Author Topic: Fender Stratocaster and Humbucking Pickups (Read 9039 times)

Ray_Shango · « **on:** May 21, 2008, 09:56:46 PM »

Hello after many months of decideing what pickups to buy and after many reviews ive setteled on BKP.

Ive tryed dimarzio, and countless seymour duncans and wanted to try BKP. Ive looked at EMG pickups but decided against them due to mixed opinions.

Ive decided to settle for A NailBomber/Mississippi Queen combo

This was mainly influenced by Muse, but ive been after a tone and sound simmiliar to matt bellamys for awhile.

I mainly listen to progressive rock and classic such as Pink Floyd, early Genesis , The who , Guns and roses and even prog metal such as Dream theatre. I also listen to indie stuff and also electronic driven bands.

Ive already got 2 strats - one is signle coil driven which is perfect for my floyd stuff and clapton style solos. My other strat which is a HH strat is ideal for zepplin style rock and roll.

Now the big question... which may sound daft.. can a strat have humbuckers with covers on...?

Ive looked at lots of strats and although some have covers on they dont have a scratch plate on, they just have the black outer rims that they are placed in.

Has anyone seen a strat with a scratch plate with covers on their humbuckers and/or is it possible to have them in covers on a scratch plate...?

Fikealox · « **Reply #1 on:** May 21, 2008, 10:29:14 PM »

Strats can definitely have covered humbuckers :) Here's a picture for you (nicked from my favourite music store bMusic Australia):

I sympathise with the pickup crisis. I've recently been converted to strats, and I'm going much the same route as you, with one for singles, one for humbuckers, etc. I'm a massive prog and especially Pink Floyd fan as well.

Philly Q · « **Reply #2 on:** May 21, 2008, 10:55:13 PM »

Quote from: Ray_Shango

Now the big question... which may sound daft.. can a strat have humbuckers with covers on...?

MrBump on this very forum has a set of covered Nailbombs:

http://www.bareknucklepickups.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10576

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #3 on:** May 22, 2008, 02:47:06 PM »

Not knowing if it's an actual strat or one of the many start shapes, I'd have a quick look under the scratchpalate to see if it's routed for a HB first. Fairly simple, but it's always the simple stuff that gets forgotten :D

badgermark · « **Reply #4 on:** May 22, 2008, 05:03:34 PM »

You might have to file the scratchplate a little, the cover adds a few mm and might not fit in a standard HH scratchplate. But go for it! Sounds like a great idea.

Ray_Shango · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2008, 04:26:15 PM »

cheers for your help.

I think im going to go for covers - either chrome , raw nickle or nickle. i was looking at a plain black stratch plate originaly but ive since been tempted to get a mirror one.

Yer the strat body that i have has to be routed as it only designed for three single coils. im not going to do this. im buying parts and my guitar tech is putting it together.

i know what i want but coming down to doing it is another matter.

you think chrome or nickle cover will look good on a black strat...?

I know this is a telecaster.. but john 5 guitars is like a blue print for colourwise... although my strat has a white binding around it.

binding like this

Ray_Shango · « **Reply #6 on:** May 23, 2008, 04:46:33 PM »

after thinking about it , ive realised my guitar intentions could be simplified as tom morrellos guitar.

but rather than single coils - NB and MQ and not a floydrose lol.

but his singlecoils are in black covers... would a silver scratchplate and silver be too much lol.

i know it seems daft, but BKP aren't that cheap and i dont wanna shell out lots of cash to see they look awful!

lol
cheers for your help

ToneMonkey · « **Reply #7 on:** May 23, 2008, 05:24:45 PM »

I've lost the link on this computer but there is a designing package somewhere on the web where you should be able to do this and have a look. I'm sure someone will be able to help you out. Definately sounded like a Japanese word.

WezV · « **Reply #8 on:** May 23, 2008, 05:33:10 PM »

http://www.nymphusa.com/kisekae/kisekaeE1.asp

Ray_Shango · « **Reply #9 on:** May 23, 2008, 06:36:24 PM »

humm.. i guess i have sum thinking to do. decided to opt out for mirror one...

wat you think..?

Philly Q · « **Reply #10 on:** May 23, 2008, 07:00:58 PM »

I'd go for chrome pickups on a black/white/black 3-ply scratchplate. The white edge of the scratchplate would match the body binding nicely.

That's what I have on my bound black Tele, anyway...

Elliot · « **Reply #11 on:** May 23, 2008, 07:14:35 PM »

Just a warning - a Mississippi Queen does not look like a P90 as it comes in a humbucker cover - and last time I looked the MQ only came covered in a metal cover.