Got a new Strat

Martian · **Posted:** Wed Apr 27, 2011 4:52 am

Congrats and enjoy!

The reason for the two screws on the one side of the HB is due to the fact that if the HB sits flat on the pickguard, one of its' coils is underutilized as it doesn't match the strings' pitch angle as they head towards the neck. So, those two screws are to allow the HB's angle in the pickguard to match the angle of the strings as they head towards the neck, thereby maximizing both coils efficiency.

SG_Lefty · **Joined:** Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:42 am **Posts:** 198

HNGD

Martian · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:47 am

thejakeludwig wrote:

Martian wrote:

Congrats and enjoy!

The reason for the two screws on the one side of the HB is due to the fact that if the HB sits flat on the pickguard, one of its' coils is underutilized as it doesn't match the strings' pitch angle as they head towards the neck. So, those two screws are to allow the HB's angle in the pickguard to match the angle of the strings as they head towards the neck, thereby maximizing both coils efficiency.

I don't get it though. Not all HSS strats have two screws on the HB some are just two screws on each side. I'm putting a Seymour duncan JB in and it mounts with 2 screws on each center side... will this be a problem?

It could be but I'll give you an easy solution. Let me explain some stuff first:

Seymour Duncan also has a "Trembucker" version of the JB. This "Trembucker" series of pickups was designed so that the polepieces of the pickup lines up with the strings per the wider Fender vintage tremolo spacing (vs. Gibsons and the like). Also considered was that the Trembuckers will flat mount on the pickguard. The Trembuckers have the two screw mounting capabilities on both sides of the pickup as well as the one centered screw hole if the owner so chooses for the string angle which I spoke of earlier.

I see that your bridge is MIM vintage. The MIM bridges are not the usual, wider Fender American tremolo spacing. Rather, they are the standard spacing like Gibsons, etc. Consequently, if you did get the Trembucker spaced, the polepieces wouldn't line up. So yes, you chose the right pickup polepiece, spacing wise but now comes the parallel angling with the strings business:

What I do is, in addition to mounting the pickup by the single screw and spring on either side is to take the spongy packing material from the Duncan and put it under the pickup in the guitar in such a way that it tilts the angle of the pickup, mimicking that of the string angle. Potential problem solved.

Martian · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 4:48 am

thejakeludwig wrote:

SG_Lefty wrote:

HNGD

Whats HNGD mean?

"Happy New Guitar Day".

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:21 am

Martian wrote:

The reason for the................

..........isn't the knowledge base out here just amazing? :wink:

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Sat Apr 30, 2011 12:34 pm

thejakeludwig wrote:

Not trying to contradict what your saying, but I don't think it matters enough to effect sound. This is more of my way of doing stuff.... I have a high tendancy to believe I'm not going to be the only one to ever do it. You can always raise the screw pole pieces a bit higher if your worried about it. I'm not messing with it or worring about it though. I'll just put the thing in and ittle b et.... The guitar tech said he will wire it to the tone knob too so i'll have a tone in the bridge because stock strats usually don't

So let it be written, so let it be done. However....for future reference....and so far as this Forum is concerned, Martian is one of our [i]THE guitar tech's guitar techs.

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TFi2397856 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:33 am **Posts:** 106

It is a beauty for sure!

The_Nutter · **Posted:** Sun May 01, 2011 10:22 am

thejakeludwig wrote:

So whats your point?

I think the Doc's point is that when Martian spends his time and energy to give the advice you asked for, you can trust that what Martian comes up with is valid information. And maybe acknowledge his help.

Anyway, welocome back!

Nutter

ZZDoc · **Posted:** Sun May 01, 2011 2:10 pm

thejakeludwig wrote:

The_Nutter wrote:

thejakeludwig wrote:

So whats your point?

I think the Doc's point is that when Martian spends his time and energy to give the advice you asked for, you can trust that what Martian comes up with is valid information. And maybe acknowledge his help.

Anyway, welocome back!

Nutter

Well thanks I respect his advice and information. I also have ideas of my own. Cya!

Yo Nutter, well said. We've just been kicking these kind of responses around on another thread, haven't we.

I expect that he'll never totally comprehend that the second sentence was overkill and quite unnecessary in that he'd already made his position quite obvious to us. The 'thank you' would have sufficed.

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