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on a strat type guitar, do all the pu's have the same resistance? and is it just the position of the pu's under the strings that gives them their different sounds?
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Matt
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Re: fender question
the answer is yes, and yes every change of sound is do to its position on the guitar. bridge pu is closer to the bridge which gives it a brighter sound vicaversaGear: Carvin CT6 flame top(alnico 2 pro,JB), Strat scappoled fretboard(59,CC), Morgan monroe ovation knock-off, yamaha nylon acoustic,Boss super overdrive with TS-808 "silver" analogman mod, Boss DS-1 with keeley mod, Vox wah with true bypass mod, Fender Super Reverb 65.
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Re: fender question
well, the vintage strat pups were all wound to the same spec, though they varied a lot due to the hand winding methods used then
as someone pointed out when the question was asked, the newer American Series have a hotter wound bridge to compensate for the weak tone of standard wound bridge pups
but, yes, the position plays a big part in the character of the tone, because of the varying string travel at the different locations - i.e., closer to bridge, less travel
pickup height can also play a roll - for instance, on some hotter pickups (Texas Specials are an example), I think they smooth out some if lowered a little"music heals"
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