good pickups for a strat?

[dudelove]

I had a virtual vintage solo in my neck pu position of my strat for a while..it has a bit more mids than the area 61 which im currently using (tks dudelove!).

Wimpy A61 in my bridge works better in your neck. Too thick VV solo in your neck works wonders in my bridge.

Great trade. Probably the only trade I've done that has benefitted each side so much.

I love my strats setup now. VV solo bridge, A58 middle, A67 Neck.

 

[lokiregnarok]

Another suggestion, IMO, would be Lace Sensor. I personally prefer them for many reasons.

 

[Ized]

Wimpy A61 in my bridge works better in your neck. Too thick VV solo in your neck works wonders in my bridge.

Great trade. Probably the only trade I've done that has benefitted each side so much.

I love my strats setup now. VV solo bridge, A58 middle, A67 Neck.

Yeah the ice-picky area 61 on your bridge did wonders on my strat's neck. Another additional plus was the lower magnetic pull of the alnico 2 compared to the alnico 5 allows me to bring up the pickup's height a little higher for more output without compromising that single coil sound or sustain, unlike the solo on my neck which sounded way too fat when i tried to bring up the height.

I feel like richie kotzen now LOL.

Best trade I've ever did ever too. And it was great chatting with Goose at the same time too!

 

[WorldWithoutE]

Hi all,

Sorry to hijack but has anyone tried GFS strat pickups? Particularly the Texas hot bridge set or any other set. I just wanna hear some comments on GFS stuff . Thanks!

 

[Whitestrat]

Hi all,

Sorry to hijack but has anyone tried GFS strat pickups? Particularly the Texas hot bridge set or any other set. I just wanna hear some comments on GFS stuff . Thanks!

Inconsistent. Many GFS pups i've tried all have varying readings from what they are supposed to be. Other than that, they're ok.

For GREAT strat pups that don't cost a bomb, check out the Toneriders... Cheap and damn good.

 

[MrBukka]

YUP plus ONE to toneriders!!! I have 1 set of City Limits in my US Fender Strat now and it sounds great and versatile! Just a small issue with minor hum when u pump them with too much gain, but totally bearable imho for the classic vintage SC tone without burning a hole in ur wallet.

 

[glblues]

i have a set of Don Mares in my strat.
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[WorldWithoutE]

Wow, those Don Mares are expensive heh. Do you guys have problems with unbalanced string volumes with staggered pole pieces on strats? I using a MIM 2008 Standard Strat and somehow the neck pickup is a little unbalanced. Do the toneriders give a more balanced output with the modified stagger? Or should I go for an unstaggered set? Thanks!

 

[rakeshkrai]

Trust me, i have 15 over Strats, and experimented a lot on Pickups. DiMarzios, Seymour Duncans, Fender SCNs, Toneriders, etc. I have ranked a few here in the best order (better ones start from left), only if you are looking for a whole lot of classical Mojo and Bluesy sound your choice is on the left, for Rock towards the right:

1. Neck: HARMONIC DESIGN Vintage Plus, Van Zandt Vintage Neck, Fender SCN, Seymour Duncan Cool Rail
2. Middle: HARMONIC DESIGN Vintage Plus, Van Zandt Vintage Middle, DiMarzio Billy Corgan, Seymour Duncan Cool Rail
3. Bridge: HARMONIC DESIGN Vintage Plus, Van Zandt Vintage Bridge, DiMarzio ToneZone, Seymour Duncan Hot Rails

Harmonic Design is very expensive and will take six weeks to arrive if you order. Slow shipment but worth the wait. Scott Peterson does a wonderful job for the pickups. He's my fav pick up maker.

For Rock type (Heavy Metal sound) choose Seymour Duncan Cool Rails for Neck and Middle, and Hot Rails for Bridge.

and Nothing else Matters!

 

[eieio]

Noob question: Why you all upgrade pickups, the stock Fender pickups not good?

 

[MadWerewolfBoy]

different people different taste mah..

some people like chicken rice plain, some people like chicken rice with sesame oil, some people like chicken rice with chilli, some people like chicken rice with black sauce, some people like roasted chicken, some people like boiled chicken, and there are even some who like black chicken!!