Anyone overwound a Strat bridge successfully?

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I’m thinking of having my bridge pickup of my CS 60’s pickups overwound by a professional. And maybe add a baseplate. Looking for a little more output from that pick up. Has anyone done that successfully? I read Oz Noy did with Lindy Fralin.

Or alternatively, what boutique builder makes a higher output (not too high) bridge pick up that would pair well with CS 60’s?

Thanks!!
 
Re: Anyone overwound a Strat bridge successfully?

From Duncan, the Custom strat balances really well with vintage singles. It's on the hot side tho. A med hot option is the Surfer bridge.
 
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Zhangbucker is the undisputed king of 'vintage overwound' pickups. He specialises in things like 7-9k range 42 gauge strat pickups, as well as Tele, p90 and humbucker wound to 'vintage with testosterone' levels.

The beauty of what he does is that you'll get the beef but still with the vintage type snap that pairs well with vintage singles. Nobody else does that so well.
 
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JPMTO said:
I’m thinking of having my bridge pickup of my CS 60’s pickups overwound by a professional. And maybe add a baseplate. Looking for a little more output from that pick up. Has anyone done that successfully? I read Oz Noy did with Lindy Fralin.

Or alternatively, what boutique builder makes a higher output (not too high) bridge pick up that would pair well with CS 60’s?

Thanks!!
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This is something the Custom Shop can easily do. Contact them with your project and they will give you a quote.
 
Re: Anyone overwound a Strat bridge successfully?

I have a set of Rose Buff Beauties in a guitar; they fit that idiom perfectly and are very affordable. All the snap and dynamic response of vintage output, taken up a level.
 
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One answer is: Seymour Duncan. My Antiquity Texas Hot bridge is ~10k, stock.
 
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the antiquity custom bridge models are really nice slightly overwound pups, i believe they use #43 wire rather than #42 so they arent has hot as they may seem.
 
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AlexR said:
Zhangbucker is the undisputed king of 'vintage overwound' pickups. He specialises in things like 7-9k range 42 gauge strat pickups, as well as Tele, p90 and humbucker wound to 'vintage with testosterone' levels.

The beauty of what he does is that you'll get the beef but still with the vintage type snap that pairs well with vintage singles. Nobody else does that so well.
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I second this. I had a set wound for my MIJ Thinline tele by him. The bridge is right around 10k and the neck is uncovered and wound to I believ 7k. It soubds like a great tele should but the bridge pickup has the ability to push the front end of an amp about as hard as a vintage output humbucker.
 
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There was a first version of the Fender Texas specials with a 7.4k 42awg PE. Later on they put it down. But Tex Mex set still has 7.4k SPN bridge.
 
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JPMTO said:
Do you know polarity? North of south?
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of what? any pup winder can make the pup north or south, a shop floor custom from duncan for example. if you have strong rare earth magnets you can change the polarity yourself too
 
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Right but if I knew the polarity of my neck and bridge (which I’m keeping), it would be much easier to buy a stock pick up bridge to match. I don’t have the knowledge to change polarity. Just want a plug and play : )
 
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+1 for Zhangbucker; the Paul Bunyan rocks; I have both the Strat and Tele versions.
Antiquity Surfer bridge fits the bill too.
 
Re: Anyone overwound a Strat bridge successfully?

JPMTO said:
Right but if I knew the polarity of my neck and bridge (which I’m keeping), it would be much easier to buy a stock pick up bridge to match. I don’t have the knowledge to change polarity. Just want a plug and play : )
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About what pickups exactly are you asking?

You can check the polarity by pushing the tops of pickups together, If they repel each other, they're same polarity.
 
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