Author Topic: Recommend me some Strat pickups (Read 3190 times)

Brow · « **on:** October 04, 2005, 06:44:21 PM »

Hey guys.

After installing the Crawler/Irish Tour/Irish Tour set into my USA Standard Strat, it dawned on me that the ITs absolutely slay the Duncan Antiquities I have in my other Strat :?

So now I need ya to recommend me some Strat pickusp to replace them with :D

The body is Ash and Mahogany and it has a maple neck and fingerboard.

I play mainly classic rock and blues influenced stuff :)

Thanx for your opinions :)

Craig

PhilKing · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2005, 06:47:57 PM »

Apaches - I put them in my maple neck 57 and they sound great. All the old strat tones are there, Hendrix, SRV, Rory Gallagher. The IT's have a lot more push, but the Apaches have the tone. If you want something a bit less 'Straty', the Slowhands might be good for you too, they have a bit more mid in them.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2005, 08:20:54 PM »

I'd endorse what Phil has said. The Apache's are , to me, pure Strat.

rinse_master · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2005, 08:26:58 PM »

That is pretty cool looking body on that strat, very cool 2 tone sorta thing, can't advise on pickups though.

TwilightOdyssey · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2005, 08:42:20 PM »

I think you should keep the pickups you have in there now ... PDT_008

STOP BUYING MORE BKPs THAN ME!!! (Shel told me to say that, lol)

Tim · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2005, 08:50:07 PM »

Apaches Brow...........for sheer tone and playabilty they can't be beaten!

Gary · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2005, 10:29:21 PM »

I've not played any of the other single coils but the Apaches in my US Strat sound brilliant and they're fantastically versatile - they suit pretty much anything I play with them and for blues and classic rock they're spot on.

Brow · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2005, 11:14:55 PM »

Thanx for the posts guys :)

You pretty much told me what I thought you would (Apaches or Mothers Milk) :D

Quote from: PhilKing

Apaches - I put them in my maple neck 57 and they sound great. All the old strat tones are there, Hendrix, SRV, Rory Gallagher. The IT's have a lot more push, but the Apaches have the tone. If you want something a bit less 'Straty', the Slowhands might be good for you too, they have a bit more mid in them.

I adore a good Single coil sound, so the more 'Stratty' the better :D

Quote from: TwilightOdyssey

I think you should keep the pickups you have in there now ... PDT_008

STOP BUYING MORE BKPs THAN ME!!! (Shel told me to say that, lol)

I'll bet she did mate ;) Shell's annoyed cos' I spend my money on stuff she thinks is useless and you're jealous of my.......... you're just jealous 8)