strings and my pick-up

twmiller Posted 2003-02-01 7:25 PM (#213143) Subject: strings and my pick-up Joined: January 2003 Posts: 20 Location: MN I have a Dean Markely single coil pickup on my cc01 Celberity. I run it through a pre-amp to a large amp. Works real good. My question: If I go from light to medium strings, will it change any of the sound characteristics coming out of my amp? I know it will make a differance unplugged, but how about the magnetic pickup? Thanks. Paul Templeman Posted 2003-02-01 7:43 PM (#213144 - in reply to #213143) Subject: Re: strings and my pick-up Joined: February 2002 Posts: 5750 Location: Scotland The short answer is "not much" Remember that a magnetic pickup will only see material which is ferric. Bronze or phosphor bronze has a much lower ferric content than nickel or steel, so your pickup is only reading the core of the wound strings, rather than the core & the wrap wire. If you want good plugged-in performance from a soundhole magnetic pickup, use electric strings. Imagine what a Strat or Les Paul would sound like if you strung it with Bronze strings twmiller Posted 2003-02-01 10:55 PM (#213145 - in reply to #213143) Subject: Re: strings and my pick-up Joined: January 2003 Posts: 20 Location: MN thanks.