What is Magnet Stagger?

Our traditional Stratocaster and Telecaster pickups can select “Magnet Stagger.”

Understanding and identifying your guitar’s Fingerboard Radius is essential before determining Magnet Stagger. Magnet Stagger is the magnet or pole piece height pattern under each string. We have different pickup staggers optimized for different fingerboard radiuses: a “Stock” stagger for rounder radiuses (7.25? – 9.5?) and a “Hybrid” stagger for flatter and compound radiuses (10?+). Each stagger optimizes the string-to-string balance of the pickup. See below for a comparison of our Magnet Staggers:

Lindy Fralin Stock Stagger — Stock Stagger on a Real ’54. Notice how the low E, A, and G strings are taller. This is a “Vintage Stagger”.

Lindy Fralin Hybrid Stagger — Hybrid Stagger on a Real ’54. Notice how all magnets are relatively flat.