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I have a Squier Supersonic from the short lived late 90s Vista series, where Fender was trying to make the Squier line a bit more upmarket with Crafted in Japan guitars with Duncan Designed pickups and indie rock stylings.
In '99 I picked a blue sparkle supersonic up on Denmark street in London for a low price as they'd just been discontinued. It has a great vintage style neck but always thought the pickups were a little hot, I guess as they were appealing to the alternative rock scene of the time. I've since settled down in South California but now have the guitar out here. It needs some work due to the damp coastal weather at my parents place in England oxidizing most of the hardware, but this is easy stuff to clean/replace. The neck feels better than I remember, it has low frets similar to my 57 reissue strat but with a nicely rounded profile.
Anyways does anyone know what the duncan designed pickups were based on? They are pretty hot and harsh, however most of this may be due to them both being wired to a volume pot each with no tone control. I'll take care of this soon by converting it to a master volume, master tone setup. If anyone knows if the pickups were based on an actual duncan model for example I can see if they are in the ballpark of the more vintage tone I'm after. The body is basswood with a maple neck with massive 70's reversed headstock. I think Fender recently just reissued them with some pickup and body wood and color changes. Any pickup info for the original 90s model would be useful. Or if I end up changing for a more vintage set - what two humbucker pairing would go well in basswood with a rosewood board and bolt on neck?
Cheers!
In '99 I picked a blue sparkle supersonic up on Denmark street in London for a low price as they'd just been discontinued. It has a great vintage style neck but always thought the pickups were a little hot, I guess as they were appealing to the alternative rock scene of the time. I've since settled down in South California but now have the guitar out here. It needs some work due to the damp coastal weather at my parents place in England oxidizing most of the hardware, but this is easy stuff to clean/replace. The neck feels better than I remember, it has low frets similar to my 57 reissue strat but with a nicely rounded profile.
Anyways does anyone know what the duncan designed pickups were based on? They are pretty hot and harsh, however most of this may be due to them both being wired to a volume pot each with no tone control. I'll take care of this soon by converting it to a master volume, master tone setup. If anyone knows if the pickups were based on an actual duncan model for example I can see if they are in the ballpark of the more vintage tone I'm after. The body is basswood with a maple neck with massive 70's reversed headstock. I think Fender recently just reissued them with some pickup and body wood and color changes. Any pickup info for the original 90s model would be useful. Or if I end up changing for a more vintage set - what two humbucker pairing would go well in basswood with a rosewood board and bolt on neck?
Cheers!
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