Re: Love my Tele but my Nitefly needs work!
HERE ARE THE SD DESCRIPTIONS AS TAKEN FROM THIS WEB SITE...(DONT SHOOT ME
EVAN!!)
"SH-3 -- A versatile humbucker with the edgy brightness of a single coil pickup and the option of the humbucker's full-toned warmth. Staggered rod magnets contribute to the unique sound. When split and used in single coil mode, the sound is characteristic of a vintage Strat ®. "
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"The SH-14 Custom 5 pickup was developed by an eager group of contributors to our web user group who replaced the ceramic or Alnico 2 magnet in an SH-5 Custom or SH-11 Custom Custom with an Alnico 5. Tonally, the Custom 5 is a compromise between these two pickups. It offers the optimum balance of warmth, punch, power and clarity.
Compared to the SH-5 and SH-11, the tone is more vintage, with less distortion, but it’s still very strong and powerful. It’s fuller than an SH-5 with softer highs, more bass, and slightly less output. It’s got a great rhythm sound and a beautiful, deep singing lead tone. Clean sounds are rich and full with enhanced presence. Think of the Custom 5 as a higher output SH-1 ’59 with a deeper bottom end and expanded output. "
NOW ONTO THE SINGLE COILS
SSL52-1 The Five-Two replacement pickup for Stratocaster® utilizes sand cast alnico 5 magnets on the three low strings. This adds more definition and punch to the bottom end. Alternatively, the Five-Two uses sand cast alnico 2 magnets on the three high strings. This gives the player a warm and smooth top end without sacrificing that great Strat® "quack." Strat® players often complain that their low strings sound "mushy" and their high strings are too bright - especially in the bridge position. The Five-Two concept counteracts this phenomenon. If you look closely at the pickup, you can actually see the difference between the two magnet types. In addition to the basic replacement pickup (SSL52-1) there is a hotter version for the bridge (SLS52-1b) and one with reverse wind-reverse polarity for the middle position (SSL52-1 RwRp).
Magnet Alnico II & V Rods*
D.C. Resistance 6.7K(n/m/b) 6.9K(Custom Bridge)
resonant Peak 8.2KHz(n/m/b) 7.9KHz(Custom Bridge
E.Q. 5/5/6 Low/Mid/High
Cable Single Conductor Cloth
Output Moderate
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APST-1 So you want both the twangy, muscular punch of a gutsy Tele®; and the chimey, bell-tone “quack” of a Strat®? No need to carry around two guitars. The APST-1 Twang Banger™ is designed to administer a big-time twang injection into your Strat for the best-of-both-worlds Tele®-plus-Strat® tone.
One of the secrets is the copper-coated steel bottom plate. Combine that with the aggressive coil windings, the Alnico II magnets wrapped in plain enamel wire, and the result is a high-output, single coil, twang-beast.
D.C. Resistance: 8.27K Ohms
Resonant Peak: 5.6 KHz
YOU CAN FIND ALL THIS INFORMATION AT
http://www.seymourduncan.com/website/products.shtml
