Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

[Shredder]

First, let me say that all you guys are a great help. I appreciate the sound advice on a pickup selection.

I've decided on a SH-6 Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a SH-10 Full Shred in the neck on my 14-year-old son's Fat Strat. Do I need to go with the Trembuckers or just the regular pickups? I'm wondering if I need the Trembuckers to line up the installation holes properly. Thanks again for your help.

 

[HolyDirt]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

First, let me say that all you guys are a great help. I appreciate the sound advice on a pickup selection.

I've decided on a SH-6 Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a SH-10 Full Shred in the neck on my 14-year-old son's Fat Strat. Do I need to go with the Trembuckers or just the regular pickups? I'm wondering if I need the Trembuckers to line up the installation holes properly. Thanks again for your help.

I'd go with trembucker spaced, they'll work better. I have used regular spacing though and it still sounded fine

 

[Inge Malmstein]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

I don't understand why the trembucker spacing isn't the regular spacing on Duncan humbuckers.

 

[the guy who invented fire]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

First, let me say that all you guys are a great help. I appreciate the sound advice on a pickup selection.

I've decided on a SH-6 Duncan Distortion in the bridge and a SH-10 Full Shred in the neck on my 14-year-old son's Fat Strat. Do I need to go with the Trembuckers or just the regular pickups? I'm wondering if I need the Trembuckers to line up the installation holes properly. Thanks again for your help.

Trembucker all the way...good luck!

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

I'd go Trembucker on the bridge pickup only. Strings get closer together as they head towards the nut. Standard spacing works fine for the neck pickup. Lew

 

[Travis]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

Just to let you know, I decided on this exact same combo for my Charvel 750xl (mahogany body, set maple neck, maple top). The pickups were accidently installed in reversed positions, DD at the neck and FS at the bridge. Let me tell you how sweet this guitar sounds. It screams and is incredibly verstile. I don't think you can go wrong with the DD at the bridge, but just in case it's not quite what you're looking for. Switch the pickups neck to bridge and try them that way. You may just like it better.

 

[Lewguitar]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

You guys must NEVER play with a clean tone....right? I couldn't stand a pickup that hot as a neck pickup! My Monoco came with a Custom as the neck pickup...I changed it to a Seth Lover right away. The Custom was just mud city at any kind of real amp volume. Lew

 

[Travis]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

The cleans are actually quite good. Plus with the 5-way I can split the neck and it sounds great. The way I've got the switch set up is:

1-full neck
2-split neck
3-split neck/split bridge
4-full neck/full bridge
5-full bridge

This is an incredibly versatile set up. And the tone is too die for.

 

[Evan Skopp]

Re: Decision On My Son's Fat Strat

I'm wondering if I need the Trembuckers to line up the installation holes properly.

Here's an easy test. Measure from the center of the high-E to the center of the low-E directly over the bridge pickup. If it's more than 2", use a Trembucker. If it's less than 2", use a humbucker.