Asphalt Cowboy
June 14th, 2012, 11:05 AM
I was reading an article on pickups by Helmuth E. W. Lemme (link here: http://buildyourguitar.com/resources/lemme/) and it gives an explanation of why pickups sound the way they do. I understood what he was saying and never got lost, but a table was provided and is linked here:
http://buildyourguitar.com/resources/lemme/table.htm
It shows the resonant frequencies and max peak heights of well known pickup models given different amounts of cable capacitance. And it threw me when I read that out of the three types of Strat pickups listed, all 3 of them had higher resonance frequencies than a Tele bridge pickup (moreso at lower capacitance values) and two of them had higher max peaks than a Tele bridge pickup. I don't know what Tele bridge pickup they used, but in my playing experience the Tele bridge pickup has always sounded brighter than a Strat in bridge position.
Is this because the Tele pup is mounted in a metal bridge tray vs. a plastic pickguard? And does the trem system vs. fixed bridge add anything to it? Or have I just been predisposed to think that Tele=bright and I'm tricking myself into hearing things? (I'm not ruling this out, though I try to be unbiased and analytical when listening)
Thanks
-Jim
http://buildyourguitar.com/resources/lemme/table.htm
It shows the resonant frequencies and max peak heights of well known pickup models given different amounts of cable capacitance. And it threw me when I read that out of the three types of Strat pickups listed, all 3 of them had higher resonance frequencies than a Tele bridge pickup (moreso at lower capacitance values) and two of them had higher max peaks than a Tele bridge pickup. I don't know what Tele bridge pickup they used, but in my playing experience the Tele bridge pickup has always sounded brighter than a Strat in bridge position.
Is this because the Tele pup is mounted in a metal bridge tray vs. a plastic pickguard? And does the trem system vs. fixed bridge add anything to it? Or have I just been predisposed to think that Tele=bright and I'm tricking myself into hearing things? (I'm not ruling this out, though I try to be unbiased and analytical when listening)
Thanks
-Jim
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