Mott
09-05-2007, 10:41 AM
This came up today at another page I frequent. Anybody have experience with this? Sounds like voodoo to me.
Cryogenically treating our pickups has made such a difference that now I cannot listen to untreated pickups without it bothering me. We can measure an 18% increase in output but more importantly the tone especially overdriven is smoother and has more sustain. Overtones are produced in tune and thus create a fuller rounded sound. Overtones from untreated pickups are dissonant and create a beating that drives me crazy especially when playing overdriven.
Why is this important? Because single coil pickups do not sound good when they are overwound. Strat and Tele players especially those who play blues and rock are looking for more sustain and volume without having to work their fingers to the bone to get it. Playing with Humbucking pickups is easy, not so with single coils. Cryogenic treatment makes single coils play easy with faster response and feel. So many people make the mistake of trying "hotter" pickups and buying something that has a large (over 7.0k) resistance value, thinking that this will give them sustain.
Cryogenically treating our pickups has made such a difference that now I cannot listen to untreated pickups without it bothering me. We can measure an 18% increase in output but more importantly the tone especially overdriven is smoother and has more sustain. Overtones are produced in tune and thus create a fuller rounded sound. Overtones from untreated pickups are dissonant and create a beating that drives me crazy especially when playing overdriven.
Why is this important? Because single coil pickups do not sound good when they are overwound. Strat and Tele players especially those who play blues and rock are looking for more sustain and volume without having to work their fingers to the bone to get it. Playing with Humbucking pickups is easy, not so with single coils. Cryogenic treatment makes single coils play easy with faster response and feel. So many people make the mistake of trying "hotter" pickups and buying something that has a large (over 7.0k) resistance value, thinking that this will give them sustain.