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Mohi

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Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« on: April 19, 2020, 12:47:03 PM »
Hi!

I have a custom strat (made by a small luthier workshop) that came with a HSS set of Irish Tours and Nailbomb. I removed the Humbucker because it was certainly overkill for what I wanted the guitar and kind of out powered the singles: I replaced it with an Emerald bridge but I find it a bit lacking character in that guitar, (really flat, dull sound) and yet a bit hot for my taste. The Irish tours measure around 6.3 k Ohm, and the Emerald 13.4 k Ohm. I want to use the guitar mostly for clean and low - mid gain stuff.

I was thinking on a Old Guard for the bridge, have one in a Epi Les Paul and it is easily one of my favorite pickups (and have and have had lots of bareknuckles), it is superbly balanced and has a lovely response. so the question is, does anybody have any experience with that pup in a Strat? the rest of the offering in the vintage output range seems very LP or alike oriented to me.

thanks!
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darrenw5094

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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2020, 03:06:00 PM »
I'm in the same boat with a HSS player series Strat and the BK Old Guard is the one I've singled out as a lower gain bucker that doesn't overpower the 2 stock single coil pups.
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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2020, 03:12:36 PM »
What kind of timbers? What is the natural voice of your strat (bright, medium, bassy) ? I can see a Mule working in a not too bright strat.
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Mohi

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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2020, 04:18:18 PM »
It is really not bright, I'd say medium. Has a neck like a baseball bat, makes it quite sound.
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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2020, 11:35:24 PM »
Quote from: Mohi on April 19, 2020, 04:18:18 PM
It is really not bright, I'd say medium. Has a neck like a baseball bat, makes it quite sound.

Ok, then Old Guard or something like a Mule are worth a try.
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Mohi

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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2020, 10:52:55 AM »
How do you think the Mule can be better than the Old Guard? to me the second one is almost perfect ....
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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2020, 12:20:45 AM »
What is better? No idea, they are different. The Mule has a A4 magnet, the OG a AII magnet, so it's closer to a Stormy Monday. Maybe a tad hotter even.
The Mule is imho one of the best PAF 59 copies.
When you have settled on a OG just go for it. The Bootcamp Series are more affordable too.
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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2020, 10:09:29 AM »
Well I will stick to the OG for now, seems a safe bet. Thanks!
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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #8 on: April 22, 2020, 11:53:00 PM »
old guards are middier and warmer than mules, if that's what you're looking for
mules are "glassier" and more open sounding
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Re: Bridge Boot Camp Old Guard on Strat Bridge?
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2020, 07:07:25 AM »
Thanks for the description!
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