by abstamaria » 19 Oct 2019, 07:11
Hello, Rob, Dave, all.
I checked the pickups on my “Marvin” Strat and note that the G pole is tall. It is not the same height as the much lower high E pole.
I have another Masterbuilt Strat, by John Cruz, which is supposed to be ‘59 spec as well, and an off-the-shelf US ‘60 reissue. They have similar pole heights as the Marvin Strat, with a high G pole as well. I suppose this stagger suits the heavy, flat-wound strings I use on the Marvin Strat, with a wound G string.
I checked the pole heights on a 4th US Strat, bought new about 15 years ago and I suppose the standard configuration then. The G pole is the same height (almost) as the high E, which is taller than the A pole. The pole edges are also sharp. It sounds very different from the Marvin Strat and even the reissue,which also uses round-wound strings.
I will reread this thread and hope to learn more. (No, I Will not touch the pick ups.)
Best,
Andy