My new MIM Strat came equipped with 3 single coils (250k pot). Once my new pickguard arrived I took the bridge single coil pup out and dropped in a BKP VHII humbucker.
Other than having slightly more volume than the stock single coil, there is no noticable difference in sound between the stock single coil and the VHII humbucker.
The bridge single coil pup was the only change that I made. After I unsoldered the single coil, I soldered the VHII's red lead to the selector switch and the black and braided to ground (following the included directions). I played with height setting and got it to where it sounds best.
There is no wiring error. There is no hum, pops or noise. In fact the guitar is just as smooth and quiet as it was stock. The problem is that the VHII sounds nothing at all like a humbucker, but amost identical to the original stock single coil.
A friend came over to check my work, he said the wiring and workmanship was perfect. He also said that the VHII was working correctly, but that some guitars do not change that much in sound by a simple pup replacement. He suggested puting the single coil back in and ask for my money back, or save it for my next guitar someday.
Did I blow all that money for nothing? Please Help!
