Marso Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Hi, I know that someone probably asked this before but I can't find the info I need right now. Here is my question: I'm am looking to replace the pickups on a Strat that is sounds too skinny to my taste. What would be a good choice? And, is there a noiseless pickup that would do the trick? My Kinman's avn blues are too thin with this Strat. Fralin? Fender? What else? Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklava Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Thin mmmmm kinmans are suppose to be the shizz how bout SRV fender custom shop texas specials? The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Geoff Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 DiMarzio SDS-1s http://dimarzio.com/ Geoff "When the power of love overcomes the love of power the World will know Peace": Jimi Hendrix http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=738517&content=music The Geoff - blame Caevan!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darcy H Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 I'm absolutely in love with my Fender Custom Shop Fat 50's...lot's of full bodied "snap"! I actually played my old Strat with standard American pups on it the other day...nowhere near as thick sounding, almost sterile in comparison, and I had to turn the volume up considerably. Not sure how'd they compare to those Kinmans though. Playing pretty clean through a Blues Junior. Hope that helps. www.myspace.com/darcyhoover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B. Posted June 1, 2006 Share Posted June 1, 2006 Carvin makes some pretty fine pickups. I have some of their single coils in my Strat and love them. To me they have that "full bodied snap". And of course since they are Carvin, they are alot cheaper than most others for just as good or better quality. http://www.carvin.com/products/single.php?ItemNumber=SS60NRB&CID=PU These are the ones that I have, I got them about 15 years ago, and wouldn't think of changing them. Avoid playing the amplifier at a volume setting high enough to produce a distorted sound through the speaker-Fender Guitar Course-1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 are you sure it is the pickups? setup and string guage are sometimes the cause of the thinness. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mass Effect Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 LINK quote:Originally posted by mdrs: It's pure B.S., and obvioulsy inaccurate. I suspect it is posted for effect, not for accuracy. John Petrucci > Johnny Winter The Edge > Ted Nugent Guitar One Mag > Guitarplayer Slash > Carlton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotosound45 Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 I have owned and compared lots of single coil Strat pickups, and my favorite "rock/heavy blues" set is the Fender TexMex pickups. They even sounded fatter than the SRV's Texas Specials in the same guitar. My Strat is configured - bridge - DiMarzio Super Distortion middle - Fender TexMex neck - Fender TexMex The middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity so positions two and four are noiseless, and the price is much cheaper as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caprae Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Take a look at these. I think it says he designed the new silent single coil for Fender. His pickups with the Q-Filter are supposed to give you all kinds of sounds. (Not to be confused with Bill Lawrence USA). Bill Lawrence If I ever get a strat style guitar, these are what I'll use. Raise your children and spoil your grandchildren. Spoil your children and raise your grandchildren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marso Posted June 2, 2006 Author Share Posted June 2, 2006 Thank you all for the info. Yes it could also be the guitar itself not just the pickups. It's a deluxe model originally loaded with Lace sensors (red/silver/blue). Back then the guitar sounded even thinner and fuzzy. It's a nice strat with a perfect neck (maple) with satin silver locking tuners and floyd/fender bridge. I use med gauge (10-46). I have other strats (the strat 1980 and a Warmoth copy) both equiped with Seymour duncans alnico and they're a lot fuller. Especially the 1980 The Strat. I will read all of this info carefully and will let you all know. Thank you again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarzan Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 compare your unplugged tone and see if it is deeper than the pickups. http://www.soundclick.com/bands/pagemusic.cfm?bandID=193274 rock it, i will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justus A. Picker Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Roll off the treble on the guitar and crank the mid-range on your amp. http://www.smokedsalmonband.com/exile/exile1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalhair Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 I'm with 'Zan on his earlier post, make sure the set up is all good and your pickups are at the height you want them at. Once that is done then you can really judge if it is the pick ups or not. check out some comedy I've done: http://louhasspoken.tumblr.com/ My Unitarian Jihad Name: Brother Broadsword of Enlightened Compassion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreibel Posted June 3, 2006 Share Posted June 3, 2006 check out some of the stuff from the guy who runs Guitar Fetish Pickups - I bought his original version of his Lil' Killers pickups and like them (dropped in the neck and middle position of a Peavey Predator Plus). His new version is supposed to be even better ! They're available in three different outputs depending on the type of tone and position you're after. "I used to be "with it", but then they changed what "it" was! Now what I'm with isn't "it", and what is "it" is weird and scary to me. IT'LL HAPPEN TO YOU!" - Grampa Simpson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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