Fender Custom Shop Red Hot Telecaster Pickups, Set of 2

A Custom Shop Spirit: The Telecaster That Shifts Up a Gear

The Fender Custom Shop Red Hot Telecaster set is designed for guitarists who love the traditional character of a Telecaster but want more body, more bite, and a bridge pickup capable of standing up to a drummer without losing the Fender DNA. It stays within a "vintage inspired" aesthetic, with dynamics and definition reminiscent of the great classics, while embracing a more aggressive and thicker personality.

For Which Sounds and Musicians

These pickups are perfect if you play rock, gritty blues, modern country, punk, or garage, and you're looking for a clean tone that snaps as much as a crunch that roars. The more generous winding naturally helps push the amp's input toward a nice saturation, with a rich harmonic grain and a well-defined pick attack. In a band setting, you gain presence and "bark" in the mids, which facilitates bridge riffs and solos that need to cut through the mix without cranking the volume.

Targeted Magnets, Preserved Clarity: The Real Advantage of This Set

The bridge pickup, equipped with flush-mounted Alnico 5 magnets, delivers solid low-end, bright highs, and a fast response, highly appreciated for staccato parts, double-stops, and sharp rhythms. The neck pickup with Alnico 2 balances the set with a softer feel under the fingers: chords gain roundness, blues lines become more singing, and you retain that typical Telecaster clarity that avoids a "muddy" effect. The result: a coherent set, warmer and more powerful, yet always precise, expressive, and musical, whether in clean tones or overdrive.

Technical specifications

Category	kit	Winding	simple
Instrument	Tele	Position	handle, bridge, set
Magnet	alnico V

Type	Pickup set for Telecaster-style electric guitar	Voicing	pronounced mids, bright highs, preserved Telecaster clarity
Series	Fender Custom Shop	Bridge pickup	Alnico 5 magnets, flush mount
Model	Red Hot Telecaster	Neck pickup	Alnico 2 magnets
Output level	High (overwound winding)	Sound goal	drive the amp toward natural overdrive while maintaining definition and attack