Shawbuckers
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Chistopher
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Yeah, all I know about them is that people like them. Who and why? I couldn't tell you
Aceman
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Great question! Current fender offerings
freefrog
Well-known member
Absolutely zero experience but Fender mentions rather typical specs:
PE insulated wire.
Degaussed A2.
DCR and inductance :7.6k & 4H, 7.8k & 4.5H.
Nothing special, unless they used very non typical parts and building process for the components not evoked.
For the record, a Gibson Tim Shaw that I've tested a long time ago was at 7.53k and 4.13H...
PE insulated wire.
Degaussed A2.
DCR and inductance :7.6k & 4H, 7.8k & 4.5H.
Nothing special, unless they used very non typical parts and building process for the components not evoked.
For the record, a Gibson Tim Shaw that I've tested a long time ago was at 7.53k and 4.13H...
nienturi
Active member
For those specs, all i can picture in my mind is absolute clarity
Birdge model can be too bright and weak to my bridge needs but it can be evaluated in the neck which it can serve better. Neck pickups with 4 to 4.5H inductance are my thing
freefrog
Well-known member
For those specs, all i can picture in my mind is absolute clarity
Birdge model can be too bright and weak to my bridge needs but it can be evaluated in the neck which it can serve better. Neck pickups with 4 to 4.5H inductance are my thing
Depends on the guitar, on wiring capacitance, and so on...
My data mentions a measured inductance under 4H for brige PU's like Gibson TarBack's or Ibanez Super 70's...
The bridge Patent Sticker T-Top in my Flying V measures 7.57k, 4.14H and produces fatter bass than a Duncan Hybrid that I've mounted in an Explorer...
...while a boutique P.A.F. clone that I've in another guitar sounds bright and jangly with its 8.58k and 5.4H (!).
Non limitative list. But reason why I consider inductance as being not the only factor to take in account, although it obviously matters in many cases.
nienturi
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I had a one coil rewound Pearly Gates like this. It was 8.50K but its inductance was 5,23H and still very bright, especially in the hi-mid region. It sounded awesome on LPs with warmer tone.
Nevertheless inductance is still more reliable than the DCR so i always try to find a pickups inductance first.
And, yes, topic was Shawbuckers. I still very curious about them because everything i've heard about them was so good. And some box info of Fender, sometimes, are not very precise with the values i measure.
freefrog
Well-known member
+1 about inductance as being way more meaningful than DCR, of course. Knowing it allows to guess the tone of a PU in most cases (minus a few exceptions like those that I've evoked). That's why I often mention inductance myself. ;-)
Regarding the values published by Fender: it would be nice to know at which frequency they measure inductance. My own measurements tend to be 0.2H lower than their claims.
About Shawbuckers: with Tim Shaw for designer, I'm not surprised if players find 'em good. I suppose it has something to do mainly with magnetism (there were a lot of discussions trying to define which exact AlNiCo alloy was used for the Gibson Tim Shaw and the answer is still not clear, AFAIK).
nienturi
Active member
That's a something i particularly like about your posts
You are right. I always use 100Hz and sometimes i act like whole world measures like me
There is one on the local used market costs ~$97. If the seller had been open for trades, it would probably in my hands already
freefrog
Well-known member
Is it to say that your Shawbucker doesn't read the DCR mentioned by Fender? Tell us...
Aceman
I am your doctor of love!
Don't know. Not really considering DCR...Just my ears and trying to find a comparison.
freefrog
Well-known member
Ah, OK...
"Between a PG and a Jazz"... yeah, pretty logical. All based on Gibson pickups of various eras, with relatively close specs... that's why I've said "nothing special" about the data published by Fender...
Enjoy with your Shawbucker anyway.
