Rebuilding an old strat

[solspirit]

I'm putting a scalloped neck on it but I'm not building it for shred. I rarely use the middle pickup, what pup configuration would you suggest? I'm going for a jazzy kind of thing but I want a little crunch when I want it.

[GuitarStv]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

If you don't use the middle pickup or the middle combinations . . . maybe go with a teleish setup. A tele neck pickup works as well as a humbucker for smooth, clean jazz. Paired with a tele bridge pickup (or a twangbanger) it should get you a little crunch from the bridge.

[donaldr]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

I setup an LTD ST-213 Strat with a STK-S4 neck and STK-S7 bridge, dummy middle single coil (because I don't like the look of 2 singles on a Strat). Really like the middle position (both pickups in parallel). The bridge can crunch or stay clean as you like. Those pickups are noiseless.

[Mincer]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

I use 2 humbuckers in mine. An Alnico II Pro and a Custom Custom, and I don't do the shred thing. If you want single coils, try an SSL-2 & SSL-6.

[solspirit]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

I want to go as noiseless as possible. I think I'd like to try to keep single coil look though.

[Mincer]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

2 Little 59s then, and you'd be set.

[NoOnesFang13]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

If you don't mind going Dimarzio, I personally have always liked the sound of the Cruiser. But maybe that's just because it's Andy Timmons playing it.

[solspirit]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

2 Little 59s then, and you'd be set.

Two little 59s and a dummy in the middle?

[Mincer]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

Two little 59s and a dummy in the middle?

Or a pickguard without a middle pickup hole.

[solspirit]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

I have a bridge spec, lil screaming demon in the neck pos on another strat that I really like, how do you think a lil 59 would match with that? I've got a jbjr in the bridge now that I'm not all that excited about

[Mincer]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

A Little Demon and Little 59 is a great combo. And if you already know how the Little Demon sounds, it sounds great. I am not a fan of the JB Jr either.

[solspirit]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

Thanks man. I'll be back with more questions.

[solspirit]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

Ok ok... I didn't want to make it a 2 full-size humbucker guitar... But what if I put a a full size 59 & a full size Demon in it?
How do you think that would work?

[NoOnesFang13]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

Ok ok... I didn't want to make it a 2 full-size humbucker guitar... But what if I put a a full size 59 & a full size Demon in it?
How do you think that would work?

The Demon and the 59 go great together, it's been my favorite HH set for a long time now. I ended up doing mag swaps and whatnot, as well as swaping screw poles around in my SG copy. Ended up with a Demon A8 double philister screws, and the 59 A4 with the hex screws from the demon then threw Artie's de-mud mod on the 59 to clear up the low end a bit more. But that's just nit picky stuff. The stock Demon and 59 are great pickups, especially together.

[solspirit]

Re: Rebuilding an old strat

No... Not not picky at all, I think the demon is just a touch "muddy".
Good description