Question about staggered pu's

[StratoStarter]

Hey guys I have a short question about pu's like the SSL-1, Antiquity Surf etc.

Would you recommend using string sets with a wound G-string or does it also sound good with an unwound g-string?

 

[Richard Irons]

Re: Question about staggered pu's

It's a matter of personal preference. Lots and lots of classic tracks have been recorded with a plain G over a vintage staggered pickup. If you can, the best thing to do is try both.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Question about staggered pu's

Staggered magnet pickups like that were designed with a wound G in mind however I can only think of a few Strat players that really use a wound G but...I can name a boat load that use vintage or vintage style staggered magnets and a plain G...

 

[Gypsyblue]

Re: Question about staggered pu's

If you've never heard your Tele or Strat with a medium gauge string set with a wound G, you're in for a real treat if you like to play chords. Not the right set for string benders tho. I keep my Tele with the staggered magnet Fralin Strat neck pickup & Duncan Jerry Donahue onstage with me for slide and also for playing "acoustic" tunes like Clapton's "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out". It's strung with a medium set of strings and sounds much bigger and deeper than it did with lights with an unwound G. It also plays more tune tune.

 

[uOpt]

Re: Question about staggered pu's

Hey guys I have a short question about pu's like the SSL-1, Antiquity Surf etc.

Would you recommend using string sets with a wound G-string or does it also sound good with an unwound g-string?

The heavier Dean Markley Nickel Steel strings (which I think sound excellent) come with both a wound and a plain G string.

Whether it sounds "good"? No way to answer. The incorrect stagger with a plain G string throwing the original design off has now entered people's expectations as "the" strat sound.

It only costs $4 to try.