Acme Guitar Works
302-836-5301 |
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Lindy Fralin |
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Fralin Vintage Hot Strat Pickup Set, Stock Stagger |
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$220.00 |
SKU: GS20424
This is the set that Fralin built his reputation on. The name comes from the Vintage neck/middle, and Hot bridge. The hot bridge helps to alleviate what Fralin feels is a traditional Strat's Achilles heel, which is the weak (thin) bridge pickup. The neck and middle pickups are ‘50s specs, while the bridge is as hot as possible with this wire (42-gauge Heavy Formvar). Beveled Alnico 5 magnets, with cloth leads.
We stock this set with or without a baseplate on the bridge pickup, or with a Steel-Pole 43 bridge pickup. We also offer the set with a hybrid stagger rather than the vintage stagger. The baseplate is a steel plate that is attached to the bottom of the bridge pickup, then wax potted to eliminate microphonic feedback. Its purpose is to fatten up the pickup a little by inserting a ferrous metal plate into the magnetic field; it's a good choice for those people who find a stock bridge pickup to be a little too bright. This option adds $10. The Steel Pole 43 bridge pickup is Lindy's hottest single-coil pickup for Strats. It is built just like a Gibson P-90. It will add mids and hit your preamp harder than a stock Strat pickup. It works perfectly when combined with other Fralin Strat pickups in terms of hum-canceling. It is a great upgrade if fat bridge tone is your thing! This is a no-cost option.
If you're putting these pickups in a guitar with a fretboard radius of 10" or flatter, you may want to consider Fralin's hybrid stagger. Fender's original stagger pattern was devised at a time when all Fenders had a 7.25" radius. There are still plenty of guitars out there with a 7.25" radius, so pickups with the conventional stagger are still the norm. However, guitars with a 10" or flatter radius will probably benefit from the flatter hybrid-stagger.
Pickup Covers: We order Fralins with white covers. If you want other colors we have Fender covers available, and we have knobs to match them.
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| 100% Original |
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| Original Electronics |
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| Original Tags/receipts |
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| Original Case |
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| Original Packaging |
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| Refinished |
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| Reissue |
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