Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

[Kommerzbassist]

Ok... so you know.. the standard Fender Strat body looks something like this:

But I noticed that my Squier Strat body looks more something like this: (not the same, but also with one big rooting for all pups)

My questions is does that make a difference in sound and if yes is there a possibility to fix?
I have to say my Squier body sounds good like it is, I'm curious though...

thanks

 

[Toenail-Tommy]

Re: Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

i think the loss of that extra wood mass would have a very minor influence. Fixing it might be semi-pointless, as the Squire's woods might not be the finest tonewood available to humanity. If it's routed like the bottom picture, perhaps you can collect Five single coils, and Three buckers, put the all in there in a big row, side by side, with a big metal plate under them all. Then you'd have a planet-vaporising "Mother-Bucker". But seriously, i don't think the big rout will alter things noticably.

 

[Kommerzbassist]

Re: Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

k thanks and... no, not all Squier Guitars are made of the same quality, but mine is very good

 

[rinse_master]

Re: Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

perhaps you can collect Five single coils, and Three buckers, put the all in there in a big row, side by side, with a big metal plate under them all. Then you'd have a planet-vaporising "Mother-Bucker".

Hehehe, I dare you!!! (go on, please... that'd rock :headbang: )

 

[SlyFoxx]

Re: Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

planet-vaporising "Mother-Bucker".

I love that idea. Send that man your unwanted pups.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

SRV had that guitar called Lenny that had been hollowed out with a bathtub rout for four humbuckers by the guy in Vanilla Fudge. Stevie thought it did effect the tone and give the guitar a more hollow/acoustic tone.

Kenny Blue Ray is a friend and Kenny's personal Strats all use the bathtub rout. He insists that it makes very little difference in tone...maybe none!

So two great guitarists with two differant opinions on this question.

Regarding Squires: two of my favorite Strats (and two that I will never part with) are mid 80's Japanese Squires. There are some great MIJ Squires out there that are as nice as any USA Fender...all they need is a good set up and new pickups.

My daughter has one of the more recent Squires: an '04. Those are not quite the equal of the 80's MIJ version, IMO.

But the bottem line is: if it plays good and sounds good it IS good regardless of where it was made or the name on the headstock.

Lew

 

[Vincent]

Re: Do different pup rootings make a difference in sound?

I second that opinion - the name on the headstock isn't important. The best strat I ever played was a late 70s Teisco strat copy. Imagine a big fender headstock without any logo on it (like Warmoth) -sold for Australian dollars $600 just one day before I returned to the shop with the money. Spewin'!!!