spec Hwy 1 pups were the same as used on a '50s Classic, which average 6.5k on the bridge and 8k for the neck. These hot a3s look almost like the earlier spec, except from ebay pics the leads appear to be reversed on the bridge. Look at the colors of the leads on the ebay pics for one and compare them to a Classic Series bridge.

February 9th, 2007, 09:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tedecaster Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Greensboro, Vermont Posts: 1,018 26 Photos	The Bridge P/U I've got is the GFS 50's Repro Vintage. The neck P/U is the Repro Vintage as well but doesn't cut it. Barely half the volume of the bridge, that's with heights set to try to even them out. I'm not up on all the P/U models out there, so the "Fender Hot Alnico 3" may have been Stratosphere's own description & not the actual model, though he had a few listed with that same title. Sounds like that one might be good.

April 21st, 2007, 12:36 AM	#7 (permalink)
T_red7882 Tele-Holic Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Francisco Age: 26 Posts: 711	I have a pair in my Tele and they are fantastic, got them from reliable fender as well. They have a great mix of beef and twang.