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Re: What is that strat sound?

5/3/2003 6:57 PM
LFOscalator	Re: What is that strat sound? The out-of-phase sound comes from the 'in between' positions, that being positions 2 and 4 of the strat pickup selector switch. To get true out of phase sound requires that one of the pickups be reverse wound. Usually it is the middle pickup that is reverse wound because this allows both the neck and the bridge pickup to operate out of phase with the middle pickup. Pickup manufacturers such as Lindy Fralin are well aware of the need for a reverse wound pickup and will automatically supply one when you order a complete 3 pickup set from them. In fact, if you don't want it reverse wound, you need to specify this need since many pickup manufacturers are making reverse wound of the middle pickup the delivered standard. I'm not sure if Fender supplies their guitars reverse wound right off the shelf. Before I switched to Fralin's I could not get a proper out-of-phase sound from my strat. With the Fralins, because of the reverse wound pickup, the out-of-phase sound is extremely easy to get. The moral of the story is that only a reverse wound middle pickup will do if you are looking for the best out-of-phase sound. Technically, I believe you can use a normal wound pickup and then reverse the wiring on the middle pickup which will cause it to be out of phase with the other pickups, but this does not sound as good as using a middle pickup that is reverse wound. LFO

5/3/2003 6:57 PM

LFOscalator

Re: What is that strat sound?

The out-of-phase sound comes from the 'in between' positions, that being positions 2 and 4 of the strat pickup selector switch.

To get true out of phase sound requires that one of the pickups be reverse wound. Usually it is the middle pickup that is reverse wound because this allows both the neck and the bridge pickup to operate out of phase with the middle pickup.

Pickup manufacturers such as Lindy Fralin are well aware of the need for a reverse wound pickup and will automatically supply one when you order a complete 3 pickup set from them. In fact, if you don't want it reverse wound, you need to specify this need since many pickup manufacturers are making reverse wound of the middle pickup the delivered standard. I'm not sure if Fender supplies their guitars reverse wound right off the shelf.

Before I switched to Fralin's I could not get a proper out-of-phase sound from my strat. With the Fralins, because of the reverse wound pickup, the out-of-phase sound is extremely easy to get.

The moral of the story is that only a reverse wound middle pickup will do if you are looking for the best out-of-phase sound. Technically, I believe you can use a normal wound pickup and then reverse the wiring on the middle pickup which will cause it to be out of phase with the other pickups, but this does not sound as good as using a middle pickup that is reverse wound.

LFO

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Steve A. RWRP -- 5/4/2003 7:01 AM