---
product_id: 14348722
title: "Custom Shop Texas Special Tele Pickups"
brand: "fender"
price: "€ 530.36"
currency: EUR
in_stock: null
reviews_count: 13
category: "Fender"
url: https://www.desertcart.fi/products/14348722-custom-shop-texas-special-tele-pickups
store_origin: FI
region: Finland
---

# Increased output for powerful tone Alnico 5 magnets for classic Tele twang Complete mounting hardware included Custom Shop Texas Special Tele Pickups

**Brand:** fender
**Price:** € 530.36
**Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock

## Summary

> 🎶 Ignite your Tele’s true voice with Custom Shop Texas Specials!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Custom Shop Texas Special Tele Pickups by fender
- **How much does it cost?** € 530.36 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Currently out of stock
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.fi](https://www.desertcart.fi/products/14348722-custom-shop-texas-special-tele-pickups)

## Best For

- fender enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted fender brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **True Texas Warmth:** Nickel/silver neck cover delivers that unmistakable clear, warm Telecaster voice.
- • **Plug & Play Upgrade:** Sold as a set with all mounting hardware—easy install to revive your Tele’s soul.
- • **Blistering Hot Output:** Turn up your tone with pickups designed for maximum presence and midrange punch.
- • **Silent Middle Position:** Reverse-wound, reverse-polarity wiring cancels hum for noise-free tone blending.
- • **Precision Magnet Design:** Alnico 5 magnets and height-staggered bridge magnets ensure articulate, dynamic sound.

## Overview

Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Telecaster Pickups are a premium set engineered to boost output, presence, and midrange clarity. Featuring alnico 5 magnets, a nickel/silver neck cover for warm tones, and a copper-plated steel bottom plate on the bridge pickup, these overwound pickups deliver classic Tele twang with modern attitude. Designed for easy installation with included hardware, they also offer a hum-cancelling middle position for noise-free versatility. Ideal for upgrading vintage or budget Telecasters to professional-grade sound.

## Description

As Heard onFender American Special Telecaster® guitarsFender Custom Shop Texas Special Tele pickups are built to produce blistering hot output, along with noticeable presence and midrange. The nickel/silver cover on the neck pickup helps produce clear, warm Tele tone in true Texas fashion.

Review: These pickups brought my old Telecaster back to life - I’ve had a 2005 Fender Highway One Telecaster lying around for almost twenty years. Bought it used back in 2008 for a great price, relic’d it myself, loved the feel — but the original stock pickups were honestly pretty cheap and noisy. Good guitar with bad electronics. Classic story. Recently I finally decided to give this Tele the upgrade it deserved. I installed a brand-new control plate, rewired everything properly and dropped in a set of Texas Special Tele pickups. And wow — this guitar woke up. These pickups have everything I wanted: tight, punchy bridge bite without being ice-picky warm but articulate neck tone perfect balanced output that classic Tele twang, but with more attitude and presence and the middle position is dead silent thanks to the RWRP design Yes, they’re hotter than vintage and they do hum a bit when used alone — but that’s part of the Tele charm. Once installed correctly (with proper shielding), they sound phenomenal. Honestly, I feel like I finally heard what my old Highway One was capable of. These pickups turned a “good but cheap-sounding” guitar into a real instrument. If you own a Tele from the Highway One era or any model with budget stock pickups, this upgrade is absolutely worth it.
Review: Custom Shop Texas Specials - I just installed these on my 2011 mim fender telecaster--so far I love the new sounds! These pick ups are very hot and twangy. The neck and bridge (top and bottom) positions have remarkably improved (the neck sounding deeper and 'chimey' and the bridge very clear and bright), but it is the middle position (on my 3 way tone switch) that has completely transformed (pulling the the deep and the bright tones together--a fantastic marriage of both sounds that is well balanced. It has also canceled the slight hum that was present when plugged up to my Vox ac15c1)! For those who decide to 'do it yourself,' the installation was not that difficult (from start to finish, it took about 2 hours). I recommend to those with little experience to youtube a few videos on how to wire this up to your guitar ( a few tips: adding flux and soldering the wires ensures an excellent connection. Also use heat shrink tubing so that your newly soldered wires are covered snug and professionally. And lastly before the install, make sure the pick ups test exact or close to their electrical output that the packaging lists ). I highly recommend these to anyone attempting to upgrade the sound of their mim fender or squier teles. I am now in tone tweaking heaven. Cheers!

## Features

- Texas special tele pickups are built to produce increased output, presence and midrange.
- The nickel/silver cover on the neck pickup produces a clear warm tone that only a true custom shop tele pickup can do.
- These overwound pickups use alnico 5 magnets and enamel coated magnet wore.
- The bridge pickup features height-staggered magnets and a copper plated steel bottom plate.
- Sold only as a set of two with all mounting hardware included.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B0002KZB8E |
| Back Material | Metal |
| Best Sellers Rank | #41,824 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #489 in Electric Guitar Electronics |
| Body Material | Metal |
| Color Name | Black (bridge), Nickel (neck) |
| Connector Type | 3-conductor Telecaster pickup connector |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (137) |
| Date First Available | July 19, 2004 |
| Fretboard Material | Maple Wood |
| Guitar Bridge System | Telescaster |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | S-S |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 8 ounces |
| Item model number | 0992121000 |
| Material Type | Stainless Steel |
| Neck Material Type | Maple |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Product Dimensions | 11.42 x 7.48 x 3.54 inches |
| Scale Length | 25.5 |
| Size | Set |
| String Material | Alloy Steel |
| Top Material | Spruce Wood |

## Product Details

- **Back Material Type:** Metal
- **Body Material:** Metal
- **Brand:** Fender
- **Color:** Black (bridge), Nickel (neck)
- **Fretboard Material Type:** Maple Wood
- **Guitar Pickup Configuration:** S-S
- **Hand Orientation:** Right
- **Neck Material Type:** Maple
- **String Material Type:** Alloy Steel
- **Top Material Type:** Spruce Wood

## Images

![Custom Shop Texas Special Tele Pickups - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51WRLmy+DIL.jpg)

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ These pickups brought my old Telecaster back to life
*by I***R on November 12, 2025*

I’ve had a 2005 Fender Highway One Telecaster lying around for almost twenty years. Bought it used back in 2008 for a great price, relic’d it myself, loved the feel — but the original stock pickups were honestly pretty cheap and noisy. Good guitar with bad electronics. Classic story. Recently I finally decided to give this Tele the upgrade it deserved. I installed a brand-new control plate, rewired everything properly and dropped in a set of Texas Special Tele pickups. And wow — this guitar woke up. These pickups have everything I wanted: tight, punchy bridge bite without being ice-picky warm but articulate neck tone perfect balanced output that classic Tele twang, but with more attitude and presence and the middle position is dead silent thanks to the RWRP design Yes, they’re hotter than vintage and they do hum a bit when used alone — but that’s part of the Tele charm. Once installed correctly (with proper shielding), they sound phenomenal. Honestly, I feel like I finally heard what my old Highway One was capable of. These pickups turned a “good but cheap-sounding” guitar into a real instrument. If you own a Tele from the Highway One era or any model with budget stock pickups, this upgrade is absolutely worth it.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Custom Shop Texas Specials
*by M***F on November 13, 2011*

I just installed these on my 2011 mim fender telecaster--so far I love the new sounds! These pick ups are very hot and twangy. The neck and bridge (top and bottom) positions have remarkably improved (the neck sounding deeper and 'chimey' and the bridge very clear and bright), but it is the middle position (on my 3 way tone switch) that has completely transformed (pulling the the deep and the bright tones together--a fantastic marriage of both sounds that is well balanced. It has also canceled the slight hum that was present when plugged up to my Vox ac15c1)! For those who decide to 'do it yourself,' the installation was not that difficult (from start to finish, it took about 2 hours). I recommend to those with little experience to youtube a few videos on how to wire this up to your guitar ( a few tips: adding flux and soldering the wires ensures an excellent connection. Also use heat shrink tubing so that your newly soldered wires are covered snug and professionally. And lastly before the install, make sure the pick ups test exact or close to their electrical output that the packaging lists ). I highly recommend these to anyone attempting to upgrade the sound of their mim fender or squier teles. I am now in tone tweaking heaven. Cheers!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ All I can say is WOW!
*by P***S on November 25, 2012*

I bought these almost on a whim, as I was looking for a project. I had an old Epiphone Tele clone that I never played anymore, so I figure it was a good candidate. I popped these puppies in to it and what a difference. These pickups sound incredible. The neck pickup is awesome for blues play. They break up just a bit if you really hammer down on the strings, otherwise it is a nice glassy sustain. The bridge pickup is really ballsy. Great for rock with some nice distortion tones. I play with a 5150 head, and I've never gotten such response from single coils like I have from these. They sound almost like humbuckers, while retaining the nice high end of a single coil. They're also dead quiet. Also amazing for a single coil. If you have a lifeless Tele these are a cheap way to breath life in to an old guitar.

## Frequently Bought Together

- Fender Custom Shop Texas Special Telecaster Pickups
- Fender Telecaster Control Plate
- Fender 4-Position Custom Shop Telecaster Pickup Selector Switch

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*Store origin: FI*
*Last updated: 2026-03-11*