Baseplate or hotter bridge pickup?

[FunkyMonk]

Hi!

I'm new here, so: Hallo, my name is Martin and I live in Vienna.

Playing a beat up 76 Strat with lovely Mother's Milk Pickups in it. I really like those PUs - I've been through a lot of different pickups from cheapo to boutique and these nail the tone in my head the best. Love their woodiness and chime. Just a great pickup set for vintage style Strat tones.

Anyway, I'd still like to have a little more oomph, more grit, more dirt from the bridge pickup while still retaining the woodiness of the MM Set. I'm not searching for a gain monster, mid boost or a humbucker type of sound, only for that little extra kick - still sounding like a (slightly fatter) singlecoil, though.
Neck pickup is almost levelled with pickguard, bridge pickup pretty close to the strings already.

Would you recommend a baseplate? Can these be retrofitted or do I need another pickup?
Or would a hotter pickup be better? (maybe a slow hand on bridge?)

What do you think?

All the best,
Martin

[gwEm]

you can get a baseplate retrofitted - might be worth a go! you can even do it yourself.

[HTH AMPS]

BKP have just put up videos showing comparisons with Strat pickups with and without baseplates - have a look on their Youtube page.

[Gizmo]

that youtube video is really good. best demonstration i've seen of how it affects the sound.

Can the baseplates be bought separately to pickups in the accessories section?

[FunkyMonk]

Thanks for your replies! I'll try a baseplate first! All the best, Martin