The Monterey Pop Festival of
1967 was a watershed event in American music. When it was over, the
world had heard and felt the sound of a Strat in the hands of a master.
Single-coils in 1967 were bright and very clean. And, of course, they
hummed. We've captured the classic bright and clean sound but totally
eliminated the hum with our patented Area technology. We've also
reduced magnet pull by 40% for improved sustain and clarity. The Area
67 has the chime of 60s pickups, and the 2 and 4 positions are light,
bright and quack-happy.
Strat pickups in the late 1960s used
full-strength Alnico 5 magnets. The patented magnetic field of the Area
models is more efficient and focused than it is on “true”
single-coils, which allows us to use Alnico 2 instead. There's much
less magnet pull, but no loss of output. This is a major advantage in
the neck and middle positions, where sustain and intonation can both
suffer if the strings are exposed to strong magnetic fields. In the
bridge position, the patented technology of the Area 67 produces a
sound that's very bright but not brittle.
Recommended For: All positions, especially neck and middle
Quick Connect: No
Wiring: 4 Conductor
Magnet: Alnico 2
Resistance: 5.86 Kohm
Year of Introduction: 2008
Color: White
