getting a squier

[uzzo88]

hey..i'm thinking of getting a squier bullet special this comin june..anyone has the same peice? was looking for the tomdelonge strat but found out that its discontinued model so i guess this is the next best look-alike..any
flexible humbucker u guys can reccomend in the bridge for the different types of playing?

 

[subversion]

that's an OK guitar, honestly. nothing fantastic but very playable. if you are after other single humbucking guitars, BC Rich offer a few models. otherwise get any guitars with a bridge humbucker in the configuration & play the bridge unit only...

you'd do well to get a hot humbucker in there, Duncan's Custom/ Distortion & Dimarzio's Tone Zone/ Super Distortion are among others to choose from. it's a rather light guitar, it needs bottm end boost.

on another note, if you insist on the Squier brand name, the Standard Fat Strat is highly recommended.

 

[hobbes]

whats the price of a fat strat?

 

[gordonzz]

whats the price of bullet and fat strat? where got sell ah?

 

[trianglebiscuit]

ya where? i want get a bullet just for fun wasted the 99dollar sale i din buy

 

[uzzo88]

sweelee got one last piece $180 after discount

 

[subversion]

after discount, the fat strat is about $390

 

[hobbes]

whats bottom end boost?

 

[gordonzz]

after discount, the fat strat is about $390

hmmm.. maybe save another 200 for a epi lp

 

[Mjollnir]

see if guitar wrkshop still has the squier standard fat strat las time i went they had 1 2nd good condition for like 200 something

 

[subversion]

whats bottom end boost?

boost for the low-freq...

 

[uzzo88]

where to get the SD invader??cant seem to get em nowadays

 

[mitth]

SD pickups can be bought at music plaza in ps... its the yamaha guitar shop. just went there today, looks like the range of SD pickups are v limited. heh.

 

[subversion]

gain10 also has Duncans- got my Custom5 from them

www.gain10music.com

 

[uzzo88]

what happens if we put a nirdge PU in the neck position and do vice versa for the others??

 

[repulse87]

Subversion! Can you give me a review of the Custom5? I've been contemplating to get it, however, heard its got too much highs and bass and too little mids.

 

[subversion]

it's been done, you can read it here, together with other pickup reviews: http://www.soft.com.sg/new/modules....c&t=3564&sid=714be636a3374dd648899e5d9ee1fa5a
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[repulse87]

Thanks, though i'm still very much undecided. I love the warm PAF-ish tone, with buttery cleans and warm distortion (not the metal/prog rock kind). I'm more of a blues/jazz person. Will the Custom5 suit my styles? I can't friggin try this pickup on any guitar coz its so rare in Singapore. Planning to get a 59' Neck and Custom5 Bridge for my PRS. both 4-conducting. Btw Sub, did you try the Custom5's split tones? I heard its got a very convincing Stratty tone.

 

[subversion]

the Custom5 isn't about appealing to high gain players exclusively. it very much fills the gap between the Custom (deep, PAF-type tone) & the Custom Custom (midrange rich, not as overpowering as the JB though). the C5 is about having a trimmed low end with more lower midrange, plus a less brash treble.

i did not have the C5 split-wired in my SG, i dislike the single coil emulation of an average humbucker but i love my McCarty split tone. i've heard someone's C5 split tone online & find it 'stratty' like you mentioned, but lack the fat, open single coil tone which makes a true single coil stand out.