Recent content by tritheory

Hello, I am considering the Antiquity II surfer set, neck, neck, custom bridge with fralin baseplate with the suhr silent backplate system for a strat.. I like the lively, complex tones of A5 magnets... Anyone compared the Surfers to Suhr V60's, Fralin Vintage hots? Wondering how this combo...

Hello, Wondering if anything I need to know about using SSL-3 Hot bridge, tapped with Fender CS 69 neck and CS fat 50 middle non rw/rp? Any difference in wiring or polarity of pickups? Thanks, Steve

Will Seymour Duncan classic stack plus fit in the depth of the AV62 RI route? Thanks, Steve http://www.tritheory.com/

has anyone here tried the 5/2 stacks that you can get from the custom shop? How do they compare to the new classic stack plus pickups? Steve

What does the surfer custom bridge sound like? Add a baseplate? High gain type stuff.... How does it compare to SSL-3, JB JR, Lil 59, SSL-5, SSL-6, etc? Thanks, Steve

Hello, Wanted to get feedback from the forum. I installed classic stack plus' in the neck and middle positions of my Tyler and when in the neck position cannot get 5th fret harmonic. (able to get 7th and 9th, 12th, but 5th is just dead souding). When switching to neck and middle, I sort of get...

I tried some classic stack plus in my Tyler Studio Elite today to replace the old classic stacks...WOW!! They sound almost identical to the surfers in my 62 alder with rosewood RI strat. Only no hum, no squeal, etc... I think I am going to pick up 2 more of these neck and middle and put in my...

I was playing on my strat last night and the middle pickup was giving me a high pitched squeal when in the high gain cahnnel of my Bogner. Wondering if this was due to the fact they are not wax potted? I am thinking I want a pickups with a little less glass, little more mids to handle higher...

Hello, I own a 62 strat RI that has Antiquity surfers in neck an middle and SSL-3 hot, tapped in bridge... I am thinking about putting the surfer custom bridge in to fix polarity issues between the pickups or putting a set of texas hots and custom bridge in.. Advice? I wa looking at the Suhr...

Hello, I am going to put the Suhr silent system in my 62 RI strat...I have a tapped SSL-3 Hot in the bridge that I really like...Do I need another RW/RP to use with the Suhr system since the surfers are south polarity and the SSL-3 Hot is north? How do the Surfers compare to the Fralin Blues...

What is the difference between the new classic stack and the old ones that I have in my Tyler Studio Elite? I see the new ones are Alnico V...But wondering what the difference in sound is? Body on guitar is Mamayo... Steve

Hello, I am in the process of changing the pickups in my strat, shielding it, etc...Guitar is alder 1962 AV RI Fender Strat with Rosewood fingerboard, 6100frets and 10-14 compound radius... I am going to put the Suhr BPSSC silent coil backplate on the guitar to quiet down the noise on the...

I am looking at the suhr silent system...Very cool...Will it work with surfers though? It says something about north polarity and if middle pickup is south polarity, has to be replaced with north...Not sure if this is referring to non rw/rp and/or north only polarity position pickups? What if...

Anyone know how to go about aging the classic stack plus and Jb jr pickups to match the mint green pickguard, aged knobs, switch tip on my American vintage reissue 62 strat? Steve

Hello, I own a 1962 RI American Vintage strat that has been modified with 10-14" radius, 6100 frets, callaham block, sperzel locking tuners, demeter on board fat boost and bypass button, overal tone and volume.. I have had a total of about 5 sets of pickups in the guitar...The stock 57/62...