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Hi all, I highly recomend the fender 57/62 pickups. I think they
sound great. Lots of bite with a really nice glassy tone. Pick-ups
are staggered because each string rings out at a slightly different
volume ( this is more pronounced on a bass ) and it's an attempt at
smoothing out the response. -
-- In , "mono_tones_1" <rockverb@h...>
wrote:
> Hi KK,
>
> thanks a lot... as a matter of fact I use 011 flatwounds. I have
> ordered the Pyramids at your advice, but i'm currently still in the
> process of burning up the d'Addario stock I had.
>
> So, I'm still a bit in the blind about the staggerd pups...
> staggered + flatwounds = even string response
> non-staggerd + roundwounds = even string response?
>
> is this the trick?
>
> thanks,
> wannes
>
> --- In , Kahuna Kawentzmann
> <kawentzmann@y...> wrote:
> > I am not an expert. But I am doing the same decision
> > right now. I am looking at the SD SSL-1. I already
> > have one in the middle position, and since I decided
> > for the Pyramid Gold 011 flatwound set for the strat,
> > this sounds best, as it is staggered to the vintage
> > specs. For different string sets equal level polepices
> > are better.
> > I had a SD vintage Jaguar pu in the bridge position,
> > since I had it lying around, and it was better
> > sounding than the one the guitar came with. But with
> > Pyramid Gold strings there was considerable low level
> > on the D and G strings, while the B string was way to
> > loud, since the SD Jaguar is not staggered. I think
> > Duncan should make a staggered version!
> > I like a little hotter output than 57/62 strat pus. I
> > think the Jag PUs are great, and around 1964 Fender
> > changed the Strat PUs to a similar average
> > resisitance, the bridge PU has been the hottest
> > commonly anyway. What I read on the web was that the
> > SSl-1s are hotter than 57/62 PUs.
> >
> > I will stay with alnico V magnets in any case. I put
> > metal baseplates under the neck and bridge pick ups,
> > which ads punch and a little more broadness to the
> > sound, according to Lindy Fralin who is offering these
> > plates. So hopefully the guitar will resemble a little
> > bit of Jazzmaster characteristics for the respective
> > pick-up selections.
> >
> > KK
> >
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