This flat-pole version of our
Vintage Staggered for Strat delivers a shimmering tone for guitars
with flatter fingerboards and lighter string gauges.
The Vintage
Flat for Stratocaster delivers all the chime and sparkle of our Vintage
Staggered Strat model, but has flat alnico 5 rod magnets that provide a
more even string balance for modern guitars with a larger neck radius,
and players using lighter gauge strings. The flat poles also give this
pickup a little less edge for an overall smoother tone.
The
middle pickup is reverse wound, reverse polarity to provide
hum-canceling operation in positions 2 & 4, along with the perfect
clucky in-between sound. Use a full set for a truly vintage vibe or use
in the neck & middle with a Custom Flat in the bridge for a more
rocking setup. If purchased as a calibrated set, the bridge pickup is
wound slightly hotter for better overall balance between positions.
Aside
from the flat pole pieces, we use all of the same materials to build
these as we do our vintage Fender style single coil pickups. We start
by assembling the bobbins with the proper color and thickness of Forbon
flatwork, and we hand file the flatwork, assemble, and lacquer our
bobbins just as it was done during Fenders Golden Age. This pickup is
potted and comes complete with waxed and tinned cloth pushback hook-up
wires and traditional keyed bottom plate.
- Middle RwRP
position (reverse wind/reverse polarity) – choose this to have a pickup
that will be hum-cancelling with one of our neck or bridge models
DCR: Neck/Middle/Bridge 6.5k,6.5k,6.5k,
Magnet: Alnico 5
Cable: Cloth Push-Back
Type: Passive
