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The coil (winds, shape, length, resistance, wire gauge, insulation etc)
and
Magnetic charge at string (magnet type, magnet transfer method, magnet size, magnet shape etc)
Magnetic charge at string (magnet type, magnet transfer method, magnet size, magnet shape etc) what did the Roman's fo for us?
Maybe not, I don't know.
Would you ever sell 2 types of pickups with that kind of difference or would it not be worth it?
When a company sells 2 pickups and one is said to be a hotter version of the other, what kind of percentage difference are they talking there?
Rift Amplification
Brackley, Northamptonshire
www.riftamps.co.uk
(formerly miserneil)
I'd say that's a lot more than two variables.
The thickness of the insulation coating on the copper wire.
Whether the pickup has a metal baseplate or not. The Gibson P100 has no metal baseplate. The Seymour Duncan STKP-1 does. This may explain why, in my humble opinion, the Duncan Stack sucks less than the Gibson one.
Don't forget that the biggest variable is...
The description/branding.
I honestly reckon you could sell the same pickup in different covers with different descriptions and a lot of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Been uploading old tracks I recorded ages ago and hopefully some new noodles here.
That's why I steer clear of vintage and do wildly different pickups model to model.
Some people lose their minds over it all, I think a decent set of pickups are definitely worth it but, like all interests it's diminishing returns and marginal gains when you get to the (ridiculously priced) high end stuff. Still what would we have to talk about if we all agreed?!
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...
I remember playing three early to mid-60s Strats back to back through a clean amp. There was a significant tonal difference between them - though they all sounded like ‘good’ Strats.
Plus how can you remember the tone you had from one pickup to the next? Too much time in between unless you record them and control all other variables which is damn hard! The number of times I've left my amp and pedals setup, had an awesome tone raging all night. Plugged back in the next morning having not touched anything and thought, shit WTF is that awful noise!! Having said that maybe tone has a direct correlation with real ale consumption?
The yard is nothing but a fence, the sun just hurts my eyes...