I have a stock bridge pickup from a 2000 Strat ‘62 Reissue that I upgraded years ago to a S.Duncan. Can I put that stock pickup in the neck position of a MIM Strat or is the bridge pickup especially made for the bridge position? Thanks in advance.
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You can totally do that. It might have slightly more power than the current middle position pickup in that guitar, but just lower it a little, and all will be fine.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Originally posted by OctopusRider View PostI just read this about my Strat ‘62 Reissue.
DC Resistance: Neck / Middle / Bridge: 5.6K
It looks like the bridge pickup is different. Any idea how this will affect the sound if used in the neck position?Administrator of the SDUGF
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i believe what its saying is all the pups are the same 5.6k. back in the day fender made a strat pup and put it in all three positions. it wasnt till the 70s that people started putting hotter pups into the bridge and those were aftermarket pups. this pup will sound great in the neck
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You better check under the pickguard that the body is routed for HSS or HSH (MIM are typically routed HSH these days) before buying a 59/Custom hybrid for the bridge. You didn't say what model strat this is going into or what's in it now.
FWIW '62 RI pickups are comparatively weak/low output and none are RWRP in mine.
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Yes, you can. I dis Hot Rails bridge / Classic Stack middle / Classic Stack neck in my LTD ST213A, and I'm about to do a '59/Custom bridge / Vintage Hot stack middle / Vintage Hot Stack neck in my new Ibanez SEW761FM.Guitars:Gibson LP Trad ('57 Classics); Ibanez SEW761FM (TB-16/STK-S7 m&n); Charvel DK24 (TB10/SSL-6/A2Pn), DK22 (HRb/SSL-6 m&n), SoCal Style1 (Distortion set) & SoCal Style2 24 2PT (Fluence OCC); ESP LTD MH-1000HS (TB-14/Lil59n); Effects: Line 6 Helix Floor, Digitech Drop & FreqOut, ME EP-1L6,Shure GLXD16, Headrush MX5;
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I love my ‘62 reissue pups. I swapped out the bridge some years back for a SD Alnico Pro II hence the extra ‘62 pup now. I love the vintage sound but I’m experimenting on the MIM to get less noise for recording. Ultimately what I’m going for is something between Gilmour and Garcia. Both of their Strats were a little noisy in the 70s while playing live. I got the HSS configuration because I never use the bridge pup anyway. I thought I’d use it more if it were a ‘59 (my favorite pup ever).
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Keep in mind that Duncans and Fenders are out of phase, so you might have to swap the hot & ground on the Fender.Administrator of the SDUGF
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