but the letters were not colored, making them hard to discern. The covers were available in white, black, aged white and parchment, but the Tele sets were offered in black and chrome only. SCN features include: Noise-free design Traditional and samarium cobalt magnetic material Wider, softer magnetic field Neck - L: 2.4H, DC resistance: 6.5kΩ Middle - L: 2.4H, DC resistance: 6.5kΩ Bridge - L: 3.8H, DC resistance: 11.5kΩ Hot SCN Hot SCN pickups were used only on the HSS (Humbucker/Single/Single) American Deluxe Stratocaster from 2004 to 2010. Hot SCN pickups claim a hotter output than a standard SCN Strat pickup and were designed for proper balance with a hot humbucker in the bridge position. The American Deluxe Series HSS Strat was designed with one single coil SCN pickup in the neck position, one single coil Hot SCN pickup in the middle, and one DH-1 ("Atomic") humbucking pickup at the bridge. Hot Noiseless (Ceramic Noiseless) The Fender Hot Noiseless™ (Ceramic Noiseless) Strat Pickups are an overwound version of the original Fender Noiseless pickups with ceramic magnets. Ceramic magnets are quite strong and as such are normally hotter. The hotter (higher DC resistance) a pickup is the more it is going to push an amp and typically the more it is going to overdrive/distort. They produce pronounced mids and a quick bass response. The strong magnets allows the pickup to retain articulation and clarity, even when introduced to extreme gain. These pickups are identified by the word "Noiseless" in silver cursive on the aged white pickup cover, just like the Vintage Noiseless. However, they can be distinguished by the fact that all pole pieces are flat (non-staggered). Hot Noiseless Strat pickups have been standard on the Jeff Beck signature model since 2001, but were never available on the American Deluxe. They are still available from the Fender Custom Shop. Features include: Ceramic magnets Polysol-coated magnet wire Flush-mount pole pieces for every string Vinyl-coated output wire and plastic bobbin DC resistance: 10.4kΩ (Neck/Middle/Bridge) Inductance 3.0 Henrys (Neck/Middle/Bridge) N3 Noiseless N3 Noiseless™ pickups were available on American Deluxe Stratocasters from 2010 until 2016, at which time the American Deluxe was superseded by the Elite Series Stratocaster. The N3 Noiseless set was designed with different types of magnets at the three pickup positions: Alnico III at the neck for a rounder sound, Alnico II at the middle for a sweeter sound, and Alnico V