NGD........doin' my "Happy Dance"!!!

[BigB]

The Trilogy is freakin' HUGE!!!  Warm and beefy sound while still maintaining a distinct (almost vintage) SC sound.  Amazing.  Liquid fluidity when playing solos.  Hit a chord and almost fell off the stool! 

If I may hikack this thread: how does the trilogy compare to a more "standard" strat pup when played clean ? I'm thinking about replacing my (all-maple) Vox Standard 25's stock DiMarzio FS-1 (which are not bad but...) with BKPs, and while my first choice was slowhands,  I'm starting considering trilogy as a possible option too...

[ShotgunInnocence]

The Trilogy is freakin' HUGE!!!  Warm and beefy sound while still maintaining a distinct (almost vintage) SC sound.  Amazing.  Liquid fluidity when playing solos.  Hit a chord and almost fell off the stool!

If I may hikack this thread: how does the trilogy compare to a more "standard" strat pup when played clean ? I'm thinking about replacing my (all-maple) Vox Standard 25's stock DiMarzio FS-1 (which are not bad but...) with BKPs, and while my first choice was slowhands,  I'm starting considering trilogy as a possible option too...

I only have a Trilogy in the neck position, so I can't comment from experience about it in other positions and mine also has the zinc base plate option (definitely recommend it).  When played clean, it has that characteristic strat "quack" and sparkle.  The difference is that the Trilogy has a richer low end and overall fuller sound (not a bad thing with maple IMHO) with no loss of single coil clarity or definition.  One other observation.......because mine was calibrated with a Holy Diver, it was wound a bit hotter than a typical neck Trilogy.  I'm pretty sure that even wound slightly less hot (in a standard calibrated set) you'd achieve similar results.

[FernandoDuarte]

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[dave_mc]

wow, that looks awesome. :)

[BigB]

I only have a Trilogy in the neck position, so I can't comment from experience about it in other positions and mine also has the zinc base plate option (definitely recommend it).  When played clean, it has that characteristic strat "quack" and sparkle.  The difference is that the Trilogy has a richer low end and overall fuller sound (not a bad thing with maple IMHO) with no loss of single coil clarity or definition.  One other observation.......because mine was calibrated with a Holy Diver, it was wound a bit hotter than a typical neck Trilogy.  I'm pretty sure that even wound slightly less hot (in a standard calibrated set) you'd achieve similar results.

Thanks a lot - looks like I'd really should consider trilogy too.

[ShotgunInnocence]

I only have a Trilogy in the neck position, so I can't comment from experience about it in other positions and mine also has the zinc base plate option (definitely recommend it).  When played clean, it has that characteristic strat "quack" and sparkle.  The difference is that the Trilogy has a richer low end and overall fuller sound (not a bad thing with maple IMHO) with no loss of single coil clarity or definition.  One other observation.......because mine was calibrated with a Holy Diver, it was wound a bit hotter than a typical neck Trilogy.  I'm pretty sure that even wound slightly less hot (in a standard calibrated set) you'd achieve similar results.

Thanks a lot - looks like I'd really should consider trilogy too.


I think if you're looking to add some warmth and fullness to the sound of a maple guitar, it's just what the doctor ordered.  I'd definitely recommend the the zinc baseplate for the bridge pup too (little extra warmth and fullness).

[FernandoDuarte]

How much hotter than typical Trilogy, Shotgun?

[ShotgunInnocence]

The standard neck Trilogy is wound to 11.2k I believe......mine was wound to 13k.  When I wrote to Tim inquiring about the hotter wind, he told me that was standard procedure when calibrating it with a hotter humbucker like the HD.  Works for me Tim!   :lol:

[BigB]

Thanks a lot - looks like I'd really should consider trilogy too.

I think if you're looking to add some warmth and fullness to the sound of a maple guitar, it's just what the doctor ordered. 

Well, it's actually mounted with the stock DiMarzio FS-1, which are in the same ballpark as the trilogy wrt/ DC resistance (or even slightly hotter - the spec reads 14.23k). Not-bad pups for this axe, tame down the bightness, still preserve kind of a straty character, and (more a side benefit than a requirement) the output level more or less matches the crawlers on my other Vox so I don't have to mess too much with my amp settings when swapping guitar. But I'm pretty confident that well-chosen BKPs would beat them hands down  8). I initially ruled out the contemporary category - not being into shredding / metal stuff at all - but well, I'm not after a pure vintage strat tone neither.

Thanks again for your  answer, that should help.

I'd definitely recommend the the zinc baseplate for the bridge pup too (little extra warmth and fullness).

Yeps, that was planned already whatever set I finally choose (that is, for now, slowhands or trilogy).