CuNiFe & Cobalt Chrome Pickups | Fender

[@thxphotog]

Lemmo's in a class by himself!

[@fender]

Rock on!

[@johnjoy1318]

These look fantastic, and Lemmo just kills all these demos.

[@xuten]

lemmo is the man dude

[@themagicbeatz]

The pickups sound good and Lemmo playing is just soulful. Lemmo should get his own Fender Signature.

[@kendallcovell9386]

I 2nd this! I will buy a Godzilla any day!!

[@sonor72]

@@kendallcovell9386for real

[@ArturBrzozowski444]

When I realised how much Seth and Tim did for this industry I was amazed When I realised how much persistence Tim has to improve works of Seth I almost cried Thank you mister Shaw for improving sound and story of electric guitar every day. I hope to meet you one day. It would be an honour.

[@ScreaminT81]

Man, Lemmo’s playing is out of this world. Taking each diff model, paired with the genius of Tim Shaw cunife pickups, you just kinda melt away with each strum and note plucked. I love every pickup you’ve done, but these are in another stratosphere. Imagine if Jimi was still alive with these pups?!?! You guys have KNOCKED these out of the park.

[@ATD1997sg]

Modern day Fender outshines modern day Gibson in every way, shape, and form. God bless.

[@erhnam]

Man, Lemmo’s playing was insanely satisfying. Everything sounded great.

[@keithmartin1067]

Good responsive sound on the Strat. I can hear the compression, and increased mids. Congratulations upon your achievement.

[@johnwozniak9279]

Okay, I don't comment on KZbin (or anywhere... ever), but I'm commenting. The musicality of this collection is nuts. Tim Shaw is the mutha-f'n pickup fairy. I mean... d00d! The Jazzmaster tones alone (both sets) in this video are bananas! I need them all. Amazing.....

[@olmykytyn]

Oh, Fender never ceases to amaze - great pickups and demo!

[@kjneese]

A Lemmo Demo is ALWAYS superb!!

[@darwinsaye]

I’m really glad they started making the wide range pickups with the magnetic screws again. I hated that period where companies were offering all these pickups that “looked like” old originals, but were just normal modern designs underneath - normal humbuckers in Wide Range covers, normal single coils in gold foil covers… that whole era of fake vintage stuff really bugged me.

[@muzzmacc6411]

Very tasteful playing, especially @5:00. Reminiscent of Black Sabbaths ‘sleeping village’. Love the clarity of the pickups. I’d love to hear them on an Acoustasonic.

[@spacejamgoliath]

I have a shawbucker strat that play every day. I will listen to this man

[@Sanrolino]

Well done Fender, a lot of information in this video! Very nice pickups too, I'm always glad to see innovation and love the R&D stuff!

[@Hexspa]

I hate to say it but I think these cunife single coils would sound great in a D’Angelico. Thanks for continuing to put out parts, Fender. I think it’s great that you (in some ways) contribute to the building community.

[@jonnybeck6723]

Wonderful to see Michael Lemmo "Test Driving" his beloved Jazzmasters (as well as others) Great Video Mr. Tim "Shawbucker" Shaw

[@pablo.l]

Great sounding pickups! and Lemmo's Performance... so good!

[@RobertJSedky]

Incredible work Fender and team! 🙌🏼♥️

[@ronnilangostino964]

Lemmo killin’ it again and again!

[@johnf.r6658]

Best guy to show what a guitar/pick up/amp can do, He's playing is very tasteful, pretty cool guy!

[@JosephCarven]

Tim talks about pickups like they are alive with such passion..

[@iainfreeman5112]

The similar parallels of Seth Lover & Tim Shaw from Gibson to Fender is interesting. Oh and Lemmo at his best! Playing & not talking!

[@locky828]

Lemmo NEEDs a Signature Jazzmaster. PLEASE Fender!

[@bernardhossmoto]

Dear Fender, you have chosen wisely having Lemmo demo your products. He's the Demolemmo!

[@alexcorona]

I recognized him by his famous rings. Thanks for bringing back the real cunife magnets!

[@mastermachetier5594]

I’d love to try these in my strat and jazzboi really cool new pickups . Impressive seeing new ideas like this come out today. And they sound great ! Fender hit me up 😂 I don’t have money but I have love

[@seanmurphy26]

Glad to see Fender has put their hat in the Cobalt usage fun!! You know how much money they can make?! My family in the Congo are celebrating!

[@Mr.Steve-O]

The progress in today's modern pickups is amazing. Tim Shaw is the man !! btw - Sounds like WAND @8:29 > Flying Golem

[@thecappy]

Lemmo working for Fender now? Dude needs his own signature JM.

[@fraenkiboii]

just look at that stunning surf green jazzmaster. oh my gawd.

[@stephanesoyer8187]

Bonjour quel est le titre de la première hanson interprètée ? Hello, what is the name of the first song ?

[@renodavid]

Cool pickups, fantastic playing and Tim Shaw. What’s not to love? And great to hear someone pronounce alnico correctly.😜

[@rhynoclassicrockbandkohsam7440]

LEMMO'S PLAYING ALWAYS SURPRISES, IN A GOOD WAY

[@duckfluff]

I can't believe those pickups in the jazzmaster in the intro are humbuckers, they sound so clear!

[@grawman67]

At first, I wasn't sure how much of a difference these would make but I'm very impressed by the changes I hear. They're definitely noticeable and they sound great. They won't necessarily replace the originals but they never needed to. These are a great alternative with a lot of character you don't get from the traditional pickups. I can easily see people having another guitar just for these pickups.

[@MilanTehVillain]

God, all of these sound stellar!

[@brianbeaven698]

Great job Michael 🎸

[@Ben_the_Ignorant]

This guy knows what he's doing, I've got a Shawbucker humbucker in a project guitar I assembled last year and it's got everything.

[@jasongormley5174]

Love me some Lemmo - and great to learn about these pickups, thank you Mr Shaw

[@Mayorofas]

I had this on in the background, and wasn't actually watching the video. I thought it had ended and a Guitar of the Day video was now playing. Lemmo has such a unique style you can immediately tell it's him.

[@ereimul1444]

i saw Lemmo and i know its going to be tasty and soulful playing.

[@fender]

Turn up the love 🤙🎸

[@beamannydanny]

8:46 Home Depot theme song is that you?? 🤩

[@elenka.svaliva2]

Thanks for Lemmo. Pickups sound amazing, too.

[@SeanOHanlon]

Okay, I'm sold on the tone of the Cobalt Chrome pickups. 👏👏👏

[@officialWWM]

Me too. I put a set in a Player Plus and honestly, they have the clearest, bell like tone. Sounds awesome into an AC30.

[@rexrathtar3893]

Very informative as to why Seth Lover invented these in the first place and why they subsequently disappeared from Fender's lineup. I find the new single coil cunife/cobalt chrome strat pickups fascinating. My suggestion for an acronym for cobalt chrome would be CrFeCo (pronounced Cro _Fee_ Co).

[@Aaron_Revis]

They didn't disappear from Fender's line-up as far as I understand, considering they're in some of Fender's Custom Shop pickups and have been for decades.

[@rexrathtar3893]

Take it up with Fender. They themselves say authentic CuNiFe Wide Range pickups disappeared from their lineup in 1979.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@Aaron_Revis He’s right Fender just reintroduced the authentic Wide Range Humbuckers a couple of years ago. That being said, they have had guitars at every price range with pickups they called Wide Range Humbuckers since the 90s, but they weren’t the real thing.

[@Aaron_Revis]

@@charlesbolton8471 The reason I'm confused is because the CuNife pickups have been available on the Fender Custom Shop Guitars sold at Sweetwater for decades.

[@oobernoober7617]

Fender always trying their best to just make something different and cool while accidentally staying ahead of the competition! Best guitars in the world!! 🤘🤘🎸🎸

[@ikon8507]

What is the song playing at 0:50???

[@jeffsaginaw1769]

MICHAEL LEMMO!!! I thought , that sounds like Mike...then I heard the signature droning low E with the tap-ons and saw the rings and said It's LEMMO!. Why not, he's one of the most recognized guitarists on the net. Why wouldn't Fender want some of that crossover action. You go boy! Oh and tell Tim the pickups sounds fabulous too, by the way...

[@stuartdennis8506]

What a demo and what an interesting piece 🙌🏻

[@allanmakela3011]

Sounds very good with Lemmo,all Fender disciples are content

[@riverstone5994]

Expanding on the cunife pickups is a great idea

[@stushwartz]

When will a video be made with the bass pickups please ?

[@officialWWM]

Now!

[@joeferris5086]

I have the cunife telecaster widerange in the neck. It sounds incredible. Cobalt could be called Fey-cur-co btw.

[@chris_2714]

As someone who's job involves metal chemistry on a daily basis, this suggestion disturbs me greatly 😂

[@BenNoel117]

Michael Lemmo with the yellow Tortex flow. Best pick ever made.

[@JusAequum]

These pickups sound great! Very cool idea from Fender.

[@fender]

Rock on! Appreciate the kind words

[@maspesasmasperras5554]

@@fender send me all your guitars

[@michaelborn3318]

Tim is the best!

[@solaris70]

( edited) i never thought when i started playing guitar again in 2015 and checking out equipment online, mostly on Reverb 🔶 You Guys would have these New 🆕 Wide Range pickups available now in 2023 Thank You Mr .Tim Shaw and Everyone else there at the Fender i want most of all that my Squier Guitars to be same size dimensions as Fender products headstock, neck, body i enjoy the vintage size bridge, and tuners on my 97/98 Double Fat Mexico Deluxe Fender ® Stratocaster

[@rhykko77]

Awesome introduction and explanation!

[@Casey3-P-O]

Two things that I wish Fender would make someday: CuNife Jaguar pickups and single coil-sized Humbuckers. I love buying single coil sized humbuckers from Seymour Duncan, but I'd love to buy some straight from Fender. I'd especially love it if they designed a single coil-sized humbucker specifically for Jaguars. That would be a dream come true. Seymour Duncan doesn't even make single coil-sized humbuckers for Jaguars. You can use the Strat versions, but I just feel like Jaguars don't get enough love. They're perfect guitars for modding.

[@hollymartins6913]

I imagine it's the short scale that puts a lot of people off. It's a beautiful instrument, it has that classic-yet-forward-looking early '60's Fender look, and they're well built. I sat down with an equal value Jazzmaster and Jaguar in a music store, and spent a little time with both and the Jazzmaster with the regular Fender 25 & 1/2 scale just felt more comfortable, and I prefer the Jazzmaster pickup's tone also, but tone is subjective. The Jaguar just felt to cramped for my big hands. But a beautiful guitar, nonetheless.

[@Casey3-P-O]

@@hollymartins6913 yea I get that. I find my strat to be extremely comfortable. It's my favorite guitar, but I also love my Jaguar. I'm also only 5'7'' so maybe that's why I like them.

[@jonathanb1471]

Fab to see Lemmo in these demos. Loving my CuNiFe Tele.

[@mightyhammerhead]

They sound clear, wow!❤

[@Lord5oth]

I want to hear that whole piece at 5:12 ❤❤

[@forcytek1]

Bravo 👏 Lemmo

[@Poketrainer92]

If I want to put CuNiFe WRHB pickups on ultra jazzmaster, would I need to upgrade potentiometers and pickguards?

[@robertswi]

What is the first tune in this video, extremely enjoyable

[@MrVinB]

Insanely talented player

[@kodykindhart5644]

You should check out evan boller from Pdx 🤯🤯

[@mem.u.]

はやく日本でもシングルコイルピックアップ発売してほしいぞー

[@DanielBobke]

An uncredited Michael Lemmo ripped some hot licks out there...nice job Fender and Mr. Lemmo!

[@NachoGC]

bravo Mike!!

[@quiksilver78]

I can't the specs on the Fender web site for the WRHB pickups: what is the pole spacing on those? E to E? is it 52/53/54mm?

[@mv4236]

I've only read so-so reviews about these pickups. The chief complaint is that the cables are not long enough. 300 smackers is a lot if you only want to demo a Tele set. A great player will always achieve great sounds, tones, etc. on video demos.

[@nuerha85]

CuNiFe pickups for strat are also noiseless?

[@MrJayscinema]

I’d like to change the Tom shaw humbucker in my acoustasonic jazz master with something more powerful. Any suggestions 😊

[@davidafriend]

I have an all original 1973 Telecaster Custom with the Seth Lover wide range pick up in the neck position. Would that be a CuNiFe or AlNiCo? I'd love to know more about it if possible

[@woooyeahfunkytime4088]

if i had to guess I'd be 90% sure it was a cunife. to my knowledge the alnico mexican wide range pickups weren't made until 1998. the first official reissue of the pickup wasn't even made until 83 according to the wiki

[@OzziePete1]

From that era and if it hasn't been a pickup replacement happen earlier, then yes I'm pretty sure it would be a CuNiFe humbucker.

[@citizenpatriot1791]

Go! Go!! Micheal!!!

[@salmonline]

LEMMO!! 😁👍

[@bdogjr7779]

WOW🎸《☆》Mike Lemmo from Norms??👍🏾😎☮

[@thankyouspaceexpert]

Lemmo killed it. Can we please just get the playing in full please?

[@HuguesDUROIR]

Nice sounds ! Very interested with the strat set ❤

[@fender]

We like the sound of that! 🎤

[@hollymartins6913]

They sound beautiful, and as important, they sound "Fender-y"!

[@fender]

We like the sound of that! 🎤

[@Beakphoto]

Lemmo is the perfect choice to demo these new pickups.

[@bdogjr7779]

Yes plz🎸《☆》I like the plastic cover WRHB style on The Jazzmaster with Cobalt Chrome Pole pieces. A set of those may find themselves on my Thinline Vintera Telecaster eh👍🏾😎☮

[@WorthyAdversary]

Cant think of a better person to demo these pickups than the mighty Lemmo

[@Ragnarok6]

Which model os the first jazzmaster? So beautiful

[@S-T-E-V-E]

I was thinking at the beginning of this video 'Why don't they use it in other pickups', then they did! 😂

[@BillHertzing]

Came here for the pickups. Left with The Lemmo.

[@meshuggahshirt]

Oh these look VERY cool

[@SuspiciousSalad]

F-----ing amazing intro, sounds awesome

[@robertswi]

What piece is it???

[@joefarmer7727]

fantastic for tele and strat. sound more 50s and 60s than the old ones... very classy looking, great sound and even humbucking all at once.. and from fender itself.. omg.. i will order immediately.. hope there will be demos comparing regular strat pickups to these ones.... the jazzmaster style don't look as good unfortunatley but not worse than the original jazzmasters

[@zaxzumu4605]

What model jazzmaster is that in the opening? It looks like a vintera but it's got 22 frets like an american professional, which doesn't come in that color. I'm guessing it's a custom job, but if it's an actual production model somewhere, can someone please point it out?

[@AllanRinnegan]

would I be able to fit those widerange jazzmaster pickups in a jaguar or a strat?

[@emmettshine9342]

Give Lemmo his own signature guitar, amirite?? 🤘🎸

[@imandan1966]

Haven't liked one Shaw pickup and I've tried almost all of em. Well 40th time is the charm I guess...

[@mab2112]

How Lemmo is not playing stages worldwide is a mystery. Someday soon hopefully.

[@mattmanley7118]

Interesting that these are now being used in Single coil format!

[@jfinester]

The new pickups sound great, and Lemmo’s playing his a$$ off!

[@gorebels2009]

Was someone speaking when Lemmo was playing?

[@oscarsantos2608]

Will we see these on bass guitars?

[@Hello1982]

i think they sound great . seems its spatial in the mids and trebs without trying . vs. the sweetness of a alnico 2 that still has enough loose bass... idk...