Identify Tele Pickups - Pt 2

alex1fly

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So I have this DIY relic Telecaster that I picked up secondhand in a shop last year and would love some help identifying the pickups. The pickups are unmarked.

Some photos are attached. Ohm resistance measures at:
Neck 6.16
Bridge 7.4

The pickup wires are:
Bridge ground - Black Bridge hot - White
Neck ground - Red Neck hot - Red (ignore the extenders that are different colors)

The bobbin tape is glossy black plasticey tape, perhaps electrical tape.

Compared to other Telecaster pickups, these pickups have a sound that is less twang/sparkle, more muscle and beef. Maybe less high end overall. Could they be Broadcaster/Nocaster style?
 

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big ceramic bars usually mean its a cheap pup, doesnt mean its overly bad or anything
 
The "problem" with cheap pickups, isn't necessarily quality, but consistency. You can get some good ones. My old cheap Johnson Strat and NJ Series Warlock, both came with EMG "selects" that sounded great. My Bronze Series Warlock has their own BDSM pickups that also aren't bad.

My Squier Tele, on the other hand, had the tin-iest, most shallow, lifelessness I've ever heard. Couldn't ditch 'em fast enough.

It's a crap shoot.
 
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