Fender Deluxe Drive Telecaster Pickups

The Fender Direct Drive pickups are my choice for all my Telecasters and Stratocasters. I prefer their output and level of sound. Gives me great balance with each guitar in my Fender Deluxe Reverb.

Sound great, nice and full and warm yet with high-end chime and they take distortion very well.

I hate to say it, I wrote an initial bad review but the problems I ran into was 100% user error. Darn it. Great pickups. The hot wire on the bridge is a tad short but other than that. Good to go!

Like others have mentioned you have a good chance, like me, of getting a dead neck pickupIt has 1/3rd the output of the bridgeAlso the wires were very short making wiring a pain. The coil in the neck wind was damaged when they installed the cover plate rendering it useless. A shame since the bridge pickup sounds great.

I recently bought an Indio Telecaster copy on sale for a really good price. The guitar, after setup, played great, but the pickups were very disappointing. The bridge was thin and weak, the neck was muddy. I ordered these Fender Deluxe Drive pickups and just got them installed today. What a difference! The neck pickup is clean and clear, with enough punch to get some great tones with the right amp settings. The bridge pickup is crisp and bright, and again, has the power to really drive the amp. In summary, these have great classic Telecaster sound, but with the extra power to go above and beyond. Nicely packaged, has instructions and hardware. Great deal for authentic Fender pickups that deliver the sound I wanted.

Installed these on a Telecaster clone I was refurbishing. Quite impressed with the tone. The neck and neck/bridge combo have excellent blues tonal qualities. The bridge pickup provided classic Telecaster tone (especially with the 22pf tone control rolled back slightly). Unfortunately, I was unable to compare these directly to any other telecasters. Thus, the four stars.

I bought these for a Telecaster kit that I bought online. They sound better than I expected. They have some kick and punch. But they also sound good on clean settings. They are great for this price.

I used these to replace a Fender 64 reissue set. I like these a lot better. Half the price. Nice gain. Nice clean tone and will growl when you want it. The 64 reissue had to much Quack for me. It's all a matter of taste. 5 stars 🌟