Squier Humbucker Project Guitar

[MiniLefty]

Hey guys first post on the forums but a long time admirer of your pickups!

I have a pretty nice guitar collection already but when i saw this little beauty pop up at my local guitar shop i couldn't say no! Especially when it looked SO cool! Its an 80's Squier Humbucker, it has a few dings here and there but i intend to really make it glow, going to really clean up that neck and as you can see by that reflection i started work on the body as soon as i got it home!





I plan on turning this guitar into a Hendrix Heavy Metal tribute. As you may have guessed from my name and seen in the picture this is a right handed guitar and i am a left handed player SHOCK  :!:

So it will be flipped, it's gonna be a real stage guitar. I just need to decide on the pickup!

Going with a single humbucker obviously and i need something that is a good alrounder but will handle styles from Punk E.G Ramones all the way to bands like Trivium!

SO, looking for your advice!

Cheers

LM!

[ztikmaen]

Don't really have any suggestions yet (the others are better at that) but that is a really cool vibe and axe!

[Telerocker]

A Nailbomb (alnico) should serve those styles.

[MiniLefty]

The Nailbomb definately sounds nice and from the page looks like it will definately do what i need like you say.

Looking at the guitar is doesn't look like the guard is routed big enough for a cover so i guess it would have to have one of the coloured tops? Is that an option pn the nailbomb?

Tempted to get a new matte pickguard and put in a nailbomb with the plain black metal covers, mega minimalist.

Sound about right?

[Telerocker]

Or a Tyger-cover, that one looks badass. I ordered a covered (just plain chrome) VHII for my American Series HSS-strat. Just had to file a bit of the plate. It's not a big deal.

[MiniLefty]

I assume the drop in replies is because everybody agrees with Telerocker that Nailbombs would server me well?

[Philly Q]

Tempted to get a new matte pickguard and put in a nailbomb with the plain black metal covers, mega minimalist.

Just a thought if you decide to get a new scratchplate - is it the standard 25.5" Fender scale length?

The reason I ask:  I had a similar single-humbucker Squier (but with a tremolo) which I bought in 1986.  Strangely, it had a Gibson-style 24.75" scale length, so the bridge wasn't quite in the normal place and a standard Fender scratchplate wouldn't fit.

[Telerocker]

You can send an email to the BKP-team and ask for a recommendation. Perhaps they come up with some alternatives. Still I think a Nailbomb can stretch from Ramones to Trivium.