Customizing a Strat

[feverpromise]

Hey guys,

I am thinking of changing pick ups and pick up guard on my MIK Cort Strat copy.

The original pick up configuration is H-S-S with 2 tone controls and 1 volume control. There's also a small switch to change the humbucker to single coil mode as well.

I'd like to change the configuration to H-H with Seymour Duncan JBs. Is it possible to do that?

Pls provide me your opinions.

Thanks!

 

[faizal_rocks]

Remove your pickguard and look at the neck pickup route on the body. If the hole is big enough to accomodate a humbucker, then its good to go : )

If u wanna get a HH pickguard, get an import one since urs is MIK.. not the US ones like Allparts etc...probably wont fit. But its best to bring ur body to a shop to test fit the pickguards..

 

[ashes307]

And if the pickup route is a standard strat's, then you can route a new pickup cavity for a humbucker. But the only downside is that you may have trouble finding a H-H pickguard.

 

[faizal_rocks]

I agree with ashes307..HH pickguards are hard to find here. I got mine from Ebay back then or u could find a shop who can make one for u..

 

[feverpromise]

oh so it's possible to change configuration but the problem is in finding a suitable pickguard. hmmm thanks for your suggestions.

any shops that u'd like to recommend to look for the pickguards?

 

[faizal_rocks]

U can try TYMC or SV Guitars...

 

[junkiemanxl]

TS: you'll have to confirm your pickup routing on the guitar as well. some guitars are routed as HSS so a HH config will not be possible unless some wood work is done. HH pickguards can be bought off ebay or you can order it from warmoth.com

 

[reez_rock]

why not saving all the trouble by having a single coil sized humbucker pickup on the neck?then wire it as H-H(deactivate the mid)