Wilkinson Vintage Alnico 5 Tele Single Coil Pickups Neck Bridge Pickups Set for Fender Squier Telecaster Electric Guitar

This is my second set of Wilkinson pickups, the first being in a strat and both sets sound absolutely incredible, add that with the low price and you can’t go wrong. They’re warm and clear and you can still dial in that Tele twang. This is first time I’ve ever felt like I had a useable neck pickup in a Telecaster. They fit perfectly with the stock hardware from my 2005 Squier Affinity Tele.My only complaint is that the “M” sticker on the neck pickup somehow came off during installation, I had been considering removing the stickers anyway but if you want to leave them on be careful.Don’t hesitate to buy these, you won’t be disappointed!

I purchased these pickups as a cheaper alternative to the Golden Age pickups that I have bought on several occasions from Stew Mac for telecaster builds. They are less than half the price and they sound awesome. If you are looking for a set of single coil T style pickups I highly recommend giving them a try.

These are great cheap pickups, not saying they are going to compete with high end pickups, but they give you a nice tele tone for a great price. I'd buy them again.

Impressively good for the price, this pickup offers a great sound and tone for the money. I would definitely rank it on par with standard issue Telecaster pickup. Works great and very happy with purchase!

In case anyone is wondering, I am specifically reviewing the Wilkinson Alnico 5 Tele Neck pickup. I am specifying this because it seems they often bunch in all the product reviews together and you do not know exactly of what you are reading. Someone wrote a negative review, but it is clearly for a Tele Bridge pickup and the model has not been specified. If Musiclily is able to, they really need to separate out these reviews to alleviate any confusion.Now regarding this pickup: I'm not going to say it performs as well as Fender Custom Shop or any of the boutique brands, but you are getting far more than you are paying for here. Perhaps I did a stellar job with the installation of the electronics in my kit Tele, but this pickup is super quiet (noise free, it is "loud" where it counts) even with the gain cranked up - very little AC hum! As I said, it may be that I did a super job with the shielding and grounding, but I could not be happier with how it sounds.

Pro: New strings haven't even settled in and I can already tell I like these pickups. Clear and classic tele twang. I put them in in place of fender vintage 52's (considerably more expensive) as I was planning on selling the guitar, but now I'm not sure I will.Cons: The provided screws, the ones of course threaded for the holes of the bridge pickup, are too big to go through the bridge plate. It only took a few minutes to get the drill and right bit and widen the holes but still, "fits most" I'm sure is applicable to routing/cavities but is otherwise a bit misleading as I'd guess the fender mex standard (1991 - 2018) is one of the most ubiquitous teles on the planet. Mine is a 2013.Additionally, the bridge screws just going into the base of the bridge pickup are probably the tightest threading I've ever encountered.Neutral: The bridge pickup doesn't fit neatly in the plate, it is tight and leaves a sizable gap on the bass side. Getting the screws seated requires more finesse and force than you'd expect. I don't notice the gap unless looking for it once put back together and the strings still sit mostly center over the pole pieces but FYI.Bottom line, now knowing what to expect, if I had another player grade tele in need of cheap, good sounding pickups, I'd buy these again.

The tone sounds good to me. Turn the volume knob down just a bit and use a treble bleed capacitor.

Tone, tone, tone. Perfect sound! Unbelievable quality for the price! Highly recommend.