Author Topic: I would greatly appreciate Strat pickup and wiring advise... (Read 2030 times)

Mr Ed · « **on:** February 08, 2007, 04:19:58 PM »

The more I use my Strat, the more I realise how amazingly comfortable it is and with such a wonderful neck... but my god, I am SICK of the wussy output. It doesn't suit me when driven at all unless I use the frigging clean boost for more saturation in the gain.

I need assistance, so give it to me... prease? :)

I've looked at loadsa different pickups - GFS and Swineshead to start off cheaply, then Duncans, Dimarzios, Lace Sensors (either the Red/Silver/Blue combo or Burgundy/Silver/Light Blue), Rio Grande and obviously BKP's also.

The volume drop from my buckers is horrendous and it sounds pretty lame when driven (because i have a high gain amp, natch).

Its not that the pickups it has in (Texas Specials, stock) suck... they're just not hot enough for a gain whore like me!!

I don't want to go down the route of single-sized humbuckers... but I know that what I want is impossible - I want a hum cancelling singlecoil pickup that is as bright as a Strat pickup should be yet rocks so hard when it's cranked... but still sounds good clean.

More winds = more mids = more power + less pronounced treble = less of a singlecoil sound.

I remember reading something somewhere about having Strat pups wired up in series/parallel so that - at the flick of a switch - it would in theory be turning into a dual humbucker guitar of sorts. I'm lame when it comes to alternate wirings of pickups, would someone be able to explain please?

As far as BKP's go, I emailed Tim and he (as always) promptly responded by suggesting:

B: Trilogy (P90 fatness) or a Sinner (complete brutality)
M: Trilogy (retain bridge power) or an Irish Tour (hot vintage)
N: Mother's Milk (classic '62 voicing)

Now, I would appreciate the input of anyone who has these badboys. I know I'm arsey because I want something that sounds like a loud singlecoil when clean but then mutates into a humbucker when the gain comes in.

For reference, I play through a fair number of pedals into a JCM900 4100 head and I'd say my band plays "alt rock" as it were, early-90's sounding.

Thanks in advance.

DeanS · « **Reply #1 on:** February 08, 2007, 04:32:34 PM »

I've a set of Mothers and they're great for clean, breaking up blues and if you really push your amp's front end they'll even do high gain stuff and still retain their musicality. However if you play more overdrive/distorted stuff and want humbucker type fatness you could go trilogy neck and middle with a sinner in the bridge. There's a soundclip titled Uber singles - juts do a search

Elliot · « **Reply #2 on:** February 08, 2007, 04:48:24 PM »

I think Mothers will be too mild for you if you don't like Texas Specials - that's not a criticism of Milks - they're my favourite pickups - but for your demands Trilogy and Sinner is the way to go.

_tom_ · « **Reply #3 on:** February 08, 2007, 05:04:36 PM »

I'll be receiving a neck trilogy soon, and will get some clips hopefully so keep your eye on the Players forum :D

Mr Ed · « **Reply #4 on:** February 08, 2007, 05:49:34 PM »

Quote from: DeanS

There's a soundclip titled Uber singles - juts do a search

Quote from: _tom_

I'll be receiving a neck trilogy soon, and will get some clips hopefully so keep your eye on the Players forum :D

THanks both, I'll have a look for that clip now.

Mr Ed · « **Reply #5 on:** February 08, 2007, 06:04:37 PM »

That soundclip is bitchin'!!!