Seymour Duncan's vintage-voiced pickups have a particular ability to transcend time. The Vintage Staggered for Strat set are hand built with hand-ground alnico 5 rod magents and heavy Formvar mag wire with a special wind pattern. This combination of factors creates the bell-like tone '50s Strat pickups are known for. The middle pickup of this set is a reverse wind reverse polarity type for noise cancellation in the in-between positions. Capturing that classic Fender essence in the modern day, Seymour Duncans always hit their mark.