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hi guys,
anyone an expert on pickups for s strat?
I'm considering buying new pickups for my strat for a 60's strat surf
sound, but i don't know a lot about pickups...
i did some searching on the SD site which gives excellent info, and
what i came up with is that most likely, I'm looking for low to
medium output Alnico V pickups.
in SD terms, that would be the SSL-2 or ANtiquityII surfer pickups.
- now the questions, how does 'staggered' work, waht should i get for
playing lead?
- are there other brands that offer the same sort op pup for less
money?
- how are mighty might pickups? they seem tot be dead cheap?
thanks,
wannes
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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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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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
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
> > Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now
> >
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
> >
> > __________________________________
> > Do you Yahoo!?
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> >
When I had roundwounds on the strat, it never occured
to me that the pick-ups were staggered, and
non-staggered mixed. But then, it never was my main
guitar, I might have been listening more thoroughly
then.
KK
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