There are two major differences between a great vintage Strat® pickup
and an average one: treble response and dynamics. A great pickup is
clear and bright, but not thin-sounding. A great one makes the sound
jump out of the amp when you pick hard and drop way down when you play
softly, and the tone varies when the string is picked at different
spots. The best pickup weve ever heard like this was from 1958, and
thats what inspired the Area 58, with two major differences. Our
pickup has way less magnet pull, and virtually no hum.