


Sounddemos Stratocaster Pickups
Stratocaster "Vintage Player 1956 Classic"
Alnico-5, vintage-staggeredNorth on top on all pickups (like in 1956) , CW-wound, middle pickup not reversed
DC resistance = 6,0 - 6,1 kOhm, L = 2,4 H
The following recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio.
What you hear are microphone recordings of an original '64 Fender Stratocaster, played through a Fender Super Reverb with a Marshall Stack.
Clean | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Crunch | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Overdrive | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
The following demos were performed on a Fender American Series Stratocaster with alder body.
Clean | ||||
Neck 1 | Neck/Middle 1 | Middle 1 | Middle/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Neck 2 | ||
Crunch | ||||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 | ||
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Bridge 2 | ||
Overdrive | ||||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 |
Stratocaster "Vintage Player 1966 Classic"
Alnico-5, vintage-staggeredSouth on top on all pickups (like in 1966) , CW-wound, middle pickup not reversed
DC resistance = 5,7 - 5,9 kOhm, L = 2,3 H
The following recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio.
What you hear are microphone recordings of an original '64 Fender Stratocaster, played through a Fender Super Reverb with a Marshall Stack.
Clean | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Crunch | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Overdrive | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
The following demos were performed on a Fender American Series Stratocaster with alder body.
Clean | ||||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 | ||
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Bridge 2 | ||
Overdrive | ||||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 | ||
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Bridge 2 |
Stratocaster "Vintage Player Irish Tour"
Alnico-5, bevelled, vintage-staggeredSouth on top on all pickups (like in 1966) , CW-wound, middle pickup not reversed
DC resistance = 5,8 - 5,9 kOhm, L = 2,3 H
The following recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio.
What you hear are microphone recordings of an original '64 Fender Stratocaster, played through a Fender Super Reverb with a Marshall Stack.
Clean | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
All positions funky | ||||
Crunch | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Overdrive | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Stratocaster "RedHouse"
Alnico-5, non-staggeredNeck: 6,8 kOhm, L = 3,0H
Middle: 6,5 kOhm, L = 2,7H, reverse wound, reverse polarity
Bridge: 7,3 kOhm, L = 3,4H.
The following recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio- I highly recommend visting his website: http://www.christian-schwarzbach.de
What you hear are microphone recordings of an original '64 Fender Stratocaster, played through a Fender Super Reverb with a Marshall Stack.
Clean | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Crunch | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Overdrive | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
These demos were recorded with a Fender American Series Stratocaster. The sound samples are recorded and played personally by me, mostly run on a Twin-Reverb (amp-modelling). Please excuse one or the other clumsiness or some finger-troubles you might notice as I'm an amateur musician with only limited time for exercising. Have fun:
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Bridge 2 |
Overdrive | ||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Middle 2 |
Stratocaster "1962 ST Overwound"
Alnico-5, vintage-staggeredNeck: 6,6 kOhm, L = 2,9H
Middle: 6,5 kOhm, L = 2,8H, reverse wound
Bridge: 6,9 kOhm, L = 3,1H
The following recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio.
What you hear are microphone recordings of an original '64 Fender Stratocaster, played through a Fender Super Reverb with a Marshall Stack.
Clean | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Crunch | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
Overdrive | ||||
Neck | Middle/Neck | Middle | Bridge/Middle | Bridge |
The following demos were performed on a Fender 70´s Strat (ash body).
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Bridge 2 |
Neck 3 | Middle 3 | Bridge 3 |
Overdrive | ||
Neck 1 | Middle 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Middle 2 | Bridge 2 |
Neck 3 | Middle 3 | Bridge 3 |
Bridge 4 |
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Sounddemos Telecaster Pickups
Telecaster "Vintage Player Pre '55"
Alnico-5, non-staggered magnets on bridge pickupBridge: 7 kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG-42, 3.3 H, Q 2.5 / 1kHz
Neck: 7,6 kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG 43, 2.5 H, Q 1.5 / 1 kHz
Christian Schwarzbach recorded these demos with his original 1957 Fender Telecaster.
The clean and crunch sounds were played through a Fender Bandmaster and for the high gain sounds Christian used his Bogner Alchemist amp.
Clean | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Crunch | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
High gain | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Telecaster "Vintage Player '57"
Alnico-5, staggered magnets on bridge pickupBridge: 6,1 kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG-42, 2.6 H, Q 1.8 / 1kHz
Hot Bridge: 8,3 kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG-42, 4.6 H, Q 2.9 / 1kHz
Neck: 7,1 kOhm, Plain Enamel AWG-43, 2.2 H, Q 1.4 / 1kHz
Christian Schwarzbach recorded these demos with his original 1957 Fender Telecaster.
The clean and crunch sounds were played through a Fender Bandmaster and for the high gain sounds Christian used his Bogner Alchemist amp.
Clean | |||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge | Bridge Hot |
Crunch | |||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge | Bridge Hot |
High gain | |||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge | Bridge Hot |
Telecaster "MudCat"
Alnico-5, non-staggered magnets on bridge pickupNeck: 8,2 kOhm, L = 3,2H
Bridge: 9,3 kOhm, L = 5,2H, reverse wound, reverse polarity.
Christian Schwarzbach recorded these demos with his original 1957 Fender Telecaster.
The clean and crunch sounds were played through a Fender Bandmaster and for the high gain sounds Christian used his Bogner Alchemist amp.
Clean | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Crunch | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
High gain | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
These demos were recorded with a "MudCat" set mounted on a Yamaha Tele copy (alder body, maple neck with rosewood fretboard, string through body). The sound samples are recorded and played personally by me, mostly run on a Twin-Reverb (amp-modelling).
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | ||
Crunch | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 | |
Overdrive | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Bridge 2 |
Hannes Steinbrecher did allow me to use his records that have been developed by him during the
studies with the new Tele sets. These demos have been played with the "MudCat set" mounted on a Fender Japan Tele. Hannes, thanks again.
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Telecaster "60's Standard"
Alnico-5, non-staggered magnets on bridge pickupNeck: 7,2 kOhm, L = 2,4H
Bridge: 7,1 kOhm, L = 3,2H, reverse wound, reverse polarity.
Christian Schwarzbach recorded these demos with his original 1957 Fender Telecaster.
The clean and crunch sounds were played through a Fender Bandmaster and for the high gain sounds Christian used his Bogner Alchemist amp.
Clean | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Crunch | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
High gain | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
These demos of the "60's Standard Set" have been recorded by Hannes Steinbrecher as well:
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 |
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Sounddemos Humbucker Pickups
Humbucker "59-Bucker Classic"
Alnico-2, unpotted, nickel silver coverNeck: 7,8 kOhm, L = 4,3H
Bridge: 8,5 kOhm, L = 5,2H
These recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio. The cleanen samples were recorded with a Gibson Les Paul Custom through a 1965 Fender Bandmaster with a 1x12" Celestion cabinet. For the crunch and highgain samples, Christian played his Gibson through a Marshall 2061X reissue head.
Clean | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Crunch | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
High gain | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
The following demos were performed on a Epi-Joe-Perry-Boneyard Les Paul.
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Overdrive | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Neck 3 | Neck/Bridge 3 | Bridge 3 |
Humbucker "59-Bucker GrowlDogs"
Alnico-5, wax-potted, nickel silver coverNeck: 8,5 kOhm, L = 5,3H
Bridge: 9,2 kOhm, L = 6,0H
These recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio. The cleanen samples were recorded with a Gibson Les Paul Custom through a 1965 Fender Bandmaster with a 1x12" Celestion cabinet. For the crunch and highgain samples, Christian played his Gibson through a Marshall 2061X reissue head.
Clean | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Crunch | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
High gain | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
The following demos were performed on a Epi-Joe-Perry-Boneyard Les Paul.
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Neck 3 | Neck/Bridge 3 | Bridge 3 |
Overdrive | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Neck 3 | Neck/Bridge 3 | Bridge 3 |
Humbucker "59-Bucker CreamGen"
Alnico-2, wax-potted, nickel silver coverNeck: 8,7 kOhm, L = 5,4H
Bridge: 9,2 kOhm, L = 6,0H
These recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio. The cleanen samples were recorded with a Gibson Les Paul Custom through a 1965 Fender Bandmaster with a 1x12" Celestion cabinet. For the crunch and highgain samples, Christian played his Gibson through a Marshall 2061X reissue head.
Clean | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Crunch | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
High gain | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
The following demos were performed on a Epi-Joe-Perry-Boneyard Les Paul.
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Overdrive | ||
Neck | Neck/Bridge | Bridge |
Humbucker "RedZoneH"
Alnico-5, wax-potted, no coverBridge: 14,0 kOhm, L = 7,6H, 4-conductor+shield, splitable.
These recordings were performed by Munich guitar virtuoso Christian Schwarzbach in a studio.
He used the same setups like on his recordings of the 59-Bucker. "More Gain" was played through an Orange Tiny Terror and "Even More Gain" through a Line6 with Soldano emulation.
Bridge - CLEAN | Bridge - CRUNCH | Bridge - GAIN |
Bridge - MORE GAIN | Bridge - EVEN MORE GAIN |
The following demos were performed with related Humbucker on a Epi-Joe-Perry-Boneyard Les Paul, bridge position.
Clean | ||
Bridge | ||
Overdrive | ||
Bridge 1 | Bridge 2 | Bridge 3 |
Bridge 4 | Bridge 5 | Bridge 6 |
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Sounddemos P90 / P94 Pickups
P90 / P94 Pickups "Crosser"
Alnico-2, unpotted.Available as P94 (Humbucker size), closed cover or open frame or P90 (Soapbar).
Bridge: 6,9 kOhm, L = 5,0H
Neck: 6,4kOhm, L = 4,5H.
Sounddemos have been recorded with a LesPaul Custom.
Clean | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |
Overdrive | ||
Neck 1 | Neck/Bridge 1 | Bridge 1 |
Neck 2 | Neck/Bridge 2 | Bridge 2 |