Fender Big Apple Stratocaster

[mtpatty]

Hi All!

Replacing the stock Seymour Duncan 59 and Pearly Gates with-  Riff Raffs or Emeralds?  Alder body, Rosewood fretboard-  thanks for your input! (I own both sets RR and E's- so I am not wanting to purchase any other pups)-  thanks  Mark

[Telerocker]

If you want to spank your strat, go ahead. I think they don't suit a strat at all. They do best in darker sounding Les Pauls.

So, what kind of tone your lookin for and which amp(s) you have.

[mtpatty]

I use an Axe-Fx Standard- not looking for anything really, just had pickups left over and didn't really want to keep the SD's...

[Telerocker]

What kind of music?

For blues/bluesrock/hardrock/maybe early metal: Abraxas or Crawler.
For modern metal something like the Juggernaut or if you like P90's: Stockholm.

[mtpatty]

I already own Riff Raffs and Emeralds...I am going to use one of the two-  I play all kinds of music...i play at home and record my own music...I don't gig out...

[darkbluemurder]

I would try the Emeralds first. Strats usually benefit from pickups that have a bit more power than PAF types.

Cheers Stephan

[Telerocker]

I would try the Emeralds first. Strats usually benefit from pickups that have a bit more power than PAF types.

Cheers Stephan

Good call out of those. Just try the Emerald. Maybe you can use a different potvalue if things get to bright.