telemike
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Is the Valentine bridge pickup a strat coil under the cover? I don't think you could fit a tele coil in a humbucker shell. Has anyone measured the DCR?
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Rick C
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Google is your friend:
Music Man Valentine & Sterling Cutlass CT50 - The Guitar Magazine |
The Guitar Magazine
“James told us what sounds he was looking for and we made several prototypes,” Brooks tells G&B. “He wanted one guitar to capture the neck pickup of his Gibson semis and a Tele-ish bridge pickup, although we did experiment with some P-90 style pickups too. The bridge single coil has elements associated with Tele pickups,” he continues. “But it has a different wind and the steel bottom plate is smaller. The DC resistance of the pickup is nearly 11k, so it certainly has its own voice.”
We’re assured that the humbucker-style baseplate and cover have no significant effect on the tone, and the single row of polepieces are not only slanted but staggered too. “The stagger approximates the range of a vintage Strat or Tele, but the proximity of each string to the magnet is more uniform, which provides the desired balance in sound,”
Music Man Valentine & Sterling Cutlass CT50 - The Guitar Magazine |
The Guitar Magazine
“James told us what sounds he was looking for and we made several prototypes,” Brooks tells G&B. “He wanted one guitar to capture the neck pickup of his Gibson semis and a Tele-ish bridge pickup, although we did experiment with some P-90 style pickups too. The bridge single coil has elements associated with Tele pickups,” he continues. “But it has a different wind and the steel bottom plate is smaller. The DC resistance of the pickup is nearly 11k, so it certainly has its own voice.”
We’re assured that the humbucker-style baseplate and cover have no significant effect on the tone, and the single row of polepieces are not only slanted but staggered too. “The stagger approximates the range of a vintage Strat or Tele, but the proximity of each string to the magnet is more uniform, which provides the desired balance in sound,”
telemike
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Cool, thanks
mistercharlie
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IMO the extra metal gives it a Tele-like sound.
