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I have two Springys, both rosewood board 1980 models, one ST60, and one ST80. Both have E pickups. Both are good guitars, with very nice looking 2 piece ash bodies.
However, I've read several people on here say that the E pickups are wonderful, some say they are the best Strat pickups available, and many say that they are hotter than standard Tokai Strat pickups. But I'm not so sure....
I took my ST80 to rehearsal last night, along with a new (to me) Fernandes Strat fitted with Kent Armstrong STV4N, STV-1R, & STH-1 pickups. I also took my 1988 Fender US62RI. I love the feel of the ST80 (now I've got used to the strange V neck), but the sound let the whole thing down. It's thin and a bit weak sounding, and the Fernandes sounded much better - louder, fuller, richer, more depth.
So what is it about the E pickups that I'm missing? They read between 5.4k and 5.7k, which is lower than most of the other Strat pickups I have - Kent Armstrong & Seymour Duncans mainly, along with Fender USRI pickups. I realise that the construction of the guitars might have something to do with it - they are ash bodied, and have a thin rosewood cap, so a US Fender with a slab board and alder body should sound fatter and warmer. But the Fernandes is a fairly basic model with a maple neck, so should be brighter than the Springys.
So I can only assume that the Es are fairly weak and thin sounding pickups. So could people please tell me what it is about the Es that you rate so highly, perhaps also telling me what you have compared them to?
Thanks.
Mike
However, I've read several people on here say that the E pickups are wonderful, some say they are the best Strat pickups available, and many say that they are hotter than standard Tokai Strat pickups. But I'm not so sure....
I took my ST80 to rehearsal last night, along with a new (to me) Fernandes Strat fitted with Kent Armstrong STV4N, STV-1R, & STH-1 pickups. I also took my 1988 Fender US62RI. I love the feel of the ST80 (now I've got used to the strange V neck), but the sound let the whole thing down. It's thin and a bit weak sounding, and the Fernandes sounded much better - louder, fuller, richer, more depth.
So what is it about the E pickups that I'm missing? They read between 5.4k and 5.7k, which is lower than most of the other Strat pickups I have - Kent Armstrong & Seymour Duncans mainly, along with Fender USRI pickups. I realise that the construction of the guitars might have something to do with it - they are ash bodied, and have a thin rosewood cap, so a US Fender with a slab board and alder body should sound fatter and warmer. But the Fernandes is a fairly basic model with a maple neck, so should be brighter than the Springys.
So I can only assume that the Es are fairly weak and thin sounding pickups. So could people please tell me what it is about the Es that you rate so highly, perhaps also telling me what you have compared them to?
Thanks.
Mike