Left Hand SRV Number One #1 Tribute Stratocaster Pickups Set Lacquer Potted

True Left Handed Staggered Poles Lacquer vs Wax Potting: Both are used to seal the wire to avoid microphonic noises and squeals. Wax potting takes 10 to 15 minutes to allow the wax to completely penetrate the pickup. This eliminates all microphonic noise and squeals. Lacquer potting is a quick dip to seal the outside of the pickup wires and does not penetrate completely.  This does eliminates most of the microphonic noise and squeals while allowing the wire to remain free inside for a more high-end airy lively tone   Stevie Ray Vaughan's pickups were examined by Fender and they commented that the "neck pickup was hottest, the other two relatively weak, and all bobbins were copper foil shielded." This is consistent with what pickups in '59 were. Most of them had the neck as the hottest pickup. Copper foil wrapping and grounding acts as a "shorted turn" which basically clips off some treble. These pickups made with heavy formvar wire which can be on the squeaky clean/bright side