Hello there ! Long time reader but this is my both first post and first thread , here we go . Last year i bought and 95 MIM Strat , it was very cheap then i didnt understand why its so cheap but now i do . Every piece of electronic equipment is dead now . Pots , pickups etc . I have couple of variations in my head about the pickups :
1. Stk s4 neck
Stk s4 middle
Stk s6 bridge
2. Stk s6 neck
Stk s4 middle
Stk s7 bridge
First choice seems more close to me because im a big fan of both Hendrix and Gilmour but somewhere in this forum someone write in some positions guitar sounds so differently and it made me worried about it .
Second choice makes me confused actually , it seems like it has more tonal capabilities and more balanced but im really worried about that bluesy rock tone and i couldnt find decent videos or reviews about this setup .
I use neck pickup a lot and i love blues and trying to play blues (although i seriously dont think i understand blues) like Clapton , ZZ Top , Cray , SRV , B.B. King , Bonamassa , Mayer that whole Crossroads line-up to be exact actually and i really enjoy alternative rock bands like Pearl Jam , Radiohead , REM , White Stripes , Soundgarden (because of their blues roots of these bands ) etc. For the bridge in this guitar the owner before me put Hot rails in it , i liked it but not that much and actually that was the first pickup got broken and i sometimes need a "punch" in the bridge .
And a friend of mine changed his pickups in his Les Paul to Pearly Gates set and i loved it . IMO its the ultimate blues/rock pickup and if i can get anything close to that without putting a humbucker in the guitar i'd be very glad . So called the "bite" of the pickups are amazing .
I think 250k pots would be good for any of these single coil pickups . I wanted to get the true single coil pickups but the hum drives me crazy and i dont know anyone good for the shielding (I moved hungary 3 years ago for my studies , by the way does any of you live in hungary and can suggest me a good luthier in Budapest , Debrecen or Pecs ?) .
1. Stk s4 neck
Stk s4 middle
Stk s6 bridge
2. Stk s6 neck
Stk s4 middle
Stk s7 bridge
First choice seems more close to me because im a big fan of both Hendrix and Gilmour but somewhere in this forum someone write in some positions guitar sounds so differently and it made me worried about it .
Second choice makes me confused actually , it seems like it has more tonal capabilities and more balanced but im really worried about that bluesy rock tone and i couldnt find decent videos or reviews about this setup .
I use neck pickup a lot and i love blues and trying to play blues (although i seriously dont think i understand blues) like Clapton , ZZ Top , Cray , SRV , B.B. King , Bonamassa , Mayer that whole Crossroads line-up to be exact actually and i really enjoy alternative rock bands like Pearl Jam , Radiohead , REM , White Stripes , Soundgarden (because of their blues roots of these bands ) etc. For the bridge in this guitar the owner before me put Hot rails in it , i liked it but not that much and actually that was the first pickup got broken and i sometimes need a "punch" in the bridge .
And a friend of mine changed his pickups in his Les Paul to Pearly Gates set and i loved it . IMO its the ultimate blues/rock pickup and if i can get anything close to that without putting a humbucker in the guitar i'd be very glad . So called the "bite" of the pickups are amazing .
I think 250k pots would be good for any of these single coil pickups . I wanted to get the true single coil pickups but the hum drives me crazy and i dont know anyone good for the shielding (I moved hungary 3 years ago for my studies , by the way does any of you live in hungary and can suggest me a good luthier in Budapest , Debrecen or Pecs ?) .
