Fender fat 50's

[poohead]

i have a MIM strat and with a hot rails in the bridge and stock pups in neck and middle. i dont really like the hotrails and was wondering how a set of fat 50's would sound in my strat. i play mostly classic rock, southern rock, and blues. thanks

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: Fender fat 50's

I think the Fat 50's are great, probably the most under-rated Strat single coils ever made. They are thick, solid and sweet and chimy all at the same time. You will love them.

 

[Maggot]

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I had them in a Strat and liked them a lot - good solid strat sound. They're dark for vintage-output strat pickups, which still ain't dark.

 

[STRATDELUXER97]

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I use a Fat 50 middle and neck with a Fralin SP43 I got from Lew...I Like the Fat 50s..They have a bit more mids,they do have chime still and they drive a bit harder w/out being too harsh like the Texas Specials.

I have this combination in my mid 80s American Std. alder bodied strat...They are great pickups and I've not removed them and that's proof right there.. ;o)

 

[Gearjoneser]

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Great pickups. And the bridge isn't overly bright, when you simply back the Delta-tone pot back to 8.

The thing that's great about them is their woody, SRV, gustly blues character, especially the killer neck pickup. They're Alnico 5, but have a depth and fatness, which is easy to love. Fender Custom Shop often mates them with a 59 or JB in HSS guitars. I think they sound best with a 59 or C-5 in HSS setups.

 

[Zhangliqun]

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I added some extra coil wire to my set (0.3k on the neck and 1.0k on the bridge) and it really sounds great now. (Look for a thread called My Wacky Weekend Winding adventure for info on this -- and for some laughs...)

 

[Jeffrec]

Re: Fender fat 50's

Great pickups. And the bridge isn't overly bright, when you simply back the Delta-tone pot back to 8.

The thing that's great about them is their woody, SRV, gustly blues character, especially the killer neck pickup.

Great description. These are nice pups. I've had them for about 6-years and still love them. They're the best Fender has to offer.

 

[xStonr]

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I put a set in my Strat not too long ago after trying numerous sets of pickups. My Strat was originally a Fat Strat. I unFatted it and am glad I did. The Fat 50's sound great for all the types of music I play. And they're surprisingly quiet.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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http://www.acmeguitarworks.com/webpage.aspx?webpage_id=1

Theres some sound clips on there, I didn't listen to the mactually, thought I'd post it here first.

 

[Kamanda~SD]

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OK, I listened, this guy seems to have VERY little gain, and doesnt seem to have it turned up so it sounds thin, aw well.

 

[Maggot]

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Hey - I actually have Fat 50s clips. - These are actually all bridge pickup.

http://www.soundclick.com/speedX/05/04/freemp3/lastnerves+thesecondwife.mp3
http://www.soundclick.com/speedX/04/02/freemp3/lastnerves+marianne.mp3