why did Fender do it that way

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 28 Sep 2004 4:17 am

the bridge pickup on a strat and tele are angled so that the high strings get picked up closer to the bridge accenting high frequencies, seems to me reversing this would bring out a little more warmth in the high strings adding to a better balanced sound. Even on my steel when I get a nice tone on my wound strings, my upper strings sound a little thin, I can't help wondering what a pickup angled away at the high strings may sound like

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 28 Sep 2004 6:10 am

If I'm not mistaken, when Leo Fender was designing his electric guitars, he was looking for a lot of treble. That's why they are the way they are.

Erv

Tony Prior · Post by **Tony Prior** » 28 Sep 2004 6:41 am

well Jim.. You want to play a Tele' or Strat with warm and smooth tones on the angled bridge PUP ?

There goes the neighborhood !

t

Jesse Harris · Post by **Jesse Harris** » 28 Sep 2004 9:33 am

ya Leo was looking for treble,
I have heard of guys buying a left handed bridge and putting it on a right handed guitar thus reversing that angle and diminishing the treble while adding punch and more twang to the low strings, makes sense to me.[This message was edited by Jesse Harris on 28 September 2004 at 10:34 AM.]

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 28 Sep 2004 4:58 pm

That "angle" is part of what gives their guitars a unique sound. Those with a sharp eye will notice there's a different angle on the Tele bridge pickup than there is on the Strat bridge pickup! That, and the different bridge designs, are most of what makes these guitars sound different.

I've long been a proponent of an adjustable-position pickup on a pedal steel, but so far...nobody's listening.