fender question

[Pyro]

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?

 

[fusion101]

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 vicaversa

 

[Curly]

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