Fender Vintage Noiseless compared to Fender SCN

[BOULDERDP]

Good demo. I love the sound and am gonna pickup a prewired pickguard very soon.

[OleBlues]

I play clean 90% of the time, so the Noiseless sound right to me. My 98 Deluxe Strat have the Noiseless. I play through a Fender Blues Deluxe. Yeah Baby.....

[OleBlues]

@OleBlues or is my Deluxe Strat a 99? Cunt quite remember........

[monkymonk6]

The SCN pickups sound hotter to me. Vintage sounds better suited for clean stuff.

[poeman333]

@monkymonk6

That's how I hear it too. But add the Fender (Clapton) mid-boost kit to the Vintage noiseless set and WOW...

[poeman333]

@poeman333

Totally agree with that statement!

[fraterlucifer888]

ive got a mexi 50s strat with vintage noiseless it used to have the SCN,the vintage are alot smoother and less glassy weird overtones to my ear, upgraded to add a TBX tone control now its just a really great sounding GTR

[poeman333]

@fraterlucifer888 cool...I'm actually going to try them with the Fender mid boost kit.

[blackmorejimi]

The Noiseless seems to be much more lower(got more bass) than SCN. What is the wood of the guitar loaded with SCN ??

I got a strat with ash body last year and loaded with Texas Special. It turns to one piece of shit. Too bright, and now I don t know where to put the blame ... on the pickup or on the ash body.

[poeman333]

@blackmorejimi

Both bodies are Ash. These will sound completely different that the Texas Specials. Try changing the volume pot to a lower value if you think they are too bright. I am finding out that the noiseless on my Am Dluxe are different than the noiseless sets you buy separately.

[poeman333]

OMG, I broke ten thousand views.

[taylor410ce]

what song is that? it sounds like "Jesus left Chicago"

[poeman333]

@taylor410ce

Yep...That's the song. A great little blues number.

[Paisa5990]

What are the main differences between default Fender pickups and the vintage noiseless ones?

[poeman333]

@Paisa5990

Hi Paisa. A standard single coil pickup has a 60 cycle hum. They can be quite noisy, especially on a high gain amp. On the noiseless pickups, their design is the same principle as a humbucker, so that there is no hum. They are virtually silent in all positions, but still sound like a single coil Strat pickup.

[Paisa5990]

@poeman333

Ohh. Are they by any chance similar to those Seymour Duncan that are small humbuckers the size of a single coil? I dont remember the exact name.

[poeman333]

@Paisa5990

Yes, Seymour Duncan and Dimarzio both make these designs, but there are vast differences in the output of various models. These aren't like the SD "hot rail", which is a high output pickup. These are much lower output, hence the term "vintage"

[Lucho2602]

Wich humbucker do you have on the red strat????

[poeman333]

@Lucho2602

Hi Lucho. It's a Seymour Duncan Custom 5 Trembucker. Very full sounding pickup, but not too powerful, so that it is a good mix with the SCN's. With the ebony fretboard on this Strat and that pickup, it really is close to a Les Paul sound when just using the Humbucker.

[Erock09291]

you should probably use a guitar made of the same wood for comparing pickups... ash and mahogany are slightly different in the tones they create...

[poeman333]

Mahogany??? They are both Ash bodied Strats, Neither one looks remotely like Mahogany. I guess the video must really lose alot of definition in transfer.

[Erock09291]

sorry. i was thinking that was the mahogany strat that only comes in that finish. i wasn't paying attention to the grain of the wood. :)

[poeman333]

The Aged Cherry Burst is my 2001 American Deluxe Strat.  The Transparent Red is my partscaster. The body is from a Fender Deluxe Player. Suprisingly beautiful and solid body for a MIM body.

[Erock09291]

which of your strats do you prefer

[poeman333]

My 2001 American Deluxe is that one guitar you search for your whole life. It is the best guitar I have ever owned or played. Little Orphan Arnie is his name :)

[Erock09291]

@poeman333 i love my guitar. you can see it on my profile. i'm switching out my single coils with SCN's. Her name is Vela :)

[sleepy4x]

In this video I like the vintage noiseless better. They sound more natural to me than the scn.

But I think it is a matter of personal taste.

[hafstrat]

SCN sound cleaner n brighter. NICE.

[jciturr]

Nice test, i dont hear too much of a difference, dont know if is youtube audio or the pickups are very similar, samarium pickups seem to have more treble and a bit hotter maybe, anyway i like the vintage better, just because i have them too :0

[poeman333]

The audio transfer is awful on youtube. They are similar, but I think the Vintage have a much fuller sound, but the SCN's cut through really well in a mix.

[fredericiscool]

Hey what song are you playing in this video?

Thanks. :)

[poeman333]

Jesus Just Left Chicago by ZZ Top