vintage staggered / flat

[kelvin]

ok ..i know the differences... :laugh2:

my guitar already has a staggered stock pup,

if i want to change it to duncan VINTAGE :
would it be more suitable to still use a STAGGERED? :saeek:

 

[Rocker35]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

In a Strat, I'd stick with staggered.

 

[kelvin]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

In a Strat, I'd stick with staggered.

hi,

any reasons ? :saeek:

 

[beandip]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

heres the deal, with staggards, you get a more bright and jangly tone, with flats, you still have the vintage tone, but a little warmer. not hotter, just warmer.

 

[Vasshu the humanoid typhoon]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

The staggered just sound more like a Strat as we know it.
The flats are more muffled to my ears....while I like my humbuckers even, singlecoils sounds more airy and open when staggered.
Not very scientific just how I hear it.

 

[fusion101]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

ok staggered ballances out the output because of the radiuse of the finger board thats why its raised in the G and D, staggered is a neccesity in strats for a balanced sound.
-fusion

 

[Ice Man]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

It depends a little on your fretboard radius and your setup too. Vintage strats had a 7.25 inch FB radius. A larger radius might do better with flat, or, if you're like me and you raise the low & high E saddles to avoid fret buzz, the flat may work better. The reason the G magnet is highest is because in the 50's and 60's, the G strings were all wound and were the quietest of the 6. Most people on this board seem to prefer staggered, however.

 

[kelvin]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

hey guys!!

indeed....
i finally something that makes sense to the strings and the staggereds...

i will use staggereds since this guitar has staggereds before... ^^

thats for all the replies !!

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: vintage staggered / flat

The staggered just sound more like a Strat as we know it.
The flats are more muffled to my ears....while I like my humbuckers even, singlecoils sounds more airy and open when staggered.
Not very scientific just how I hear it.

100% agree...altho a flat sounds good as a bridge pickup combined with staggered for the N&M. Lew