Fender CuNiFe Wide Range Bridge Pickup Chrome
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What you need to know
What you need to know
- True CuNiFe Magnets : the return of the authentic Wide Range, with its "high-fidelity" clarity and consistently precise attack.
- 1970s-Style Wide Range Sound : round and full lows, very clear highs, harmonic richness of a humbucker without a "muddy" effect.
- Bridge Position : ideal for punchy rhythms, muscular twang, and leads that cut through the mix.
- Vintage Fender Look : chrome cover, exposed "3x3" pole pieces, and Fender logo for a Telecaster Custom, Thinline, or Deluxe style.
Manufacturer Information
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A Fender Classic Born to Meet the Humbucker Era
In the early 1970s, faced with the rising popularity of humbuckers in popular music, Fender enlisted designer Seth Lover to create an in-house double-coil version designed to retain brightness and definition. The original Wide Range stood out with its large coils and threaded CuNiFe magnetic rods, a design choice that delivers the unique tone heard on Telecaster Custom, Thinline, and Deluxe models of that era.
Having become rare after the discontinuation of the historic models (notably the Telecaster Custom in 1979), genuine CuNiFe magnet Wide Range pickups have fueled musicians' desire for decades. This model brings that DNA up to date without betraying the vintage spirit.
Who It's For and Which Styles to Use It in at the Bridge
The Fender CuNiFe Wide Range in the bridge position is aimed at Telecaster players wanting to move from a traditional single coil to a fuller humbucker while maintaining excellent string-to-string clarity. It excels in rock, indie, blues, pop, punchy funk, and modern alternative styles, especially if you like a pickup that stays articulate when you crank the gain.
In clean settings, it adds body and a nice presence without dulling pick attacks. When overdriven, it maintains solid definition for open chords, double-stops, and dynamic riffs.
Clarity, Definition, and Wide Range Tone: The CuNiFe Signature
Its Wide Range design targets that famous balance: the density of a humbucker with brightness and separation close to a "hi-fi" approach. Even pushed to high output levels, the pickup retains a crisp attack, stable definition, and very clean highs, making amp and pedal settings easier without losing the guitar's character.
The chrome cover and exposed pole pieces contribute as much to the look as to the tactile response: a pickup that sounds big yet remains lively and precise, perfect for restoring a vintage and premium identity to a Wide Range format Telecaster.
Technical specifications
| Electronics | Passive | Winding | double |
| Category | electric microphone | Position | bridge |
| Instrument | Tele | Color | Green |
| Magnet | CuNiFe | ||
| Type | Wide Range humbucker pickup | Pole Pieces | Exposed "3+3" |
| Instrument Type | Telecaster | DC Resistance | Bridge 11.2k to 11.8k, Neck 10.1k to 10.7k |
| Cover Color | Chrome | Inductance | Bridge 5.3H, Neck 4.2H |
| Magnet Type | CuNiFe | Tone | Vintage |
| Magnet Wire | Polysol coated | Style | Humbucker |
| Lead Wire | Single conductor coaxial cable | ||
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Questions frequently asked
Is the Fender CuNiFe Wide Range Bridge Pickup Chrome compatible with a Telecaster?
This model is designed for a Telecaster and mounts in the bridge position, in a Wide Range format. A routing cavity made for this type of humbucker is required.
What sound does a Wide Range CuNiFe offer at the bridge?
The threaded CuNiFe magnetic rods and large coils provide the thickness of a humbucker with defined highs. The attack remains crisp and string separation is preserved under gain.
What is the resistance of the bridge pickup?
The nominal DC resistance for the bridge position is between 11.2 kΩ and 11.8 kΩ. Its inductance is 5.3 H.
Is this Fender pickup suited for rock and blues?
Its vintage voicing suits rock, blues, indie, and pop. Open chords, double-stops, and riffs retain definition even with distortion.
What wiring is used on this Wide Range humbucker?
The connection is based on a single-conductor coaxial cable. The winding uses Polysol-coated magnet wire with six exposed pole pieces in a 3+3 configuration.
