50s Series Mim Strat Pickup Config |
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50s Series Mim Strat Pickup Config |
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Nov 10 2015, 03:23 PM |
On modern Strats (regardless of whether they say 50s or 60s style), the neck and middle pkup (though RWRP) are usually the same as far as alloy and output are concerned.
Bridge will usually be different. Generally slightly hotter with either more windings or even a different alloy (A5 as opposed to A2 or A3 or maybe even ceramic). Also, the bridge pkup, most of the time, is not wired to a tone control. Both positions 2 and 4 should be hum-cancelling as the middle pkup is RWRP. *A 'real' 50s (and 60s) wired Strat only has 3 positions - neck, middle, bridge. **A really common mod on a Strat is to wire the bottom tone control to the bridge pkup and let the middle and neck pkups share the middle tone control. This post has been edited by klasaine: Nov 10 2015, 03:32 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Nov 10 2015, 07:18 PM |
I believe you, but that's bizarre. Good to know.
As I said, in the 50s and early 60s there was no position 2 or 4 (you could place the toggle in between and sometimes get that in-between sound, Hendrix did this a lot). When Fender started wiring to get 2 and 4 (in the 70s) they very quickly reversed the middle pkup. Classic 57/62s that are in the MIM classic 50s strats, are all A5 mags. Bridge is usually 'slightly' hotter. *I've never played a Strat with a 5-way that had the bridge pkup reversed - ? This post has been edited by klasaine: Nov 10 2015, 07:20 PM -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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Nov 10 2015, 07:58 PM
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I believe you, but that's bizarre. Good to know. As I said, in the 50s and early 60s there was no position 2 or 4 (you could place the toggle in between and sometimes get that in-between sound, Hendrix did this a lot). When Fender started wiring to get 2 and 4 (in the 70s) they very quickly reversed the middle pkup. Classic 57/62s that are in the MIM classic 50s strats, are all A5 mags. Bridge is usually 'slightly' hotter. *I've never played a Strat with a 5-way that had the bridge pkup reversed - ? Thank you again for the reply. To eliminate any confusion here is a link to the instrument. It's modern production instrument made in the style of, or influenced by, 50s strats, I believe. The selector switch seems to be an exception to that. If the pups are the same but the bridge is slightly hotter, it sounds like it'd be worth the switcheroo, even if only to see how it sounds. This post has been edited by steenamaroo: Nov 10 2015, 08:00 PM |
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Nov 11 2015, 02:41 AM |
Thanks for the link. I think a switch is worth a try. If your bridge pkup is only a little hotter it shouldn't affect the classic in-between tones too much.
*Fender does some weird stuff. It says "period correct from the the 50s, 60s and 70s". In none of those eras did Fender ever RWRP a bridge pkup. Go figure - ? -------------------- - Ken Lasaine
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