at the bridge for a hotter sound. N3 Noiseless pickups were manufactured by Fender for the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Jazz Bass but are no longer available from Fender. They are identified by the cursive Fender logo and "N3" in silver cursive on the white pickup cover. N3 features included: DC resistance: 6.8kΩ Three types of magnets: Neck: Alnico III Middle: Alnico II Bridge: Alnico V Mildly staggered and beveled pole pieces Formvar magnet wire Vinyl-coated output wire Solder-less printed circuit board bobbin Gen 4 Noiseless Gen 4 Noiseless™ pickups were installed on the Fender Elite Stratocaster from 2016 to 2019. They are identified by the cursive Fender logo and the word "NOISELESS" in silver, upper case, block letters on the aged white or black pickup covers, the underside of the pickups have "N4 MVT" printed on them. Gen 4 Noiseless pickups for the Stratocaster, Telecaster, and Jazz Bass are still available from Fender. N4 features include: Noise-free, vintage-style tone Shielded wire for even more noise reduction Alnico V magnets Mildly staggered pole pieces DC Resistance: Bridge: 10.3K Middle: 10.3K Neck: 10.3K Inductance Neck/Middle: 3.2 Henries Bridge: 3.6 Henries Lead wire color identifies neck/middle/bridge Ultra Noiseless Ultra Noiseless™ pickups were introduced on the Fender Ultra Stratocaster, Ultra Jazzmaster, Ultra Telecaster, and Ultra Precision Bass in 2019. The Ultra Noiseless pickups are a complete redesign over the Gen 4 Noiseless pickups, including different magnets and staggered, unbeveled pole pieces. Ultra Noiseless pickups come in two versions. The Ultra Noiseless Vintage pickups come standard on the Ultra Telecaster and Ultra Stratocaster SSS, and are said to deliver "authentic Fender single coil sound without hum." Two Ultra Noiseless Hot pickups are standard on the Ultra Stratocaster HSS, and are said to offer modern performance and classic tone so the user can launch their amp into overdrive. They are paired with a Shawbucker Double Tap humbucking pickup in the bridge position, which can be used either as a single coil or as a full humbucker. Visually, they are identical to Gen 4 Noiseless, with the cursive Fender logo and the word "NOISELESS" in silver upper case block letters on the aged white or black pickup covers. The hot version uses gold lettering. The underside of the vintage pickups are inscribed "ULTRA STRAT VINTAGE", while the hot version pickups bottoms are blue with the inscription "ULTRA STRAT MODERN". Each pickup has three leads. All black and