Looking at expanding the versatility of my strat, which is currently just a single bridge humbucker (a 59N in the bridge), and a single 500K volume pot. Maple neck, hardtail alder strat body.
I’ve been listening to a lot of The Cars and love the range of sounds they’re getting out of what I’m assuming was a strat.
Wondering what you all think would be a more versatile setup, while still being fairly easy to navigate (i.e. no coil tapping switches, etc.)
I’m looking at either an HSH or HSS setup and a 5-way switch with the middle position being the neck pickup instead of the middle pickup (this should allow me to get neck+bridge). Probably one tone pot wired to the neck pickup only, depending on how bright I go with the neck pickup. I’ve got a Duncan 59n, an early 2000’s Dimarzio PAF and a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the pickup drawer right now.
Here are my possible pickup configurations:
1. Bridge: Super D, middle & neck: Duncan STK-S1n
2. Bridge: Duncan 59n, middle & neck: Duncan STK-S1n
3. Bridge: Duncan 59n, middle: Duncan STK-S1n, neck: Dimarzio PAF
4. Bridge: Super D, middle: STK-S1n, neck: Dimarzio PAF
5. Bridge: Super D, middle: 59n, neck: Dimarzio PAF (if I just want to use everything in the pickup drawer without buying another pickup)
I’m leaning towards option #2. I tried a Dimarzio Area 67 and wasn’t too crazy about it, and the Heavy Blues 2 wasn’t that bad, nor was the Injector neck, but they weren't real inspiring either. If I got a helluva deal on an Area 58 or 61 for the middle position, I might go for one of those. The Duncan stack seems like it’d be a good choice for quiet SSL-1 type tones, based on what I’ve read.
What say ye?
I’ve been listening to a lot of The Cars and love the range of sounds they’re getting out of what I’m assuming was a strat.
Wondering what you all think would be a more versatile setup, while still being fairly easy to navigate (i.e. no coil tapping switches, etc.)
I’m looking at either an HSH or HSS setup and a 5-way switch with the middle position being the neck pickup instead of the middle pickup (this should allow me to get neck+bridge). Probably one tone pot wired to the neck pickup only, depending on how bright I go with the neck pickup. I’ve got a Duncan 59n, an early 2000’s Dimarzio PAF and a Dimarzio Super Distortion in the pickup drawer right now.
Here are my possible pickup configurations:
1. Bridge: Super D, middle & neck: Duncan STK-S1n
2. Bridge: Duncan 59n, middle & neck: Duncan STK-S1n
3. Bridge: Duncan 59n, middle: Duncan STK-S1n, neck: Dimarzio PAF
4. Bridge: Super D, middle: STK-S1n, neck: Dimarzio PAF
5. Bridge: Super D, middle: 59n, neck: Dimarzio PAF (if I just want to use everything in the pickup drawer without buying another pickup)
I’m leaning towards option #2. I tried a Dimarzio Area 67 and wasn’t too crazy about it, and the Heavy Blues 2 wasn’t that bad, nor was the Injector neck, but they weren't real inspiring either. If I got a helluva deal on an Area 58 or 61 for the middle position, I might go for one of those. The Duncan stack seems like it’d be a good choice for quiet SSL-1 type tones, based on what I’ve read.
What say ye?
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