Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum

Forum Ringside => Pickups => Topic started by: Bakubon on July 02, 2006, 10:37:07 PM

Title: Pickup Help
Post by: Bakubon on July 02, 2006, 10:37:07 PM

I have a Fender Mexican Stratocaster with Fender Lace Series upgraded to it. It's the Blue, Middle, Red one. To tell the truth, i don' really like these pickups as they're not bright and tight enough for my sound. I know it's really hard to get a rock sound out of single coil so i decided that i'll do that heavy rock tone  for my next guitar. For now i'm looking for perhaps a modern bright lead tone.

What I Listen To: John Petrucci, Steve Vai, Tom Hess, Yngwie Malmsteen, DragonForce , Jun Senoue (Crush 40), Japan X, Dir En Grey, Funeral For A Friend, Bullet For My Valentine, Symphony X, Larc~en~ciel, Trivium...etc .

Title: Pickup Help
Post by: CaffeineJunkie on July 02, 2006, 11:03:35 PM

i'd go for the Irish Tours

Title: Pickup Help
Post by: _tom_ on July 02, 2006, 11:10:06 PM

Sinners seem like a great bridge singlecoil for a strat, never played one though   :(

Title: Pickup Help
Post by: TwilightOdyssey on July 03, 2006, 02:54:40 AM

Most of the bands you listen to all use humbucking pickups 90% of the time or more.

I think you should check to see if your guitar is actually routed for a humbucker in the bridge and make the guitar either H/S or H/S/S.

Title: Pickup Help
Post by: Searcher on July 03, 2006, 08:31:57 AM

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

Most of the bands you listen to all use humbucking pickups 90% of the time or more.

I think you should check to see if your guitar is actually routed for a humbucker in the bridge and make the guitar either H/S or H/S/S.

+1

Many Strats are routed to accept at least one humbucker.  Many can be set up for a humbucker at the bridge and neck without much trouble.