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Full Description

Our most popular pickup set of all time, this telecaster set features a higher wind on Alnico 3 magnets, scatterwound for maximum tone!

The bridge pickup is wound on a black fibreboard bobbin and wrapped with black string, and a copper-plated ferrous baseplate. All Hot Classics are now made with flat magnet polepieces (no stagger) on the bridge pickup for a early 50s correct look.

The neck pickup features our in-house Nickel-Silver cover for tonal transparency, and we include wood screws for direct mounting to the body, and two #4/40 pan head screws for use when mounting the pickup to a pickguard.

Each pickup is fully wax potted to reduce any microphonic feedback, and comes supplied with screws, latex height adjustment tubing and an installation guide.

Neck 7.5k / Bridge 9.0k, Alnico 3


Tech Specs

Hot Classics Neck Hot Classics Bridge
Model T2N T2B
Magnet Alnico 3 Rod Alnico 3 Rod
DCR 7.5k 9.0k
Inductance 2.7H 4.2H
Stagger Flat Flat
Hookup Wire Vintage Braid Vintage Braid
Polarity North Pole Up South Pole Up
Winding Direction Counter-Clockwise Clockwise

Hot Classics

Hot Classics

Our most popular pickup set of all time, this telecaster set features a higher wind on Alnico III magnets, scatterwound for maximum tone!

Neck 7.5k / Bridge 9.0k, Alnico 3
£65.00 GBP
£65.00 GBP
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Full Description

Our most popular pickup set of all time, this telecaster set features a higher wind on Alnico 3 magnets, scatterwound for maximum tone!

The bridge pickup is wound on a black fibreboard bobbin and wrapped with black string, and a copper-plated ferrous baseplate. All Hot Classics are now made with flat magnet polepieces (no stagger) on the bridge pickup for a early 50s correct look.

The neck pickup features our in-house Nickel-Silver cover for tonal transparency, and we include wood screws for direct mounting to the body, and two #4/40 pan head screws for use when mounting the pickup to a pickguard.

Each pickup is fully wax potted to reduce any microphonic feedback, and comes supplied with screws, latex height adjustment tubing and an installation guide.

Neck 7.5k / Bridge 9.0k, Alnico 3


Tech Specs

Hot Classics Neck Hot Classics Bridge
Model T2N T2B
Magnet Alnico 3 Rod Alnico 3 Rod
DCR 7.5k 9.0k
Inductance 2.7H 4.2H
Stagger Flat Flat
Hookup Wire Vintage Braid Vintage Braid
Polarity North Pole Up South Pole Up
Winding Direction Counter-Clockwise Clockwise

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Nick Birch
Great pickups!

Great pickups!

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Doctor Fuzz
Player series swap

These solved the EXCT issue I wanted them too. The Player series bridge in particular has squeeky overtones at around 2-3khz that leap out from the B and high e. I wanted something with a similar output but more character and something that sweetened off that area so leads were so squarky. These definitely deliver. Great output, touch sensitivity and a very sweet and full tone. They're rounded as a vintage Tele should be. Well worth the investment.

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Dario Ferrante
Hot classics , more like hot legends

I converted my baritone guitar from himbuckers to single using the hot classics. Sounds like I expected and still have some grit on the bridge pu to make my amp scream when needed

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Neil Coshan
Hot classics fit the bill

Great Tele bridge pick-up has the hot broadcaster sound balanced and very versatile. Takes gain really well and cuts through the mix. Fantastic bridge pick-up well priced too-well done Tonerider! 🌟

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ROBERT WARREN
Hot Classics - Upgrading a "beginner" guitar

I installed the Hot Classic (AlNiCo 3) pickups in a CNZ Audio short-scale tele-style guitar (TL MINI) in order to upgrade the sound of the basic ceramic pickups. I prefer the AlniCo 3 sound due to the bass response level. I found the installation was easier given the cloth coverings that can be slid back and so removal and return-to-original spec would be very easy.
But overall, I enjoy these tones - this is my fourth set of Tonerider pickups for strat-style guitars and Teles and I will probably look at adding some humbucking pickups to my other guitars (I have forty or so in my collection at this point)
Other reviews are at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3s2tQ1oYs4IryogB6WeaIw

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