Author Topic: Which strat pickups have hum cancelation? (Read 2217 times)

keano · « **on:** May 15, 2007, 04:00:04 AM »

Looking for a cool strat tone ala clapton like Gilmours cleans and Gilmours big blues bends. I like a warmer tone rather then peircing treble.

38thBeatle · « **Reply #1 on:** May 15, 2007, 07:17:04 AM »

BKP's are not hum canceling-traditional single coils. Having said that, I have not suffered any noise problems with any of mine. The obvious answer to your question about Clapton tones is Slowhands. I can get those kind of tones but having said that, I have two BKP sets and both epitomize Strat tones in different way.Apaches are traditional Strat tones and the Slowhands have more mids.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #2 on:** May 15, 2007, 09:14:18 AM »

Clapton Strat tone: Lace Sensors. (I'm having the classic Red/Silver/Blue trio fitted to mine right now but I think he used three Gold)
Gilmour Strat tone: EMG's.

BKP only do "true" singlecoils, ie, they hum.

Also worth bearing in mind that Clapton Strats have a built in active mid-boost circuit so, when combined with the Sensors, he gets a hum-cancelling singlecoil sound with a midrange hump for a bit of extra power.

EDIT: Excuse me, I just checked and the actual Fender Clapton Strats DON'T use Lace Sensors anymore, they come fitted with Fender Vintage Noiseless pickups at the moment.

sgmypod · « **Reply #3 on:** May 15, 2007, 12:04:56 PM »

ahh not a fan of the noisless is like a strat with it's guts removed

Mr Ed · « **Reply #4 on:** May 15, 2007, 02:08:40 PM »

I like Lace Sensors because they're a bit dirrrty but I really don't like the Fender Noiseless efforts and the Cobalt ones. They're really lame.

Kilby · « **Reply #5 on:** May 15, 2007, 05:47:53 PM »

Gilmour is back to the his old fender pickups (SD rewound them when he was working for fender in the 70s).

He only used EMGs for 2 albums, and that was only to stop interfearence from the lighting rigs. Apparently he found them to be a nessicary evil. Personally I thought he got pretty good strat tones from them

I have heard mothers milks mentioned a few times for Gilmour tones, dependant on body and fingerboard woods.

Definately slowhands for solo Clapton though.

Rob...

38thBeatle · « **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2007, 08:34:56 PM »

Well, I answered about BKP pickups-this being their forum and all. I will say again that I have experienced no noise problems with my BKP pickups either in the Studio or live.

TonyGibson · « **Reply #7 on:** May 20, 2007, 04:27:22 PM »

For what it's worth, if you get BKP wound RW/RP they will be hum cancelling in positions 2 and 4 off of a 5 way switch. That being the case they are pretty quiet in positions 1, 3, and 5 anyway.