New pickguard for my 2012 American std strat

[semi-hollowbody2018]

Was thinking about a SD jb in the bridge
and 2 single coil sized duckbuckers in mid and neck
500k pots

Any opinions tips on this combination

[jeremy]

the jb will greatly over power the ducks, which can be fine if you like having a big output difference. i much prefer the ducks with 250k pots. are you doing a typical v,t,t setup?

[semi-hollowbody2018]

the jb will greatly over power the ducks, which can be fine if you like having a big output difference. i much prefer the ducks with 250k pots. are you doing a typical v,t,t setup?

I ordered enough pots caps etc to do a VTTT...if I can fit another pot in the body cavity i was gonna drill a hole in the pickguard I ordered from stewy
otherwise I will do the VTT...put the bridge on one t and the mid/neck on the other...but preferably Id have 3 separate tone pots

[semi-hollowbody2018]

I ordered an HSS pickguard assuming the MIA strat was routed for a bridge humbucker
will look before I order the bridge pup or start wiring the PG lol...

[jeremy]

id assume that it is routed hss or even hsh

[semi-hollowbody2018]

id assume that it is routed hss or even hsh

yup...too recent for the swimming pool rout...

[Mincer]

You can also do a JB Jr, but I'd still want more powerful singles in the neck and bridge. Figure out what is more important...volume balance or Stratty tone. Sometimes it is hard to get both.

[alex1fly]

I ordered enough pots caps etc to do a VTTT...if I can fit another pot in the body cavity i was gonna drill a hole in the pickguard I ordered from stewy
otherwise I will do the VTT...put the bridge on one t and the mid/neck on the other...but preferably Id have 3 separate tone pots

This sounds like a nightmare to me. Strat pickguards are fussy enough with three knobs. Don't know how many times I've messed things up when putting the Strat guard back in... made things touch, pulled a wire off, bent a cap, or some other kind of madness.

You can definitely get away with VTT.

For the JB though, I have some singles on the way for my Strat build and am considering putting a JB in the bridge. The JB will be wired to a split and the volume balance will be based on the split tone. Just a thought.

[Benjy_26]

That's another way you can take things:. Have the split humbucker be the standard sound at the bridge. I have a Washburn set up so that the split, bridge position Dimebucker is the standard sound on the five way switch and I use a push/pull pot to bring the pickup into series humbucker operation and use it as a sort of boost.

[gsammo79]

That's another way you can take things:. Have the split humbucker be the standard sound at the bridge. I have a Washburn set up so that the split, bridge position Dimebucker is the standard sound on the five way switch and I use a push/pull pot to bring the pickup into series humbucker operation and use it as a sort of boost.

I like this idea. I dont see this strategy mentioned much

[Benjy_26]

I like this idea. I dont see this strategy mentioned much

Thanks. It gives you all the basic HSS sounds, but it prioritizes them differently. I thought of doing this after hearing how shockingly good the Dimebucker is when played clean AND split. It's almost like a Tele bridge sound.

[semi-hollowbody2018]

Yeah got my pickguard and parts today and there is no way I'm getting a 4th pot

So master volume
Bridge tone
Mid and neck tone

Looking at classic 59 in bridge and little 59s in mid and neck
More balanced output

[Clint 55]

I really like that set up.

[Mincer]

Yeah got my pickguard and parts today and there is no way I'm getting a 4th pot

So master volume
Bridge tone
Mid and neck tone

Looking at classic 59 in bridge and little 59s in mid and neck
More balanced output

It will certainly be more balanced if not very Stratty, but I am guessing that's what you are going for. I am a fan of the Little 59.

[eclecticsynergy]

Yeah got my pickguard and parts today and there is no way I'm getting a 4th pot

So master volume
Bridge tone
Mid and neck tone

Looking at classic 59 in bridge and little 59s in mid and neck
More balanced output

You could have three tone controls using a dual-concentric pot in the third spot.
If the routs are deep enough for push-pulls, they'd be deep enough for that.