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Next build is going to be a Strat - HH or HSH?

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  • #16
    Keep in mind that multiple options for wiring usually results in the player favoring just a few of those sounds. The issue is in getting from one sound to another quickly usually requires a few different moves. It is best to figure out what you like and hardwire those sounds in, if possible.
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    • #17
      The player, aka yours truly, likes to experiment.

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      • #18
        Here she is.

        Allen Eden HSH body in Fiesta Red
        Mighty Mike 22 fret 9.5 inch radius maple and rosewood neck
        Fender 2-point tremelo block, decked with 5 springs
        Fender regular tuners for now, Kluson locking tuners later
        S-D Trembucker SD-4 in the bridge, S-D Jazz in the neck
        Fender 3-way switch wired the usual way
        2 volumes, 1 master tone
        Push-pushes for coil splits (both at the same time) and series /parallel
        Cream pickguard - and backing plate once I find it

        Neck and intonation were a doddle to set up, and intonation is almost perfect, maybe a few 0.001"s to sand off the bottom of the nut, probably won't bother.

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        Last edited by ThreeChordWonder; 07-09-2021, 08:47 AM.

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        • #19
          HH Strats are my favorite, and that one looks like an indy car! Congrats on a successful build.
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          • #20
            I tend to prefer either HSS or HH. To me, HSH is too much of a compromise on the Strat tones, so I’d rather just go HH if I want a humbucker in the neck.

            My only Superstrat is an HSS, but I’ll probably build an HH eventually.

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            • #21
              ^ My blue flame MIM from you-know-where is an HSS, my gold DIY is an SSS - both with S-D pickups now, of course :-)

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              • #22
                I know its not the same but.... I have a jackson dinky hss. Getting an emg 81 and I plan to just run the single 81 and use blanks in the singles or eventually get an SA for the neck. If I was building a guitar I would either go hh or single hum. The middle gets in the way for me and I don't really use the neck except to mess around with here and there with a solo or scales but I honestly don't know when I should use it or not to.

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