Originally posted by Evan Skopp
View Post
Announcement
Collapse
No announcement yet.
Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Collapse
X
-
Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Tags: None
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
I had a PG in my Strat, and I got to play a Lonestar Strat that the PG+ was put in.
The PG+ has a tiny bit more high end bite, a little more low end, and a slightly hotter output. It's a very ballsy pickup and a great match for the Texas Specials in the neck and mid. Those Lonestar Strats were some of the best guitars Fender put out in the 90's.
The original PG is smoother and more balanced, but has that raunchy rudeness it is famous for.Band: www.colouredanimal.com
Twitter: www.twitter.com/mrperki
Blorg: mrperki.tumblr.com
Read my Seymour Duncan blog posts
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by ratherdashing View PostThe PG+ has a tiny bit more high end bite, a little more low end, and a slightly hotter output. It's a very ballsy pickup and a great match for the Texas Specials in the neck and mid. Those Lonestar Strats were some of the best guitars Fender put out in the 90's.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Adding a few hundred more turns will increase the d.c. resistance which bumps up the output a bit. But it will also lower the resonant peak. To account for that, we switched the magnet to an Alnico 5, which has a slightly sharper attack on the note; the effect to your ear is increased brightness. The result: the signature Pearly Gates tone with slightly more output.
A good neck pickup to match with it is the '59. Fender released that as the Big Apple Strat, later called the Double Fat Strat.Evan Skopp, Inside Track International
Sales and marketing reps for Musopia, Reunion Blues, and Q-Parts.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by Evan Skopp View PostAdding a few hundred more turns will increase the d.c. resistance which bumps up the output a bit. But it will also lower the resonant peak. To account for that, we switched the magnet to an Alnico 5, which has a slightly sharper attack on the note; the effect to your ear is increased brightness. The result: the signature Pearly Gates tone with slightly more output.
A good neck pickup to match with it is the '59. Fender released that as the Big Apple Strat, later called the Double Fat Strat.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
I just want to know why the PG+ is standard spaced.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by UberMetalDood View PostEvan how the PG+ will sound if you replace the a5 with a2?
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by Evan Skopp View PostAdding a few hundred more turns will increase the d.c. resistance which bumps up the output a bit. But it will also lower the resonant peak. To account for that, we switched the magnet to an Alnico 5, which has a slightly sharper attack on the note; the effect to your ear is increased brightness. The result: the signature Pearly Gates tone with slightly more output.
A good neck pickup to match with it is the '59. Fender released that as the Big Apple Strat, later called the Double Fat Strat.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by dominus View PostI just want to know why the PG+ is standard spaced.
But over the years bridge and saddle spacing dimensions have migrated all over the place. Some Gibsons use Trembucker spacing. And many Fenders, including the mid-'90s American Standard Strats, upon which the Lonestar was based, use standard humbucker spacing.Evan Skopp, Inside Track International
Sales and marketing reps for Musopia, Reunion Blues, and Q-Parts.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by Evan Skopp View PostAdding a few hundred more turns will increase the d.c. resistance which bumps up the output a bit. But it will also lower the resonant peak. To account for that, we switched the magnet to an Alnico 5, which has a slightly sharper attack on the note; the effect to your ear is increased brightness. The result: the signature Pearly Gates tone with slightly more output.
A good neck pickup to match with it is the '59. Fender released that as the Big Apple Strat, later called the Double Fat Strat.
Comment
-
Re: Pearly Gates vs Pearly Gates Plus
Originally posted by ratherdashing View PostI had a PG in my Strat, and I got to play a Lonestar Strat that the PG+ was put in.
The PG+ has a tiny bit more high end bite, a little more low end, and a slightly hotter output. It's a very ballsy pickup and a great match for the Texas Specials in the neck and mid. Those Lonestar Strats were some of the best guitars Fender put out in the 90's.
The original PG is smoother and more balanced, but has that raunchy rudeness it is famous for.
I have a Lonestrat pickguard in a Squier Strat. It does not sound balanced to me. I did not like the '6db more'. At the same time the PG+ is considerably darker than the Texas Specials. I would like to test a 59B or a 59N in this assembly. I have also read about forum bros which liked to hook off the tone pot for the PG+. But this was not enough for me.
BTW Be aware that the Fender PG+ comes in parchment color, different from white and cream.I get the feeling the A8 will blow your skirt up more so - Edgecrusher
Smooth trades with Jerryjg, ArtieToo, Theodie, Micah, trevorus, Pierre, pzaxtl, damian1122, Thames, Diocletian, Kevinabb, Fakiekid, oilpit, checo, BachToRock, majewsky, joyouswolf, Koreth, Pontiac Jack, Jeff_H
Comment
Comment