Totally redesigned for 2009!
The “Overwound” set is our hottest, fattest, and thickest Strat set in the Neovin lineup.
We use our hottest, thickest NEO9 Neodymium pickup for the bridge and neck. A NEO7 in the mid balances well- (Remember- neovins are different so we don't use traditional impedance numbers as a guide for calibrating positions) This retains a lot of classic Strat character, bright and full with a thunderous low end- dead quiet too. Neck and mid are Alnico magnet NAL9 units- these are thicker and have a stronger midrange- yet still are true humbucker. A great set for playing through high gain amps.
Stand right in front of your amp, stand under a dozen Heineken neon signs- don’t matter. NO noise.
Look- lots of noise free and hum canceling Strat pickups claim to be “vintage”- why are ours different?? It’s the approach. From our years of pickup design we know the pitfalls of hum canceling pickup design. Stacked humbuckers lose bottom end, side by side humbuckers lose treble response, shielded pickups lose feel and dynamics, active pickups hiss and lose that “human” flex and sag that make passive analog pickups so musically significant.
Why are ours different?? We started with a very narrow aperture side by side humbucker, then build a grounded “Shield” array that works to acoustically and magnetically “tune” the pickup. It’s a remarkable thing really, NAILING the tone, the feel, the rich, firm, PIANO-like bottom end…. The sweet, not-too-harsh and very vintage midrange response…. The chimey, sparkly golden high end….It’s all there, with plenty to spare.
These are great pickups for Strat players looking to cop both vintage Strat tunes as well as modern rock stuff- clean through a Bassman, filthy through a Soldano or VHT.
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