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Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: nickcoumbe on June 29, 2013, 09:47:28 AM

Title: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: nickcoumbe on June 29, 2013, 09:47:28 AM: I have a Fender Musicmaster that I am picking up from the UK when I fly back (from Adelaide) in a few weeks. I am going to get Steve at PJ's Guitar Centre in Portsmouth to wire up a new scratch plate so I can keep the original 1970's parts and have a quick swap option.

At the moment I am playing through a small valve head and playing around with some country/blues/metal. I have a few other guitars with lots of different pickups.

I'd probably prefer something tight bass and is nice and cutting for rhythm parts that does not get shrill when you go higher up the neck.

I like the following:

Irish Tours
Sultans

Tried and didn't really gel with Trilogy Suites

Any thoughts/experience on a good single coil?
Title: Re: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: nickcoumbe on June 29, 2013, 09:48:38 AM: Forgot to say. I am thinking about a switchable boost to kick the amp into overdrive, so something that does nice cleans would be good.
Title: Re: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: Brow on June 29, 2013, 01:30:37 PM: I had a 70s Music Master myself and also did the same thing as regards keeping the original parts un-modified.

I put a pair of Slowhands, Zinc baseplate on the bridge pickup, in mine along with a push/pull pot wired to put both pickups on together in series. It wasn't by any means a full humbucker sound, but it wasn't too far away and made the guitar really versatile.

The Slowhands to me sounded to be quite thick in the mids, so they were by no means thin or shrill sounding.
Title: Re: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: nickcoumbe on July 04, 2013, 11:05:35 AM: Quote from: Brow on June 29, 2013, 01:30:37 PM
I had a 70s Music Master myself and also did the same thing as regards keeping the original parts un-modified.

I put a pair of Slowhands, Zinc baseplate on the bridge pickup, in mine along with a push/pull pot wired to put both pickups on together in series. It wasn't by any means a full humbucker sound, but it wasn't too far away and made the guitar really versatile.

The Slowhands to me sounded to be quite thick in the mids, so they were by no means thin or shrill sounding.

Thanks for that.

Done some listening and research and I think the slow hand might be a bit hot for what I want, particularly as I want to add a boost.

I'm thinking an Apache would work well.
Title: Re: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: Telerocker on July 04, 2013, 10:37:24 PM: Apaches are great for country, funk, blues, pop. I doubt if they are suitable for metal. But when you have other guitars, you can cover metal with another axe, and use your Music Master for clean and crunchy stuff.
Title: Re: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: nickcoumbe on August 06, 2013, 09:15:28 PM: Went with an apache.

Clips soon
Title: Re: Single coil suggestions for a Fender Musicmaster
Post by: nickcoumbe on August 09, 2013, 02:01:41 AM: http://youtu.be/pajO97LHhhs (http://youtu.be/pajO97LHhhs)

Quick bit of noodling