Author Topic: Crisis of choice! ...questions... (Read 3296 times)

Fikealox · « **on:** April 19, 2008, 01:22:36 AM »

Hi guys,

In my usual fashion, I've managed to get myself into an annoying position. The story goes like this: Yesterday I had one strat that I was intending to put Apaches in, another coming loaded with SD Texas Hots, and an ESP M2 that I bought a (tremspaced) warpig and a trilogy suite neck for.

Then, the same day I'd bought the BKPs, I got an offer I couldn't refuse on the M2, so I sold it. It had a Floyd, which I can't deal with, so it was eventually going to go... but it'd left me with a massive dilemma that is eating my soul. The plan was to have those three guitars to cover the spectrum of music from vintage to metal, and now I'm not sure what the best option is.

I think I'll be happy with the Texas Hots in my new strat (they're 9.7k, 6.3k, 6.3k), and I want to keep them. Do you guys think they'll cover the whole vintage spectrum well enough to make Apaches a bit redundant? And how do you think they'd go under high gain? I have limited experience with single coils under gain, but I know the Duncan SSL1s I have now don't sound too good...

I definitely want to change the pickups in my current strat, but I'm not sure what to. If you guys think the Texas Hots will cover the vintage end, do you think I should get high-output singles? How do they go with gain? Is hum immense?

Do you think I'd be better off saving for a superstrat or something to put full-sized humbuckers in, or maybe single-sized humbuckers for my current strat? If the former, what should I put in my strat?

Thanks in advance for your help, guys. I appreciate it :)

-Liam

MDV · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2008, 01:40:25 AM »

A: Your avatars awesome

B: I havent seen you around before, so, Hi!

C: I dont think the Texas Hots are gonna do vintage tones as well as the apaches.

Other than that I have nothing to add to this.

d d d d d d d d dats all folks!

Fikealox · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2008, 01:50:59 AM »

Thanks man, I appreciate it :D

I've just had another idea, too. If my current strat is routed right, I could maybe get an HSS pickguard and throw a fullsized BKP in, and some combination of little humbuckers and singles. Hmm!

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2008, 04:57:20 AM »

To me, metal is humbucker (because usually I think in metal like something near Pantera and Black Label Society...)
I would put the apaches on the other Strat and ask for a luthier build a custom guitar and put some high output humbuckers.... I would go probably for Nailbombs or Miracle Man...

badgermark · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2008, 07:19:27 AM »

So you have two strats, one with hot pickups and one with stock Fenders?

No brainer, check under the scratchplate for the body routing, most Strats should come with HSS holes unless it is a vintage RI. Stick Apaches in one and the Warpig (OMG a Warpig in a strat would be brutal...)/Trilogy in the other, possibly keep the hot fender pickup in the middle for now?

Two guitars, two different sounds. Booya.

MrBump · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2008, 08:00:22 AM »

Swapping scratchplates out on a Strat is a good way of changing your guitar at a whim... Nailbombs suit my Charvel strat very well indeed!

Mark.

Fikealox · « **Reply #6 on:** April 19, 2008, 08:03:13 AM »

I just investigated it, and they're both unfortunately not routed for humbuckers :( Hmm!

Dazza1004 · « **Reply #7 on:** April 21, 2008, 01:19:11 PM »

you could always get one routed for a bucker in the bridge, shouldn't cost a lot

Out of interest, what strats are they ?

FernandoDuarte · « **Reply #8 on:** April 21, 2008, 03:21:15 PM »

Or for bridge AND neck :twisted:

MrBump · « **Reply #9 on:** April 21, 2008, 03:57:49 PM »

Quote from: Dazza1004

you could always get one routed for a bucker in the bridge, shouldn't cost a lot

Out of interest, what strats are they ?

Isn't that what chisels are for???

badgermark · « **Reply #10 on:** April 21, 2008, 05:13:46 PM »

Quote from: MrBump

Quote from: Dazza1004
you could always get one routed for a bucker in the bridge, shouldn't cost a lot

Out of interest, what strats are they ?

Isn't that what chisels are for???

Or in my case, a hand drill... Not neat but it worked.

Fikealox · « **Reply #11 on:** April 22, 2008, 12:40:30 AM »

LOL, I can barely make a cup of tea, let alone woodwork :D I know my limitations, haha. The strats are an ESP Vintage Plus (2 tone sunburst with rosewood), and an Edwards one (3 tone sunburst with rosewood). The only real differences are that the Edwards one has a nitro finish, Klusons, and upgraded electronics and fittings... and is stuck in customs :(