VintageToneGuy
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Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
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marvelous_seven
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Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
Ask Leo himself,I wanna know too..
Ask Leo himself,I wanna know too..
cvansickle
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Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
Because the Tele (Broadcaster, Esquire, etc.) bridge pickup was slanted first.
Because the Tele (Broadcaster, Esquire, etc.) bridge pickup was slanted first.
VintageToneGuy
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Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
Thanks for the responses. I guess the reason I asked was because I have a MIM Strat HSS and decided to put in the SD APS1 Bridge in place of my Pearly Gates just to see what the pickup sounded like. I've decided that a HSS configuration wasn't for me, so I'm going to SSS and have a correct pickguard on the way. Anyhow, I mounted the APS 1 in the HB slot and mounted it straight instead of at an angle. It sounds fine, that's why I asked.
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Thanks for the responses. I guess the reason I asked was because I have a MIM Strat HSS and decided to put in the SD APS1 Bridge in place of my Pearly Gates just to see what the pickup sounded like. I've decided that a HSS configuration wasn't for me, so I'm going to SSS and have a correct pickguard on the way. Anyhow, I mounted the APS 1 in the HB slot and mounted it straight instead of at an angle. It sounds fine, that's why I asked.
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SirJackdeFuzz
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blueman335
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Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
+1. That was at least part of the motivation, along with cosmetics. But time has shown that the last thing a Strat bridge PU needs is the extra treble and reduced energy from the slant. The low string also suffers from it, with 'strat-itis." Had the bridge PU been vertical, or slanted the opposite direction (ala Hendrix) it would be used much more than it is. Most of the local Strat players I know don't use their bridge single coil at all, and essentially have a two PU guitar. It has the unmistakable signs of a design flaw (every manufacturer has a few).
+1. That was at least part of the motivation, along with cosmetics. But time has shown that the last thing a Strat bridge PU needs is the extra treble and reduced energy from the slant. The low string also suffers from it, with 'strat-itis." Had the bridge PU been vertical, or slanted the opposite direction (ala Hendrix) it would be used much more than it is. Most of the local Strat players I know don't use their bridge single coil at all, and essentially have a two PU guitar. It has the unmistakable signs of a design flaw (every manufacturer has a few).
Diocletian
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Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
Yep, you need a humbucker in a strat! :friday:
Yep, you need a humbucker in a strat! :friday:
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Kam
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Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
Meh, I was ust going off something I read in a guitar magazine a few years ago. Figured a guy who's been writing about guitars for over 20 years would know better than a guy who's been playing one for just over a quarter of that time.
I'd actually love to try one angled the reverse way, like Bluesman mentioned. Just to see if I'd notice any difference, really.
Meh, I was ust going off something I read in a guitar magazine a few years ago. Figured a guy who's been writing about guitars for over 20 years would know better than a guy who's been playing one for just over a quarter of that time.
I'd actually love to try one angled the reverse way, like Bluesman mentioned. Just to see if I'd notice any difference, really.
Re: Why is a Strat Bridge Pickup at an angle?
From what I've read, at those times they tried to get them to sound like lap steels and when people picked closer to the bridge to get a brighter sound it sounded really hollow. It was bright alright but it was thin. So they moved the BASS SIDE closer to the neck. Yes you got that right, the treble side of the pickup is exactly where Leo placed it initially. It's the position of the bass side that was revised afterwards.
From what I've read, at those times they tried to get them to sound like lap steels and when people picked closer to the bridge to get a brighter sound it sounded really hollow. It was bright alright but it was thin. So they moved the BASS SIDE closer to the neck. Yes you got that right, the treble side of the pickup is exactly where Leo placed it initially. It's the position of the bass side that was revised afterwards.
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