New Custom 62 Single Coils Demo Available on YouTube

[southpaw]

OK - couldn't help googling. Found this
http://www.lollarguitars.com/blog/tag/dc-resistance-of-guitar-pickups/
which shows how sensitive resistance can be to temp, although I am around 20 degrees here it would only need about 26-27 deg to add 5%. As my Seymour Duncans are also reading low I don't suspect any QC concerns from BKP. I wonder if pickups are measured whilst still cooling from wax potting... showing higher resistance. Or the factory is hotter than 20 deg.

I just re-checked it sleeve to tip on the guitar cable but originally I measured the uninstalled pickups for very similar readings.

[gordiji]

@ hunter, not wierd but it is difficult to make an objective comparison from that clip.don't forget stock fender pups
are fine (all mine have been, usa ones).i'm also thinking very small differences in outputs of the different sets doesn't make that much of a difference and by this i mean imagine srv playing all the different flavours of bkp's
and stock fenders;they'd all sound great.

[southpaw]

Out of curiosity - just tested DC Resistance again; house is warmer now more like 22-23 degrees - up from 19-20.

Pickup readings 5.30k, 5.32k, 5.83k - still a way to go to 5.5 & 6k though, but just goes to show that temperature makes a measurable difference.

[Telerocker]

Maybe there is some space on the new website for a section 'ghost-pickup-sets'.

[Elliot]

For those interested in comparing output to originals, there are a dearth of original 59s on Eddie Vegas at the moment:

http://www.eddievegas.com/store/products/Stratocaster-Guitar-Pickups/4.php

If you wanted to be really authentic to Fender early 60s practice you should put the hotter pickup in the neck - apparently Mr Fender thought that a fuller bassier sound at the top was better (but he liked Western Swing, so you can see his reasoning for keeping the bridge ice picky)

[southpaw]

For those interested in comparing output to originals, there are a dearth of original 59s on Eddie Vegas at the moment:

http://www.eddievegas.com/store/products/Stratocaster-Guitar-Pickups/4.php

Wow - there's some money in that site! $99 for a 1957 string tree!

As for pickup outputs: I think it makes more sense now with stronger bridge (esp with baseplate). Ironically, most of the players which define the sound of the stratocaster from 60's onwards were/are not really using it as designed originally by Leo but we lust after those original details to make all the difference - we are almost working against its very nature; but I guess there lies the magic.

[roland_rat]

Opps I saw this a little time ago and thought I had commented.  Anyway better late then never.  Nice playing and love the tone.  It is certainly a pickup I have got my eye on, Thanks for posting the link.