JMguitars
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This is from his forum. http://dhenderson.com/online-discussion/ScottHenderson/viewtopic.php?p=743
I thought his personal insight into the bridge PU was really interesting. I think there's some truth in the mattter. Just wondering why something that simply doesn't register with oneself till someone points it out.
Anyway, here's the thread.
Also, I know that you like your Suhr guitars very much, and I would love to have the Scott model (or any Suhr for that matter), but if you were to have a Fender Strat, which model and how would you have it set up?
"I don't know anything about which models Fender is currently offering, but basically if you want a good vintage strat sound, you should try to find one that's made of alder and is as light as possible, with a rosewood fingerboard. If you want it to sound really good, you'll have to change the pickups. I'd recommend Suhr V60 low peak, or if you want pickups that don't hum, DiMarzio Virtual Vintage 2.2's. Don't let anybody talk you into putting a pickup "set" in your guitar, meaning that the treble pickup is wound hotter than the other two - believe me, that ain't the way to go. Put 3 identical pickups in there and balance the volume by raising the treble pickup very high, the middle a bit lower and the neck pretty low. Also, if Fender is still putting bridges on their guitars with that bullshit zinc block, you're gonna have a big problem. Before the days of the Ghoto 1088 with the steel block, I took my Fender zinc blocks to a machine shop and had them duplicated in steel. Take a magnet with you to check out guitars - if the magnet sticks to the block you're in good shape. If it doesn't, you'll have to pay around 100 bucks to a machine shop to make it right, or check into replacement bridges with steel blocks that are made to fit on Fenders."
I thought his personal insight into the bridge PU was really interesting. I think there's some truth in the mattter. Just wondering why something that simply doesn't register with oneself till someone points it out.
Anyway, here's the thread.
Also, I know that you like your Suhr guitars very much, and I would love to have the Scott model (or any Suhr for that matter), but if you were to have a Fender Strat, which model and how would you have it set up?
"I don't know anything about which models Fender is currently offering, but basically if you want a good vintage strat sound, you should try to find one that's made of alder and is as light as possible, with a rosewood fingerboard. If you want it to sound really good, you'll have to change the pickups. I'd recommend Suhr V60 low peak, or if you want pickups that don't hum, DiMarzio Virtual Vintage 2.2's. Don't let anybody talk you into putting a pickup "set" in your guitar, meaning that the treble pickup is wound hotter than the other two - believe me, that ain't the way to go. Put 3 identical pickups in there and balance the volume by raising the treble pickup very high, the middle a bit lower and the neck pretty low. Also, if Fender is still putting bridges on their guitars with that bullshit zinc block, you're gonna have a big problem. Before the days of the Ghoto 1088 with the steel block, I took my Fender zinc blocks to a machine shop and had them duplicated in steel. Take a magnet with you to check out guitars - if the magnet sticks to the block you're in good shape. If it doesn't, you'll have to pay around 100 bucks to a machine shop to make it right, or check into replacement bridges with steel blocks that are made to fit on Fenders."
