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What exactly are the pros and cons of each? I hear a LOT of people saying that lowoutput ("vintage") pickups have cleaner sounds and better frequency response. I hear people with super hot pickups saying that their pickups have better harmonics and drive amps harder. I have read this on so many forums I am confused hahaha.
I have read that high-output pickups have more bass and mids than low-output ones, and I have also read that low-output pickups have more high-end frequencies than high-output pickups.
I would like the truth now lol, so what are the differences between them in regards to frequency response, dynamics, tone, etc in both clean and dirty aspects. Are low/high output pickups better suited to certain styles? I don't see many jazz players using very hot wound pickups. I dont see many rockstars using very low output pickups either.
I would also like some information on active pickups. Supposedly, EMGs for instance, are wound low output and then have the signal boosted. I don't know this for sure, so don't take it as fact.
I would also love to know if other parts of pickups such as, the quality of materials (wire, bobbin, pole pieces e.g. alnico vs. ceramic, etc), the distribution of windings, (hand-wound vs machine-wound), etc have more of an effect on the pickup's tone than the amount of windings and consequent output strength.
There is so much trash out there right now that people just keep repeating even though they have no idea if its true, that it makes me so confused sometimes. I need to know the truth in all this rubbish so I can make an informed decision when buying pickups so I dont waste my money and still get a good pickup that has good tone and is built well.
Heeeeelp meee........................
I have read that high-output pickups have more bass and mids than low-output ones, and I have also read that low-output pickups have more high-end frequencies than high-output pickups.
I would like the truth now lol, so what are the differences between them in regards to frequency response, dynamics, tone, etc in both clean and dirty aspects. Are low/high output pickups better suited to certain styles? I don't see many jazz players using very hot wound pickups. I dont see many rockstars using very low output pickups either.
I would also like some information on active pickups. Supposedly, EMGs for instance, are wound low output and then have the signal boosted. I don't know this for sure, so don't take it as fact.
I would also love to know if other parts of pickups such as, the quality of materials (wire, bobbin, pole pieces e.g. alnico vs. ceramic, etc), the distribution of windings, (hand-wound vs machine-wound), etc have more of an effect on the pickup's tone than the amount of windings and consequent output strength.
There is so much trash out there right now that people just keep repeating even though they have no idea if its true, that it makes me so confused sometimes. I need to know the truth in all this rubbish so I can make an informed decision when buying pickups so I dont waste my money and still get a good pickup that has good tone and is built well.
Heeeeelp meee........................